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

Golden Globe Awards

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Batman Begins

Screen Two

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All Movies (105)

• SAS: Red Notice2021 · as William Lewis
• Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets2021 · as Dr. Bird (Voice)
• Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)2018 · as Leslie
• Burden2018 · as Tom Griffin
• The Catcher Was a Spy2018 · as Paul Scherrer
• The Happy Prince2018 · as Father Dunne
• The Titan2018 · as Prof. Martin Collingwood
• This Beautiful Fantastic2016 · as Alfie Stevenson
• Denial2016 · as Richard Rampton
• Snowden2016 · as Ewen MacAskill
• The Choice2016 · as Dr. Shep
• Jenny's Wedding2015 · as Eddie
• Little Boy2015 · as Fr. Oliver
• Bone in the Throat2015 · as Charlie
• Unfinished Business2015 · as Timothy McWinters
• Selma2014 · as President Lyndon B. Johnson
• Felony2014 · as Detective Carl Summer
• Good People2014 · as DI John Halden
• The Grand Budapest Hotel2014 · as Author
• The Lone Ranger2013 · as Cole
• Belle2013 · as Lord Mansfield
• The Samaritan2012 · as Xavier
• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel2012 · as Graham Dashwood
• WWII in 3D2012 · as Narrator (voice)
• Space Junk 3D2012 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Gruffalo's Child2011 · as The Fox (voice)
• Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol2011 · as IMF Secretary (uncredited)
• The Conspirator2011 · as Reverdy Johnson
• The Green Hornet2011 · as James Reid
• Burke & Hare2010 · as Dr. Knox
• Jackboots on Whitehall2010 · as Goebbels (voice)
• The Debt2010 · as Stefan Gold
• The Ghost Writer2010 · as Paul Emmett
• The Gruffalo2009 · as Fox (voice)
• 44 Inch Chest2009 · as Archie
• Duplicity2009 · as Howard Tully
• Valkyrie2008 · as Friedrich Fromm
• A Number2008 · as Salter
• RocknRolla2008 · as Lenny Cole
• Recount2008 · as James Baker
• Cassandra's Dream2007 · as Howard
• Michael Clayton2007 · as Arthur Edens
• Dedication2007 · as Rudy Holt
• The Last Kiss2006 · as Stephen
• The Night of the White Pants2006 · as Max Hagan
• Ripley Under Ground2005 · as John Webster
• Separate Lies2005 · as James Manning
• The Exorcism of Emily Rose2005 · as Father Moore
• Batman Begins2005 · as Carmine Falcone
• Piccadilly Jim2004 · as Bingley Crocker
• A Good Woman2004 · as Tuppy
• Stage Beauty2004 · as Betterton
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004 · as Dr. Mierzwiak
• If Only2004 · as Taxi Driver
• Girl with a Pearl Earring2003 · as Pieter Van Ruijven
• Normal2003 · as Roy 'Ruth' Applewood
• An Angel for May2002 · as Sam Wheeler
• Before You Go2002 · as Frank
• The Importance of Being Earnest2002 · as Dr. Chasuble
• The Gathering Storm2002 · as Sir Robert Vansittart
• In the Bedroom2001 · as Matt Fowler
• Black Knight2001 · as Sir Knolte of Marlborough
• Another Life2001 · as Mr. Carlton
• Chain of Fools2001 · as Bollingsworth
• Essex Boys2000 · as John Dyke
• The Patriot2000 · as Gen. Cornwallis
• Ride with the Devil1999 · as Orton Brown
• Molokai: The Story of Father Damien1999 · as Brother Dutton
• Shakespeare in Love1998 · as Hugh Fennyman
• Jilting Joe1998 · as Wyatt
• Rush Hour1998 · as Griffin
• The Governess1998 · as Mr. Charles Cavendish
• Oscar and Lucinda1997 · as Hugh Stratton
• Cold Enough for Snow1997 · as Hugh Lloyd
• Wilde1997 · as Marquess of Queensberry
• The Full Monty1997 · as Gerald Arthur Cooper
• Smilla's Sense of Snow1997 · as Prof. Loyen
• The Ghost and the Darkness1996 · as Sir Robert Beaumont
• Crossing the Floor1996 · as David Hanratty
• Eskimo Day1996 · as Hugh
• Sense and Sensibility1995 · as Mr. Dashwood
• A Very Open Prison1995 · as David Hanratty
• Priest1995 · as Father Matthew Thomas
• Measure for Measure1994 · as Duke Vincentio
• All Things Bright and Beautiful1994 · as Father McAteer
• A Business Affair1994 · as Bob
• Prince of Jutland1994 · as Hardvendel
• In the Name of the Father1993 · as Appeal Prosecutor
• Resnick: Rough Treatment1993 · as DI Charlie Resnick
• Resnick: Lonely Hearts1992 · as DI Charlie Resnick
• Paper Mask1990 · as Dr. Thorn
• Sometime in August1990 · as Dr. Middleton
• First and Last1989 · as Stephen
• The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank1988 · as Silberbauer
• The Woman He Loved1988 · as Ernest Simpson
• Sylvia1986 · as Keith
• Wetherby1985 · as Roger Braithwaite
• Parker1985 · as Tom
• Sakharov1984
• Sharma and Beyond1984 · as Vivian Archer
• Squaring the Circle1984 · as Rulewski
• Letting the Birds Go Free1983 · as Eddie
• The Shadow-Line1976 · as Ransome
• The Man Who Saved Paris— · as Lester
• The Liar— · as Trefusis

All TV Shows (33)

• The Full Monty2023 · as Gerald Arthur Cooper
• Belgravia2020 · as Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst
• Watership Down2018 · as Threarah (voice)
• The Kennedys2011 · as Joe Kennedy Sr.
• John Adams2008 · as Benjamin Franklin
• An Angel For May2002
• David Copperfield1999 · as Narrator (voice)
• Martin Chuzzlewit1994 · as Seth Pecksniff
• An Exchange of Fire1993 · as President Slajek
• The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries1993 · as Gerald Lacklander
• Shakespeare: The Animated Tales1992 · as Buckingham (voice)
• Performance1991 · as Duke Vincentio
• Prime Suspect1991 · as Peter Rawlins
• Counterstrike1990
• TECX1990 · as Hugo Gillon
• Stay Lucky1989 · as Allon
• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries1987 · as Robert Hathall
• Inspector Morse1987 · as Jake Normington
• First Among Equals1986 · as Raymond Gould
• Lovejoy1986 · as Ashley Wilkes
• Happy Families1985 · as Jack
• Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye1985 · as Detective Inspector Neele
• Screen Two1985 · as Dr. Middleton
• Screen Two1985 · as Father McAteer
• Screen Two1985 · as Home Secretary
• Screen Two1985 · as David Hanratty
• Screen Two1985 · as Father Matthew Thomas
• Travelling Man1984 · as 'Granny' Jackson
• Strangers and Brothers1984 · as George Passant
• Spyship1983 · as Martin Taylor
• All for Love1982 · as Eddie
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee