- Born
- Birth nameOliver James Platt
- Height1.92 m
- Oliver Platt was born in Windsor, Ontario, to American parents, Sheila Maynard, a social worker, and Nicholas Platt, a career diplomat. His parents were both from upper-class families, and his maternal great-grandmother, Cynthia Roche, was the sister of Princess Diana's maternal grandfather, Maurice Roche.
Platt spent his childhood in Washington, D.C., Asia, and the Middle East. Oliver graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Drama in 1983 from Tufts University. He then trained at Shakespeare & Co. with Kristin Linklater.- IMDb mini biography by: Ashley McLure <ashley.mclure@oit.gatech.edu>
- SpouseMary Camilla Bonsal Campbell(September 12, 1992 - present) (3 children)
- ChildrenLilyClaireGeorge
- ParentsSheila PlattNicholas Platt
- RelativesAdam Platt(Sibling)Nicholas Platt Jr.(Sibling)
- Often plays intelligent and quick-witted characters
- A second cousin, once removed, of Princess Diana, of Wales. Diana was the great-granddaughter of the 3rd Baron Fermoy and Platt was his great-great-grandson. By extension, he is a third cousin of Prince William of Wales.
- His father, Nicholas Platt, served as U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Zambia, and the Phillipines.
- Three children: Lily (b. 1995), George (b. 1997), and Claire (b. 1999).
- His great-great-grandmother Frances Eleanor Work was heir to a maternal pork-packing fortune created in Chillicothe, OH, and a paternal dry good and finance fortune created in New York City. Her father Frank's fortune was estimated at $15 million, and he served as stockbroker to Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt.
- He is missing the end knuckle from the middle finger on his right hand. He got it caught in the wheel of a generator when he was 12 years old during a tour in China with his father.
- The only thing I wanted to do when I was a young naive kid was to become a New York stage actor. I thought that would be nirvana. I think of myself as an actor. If other people want to pigeonhole me, if they want to think of me as a big deal or a medium deal or a small deal, well, that's up to them.
- [on filming Les trois mousquetaires (1993)] That was a really fun shoot. We were in Vienna and all over Europe in these glamorous locations, and you were getting to be in The Three Musketeers. Riding around on horses with pipes and going wrenching-I got nothing bad to say.
- [on his role in Faux amis (2005)] That is one of my favourite characters that I've ever played in, of course, a typically completely under-watched movie. I was deeply in love with that character, this kind of lost, bumbling soul.
- [on his role in Bulworth (1998)] That was a lot of fun. It was kind of a movie-making highlight for me, because Mr. Beatty invited me into his process in a very personal way. He was Warren Beatty, you know what I mean? I grew up watching his movies. It was a thrill. It was a lot of late nights and craziness, but I'm very glad to be in the movie. I love the role, and I love the movie.
- My background is very conventional WASP, but because of my coloring... I don't look like a WASP.
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