
Tom Wilkinson
Known for Acting · 134 credits
- Born
- 1948-02-05
- Died
- 2023-12-30
- 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.
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
1944
as Self - Nominee

Screen Two
1985
as Dr. Middleton / Father McAteer / Home Secretary / David Hanratty / Father Matthew Thomas

Inspector Morse
1987
as Jake Normington

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Batman Begins
2005
as Carmine Falcone

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004
as Dr. Mierzwiak
TV Shows (29)

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee

Screen Two
1985
as Dr. Middleton / Father McAteer / Home Secretary / David Hanratty / Father Matthew Thomas

Inspector Morse
1987
as Jake Normington

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Prime Suspect
1991
as Peter Rawlins

Lovejoy
1986
as Ashley Wilkes

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Robert Hathall

Performance
1991
as Duke Vincentio

John Adams
2008
as Benjamin Franklin

Counterstrike
1990

Watership Down
2018
as Threarah (voice)

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Buckingham (voice)

The Kennedys
2011
as Joe Kennedy Sr.

Belgravia
2020
as Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst

David Copperfield
1999
as Narrator (voice)

Travelling Man
1984
as 'Granny' Jackson

Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
1985
as Detective Inspector Neele

The Full Monty
2023
as Gerald Arthur Cooper

Stay Lucky
1989
as Allon

The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
1993
as Gerald Lacklander

Martin Chuzzlewit
1994
as Seth Pecksniff

Happy Families
1985
as Jack

First Among Equals
1986
as Raymond Gould

Spyship
1983
as Martin Taylor

Strangers and Brothers
1984
as George Passant
TECX
1990
as Hugo Gillon

An Angel For May
2002
An Exchange of Fire
1993
as President Slajek
All for Love
1982
as Eddie
Movies (105)

Batman Begins
2005
as Carmine Falcone

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004
as Dr. Mierzwiak

Rush Hour
1998
as Griffin

The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
as Author

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011
as IMF Secretary (uncredited)

The Patriot
2000
as Gen. Cornwallis

The Full Monty
1997
as Gerald Arthur Cooper

Valkyrie
2008
as Friedrich Fromm

Sense and Sensibility
1995
as Mr. Dashwood

The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005
as Father Moore

Black Knight
2001
as Sir Knolte of Marlborough

The Lone Ranger
2013
as Cole

Shakespeare in Love
1998
as Hugh Fennyman

RocknRolla
2008
as Lenny Cole

The Green Hornet
2011
as James Reid

Snowden
2016
as Ewen MacAskill

Michael Clayton
2007
as Arthur Edens

The Ghost and the Darkness
1996
as Sir Robert Beaumont

The Titan
2018
as Prof. Martin Collingwood

If Only
2004
as Taxi Driver

The Choice
2016
as Dr. Shep

In the Name of the Father
1993
as Appeal Prosecutor

In the Bedroom
2001
as Matt Fowler

Wilde
1997
as Marquess of Queensberry

Girl with a Pearl Earring
2003
as Pieter Van Ruijven

The Conspirator
2011
as Reverdy Johnson

Belle
2013
as Lord Mansfield

Selma
2014
as President Lyndon B. Johnson

The Ghost Writer
2010
as Paul Emmett

Little Boy
2015
as Fr. Oliver

SAS: Red Notice
2021
as William Lewis

Good People
2014
as DI John Halden

Unfinished Business
2015
as Timothy McWinters

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012
as Graham Dashwood

Denial
2016
as Richard Rampton

The Importance of Being Earnest
2002
as Dr. Chasuble

Recount
2008
as James Baker

The Gruffalo
2009
as Fox (voice)

Stage Beauty
2004
as Betterton

Piccadilly Jim
2004
as Bingley Crocker

Duplicity
2009
as Howard Tully

The Debt
2010
as Stefan Gold

Priest
1995
as Father Matthew Thomas

Burke & Hare
2010
as Dr. Knox

A Good Woman
2004
as Tuppy

The Catcher Was a Spy
2018
as Paul Scherrer

Cassandra's Dream
2007
as Howard

Ride with the Devil
1999
as Orton Brown

The Gruffalo's Child
2011
as The Fox (voice)

Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997
as Prof. Loyen

Oscar and Lucinda
1997
as Hugh Stratton

The Last Kiss
2006
as Stephen

Prince of Jutland
1994
as Hardvendel

Normal
2003
as Roy 'Ruth' Applewood

Jackboots on Whitehall
2010
as Goebbels (voice)

Chain of Fools
2001
as Bollingsworth

The Samaritan
2012
as Xavier

44 Inch Chest
2009
as Archie

Jenny's Wedding
2015
as Eddie

The Gathering Storm
2002
as Sir Robert Vansittart

This Beautiful Fantastic
2016
as Alfie Stevenson

Dedication
2007
as Rudy Holt

Another Life
2001
as Mr. Carlton

The Governess
1998
as Mr. Charles Cavendish

The Happy Prince
2018
as Father Dunne

Essex Boys
2000
as John Dyke

Felony
2014
as Detective Carl Summer

Paper Mask
1990
as Dr. Thorn

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999
as Brother Dutton

A Business Affair
1994
as Bob

Separate Lies
2005
as James Manning

Bone in the Throat
2015
as Charlie

Burden
2018
as Tom Griffin

Wetherby
1985
as Roger Braithwaite

Ripley Under Ground
2005
as John Webster

The Woman He Loved
1988
as Ernest Simpson

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
1988
as Silberbauer

Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
2021
as Dr. Bird (Voice)

Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
2018
as Leslie

The Shadow-Line
1976
as Ransome
Sylvia
1986
as Keith

Sakharov
1984

Before You Go
2002
as Frank

Parker
1985
as Tom

The Liar
as Trefusis

Crossing the Floor
1996
as David Hanratty

The Night of the White Pants
2006
as Max Hagan
The Man Who Saved Paris
as Lester

An Angel for May
2002
as Sam Wheeler
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
1992
as DI Charlie Resnick

First and Last
1989
as Stephen

A Very Open Prison
1995
as David Hanratty

All Things Bright and Beautiful
1994
as Father McAteer

Space Junk 3D
2012
as Narrator (voice)
Jilting Joe
1998
as Wyatt

Sharma and Beyond
1984
as Vivian Archer

Squaring the Circle
1984
as Rulewski

Measure for Measure
1994
as Duke Vincentio

Eskimo Day
1996
as Hugh

Letting the Birds Go Free
1983
as Eddie
Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993
as DI Charlie Resnick

A Number
2008
as Salter

Cold Enough for Snow
1997
as Hugh Lloyd

WWII in 3D
2012
as Narrator (voice)

Sometime in August
1990
as Dr. Middleton
About Tom Wilkinson
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… With 134 credits spanning from 1944 to 2023, Tom Wilkinson has appeared in 105 films and 29 TV shows.
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- Batman Begins (2005) — as Carmine Falcone
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) — as Dr. Mierzwiak
- Rush Hour (1998) — as Griffin
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) — as Author
- Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) — as IMF Secretary (uncredited)
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