Tom Wilkinson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 5, 1948
- Died
- December 30, 2023 (aged 75)
- Birthplace
- Leeds, England, UK
Biography
Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson (February 5, 1948 – December 30, 2023) was an English actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two Laurence Olivier Awards. In 2005, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Wilkinson trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before making his West End debut portraying Horatio in Hamlet (1980) for which he received a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He returned to the West End playing Dr. Stockmann in the Henrik Ibsen play An Enemy of the People (1988) receiving a Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival nomination. Wilkinson received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Full Monty (1997) as well as two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Actor for In the Bedroom (2001) and Best Supporting Actor for Michael Clayton (2007). He became known as a character actor, acting in numerous films such as In the Name of the Father (1993), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Shakespeare in Love (1998), The Patriot (2000), Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Batman Begins (2005), Valkyrie (2008), The Ghost Writer (2010), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), Belle (2013), Selma (2014), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Denial (2016). In 2009 he won a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for playing Benjamin Franklin in the HBO limited series John Adams (2008). His other Emmy-nominated roles were as Roy/Ruth Applewood in the HBO film Normal (2003), James Baker in the HBO film Recount (2008), and Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. in the limited series The Kennedys (2011).
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Filmography
The Man Who Saved Paris
Movie · as Lester
The Liar
Movie · as Trefusis
The Full Monty
TV · as Gerald Arthur Cooper · 8 eps
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
Movie · as Dr. Bird (Voice)
SAS: Red Notice
Movie · as William Lewis
Belgravia
TV · as Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst · 6 eps
Burden
Movie · as Tom Griffin
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
Movie · as Leslie
The Happy Prince
Movie · as Father Dunne
The Titan
Movie · as Prof. Martin Collingwood
The Catcher Was a Spy
Movie · as Paul Scherrer
Watership Down
TV · as Threarah (voice) · 2 eps
Snowden
Movie · as Ewen MacAskill
The Choice
Movie · as Dr. Shep
This Beautiful Fantastic
Movie · as Alfie Stevenson
Denial
Movie · as Richard Rampton
Little Boy
Movie · as Fr. Oliver
Unfinished Business
Movie · as Timothy McWinters
Bone in the Throat
Movie · as Charlie
Jenny's Wedding
Movie · as Eddie
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Movie · as Author
Felony
Movie · as Detective Carl Summer
Good People
Movie · as DI John Halden
Selma
Movie · as President Lyndon B. Johnson
The Lone Ranger
Movie · as Cole
Belle
Movie · as Lord Mansfield
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Movie · as Graham Dashwood
The Samaritan
Movie · as Xavier
Space Junk 3D
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
WWII in 3D
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Green Hornet
Movie · as James Reid
The Conspirator
Movie · as Reverdy Johnson
The Gruffalo's Child
Movie · as The Fox (voice)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Movie · as IMF Secretary (uncredited)
The Kennedys
TV · as Joe Kennedy Sr. · 8 eps
The Ghost Writer
Movie · as Paul Emmett
The Debt
Movie · as Stefan Gold
Burke & Hare
Movie · as Dr. Knox
Jackboots on Whitehall
Movie · as Goebbels (voice)
The Gruffalo
Movie · as Fox (voice)
44 Inch Chest
Movie · as Archie
Duplicity
Movie · as Howard Tully
Valkyrie
Movie · as Friedrich Fromm
RocknRolla
Movie · as Lenny Cole
Recount
Movie · as James Baker
A Number
Movie · as Salter
John Adams
TV · as Benjamin Franklin · 7 eps
Michael Clayton
