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