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Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Acting

Born: February 5, 1948Leeds, England, UK

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
SAS: Red Notice

SAS: Red Notice

William Lewis

2021
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

Dr. Bird (Voice)

2021
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)

Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)

Leslie

2018
Burden

Burden

Tom Griffin

2018
The Catcher Was a Spy

The Catcher Was a Spy

Paul Scherrer

2018
The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince

Father Dunne

2018
The Titan

The Titan

Prof. Martin Collingwood

2018
This Beautiful Fantastic

This Beautiful Fantastic

Alfie Stevenson

2016
Denial

Denial

Richard Rampton

2016
Snowden

Snowden

Ewen MacAskill

2016
The Choice

The Choice

Dr. Shep

2016
Jenny's Wedding

Jenny's Wedding

Eddie

2015
Little Boy

Little Boy

Fr. Oliver

2015
Bone in the Throat

Bone in the Throat

Charlie

2015
Unfinished Business

Unfinished Business

Timothy McWinters

2015
Selma

Selma

President Lyndon B. Johnson

2014
Felony

Felony

Detective Carl Summer

2014
Good People

Good People

DI John Halden

2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Author

2014
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Cole

2013
Belle

Belle

Lord Mansfield

2013
The Samaritan

The Samaritan

Xavier

2012
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Graham Dashwood

2012
WWII in 3D

WWII in 3D

Narrator (voice)

2012
Space Junk 3D

Space Junk 3D

Narrator (voice)

2012
The Gruffalo's Child

The Gruffalo's Child

The Fox (voice)

2011
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

IMF Secretary (uncredited)

2011
The Conspirator

The Conspirator

Reverdy Johnson

2011
The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet

James Reid

2011
Burke & Hare

Burke & Hare

Dr. Knox

2010
Jackboots on Whitehall

Jackboots on Whitehall

Goebbels (voice)

2010
The Debt

The Debt

Stefan Gold

2010
The Ghost Writer

The Ghost Writer

Paul Emmett

2010
The Gruffalo

The Gruffalo

Fox (voice)

2009
44 Inch Chest

44 Inch Chest

Archie

2009
Duplicity

Duplicity

Howard Tully

2009
Valkyrie

Valkyrie

Friedrich Fromm

2008
A Number

A Number

Salter

2008
RocknRolla

RocknRolla

Lenny Cole

2008
Recount

Recount

James Baker

2008
Cassandra's Dream

Cassandra's Dream

Howard

2007
Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton

Arthur Edens

2007
Dedication

Dedication

Rudy Holt

2007
The Last Kiss

The Last Kiss

Stephen

2006
The Night of the White Pants

The Night of the White Pants

Max Hagan

2006
Ripley Under Ground

Ripley Under Ground

John Webster

2005
Separate Lies

Separate Lies

James Manning

2005
The Exorcism of Emily Rose

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Father Moore

2005
Batman Begins

Batman Begins

Carmine Falcone

2005
Piccadilly Jim

Piccadilly Jim

Bingley Crocker

2004
A Good Woman

A Good Woman

Tuppy

2004
Stage Beauty

Stage Beauty

Betterton

2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Dr. Mierzwiak

2004
If Only

If Only

Taxi Driver

2004
Girl with a Pearl Earring

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Pieter Van Ruijven

2003
Normal

Normal

Roy 'Ruth' Applewood

2003
An Angel for May

An Angel for May

Sam Wheeler

2002
Before You Go

Before You Go

Frank

2002
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Dr. Chasuble

2002
The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

Sir Robert Vansittart

2002
In the Bedroom

In the Bedroom

Matt Fowler

2001
Black Knight

Black Knight

Sir Knolte of Marlborough

2001
Another Life

Another Life

Mr. Carlton

2001
Chain of Fools

Chain of Fools

Bollingsworth

2001
Essex Boys

Essex Boys

John Dyke

2000
The Patriot

The Patriot

Gen. Cornwallis

2000
Ride with the Devil

Ride with the Devil

Orton Brown

1999
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

Brother Dutton

1999
Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love

Hugh Fennyman

1998

Jilting Joe

Wyatt

1998
Rush Hour

Rush Hour

Griffin

1998
The Governess

The Governess

Mr. Charles Cavendish

1998
Cold Enough for Snow

Cold Enough for Snow

Hugh Lloyd

1997
Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar and Lucinda

Hugh Stratton

1997
Wilde

Wilde

Marquess of Queensberry

1997
The Full Monty

The Full Monty

Gerald Arthur Cooper

1997
Smilla's Sense of Snow

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Prof. Loyen

1997
The Ghost and the Darkness

The Ghost and the Darkness

Sir Robert Beaumont

1996
Crossing the Floor

Crossing the Floor

David Hanratty

1996
Eskimo Day

Eskimo Day

Hugh

1996
Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

Mr. Dashwood

1995
A Very Open Prison

A Very Open Prison

David Hanratty

1995
Priest

Priest

Father Matthew Thomas

1995
Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure

Duke Vincentio

1994
A Business Affair

A Business Affair

Bob

1994
All Things Bright and Beautiful

All Things Bright and Beautiful

Father McAteer

1994
Prince of Jutland

Prince of Jutland

Hardvendel

1994
In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

Appeal Prosecutor

1993

Resnick: Rough Treatment

DI Charlie Resnick

1993

Resnick: Lonely Hearts

DI Charlie Resnick

1992
Paper Mask

Paper Mask

Dr. Thorn

1990
Sometime in August

Sometime in August

Dr. Middleton

1990
First and Last

First and Last

Stephen

1989
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

Silberbauer

1988
The Woman He Loved

The Woman He Loved

Ernest Simpson

1988

Sylvia

Keith

1986
Wetherby

Wetherby

Roger Braithwaite

1985
Parker

Parker

Tom

1985
Sakharov

Sakharov

1984
Sharma and Beyond

Sharma and Beyond

Vivian Archer

1984
Squaring the Circle

Squaring the Circle

Rulewski

1984
Letting the Birds Go Free

Letting the Birds Go Free

Eddie

1983
The Shadow-Line

The Shadow-Line

Ransome

1976