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Tom Wilkinson

Acting
Known For

75 Years Old

Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson OBE (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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Wilkinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Leeds, England, UK on 5th February 1948

Died

30th December 2023

All Credits

Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner
Screen Two Image
Screen Two
David Hanratty
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Screen Two
Home Secretary
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Screen Two
Father McAteer
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Screen Two
Dr. Middleton
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Counterstrike Image
Counterstrike
Prime Suspect Image
Prime Suspect
Peter Rawlins
Lovejoy Image
Lovejoy
Ashley Wilkes
Belgravia Image
Belgravia
Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst
Watership Down Image
Watership Down
Threarah (voice)
Stay Lucky Image
Stay Lucky
Allon
Performance Image
Performance
Duke Vincentio
John Adams Image
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales Image
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Buckingham (voice)
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Image
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Robert Hathall
The Kennedys Image
The Kennedys
Joe Kennedy Sr.
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye Image
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
Detective Inspector Neele
Inspector Morse Image
Inspector Morse
Jake Normington
The Full Monty Image
The Full Monty
Gerald Arthur Cooper
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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
IMF Secretary (uncredited)
David Copperfield Image
David Copperfield
Narrator (voice)
Rush Hour Image
Rush Hour
Griffin
Batman Begins Image
Batman Begins
Carmine Falcone
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Image
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Dr. Mierzwiak
Strangers and Brothers Image
Strangers and Brothers
George Passant
The Patriot Image
The Patriot
Gen. Cornwallis
The Grand Budapest Hotel Image
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Author
First Among Equals Image
First Among Equals
Raymond Gould
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries Image
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
Gerald Lacklander
Valkyrie Image
Valkyrie
Friedrich Fromm
An Angel For May Image
An Angel For May
The Exorcism of Emily Rose Image
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Father Moore
The Lone Ranger Image
The Lone Ranger
Cole
Sense and Sensibility Image
Sense and Sensibility
Mr. Dashwood
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The Green Hornet
James Reid
Happy Families Image
Happy Families
Jack
Snowden Image
Snowden
Ewen MacAskill
If Only Image
If Only
Taxi Driver
The Ghost and the Darkness Image
The Ghost and the Darkness
Sir Robert Beaumont
The Choice Image
The Choice
Dr. Shep
Martin Chuzzlewit Image
Martin Chuzzlewit
Seth Pecksniff
Duplicity Image
Duplicity
Howard Tully
In the Name of the Father Image
In the Name of the Father
Appeal Prosecutor
Michael Clayton Image
Michael Clayton
Arthur Edens
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Image
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Graham Dashwood
The Titan Image
The Titan
Prof. Martin Collingwood
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Shakespeare in Love
Hugh Fennyman
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SAS: Red Notice
William Lewis
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RocknRolla
Lenny Cole
The Ghost Writer Image
The Ghost Writer
Paul Emmett
Selma Image
Selma
President Lyndon B. Johnson
Girl with a Pearl Earring Image
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Pieter Van Ruijven
Black Knight Image
Black Knight
Sir Knolte of Marlborough
A Good Woman Image
A Good Woman
Tuppy
Belle Image
Belle
Lord Mansfield
The Debt Image
The Debt
Stefan Gold
The Gruffalo Image
The Gruffalo
Fox (voice)
Unfinished Business Image
Unfinished Business
Timothy McWinters
Good People Image
Good People
DI John Halden
The Full Monty Image
The Full Monty
Gerald Arthur Cooper
Denial Image
Denial
Richard Rampton
The Conspirator Image
The Conspirator
Reverdy Johnson
Wilde Image
Wilde
Marquess of Queensberry
The Last Kiss Image
The Last Kiss
Stephen
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Ride with the Devil
Orton Brown
In the Bedroom Image
In the Bedroom
Matt Fowler
Little Boy Image
Little Boy
Fr. Oliver
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Burke & Hare
Dr. Knox
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The Importance of Being Earnest
Dr. Chasuble
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This Beautiful Fantastic
Alfie Stevenson
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Priest
Father Matthew Thomas
Jenny's Wedding Image
Jenny's Wedding
Eddie
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The Catcher Was a Spy
Paul Scherrer
Felony Image
Felony
Detective Carl Summer
Cassandra's Dream Image
Cassandra's Dream
Howard
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The Happy Prince
Father Dunne
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) Image
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
Leslie
Recount Image
Recount
James Baker
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Smilla's Sense of Snow
Prof. Loyen
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Spyship
Martin Taylor
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The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
Self (archive footage)
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Stage Beauty
Betterton
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The Gathering Storm
Sir Robert Vansittart
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Prince of Jutland
Hardvendel
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Ripley Under Ground
John Webster
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The Samaritan
Xavier
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Oscar and Lucinda
Hugh Stratton
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The Gruffalo's Child
The Fox (voice)
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TECX
Hugo Gillon
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Separate Lies
James Manning
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Chain of Fools
Bollingsworth
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The Governess
Mr. Charles Cavendish
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Happy Families
Jack
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Jackboots on Whitehall
Goebbels (voice)
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44 Inch Chest
Archie
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien Image
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Brother Dutton
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Piccadilly Jim
Bingley Crocker
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank Image
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
Silberbauer
Burden Image
Burden
Tom Griffin
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets Image
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
Dr. Bird (Voice)
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Wetherby
Roger Braithwaite
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Crime and Punishment
Cadet
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Essex Boys
John Dyke
Normal Image
Normal
Roy 'Ruth' Applewood
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Paper Mask
Dr. Thorn
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Sakharov
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The Woman He Loved
Ernest Simpson
Another Life Image
Another Life
Mr. Carlton
Cold Enough for Snow Image
Cold Enough for Snow
Hugh Lloyd
WWII in 3D Image
WWII in 3D
Narrator (voice)
Dedication Image
Dedication
Rudy Holt
Before You Go Image
Before You Go
Frank
A Business Affair Image
A Business Affair
Bob
The Liar Image
The Liar
Trefusis
Bone in the Throat Image
Bone in the Throat
Charlie
An Angel for May Image
An Angel for May
Sam Wheeler
All Things Bright and Beautiful Image
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Father McAteer
First and Last Image
First and Last
Stephen
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Eskimo Day
Hugh
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The Man Who Saved Paris
Lester
The Night of the White Pants Image
The Night of the White Pants
Max Hagan
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Space Junk 3D
Narrator (voice)
Crossing the Floor Image
Crossing the Floor
David Hanratty
A Number Image
A Number
Salter
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Resnick: Rough Treatment
DI Charlie Resnick
Measure for Measure Image
Measure for Measure
Duke Vincentio
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Jilting Joe
Wyatt
Parker Image
Parker
Tom
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A Very Open Prison
David Hanratty
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Resnick: Lonely Hearts
DI Charlie Resnick
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An Exchange of Fire
President Slajek
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The Shadow-Line
Ransome
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Squaring the Circle
Rulewski
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Sylvia
Keith
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Sometime in August
Dr. Middleton
Letting the Birds Go Free Image
Letting the Birds Go Free
Eddie