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