Clive Owen is an award winning English actor. Initially his fame was confined to the United Kingdom, as his roles were on television movies. Hollywood began to take notice of him and he landed roles in films such as Gosford Park, The Bourne Identity and King Arthur.

Owen stars with Naomi Watts in The International, a film about corruption in the banking industry.

Owen began to hit his stride with American audiences with starring roles in Closer (which earned him a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nod) and Sin City, the 2005 big screen adaptation of the Frank Miller graphic novel, that included an all star cast of Bruce Willis, Benicio Del Toro and Jessica Alba.

In 2005, Owen was rumored to be the next James Bond for the film Casino Royale, but the role was given to Daniel Craig. Owen denied the rumors. AndhraNews.net: I Was Never Offered... Owen went on to star in Children of Men, a critically acclaimed film depicting a future in which human beings can no longer have babies, and Shoot 'Em Up with Paul Giamatti and Monica Bellucci.

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• October 3, 1964: Born

• 1991: Close My Eyes

• 1993: Century

• 1994: The Turnaround

• 2002: The Bourne Identity

• 2002: Hostage

• 2002: Ticker

• 2004: King Arthur

• 2004: Closer

• 2005: Sin City

• 2005: Derailed

• 2006: Inside Man

• 2006: Children of Men

• 2007: Shoot 'Em Up

• 2009: The International

• 2009: The Boys Are Back