15 Oppenheimer Actors In Their First Big Acting Roles Vs. Now (8 of 8)

Tom Conti 

Tom Conti  as Albert Einstein

First role – Galileo (1975)  

Conti portrayed the grown-up Andrea Sarti. Initially, Sarti appears as a child, being the son of Galileo’s housekeeper. Later, as an adult, he becomes Galileo’s protégé.

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman as Harry S.Truman

First role – Sid and Nancy (1986)

Originally, Daniel Day-Lewis was chosen to play Sid Vicious. However, after seeing Gary Oldman’s performance in a 1984 play, Cox wanted him for the role. Even though Oldman declined twice, he eventually agreed after Cox kept asking. Oldman said, “I wasn’t really that interested in Sid Vicious and the punk movement. I’d never followed it. It wasn’t something that interested me.”