Tom Wilkinson
Born February 05, 1948 (Age: 78)
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Leeds, England, UK
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).
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).
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Filmography
The Happy Prince
2018
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as Father Dunne
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Age: 70
The Titan
2018
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as Prof. Martin Collingwood
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Age: 70
Denial
2016
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as Richard Rampton
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Age: 68
Snowden
2016
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as Ewen MacAskill
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Age: 68
The Choice
2016
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as Dr. Shep
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Age: 67
Little Boy
2015
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as Fr. Oliver
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Age: 67
Unfinished Business
2015
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as Timothy McWinters
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Age: 67
Selma
2014
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as President Lyndon B. Johnson
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Age: 66
Good People
2014
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as DI John Halden
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Age: 66
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
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as Author
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Age: 66
The Lone Ranger
2013
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as Cole
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Age: 65
Belle
2013
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as Lord Mansfield
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Age: 65
The Samaritan
2012
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as Xavier
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Age: 64
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012
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as Graham Dashwood
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Age: 64
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011
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as IMF Secretary (uncredited)
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Age: 63
The Conspirator
2011
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as Reverdy Johnson
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Age: 63
The Green Hornet
2011
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as James Reid
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Age: 62
Burke & Hare
2010
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as Dr. Knox
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Age: 62
The Debt
2010
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as Stefan Gold
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Age: 62
The Ghost Writer
2010
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as Paul Emmett
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Age: 62
Duplicity
2009
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as Howard Tully
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Age: 61
Valkyrie
2008
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as Friedrich Fromm
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Age: 60
RocknRolla
2008
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as Lenny Cole
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Age: 60
Cassandra's Dream
2007
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as Howard
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Age: 59
Michael Clayton
2007
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as Arthur Edens
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Age: 59
The Last Kiss
2006
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as Stephen
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Age: 58
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005
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as Father Moore
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Age: 57
Batman Begins
2005
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as Carmine Falcone
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Age: 57
A Good Woman
2004
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as Tuppy
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Age: 56
Stage Beauty
2004
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as Betterton
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Age: 56
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004
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as Dr. Mierzwiak
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Age: 56
If Only
2004
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as Taxi Driver
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Age: 55
Girl with a Pearl Earring
2003
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as Pieter Van Ruijven
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Age: 55
The Importance of Being Earnest
2002
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as Dr. Chasuble
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Age: 54
In the Bedroom
2001
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as Matt Fowler
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Age: 53
Black Knight
2001
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as Sir Knolte of Marlborough
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Age: 53
Essex Boys
2000
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as John Dyke
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Age: 52
The Patriot
2000
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as Gen. Cornwallis
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Age: 52
Ride with the Devil
1999
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as Orton Brown
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Age: 51
Shakespeare in Love
1998
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as Hugh Fennyman
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Age: 50
Rush Hour
1998
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as Griffin
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Age: 50
Oscar and Lucinda
1997
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as Hugh Stratton
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Age: 49
Wilde
1997
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as Marquess of Queensberry
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Age: 49
The Full Monty
1997
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as Gerald Arthur Cooper
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Age: 49
Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997
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as Prof. Loyen
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Age: 49
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996
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as Sir Robert Beaumont
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Age: 48
Sense and Sensibility
1995
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as Mr. Dashwood
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Age: 47
Priest
1995
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as Father Matthew Thomas
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Age: 47
A Business Affair
1994
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as Bob
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Age: 46
In the Name of the Father
1993
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as Appeal Prosecutor
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Age: 45
Sometime in August
1990
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as Dr. Middleton
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Age: 42