Tom Wilkinson
Born: 1948-02-05 in Leeds, England, UK
Died: 2023-12-30
Known For: Acting
Biography
Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson (5 February 1948 – 30 December 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
- The Titan as Prof. Martin Collingwood
- Burden as Tom Griffin
- The Happy Prince as Father Dunne
- Watership Down as Threarah (voice)
- Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) as Leslie
- The Catcher Was a Spy as Paul Scherrer
2016
- The Choice as Dr. Shep
- Snowden as Ewen MacAskill
- This Beautiful Fantastic as Alfie Stevenson
- Denial as Richard Rampton
2015
- Unfinished Business as Timothy McWinters
- Little Boy as Fr. Oliver
- Jenny's Wedding as Eddie
- Bone in the Throat as Charlie
2014
- The Grand Budapest Hotel as Author
- Felony as Detective Carl Summer
- Selma as President Lyndon B. Johnson
- Good People as DI John Halden
2013
- The Lone Ranger as Cole
- Belle as Lord Mansfield
2012
- The Samaritan as Xavier
- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as Graham Dashwood
- WWII in 3D as Narrator (voice)
- Space Junk 3D as Narrator (voice)
2011
- Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol as IMF Secretary (uncredited)
- The Green Hornet as James Reid
- The Conspirator as Reverdy Johnson
- The Gruffalo's Child as The Fox (voice)
- The Kennedys as Joe Kennedy Sr.
2010
- The Debt as Stefan Gold
- Burke & Hare as Dr. Knox
- The Ghost Writer as Paul Emmett
- Jackboots on Whitehall as Goebbels (voice)
2009
- Duplicity as Howard Tully
- The Gruffalo as Fox (voice)
- 44 Inch Chest as Archie
2008
- Recount as James Baker
- Valkyrie as Friedrich Fromm
- John Adams as Benjamin Franklin
- A Number as Salter
- RocknRolla as Lenny Cole
2007
- Michael Clayton as Arthur Edens
- Dedication as Rudy Holt
- Cassandra's Dream as Howard
2006
- The Last Kiss as Stephen
- The Night of the White Pants as Max Hagan
2005
- Batman Begins as Carmine Falcone
- Separate Lies as James Manning
- The Exorcism of Emily Rose as Father Moore
- Ripley Under Ground as John Webster
2004
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as Dr. Mierzwiak
- If Only as Taxi Driver
- Piccadilly Jim as Bingley Crocker
- A Good Woman as Tuppy
- Stage Beauty as Betterton
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 as Sam Wheeler
- An Angel For May
2001
- Black Knight as Sir Knolte of Marlborough
- Another Life as Mr. Carlton
- Chain of Fools as Bollingsworth
- In the Bedroom as Matt Fowler
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
- Wilde as Marquess of Queensberry
- Smilla's Sense of Snow as Prof. Loyen
- The Full Monty as Gerald Arthur Cooper
- Cold Enough for Snow as Hugh Lloyd
- Oscar and Lucinda as Hugh Stratton
1996
- Eskimo Day as Hugh
- The Ghost and the Darkness as Sir Robert Beaumont
- Crossing the Floor as David Hanratty
1995
- Sense and Sensibility as Mr. Dashwood
- Priest as Father Matthew Thomas
- A Very Open Prison as David Hanratty
1994
- Prince of Jutland as Hardvendel
- All Things Bright and Beautiful as Father McAteer
- A Business Affair as Bob
- Measure for Measure as Duke Vincentio
- Martin Chuzzlewit as Seth Pecksniff
1993
- In the Name of the Father as Appeal Prosecutor
- Resnick: Rough Treatment as DI Charlie Resnick
- The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries as Gerald Lacklander
- An Exchange of Fire as President Slajek
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
- Paper Mask as Dr. Thorn
- Counterstrike
- Sometime in August as Dr. Middleton
- TECX as Hugo Gillon
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
- Wetherby as Roger Braithwaite
- Parker as Tom
- Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye as Detective Inspector Neele
- Happy Families as Jack
1984
- Sakharov
- Squaring the Circle as Rulewski
- Sharma and Beyond as Vivian Archer
- Strangers and Brothers as George Passant
1983
- Letting the Birds Go Free as Eddie
- Spyship as Martin Taylor
1979
- Crime and Punishment as Cadet
1976
- The Shadow-Line as Ransome
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee