Tom Wilkinson
106 movies · 28 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 5, 1948
- Died
- Dec 30, 2023 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Leeds, England, UK
- Also known as
- Thomas Geoffrey 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.
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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).
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.7 Batman Begins
2005 · Film
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★ 8.1 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Film
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★ 8.0 The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 · Film
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★ 7.1 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011 · Film
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★ 6.1 The Lone Ranger
2013 · Film
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★ 7.1 Rush Hour
1998 · Film
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★ 7.1 Snowden
2016 · Film
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★ 7.2 The Patriot
2000 · Film
Tom Wilkinson: movies and TV shows
Acting (134)
- Upcoming The Man Who Saved Paris
as Lester
- Upcoming The Liar
as Trefusis
- 2023
- 2021 SAS: Red Notice
as William Lewis
- 2021 Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
as Dr. Bird (Voice)
- 2020
- 2018
- 2018 Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
as Leslie
- 2018 Burden
as Tom Griffin
- 2018 The Catcher Was a Spy
as Paul Scherrer
- 2018 The Happy Prince
as Father Dunne
- 2018 The Titan
as Prof. Martin Collingwood
- 2016 This Beautiful Fantastic
as Alfie Stevenson
- 2016 Denial
as Richard Rampton
- 2016 Snowden
as Ewen MacAskill
- 2016 The Choice
as Dr. Shep
- 2015 Jenny's Wedding
as Eddie
- 2015 Little Boy
as Fr. Oliver
- 2015 Bone in the Throat
as Charlie
- 2015 Unfinished Business
as Timothy McWinters
- 2014 Selma
as President Lyndon B. Johnson
- 2014 Felony
as Detective Carl Summer
- 2014 Good People
as DI John Halden
- 2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel
as Author
- 2013 The Lone Ranger
as Cole
- 2013 Belle
as Lord Mansfield
- 2012 The Samaritan
as Xavier
- 2012 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as Graham Dashwood
- 2012 WWII in 3D
as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 Space Junk 3D
as Narrator (voice)
- 2011 The Gruffalo's Child
as The Fox (voice)
- 2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
as IMF Secretary (uncredited)
- 2011 The Conspirator
as Reverdy Johnson
- 2011
- 2011 The Green Hornet
as James Reid
- 2010 Burke & Hare
as Dr. Knox
- 2010 Jackboots on Whitehall
as Goebbels (voice)
- 2010 The Debt
as Stefan Gold
- 2010 The Ghost Writer
as Paul Emmett
- 2009 The Gruffalo
as Fox (voice)
- 2009 44 Inch Chest
as Archie
- 2009 Duplicity
as Howard Tully
- 2008 Valkyrie
as Friedrich Fromm
- 2008 A Number
as Salter
- 2008 RocknRolla
as Lenny Cole
- 2008 Recount
as James Baker
- 2008
- 2007 Cassandra's Dream
as Howard
- 2007 Ripley Under Ground
as John Webster
- 2007 Michael Clayton
as Arthur Edens
- 2007 Dedication
as Rudy Holt
- 2006 The Last Kiss
as Stephen
- 2006 The Night of the White Pants
as Max Hagan
- 2005 Separate Lies
as James Manning
- 2005 The Exorcism of Emily Rose
as Father Moore
- 2005 Batman Begins
as Carmine Falcone
- 2004 Piccadilly Jim
as Bingley Crocker
- 2004 A Good Woman
as Tuppy
- 2004 Stage Beauty
as Betterton
- 2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
as Dr. Mierzwiak
- 2004 If Only
as Taxi Driver
- 2003 Girl with a Pearl Earring
as Pieter Van Ruijven
- 2003 Normal
as Roy 'Ruth' Applewood
- 2002 An Angel for May
as Sam Wheeler
- 2002 Before You Go
as Frank
- 2002 The Importance of Being Earnest
as Dr. Chasuble
- 2002 The Gathering Storm
as Sir Robert Vansittart
- 2002
- 2001 In the Bedroom
as Matt Fowler
- 2001 Black Knight
as Sir Knolte of Marlborough
- 2001 Another Life
as Mr. Carlton
- 2001 Chain of Fools
as Bollingsworth
- 2000 Essex Boys
as John Dyke
- 2000 The Patriot
as Gen. Cornwallis
- 1999
- 1999 Ride with the Devil
as Orton Brown
- 1999 Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
as Brother Dutton
- 1998 Shakespeare in Love
as Hugh Fennyman
- 1998 Jilting Joe
as Wyatt
- 1998 Rush Hour
as Griffin
- 1998 The Governess
as Mr. Charles Cavendish
- 1997 Oscar and Lucinda
as Hugh Stratton
- 1997 Cold Enough for Snow
as Hugh Lloyd
- 1997 Wilde
as Marquess of Queensberry
- 1997 The Full Monty
as Gerald Arthur Cooper
- 1997 Smilla's Sense of Snow
as Prof. Loyen
- 1996 The Ghost and the Darkness
as Sir Robert Beaumont
- 1996 Crossing the Floor
as David Hanratty
- 1996 Eskimo Day
as Hugh
- 1995 Sense and Sensibility
as Mr. Dashwood
- 1995 A Very Open Prison
as David Hanratty
- 1995 Priest
as Father Matthew Thomas
- 1994
- 1994 Measure for Measure
as Duke Vincentio
- 1994 King Richard III
as Buckingham (voice)
- 1994 All Things Bright and Beautiful
as Father McAteer
- 1994 A Business Affair
as Bob
- 1994 Prince of Jutland
as Hardvendel
- 1993 In the Name of the Father
as Appeal Prosecutor
- 1993 Resnick: Rough Treatment
as DI Charlie Resnick
- 1993
- 1993
- 1992
- 1992 Resnick: Lonely Hearts
as DI Charlie Resnick
- 1992
- 1991
- 1991
- 1990 Paper Mask
as Dr. Thorn
- 1990
- 1990
- 1990 Sometime in August
as Dr. Middleton
- 1989 First and Last
as Stephen
- 1989
- 1988 The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
as Silberbauer
- 1988 The Woman He Loved
as Ernest Simpson
- 1987
- 1987
- 1986
- 1986
- 1986 Sylvia
as Keith
- 1985
- 1985 Wetherby
as Roger Braithwaite
- 1985 Parker
as Tom
- 1985
- 1985 Screen Two · TV
as Dr. Middleton / Father McAteer / Home Secretary / David Hanratty / Father Matthew Thomas · 5 episodes
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984 Sharma and Beyond
as Vivian Archer
- 1984 Squaring the Circle
as Rulewski
- 1984
- 1983
- 1983 Letting the Birds Go Free
as Eddie
- 1982
- 1976 The Shadow-Line
as Ransome
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 1953 The Oscars
2 episodes
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
1 episode