Tom Wilkinson
Acting
- Born:
- 1948-02-05
- Died:
- 2023-12-30
- Place of birth:
- 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).
Known For
Filmography
The Full Monty
SAS: Red Notice
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
Belgravia
Watership Down
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
Burden
The Catcher Was a Spy
The Happy Prince
The Titan
This Beautiful Fantastic
Denial
Snowden
The Choice
Jenny's Wedding
Little Boy
Bone in the Throat
Unfinished Business
Selma
Felony
Good People
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Lone Ranger
Belle
The Samaritan
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
WWII in 3D
Space Junk 3D
The Gruffalo's Child
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
The Conspirator
The Kennedys
The Green Hornet
Burke & Hare
Jackboots on Whitehall
The Debt
The Ghost Writer
The Gruffalo
44 Inch Chest
Duplicity
Valkyrie
A Number
RocknRolla
Recount
John Adams
Cassandra's Dream
Ripley Under Ground
Michael Clayton
Dedication
The Last Kiss
The Night of the White Pants
Separate Lies
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Batman Begins
Piccadilly Jim
A Good Woman
Stage Beauty
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
If Only
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Normal
An Angel for May
Before You Go
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Gathering Storm
An Angel For May
In the Bedroom
Black Knight
Another Life
Chain of Fools
Essex Boys
The Patriot
David Copperfield
Ride with the Devil
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Shakespeare in Love
Jilting Joe
Rush Hour
The Governess
Oscar and Lucinda
Cold Enough for Snow
Wilde
The Full Monty
Smilla's Sense of Snow
The Ghost and the Darkness
Crossing the Floor
Eskimo Day
Sense and Sensibility
A Very Open Prison
Priest
Martin Chuzzlewit
Measure for Measure
King Richard III
All Things Bright and Beautiful
A Business Affair
Prince of Jutland
In the Name of the Father
Resnick: Rough Treatment
An Exchange of Fire
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
Underbelly
Performance
Prime Suspect
Paper Mask
Counterstrike
TECX
Sometime in August
First and Last
Stay Lucky
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
The Woman He Loved
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Inspector Morse
First Among Equals
Lovejoy
Sylvia
Happy Families
Wetherby
Parker
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
Screen Two
Travelling Man
Sakharov
Sharma and Beyond
Squaring the Circle
Strangers and Brothers
Spyship
Letting the Birds Go Free
All for Love
The Shadow-Line
The Oscars
Golden Globe Awards
The Man Who Saved Paris
The Liar