Movie · as Arthur Edens
Cassandra's Dream
Movie · as Howard
Dedication
Movie · as Rudy Holt
Ripley Under Ground
Movie · as John Webster
The Last Kiss
Movie · as Stephen
The Night of the White Pants
Movie · as Max Hagan
Batman Begins
Movie · as Carmine Falcone
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Movie · as Father Moore
Separate Lies
Movie · as James Manning
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Movie · as Dr. Mierzwiak
Stage Beauty
Movie · as Betterton
A Good Woman
Movie · as Tuppy
If Only
Movie · as Taxi Driver
Piccadilly Jim
Movie · as Bingley Crocker
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Movie · as Pieter Van Ruijven
Normal
Movie · as Roy 'Ruth' Applewood
The Importance of Being Earnest
Movie · as Dr. Chasuble
The Gathering Storm
Movie · as Sir Robert Vansittart
An Angel for May
Movie · as Sam Wheeler
Before You Go
Movie · as Frank
An Angel For May
TV · 4 eps
In the Bedroom
Movie · as Matt Fowler
Chain of Fools
Movie · as Bollingsworth
Black Knight
Movie · as Sir Knolte of Marlborough
Another Life
Movie · as Mr. Carlton
The Patriot
Movie · as Gen. Cornwallis
Essex Boys
Movie · as John Dyke
Ride with the Devil
Movie · as Orton Brown
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Movie · as Brother Dutton
David Copperfield
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
Rush Hour
Movie · as Griffin
Shakespeare in Love
Movie · as Hugh Fennyman
The Governess
Movie · as Mr. Charles Cavendish
Jilting Joe
Movie · as Wyatt
The Full Monty
Movie · as Gerald Arthur Cooper
Oscar and Lucinda
Movie · as Hugh Stratton
Cold Enough for Snow
Movie · as Hugh Lloyd
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Movie · as Prof. Loyen
Wilde
Movie · as Marquess of Queensberry
The Ghost and the Darkness
Movie · as Sir Robert Beaumont
Eskimo Day
Movie · as Hugh
Crossing the Floor
Movie · as David Hanratty
Sense and Sensibility
Movie · as Mr. Dashwood
Priest
Movie · as Father Matthew Thomas
A Very Open Prison
Movie · as David Hanratty
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Movie · as Father McAteer
Measure for Measure
Movie · as Duke Vincentio
A Business Affair
Movie · as Bob
Prince of Jutland
Movie · as Hardvendel
King Richard III
Movie · as Buckingham (voice)
Martin Chuzzlewit
TV · as Seth Pecksniff · 6 eps
In the Name of the Father
Movie · as Appeal Prosecutor
Resnick: Rough Treatment
Movie · as DI Charlie Resnick
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
TV · as Gerald Lacklander · 8 eps
An Exchange of Fire
TV · as President Slajek · 2 eps
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
Movie · as DI Charlie Resnick
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
TV · as Buckingham (voice) · 1 ep
Underbelly
TV · as Paul Manning · 4 eps
Performance
TV · as Duke Vincentio · 1 ep
Prime Suspect
TV · as Peter Rawlins · 2 eps
Sometime in August
Movie · as Dr. Middleton
Paper Mask
Movie · as Dr. Thorn
Counterstrike
TV · 1 ep
TECX
TV · 1 ep
First and Last
Movie · as Stephen
Stay Lucky
TV · as Allon · 1 ep
The Woman He Loved
Movie · as Ernest Simpson
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
Movie · as Silberbauer
Inspector Morse
TV · as Jake Normington · 1 ep
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
TV · as Robert Hathall · 3 eps
Sylvia
Movie · as Keith
Lovejoy
TV · as Ashley Wilkes · 1 ep
First Among Equals
TV · as Raymond Gould · 10 eps
Wetherby
Movie · as Roger Braithwaite
Parker
Movie · as Tom
Happy Families
TV · as Jack · 1 ep
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
TV · as Detective Inspector Neele · 2 eps
Screen Two
TV · as Dr. Middleton, Father McAteer, Home Secretary, David Hanratty, Father Matthew Thomas · 1 ep
Sakharov
Movie
Squaring the Circle
Movie · as Rulewski
Sharma and Beyond
Movie · as Vivian Archer
Strangers and Brothers
TV · as George Passant · 2 eps
Travelling Man
TV · as 'Granny' Jackson · 1 ep
Letting the Birds Go Free
Movie · as Eddie
Spyship
TV · as Martin Taylor · 6 eps
All for Love
TV · as Eddie · 1 ep
The Shadow-Line
Movie · as Ransome
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep