Tom Wilkinson
Acting
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
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tvThe Full Monty
2023
Gerald Arthur Cooper
movieSAS: Red Notice
2021
William Lewis
movieDr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
2021
Dr. Bird (Voice)
tvBelgravia
2020
Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst
tvWatership Down
2018
Threarah (voice)
movieBurden
2018
Tom Griffin
movieThe Catcher Was a Spy
2018
Paul Scherrer
movieThe Happy Prince
2018
Father Dunne
movieThe Titan
2018
Prof. Martin Collingwood
movieThis Beautiful Fantastic
2016
Alfie Stevenson
movieDenial
2016
Richard Rampton
movieSnowden
2016
Ewen MacAskill
movieThe Choice
2016
Dr. Shep
movieLittle Boy
2015
Fr. Oliver
movieBone in the Throat
2015
Charlie
movieUnfinished Business
2015
Timothy McWinters
movieSelma
2014
President Lyndon B. Johnson
movieFelony
2014
Detective Carl Summer
movieGood People
2014
DI John Halden
movieBelle
2013
Lord Mansfield
movieThe Samaritan
2012
Xavier
movieThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012
Graham Dashwood
movieWWII in 3D
2012
Narrator (voice)
movieSpace Junk 3D
2012
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Gruffalo's Child
2011
The Fox (voice)
movieMission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011
IMF Secretary (uncredited)
movieThe Conspirator
2011
Reverdy Johnson
tvThe Kennedys
2011
Joe Kennedy Sr.
movieThe Green Hornet
2011
James Reid
movieBurke & Hare
2010
Dr. Knox
movieJackboots on Whitehall
2010
Goebbels (voice)
movieThe Debt
2010
Stefan Gold
movieThe Ghost Writer
2010
Paul Emmett
movieThe Gruffalo
2009
Fox (voice)
movie44 Inch Chest
2009
Archie
movieDuplicity
2009
Howard Tully
movieValkyrie
2008
Friedrich Fromm
movieA Number
2008
Salter
movieRocknRolla
2008
Lenny Cole
movieRecount
2008
James Baker
tvJohn Adams
2008
Benjamin Franklin
movieMichael Clayton
2007
Arthur Edens
movieDedication
2007
Rudy Holt
movieThe Last Kiss
2006
Stephen
movieRipley Under Ground
2005
John Webster
movieSeparate Lies
2005
James Manning
movieThe Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005
Father Moore
movieBatman Begins
2005
Carmine Falcone
moviePiccadilly Jim
2004
Bingley Crocker
movieStage Beauty
2004
Betterton
movieEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004
Dr. Mierzwiak
movieIf Only
2004
Taxi Driver
movieGirl with a Pearl Earring
2003
Pieter Van Ruijven
movieNormal
2003
Roy 'Ruth' Applewood
movieAn Angel for May
2002
Sam Wheeler
movieThe Importance of Being Earnest
2002
Dr. Chasuble
movieThe Gathering Storm
2002
Sir Robert Vansittart
movieIn the Bedroom
2001
Matt Fowler
movieBlack Knight
2001
Sir Knolte of Marlborough
movieAnother Life
2001
Mr. Carlton
movieChain of Fools
2001
Bollingsworth
movieEssex Boys
2000
John Dyke
movieThe Patriot
2000
Gen. Cornwallis
tvDavid Copperfield
1999
Narrator (voice)
movieRide with the Devil
1999
Orton Brown
movieMolokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999
Brother Dutton
movieShakespeare in Love
1998
Hugh Fennyman
movieRush Hour
1998
Griffin
movieThe Governess
1998
Mr. Charles Cavendish
movieOscar and Lucinda
1997
Hugh Stratton
movieCold Enough for Snow
1997
Hugh Lloyd
movieWilde
1997
Marquess of Queensberry
movieThe Full Monty
1997
Gerald Arthur Cooper
movieSmilla's Sense of Snow
1997
Prof. Loyen
movieThe Ghost and the Darkness
1996
Sir Robert Beaumont
movieCrossing the Floor
1996
David Hanratty
movieSense and Sensibility
1995
Mr. Dashwood
movieA Very Open Prison
1995
David Hanratty
moviePriest
1995
Father Matthew Thomas
tvMartin Chuzzlewit
1994
Seth Pecksniff
movieMeasure for Measure
1994
Duke Vincentio
movieAll Things Bright and Beautiful
1994
Father McAteer
moviePrince of Jutland
1994
Hardvendel
movieIn the Name of the Father
1993
Appeal Prosecutor
Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993
DI Charlie Resnick
An Exchange of Fire
1993
President Slajek
tvThe Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
1993
Gerald Lacklander
tvShakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
Buckingham (voice)
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
1992
DI Charlie Resnick
tvUnderbelly
1992
Paul Manning
tvPerformance
1991
Duke Vincentio
tvPrime Suspect
1991
Peter Rawlins
moviePaper Mask
1990
Dr. Thorn
TECX
1990
Hugo Gillon
movieSometime in August
1990
Dr. Middleton
movieFirst and Last
1989
Stephen
tvStay Lucky
1989
Allon
movieThe Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
1988
Silberbauer
movieThe Woman He Loved
1988
Ernest Simpson
tvThe Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
Robert Hathall
tvInspector Morse
1987
Jake Normington
tvFirst Among Equals
1986
Raymond Gould
tvLovejoy
1986
Ashley Wilkes
movieWetherby
1985
Roger Braithwaite
tvMiss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
1985
Detective Inspector Neele
tvScreen Two
1985
Dr. Middleton / Father McAteer / Home Secretary / David Hanratty / Father Matthew Thomas
tvTravelling Man
1984
'Granny' Jackson
movieSharma and Beyond
1984
Vivian Archer
movieSquaring the Circle
1984
Rulewski
tvStrangers and Brothers
1984
George Passant
tvSpyship
1983
Martin Taylor
movieThe Shadow-Line
1976
Ransome
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
movieThe Liar
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