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Tom Wilkinson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1948-02-05

Day of Death

2023-12-30

Place of Birth

Leeds, England, UK

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).

Filmography (103)

⭐ 5.8 Role: William Lewis

SAS: Red Notice

2021
⭐ 6.9 Role: Dr. Bird (Voice)

Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

2021
⭐ 6.3 Role: Leslie

Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)

2018
⭐ 6.1 Role: Tom Griffin

Burden

2018
⭐ 6.2 Role: Paul Scherrer

The Catcher Was a Spy

2018
⭐ 6.2 Role: Father Dunne

The Happy Prince

2018
⭐ 5.3 Role: Prof. Martin Collingwood

The Titan

2018
⭐ 7.1 Role: Alfie Stevenson

This Beautiful Fantastic

2016
⭐ 6.8 Role: Richard Rampton

Denial

2016
⭐ 7.1 Role: Ewen MacAskill

Snowden

2016
⭐ 7.2 Role: Dr. Shep

The Choice

2016
⭐ 5.6 Role: Eddie

Jenny's Wedding

2015
⭐ 7.2 Role: Fr. Oliver

Little Boy

2015
⭐ 0 Role: Charlie

Bone in the Throat

2015
⭐ 5.5 Role: Timothy McWinters

Unfinished Business

2015