Tom Wilkinson
Born
February 5, 1948
Died
December 30, 2023 (75 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Leeds, England, UK
Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson OBE (5 February 1948 – 30 December 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).
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Known For
Little Boy
Fr. Oliver
2015
Unfinished Business
Timothy McWinters
2015
Selma
President Lyndon B. Johnson
2014
Felony
Detective Carl Summer
2014
Good People
DI John Halden
2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Author
2014
The Lone Ranger
Cole
2013
Belle
Lord Mansfield
2013
The Samaritan
Xavier
2012
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Graham Dashwood
2012
Space Junk 3D
Narrator (voice)
2012
The Gruffalo's Child
The Fox (voice)
2011
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
IMF Secretary (uncredited)
2011
The Conspirator
Reverdy Johnson
2011
The Green Hornet
James Reid
2011
Burke & Hare
Dr. Knox
2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
Goebbels (voice)
2010
The Debt
Stefan Gold
2010
The Ghost Writer
Paul Emmett
2010
The Gruffalo
Fox (voice)
2009
44 Inch Chest
Archie
2009
Duplicity
Howard Tully
2009
Valkyrie
Friedrich Fromm
2008
A Number
Salter
2008
RocknRolla
Lenny Cole
2008
Recount
James Baker
2008
Cassandra's Dream
Howard
2007
Michael Clayton
Arthur Edens
2007
Dedication
Rudy Holt
2007
The Last Kiss
Stephen
2006
Ripley Under Ground
John Webster
2005
Separate Lies
James Manning
2005
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Father Moore
2005
Batman Begins
Carmine Falcone
2005
A Good Woman
Tuppy
2004
Stage Beauty
Betterton
2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Dr. Mierzwiak
2004
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Pieter Van Ruijven
2003
Normal
Roy 'Ruth' Applewood
2003
An Angel for May
Sam Wheeler
2002
The Importance of Being Earnest
Dr. Chasuble
2002
The Gathering Storm
Sir Robert Vansittart
2002
In the Bedroom
Matt Fowler
2001
Black Knight
Sir Knolte of Marlborough
2001
Another Life
Mr. Carlton
2001
Chain of Fools
Bollingsworth
2001
Essex Boys
John Dyke
2000
The Patriot
Gen. Cornwallis
2000
Ride with the Devil
Orton Brown
1999
Shakespeare in Love
Hugh Fennyman
1998
Rush Hour
Griffin
1998
The Governess
Mr. Charles Cavendish
1998
Oscar and Lucinda
Hugh Stratton
1997
Cold Enough for Snow
Hugh Lloyd
1997
The Full Monty
Gerald Arthur Cooper
1997
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Prof. Loyen
1997
The Ghost and the Darkness
Sir Robert Beaumont
1996
Eskimo Day
Hugh
1996
Sense and Sensibility
Mr. Dashwood
1995
Priest
Father Matthew Thomas
1995
Measure for Measure
Duke Vincentio
1994
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Father McAteer
1994
Paper Mask
Dr. Thorn
1990
Sometime in August
Dr. Middleton
1990
The Woman He Loved
Ernest Simpson
1988
Wetherby
Roger Braithwaite
1985
Sakharov
1984
Letting the Birds Go Free
Eddie
1983
The Man Who Saved Paris
Lester
SAS: Red Notice
William Lewis
2021
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
Dr. Bird (Voice)
2021
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
Leslie
2018
Burden
Tom Griffin
2018
The Happy Prince
Father Dunne
2018
The Titan
Prof. Martin Collingwood
2018
This Beautiful Fantastic
Alfie Stevenson
2016
Denial
Richard Rampton
2016
Snowden
Ewen MacAskill
2016
The Choice
Dr. Shep
2016
Jenny's Wedding
Eddie
2015
Bone in the Throat
Charlie
2015
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
Self (archive footage)
2013
WWII in 3D
Narrator (voice)
2012
The Night of the White Pants
Max Hagan
2006
Piccadilly Jim
Bingley Crocker
2004
If Only
Taxi Driver
2004
Before You Go
Frank
2002
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Brother Dutton
1999
Jilting Joe
Wyatt
1998
Wilde
Marquess of Queensberry
1997
Crossing the Floor
David Hanratty
1996
A Very Open Prison
David Hanratty
1995
A Business Affair
Bob
1994
Prince of Jutland
Hardvendel
1994
In the Name of the Father
Appeal Prosecutor
1993
Resnick: Rough Treatment
DI Charlie Resnick
1993
An Exchange of Fire
President Slajek
1993
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
DI Charlie Resnick
1992
First and Last
Stephen
1989
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
Silberbauer
1988
Sylvia
Keith
1986
Parker
Tom
1985
Squaring the Circle
Rulewski
1984
The Liar
Trefusis
The Full Monty
Gerald Arthur Cooper · (8 episodes)
2023
Belgravia
Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst · (6 episodes)
2020
Watership Down
Threarah (voice) · (2 episodes)
2018
The Catcher Was a Spy
Paul Scherrer
2018
The Kennedys
Joe Kennedy Sr. · (8 episodes)
2011
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin · (7 episodes)
2008
An Angel For May
(4 episodes)
2002
David Copperfield
Narrator (voice) · (2 episodes)
1999
Martin Chuzzlewit
Seth Pecksniff · (6 episodes)
1994
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
Gerald Lacklander · (8 episodes)
1993
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Buckingham (voice) · (1 episode)
1992
Performance
Duke Vincentio · (1 episode)
1991
Prime Suspect
Peter Rawlins · (2 episodes)
1991
Counterstrike
(1 episode)
1990
TECX
Hugo Gillon · (13 episodes)
1990
Stay Lucky
Allon · (1 episode)
1989
Happy Families
Jack · (5 episodes)
1989
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Robert Hathall · (3 episodes)
1987
Inspector Morse
Jake Normington · (1 episode)
1987
First Among Equals
Raymond Gould · (10 episodes)
1986
Lovejoy
Ashley Wilkes · (1 episode)
1986
Happy Families
Jack · (1 episode)
1985
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
Detective Inspector Neele · (2 episodes)
1985
Screen Two
Dr. Middleton · (1 episode)
1985
Screen Two
Father McAteer · (1 episode)
1985
Screen Two
Home Secretary · (1 episode)
1985
Screen Two
David Hanratty · (1 episode)
1985
Strangers and Brothers
George Passant · (2 episodes)
1984
Spyship
Martin Taylor · (6 episodes)
1983
Crime and Punishment
Cadet · (3 episodes)
1979
The Shadow-Line
Ransome
1976
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1944