Tom Wilkinson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 5, 1948
- Died
- December 30, 2023
- Birthplace
- Leeds, England, UK
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
The Liar TBA
as Trefusis
- The Man Who Saved Paris
The Man Who Saved Paris TBA
as Lester
SAS: Red Notice 2021
as William Lewis
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets 2021
as Dr. Bird (Voice)
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) 2018
as Leslie
Burden 2018
as Tom Griffin
The Catcher Was a Spy 2018
as Paul Scherrer
The Happy Prince 2018
as Father Dunne
The Titan 2018
as Prof. Martin Collingwood
This Beautiful Fantastic 2016
as Alfie Stevenson
Denial 2016
as Richard Rampton
Snowden 2016
as Ewen MacAskill
The Choice 2016
as Dr. Shep
Jenny's Wedding 2015
as Eddie
Little Boy 2015
as Fr. Oliver
Bone in the Throat 2015
as Charlie
Unfinished Business 2015
as Timothy McWinters
Selma 2014
as President Lyndon B. Johnson
Felony 2014
as Detective Carl Summer
Good People 2014
as DI John Halden
The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014
as Author
The Lone Ranger 2013
as Cole
Belle 2013
as Lord Mansfield
The Samaritan 2012
as Xavier
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2012
as Graham Dashwood
WWII in 3D 2012
as Narrator (voice)
Space Junk 3D 2012
as Narrator (voice)
The Gruffalo's Child 2011
as The Fox (voice)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol 2011
as IMF Secretary (uncredited)
The Conspirator 2011
as Reverdy Johnson
The Green Hornet 2011
as James Reid
Burke & Hare 2010
as Dr. Knox
Jackboots on Whitehall 2010
as Goebbels (voice)
The Debt 2010
as Stefan Gold
The Ghost Writer 2010
as Paul Emmett
The Gruffalo 2009
as Fox (voice)
44 Inch Chest 2009
as Archie
Duplicity 2009
as Howard Tully
Valkyrie 2008
as Friedrich Fromm
A Number 2008
as Salter
RocknRolla 2008
as Lenny Cole
Recount 2008
as James Baker
Ripley Under Ground 2007
as John Webster
Cassandra's Dream 2007
as Howard
Michael Clayton 2007
as Arthur Edens
Dedication 2007
as Rudy Holt
The Last Kiss 2006
as Stephen
The Night of the White Pants 2006
as Max Hagan
Separate Lies 2005
as James Manning
The Exorcism of Emily Rose 2005
as Father Moore
Batman Begins 2005
as Carmine Falcone
Piccadilly Jim 2004
as Bingley Crocker
A Good Woman 2004
as Tuppy
Stage Beauty 2004
as Betterton
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004
as Dr. Mierzwiak
If Only 2004
as Taxi Driver
Girl with a Pearl Earring 2003
as Pieter Van Ruijven
Normal 2003
as Roy 'Ruth' Applewood
An Angel for May 2002
as Sam Wheeler
Before You Go 2002
as Frank
The Importance of Being Earnest 2002
as Dr. Chasuble
The Gathering Storm 2002
as Sir Robert Vansittart
In the Bedroom 2001
as Matt Fowler
Black Knight 2001
as Sir Knolte of Marlborough
Another Life 2001
as Mr. Carlton
Chain of Fools 2001
as Bollingsworth
Essex Boys 2000
as John Dyke
The Patriot 2000
as Gen. Cornwallis
Ride with the Devil 1999
as Orton Brown
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien 1999
as Brother Dutton
Shakespeare in Love 1998
as Hugh Fennyman
Jilting Joe 1998
as Wyatt
Rush Hour 1998
as Griffin
The Governess 1998
as Mr. Charles Cavendish
Cold Enough for Snow 1997
as Hugh Lloyd
Oscar and Lucinda 1997
as Hugh Stratton
Wilde 1997
as Marquess of Queensberry
The Full Monty 1997
as Gerald Arthur Cooper
Smilla's Sense of Snow 1997
as Prof. Loyen
The Ghost and the Darkness 1996
as Sir Robert Beaumont
Crossing the Floor 1996
as David Hanratty
Eskimo Day 1996
as Hugh
Sense and Sensibility 1995
as Mr. Dashwood
A Very Open Prison 1995
as David Hanratty
Priest 1995
as Father Matthew Thomas
Measure for Measure 1994
as Duke Vincentio
King Richard III 1994
as Buckingham (voice)
A Business Affair 1994
as Bob
All Things Bright and Beautiful 1994
as Father McAteer
Prince of Jutland 1994
as Hardvendel
In the Name of the Father 1993
as Appeal Prosecutor
- Resnick: Rough Treatment
Resnick: Rough Treatment 1993
as DI Charlie Resnick
- Resnick: Lonely Hearts
Resnick: Lonely Hearts 1992
as DI Charlie Resnick
Paper Mask 1990
as Dr. Thorn
Sometime in August 1990
as Dr. Middleton
First and Last 1989
as Stephen
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank 1988
as Silberbauer
The Woman He Loved 1988
as Ernest Simpson
Sylvia 1986
as Keith
Wetherby 1985
as Roger Braithwaite
Parker 1985
as Tom
Sakharov 1984
Actor
Sharma and Beyond 1984
as Vivian Archer
Squaring the Circle 1984
as Rulewski
Letting the Birds Go Free 1983
as Eddie
The Shadow-Line 1976
as Ransome
Credits from TMDB.