Tom Wilkinson
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
Dr. Mierzwiak
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Carmine Falcone
Batman Begins
Griffin
Rush Hour
Friedrich Fromm
Valkyrie
Sir Robert Beaumont
The Ghost and the Darkness
Hugh Fennyman
Shakespeare in Love
Matt Fowler
In the Bedroom
Gen. Cornwallis
The Patriot
Pieter Van Ruijven
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Arthur Edens
Michael Clayton
Mr. Dashwood
Sense and Sensibility
Howard
Cassandra's Dream
Bollingsworth
Chain of Fools
Orton Brown
Ride with the Devil
Paul Emmett
The Ghost Writer
Stephen
The Last Kiss
Sir Knolte of Marlborough
Black Knight
Father Moore
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Gerald Arthur Cooper
The Full Monty
Dr. Chasuble
The Importance of Being Earnest
Betterton
Stage Beauty
Sakharov
Fox (voice)
The Gruffalo
Father Matthew Thomas
Priest
Lenny Cole
RocknRolla
James Reid
The Green Hornet
Rudy Holt
Dedication
Archie
44 Inch Chest
James Baker
Recount
Sir Robert Vansittart
The Gathering Storm
Reverdy Johnson
The Conspirator
Tuppy
A Good Woman
Father McAteer
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Dr. Middleton
Sometime in August
James Manning
Separate Lies
Howard Tully
Duplicity
John Webster
Ripley Under Ground
Hugh Stratton
Oscar and Lucinda
Stefan Gold
The Debt
John Dyke
Essex Boys
Roy 'Ruth' Applewood
Normal
Dr. Knox
Burke & Hare
The Fox (voice)
The Gruffalo's Child
Mr. Carlton
Another Life
Eddie
Letting the Birds Go Free
Graham Dashwood
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
IMF Secretary (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Dr. Thorn
Paper Mask
Cole
The Lone Ranger
Goebbels (voice)
Jackboots on Whitehall
Mr. Charles Cavendish
The Governess
Lester
The Man Who Saved Paris
Hugh Lloyd
Cold Enough for Snow
Xavier
The Samaritan
Author
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Salter
A Number
Sam Wheeler
An Angel for May
Roger Braithwaite
Wetherby
Lord Mansfield
Belle
Detective Carl Summer
Felony
Hugh
Eskimo Day
Duke Vincentio
Measure for Measure
Narrator (voice)
Space Junk 3D
Fr. Oliver
Little Boy
DI John Halden
Good People
Ransome
Smuga cienia
Ernest Simpson
The Woman He Loved
President Lyndon B. Johnson
Selma
Prof. Loyen
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Timothy McWinters
Unfinished Business
Bob
A Business Affair
Stephen
First and Last
Charlie
Bone in the Throat
Ewen MacAskill
Snowden
Dr. Shep
The Choice
Taxi Driver
If Only
Eddie
Jenny's Wedding
Max Hagan
The Night of the White Pants
Keith
Sylvia
Alfie Stevenson
This Beautiful Fantastic
Silberbauer
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
Appeal Prosecutor
In the Name of the Father
Wyatt
Jilting Joe
Rulewski
Squaring the Circle
Frank
Before You Go
Richard Rampton
Denial
DI Charlie Resnick
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
DI Charlie Resnick
Resnick: Rough Treatment
Tom Griffin
Burden
Marquess of Queensberry
Wilde
Hardvendel
Prince of Jutland
Leslie
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
Father Dunne
The Happy Prince
Tom
Parker
Prof. Martin Collingwood
The Titan
Bingley Crocker
Piccadilly Jim
David Hanratty
Crossing the Floor
Brother Dutton
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
David Hanratty
A Very Open Prison
Dr. Bird (Voice)
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
Narrator (voice)
WWII in 3D
William Lewis
SAS: Red Notice
Trefusis
The Liar
Paul Scherrer
The Catcher Was a Spy
Vivian Archer
Sharma and Beyond
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
105
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-02-05
Place of Birth
Leeds, England, UK
Also Known As
Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson