Tom Wilkinson
Known for Acting · 133 credits
- Born
- 1948-02-05
- Died
- 2023-12-30
- Place of birth
- Leeds, England, UK
- Also known as
- Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson
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).
Known For
TV Shows (28)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Inspector Morse
1987
as Jake Normington
Screen Two
1985
as Dr. Middleton / Father McAteer / Home Secretary / David Hanratty / Father Matthew Thomas
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Prime Suspect
1991
as Peter Rawlins
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Robert Hathall
Lovejoy
1986
as Ashley Wilkes
Performance
1991
as Duke Vincentio
John Adams
2008
as Benjamin Franklin
Counterstrike
1990
The Kennedys
2011
as Joe Kennedy Sr.
Watership Down
2018
as Threarah (voice)
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Buckingham (voice)
Belgravia
2020
as Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst
David Copperfield
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Travelling Man
1984
as 'Granny' Jackson
Stay Lucky
1989
as Allon
The Full Monty
2023
as Gerald Arthur Cooper
Martin Chuzzlewit
1994
as Seth Pecksniff
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
1985
as Detective Inspector Neele
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
1993
as Gerald Lacklander
Happy Families
1985
as Jack
First Among Equals
1986
as Raymond Gould
Spyship
1983
as Martin Taylor
TECX
1990
as Hugo Gillon
Strangers and Brothers
1984
as George Passant
An Angel For May
2002
An Exchange of Fire
1993
as President Slajek
Movies (105)
Batman Begins
2005
as Carmine Falcone
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004
as Dr. Mierzwiak
Rush Hour
1998
as Griffin
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
as Author
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011
as IMF Secretary (uncredited)
The Patriot
2000
as Gen. Cornwallis
Sense and Sensibility
1995
as Mr. Dashwood
Valkyrie
2008
as Friedrich Fromm
Black Knight
2001
as Sir Knolte of Marlborough
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005
as Father Moore
The Lone Ranger
2013
as Cole
Snowden
2016
as Ewen MacAskill
Shakespeare in Love
1998
as Hugh Fennyman
If Only
2004
as Taxi Driver
RocknRolla
2008
as Lenny Cole
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996
as Sir Robert Beaumont
The Green Hornet
2011
as James Reid
The Choice
2016
as Dr. Shep
Wilde
1997
as Marquess of Queensberry
Michael Clayton
2007
as Arthur Edens
Girl with a Pearl Earring
2003
as Pieter Van Ruijven
In the Bedroom
2001
as Matt Fowler
In the Name of the Father
1993
as Appeal Prosecutor
The Ghost Writer
2010
as Paul Emmett
SAS: Red Notice
2021
as William Lewis
The Full Monty
1997
as Gerald Arthur Cooper
The Titan
2018
as Prof. Martin Collingwood
Stage Beauty
2004
as Betterton
Duplicity
2009
as Howard Tully
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012
as Graham Dashwood
The Debt
2010
as Stefan Gold
Selma
2014
as President Lyndon B. Johnson
Belle
2013
as Lord Mansfield
The Conspirator
2011
as Reverdy Johnson
Denial
2016
as Richard Rampton
Unfinished Business
2015
as Timothy McWinters
Ride with the Devil
1999
as Orton Brown
Priest
1995
as Father Matthew Thomas
The Gruffalo
2009
as Fox (voice)
Cassandra's Dream
2007
as Howard
A Good Woman
2004
as Tuppy
Good People
2014
as DI John Halden
Little Boy
2015
as Fr. Oliver
Piccadilly Jim
2004
as Bingley Crocker
The Last Kiss
2006
as Stephen
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018
as Paul Scherrer
The Importance of Being Earnest
2002
as Dr. Chasuble
Burke & Hare
2010
as Dr. Knox
Recount
2008
as James Baker
The Gruffalo's Child
2011
as The Fox (voice)
The Samaritan
2012
as Xavier
Oscar and Lucinda
1997
as Hugh Stratton
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997
as Prof. Loyen
The Gathering Storm
2002
as Sir Robert Vansittart
Prince of Jutland
1994
as Hardvendel
This Beautiful Fantastic
2016
as Alfie Stevenson
44 Inch Chest
2009
as Archie
The Governess
1998
as Mr. Charles Cavendish
Jenny's Wedding
2015
as Eddie
Burden
2018
as Tom Griffin
The Happy Prince
2018
as Father Dunne
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
2018
as Leslie
Felony
2014
as Detective Carl Summer
Chain of Fools
2001
as Bollingsworth
Dedication
2007
as Rudy Holt
Normal
2003
as Roy 'Ruth' Applewood
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010
as Goebbels (voice)
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
2021
as Dr. Bird (Voice)
Paper Mask
1990
as Dr. Thorn
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999
as Brother Dutton
Ripley Under Ground
2005
as John Webster
Separate Lies
2005
as James Manning
Wetherby
1985
as Roger Braithwaite
Essex Boys
2000
as John Dyke
Before You Go
2002
as Frank
Another Life
2001
as Mr. Carlton
Bone in the Throat
2015
as Charlie
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
1988
as Silberbauer
The Liar
as Trefusis
Crossing the Floor
1996
as David Hanratty
Parker
1985
as Tom
The Man Who Saved Paris
as Lester
The Night of the White Pants
2006
as Max Hagan
Sakharov
1984
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
1992
as DI Charlie Resnick
A Business Affair
1994
as Bob
Jilting Joe
1998
as Wyatt
The Shadow-Line
1976
as Ransome
Sylvia
1986
as Keith
Squaring the Circle
1984
as Rulewski
The Woman He Loved
1988
as Ernest Simpson
A Very Open Prison
1995
as David Hanratty
Space Junk 3D
2012
as Narrator (voice)
An Angel for May
2002
as Sam Wheeler
First and Last
1989
as Stephen
Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993
as DI Charlie Resnick
Eskimo Day
1996
as Hugh
All Things Bright and Beautiful
1994
as Father McAteer
WWII in 3D
2012
as Narrator (voice)
Sharma and Beyond
1984
as Vivian Archer
Measure for Measure
1994
as Duke Vincentio
Cold Enough for Snow
1997
as Hugh Lloyd
Letting the Birds Go Free
1983
as Eddie
Sometime in August
1990
as Dr. Middleton
A Number
2008
as Salter
About Tom Wilkinson
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… With 133 credits spanning from 1944 to 2023, Tom Wilkinson has appeared in 105 films and 28 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tom Wilkinson Movies
- Batman Begins (2005) — as Carmine Falcone
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) — as Dr. Mierzwiak
- Rush Hour (1998) — as Griffin
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) — as Author
- Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) — as IMF Secretary (uncredited)
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