
Tom Wilkinson
Born: 1948-02-05
Place of Birth: Leeds, England, UK
Biography
Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson (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).
Known For

Batman Begins

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Sense and Sensibility

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Rush Hour

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

The Patriot

Black Knight

Michael Clayton

Letting the Birds Go Free

Valkyrie

The Green Hornet

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Shakespeare in Love

Priest

Little Boy

Snowden

The Choice

Belle

Girl with a Pearl Earring

The Lone Ranger

RocknRolla

SAS: Red Notice

Unfinished Business

Duplicity

The Gruffalo

Recount

Paper Mask

In the Name of the Father

Separate Lies

The Shadow-Line

Ride with the Devil

If Only

Felony

The Ghost and the Darkness

A Number

In the Bedroom

Wilde

The Titan

Bone in the Throat

The Samaritan

Burden

Normal

An Angel for May

Selma

The Full Monty

The Ghost Writer

Piccadilly Jim

This Beautiful Fantastic

Sakharov

Good People

A Good Woman

The Liar

Wetherby

Smilla's Sense of Snow

The Debt

Eskimo Day

Jackboots on Whitehall

Dedication

The Conspirator

Denial

Cassandra's Dream

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Importance of Being Earnest

Burke & Hare

The Last Kiss

The Gruffalo's Child

Ripley Under Ground

Jenny's Wedding

Parker

The Catcher Was a Spy

Oscar and Lucinda

The Happy Prince

Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)

The Gathering Storm

Stage Beauty

44 Inch Chest

Essex Boys

Prince of Jutland

A Business Affair

First and Last

Space Junk 3D

Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

The Governess

The Woman He Loved

Sometime in August

Chain of Fools

WWII in 3D

The Night of the White Pants

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

Cold Enough for Snow

Crossing the Floor

Another Life

Before You Go

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

A Very Open Prison

Squaring the Circle

Measure for Measure

All Things Bright and Beautiful
