Tom Wilkinson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

135

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-02-05

Day of death

2023-12-30 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Leeds, England, UK

Tom Wilkinson

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

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Batman Begins

    Batman Begins

  • Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

  • Prime Suspect

    Prime Suspect

  • Rush Hour

    Rush Hour

  • Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

    Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • The Exorcism of Emily Rose

    The Exorcism of Emily Rose

  • The Patriot

    The Patriot

  • Valkyrie

    Valkyrie

  • The Ghost and the Darkness

    The Ghost and the Darkness

  • Black Knight

    Black Knight

  • Counterstrike

    Counterstrike

  • John Adams

    John Adams

  • Selma

    Selma

  • The Importance of Being Earnest

    The Importance of Being Earnest

  • The Ghost Writer

    The Ghost Writer

  • SAS: Red Notice

    SAS: Red Notice

  • If Only

    If Only

  • Sense and Sensibility

    Sense and Sensibility

  • Girl with a Pearl Earring

    Girl with a Pearl Earring

  • In the Name of the Father

    In the Name of the Father

  • The Titan

    The Titan

  • The Green Hornet

    The Green Hornet

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • Stage Beauty

    Stage Beauty

  • RocknRolla

    RocknRolla

  • Burke & Hare

    Burke & Hare

  • The Samaritan

    The Samaritan

  • Unfinished Business

    Unfinished Business

  • Wilde

    Wilde

  • The Gruffalo's Child

    The Gruffalo's Child

  • Duplicity

    Duplicity

  • Bone in the Throat

    Bone in the Throat

  • The Man Who Saved Paris

    The Man Who Saved Paris

  • Separate Lies

    Separate Lies

  • The Choice

    The Choice

  • Snowden

    Snowden

  • Belle

    Belle

  • Watership Down

    Watership Down

  • Little Boy

    Little Boy

  • David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

  • The Last Kiss

    The Last Kiss

  • Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

    Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

  • The Conspirator

    The Conspirator

  • The Gruffalo

    The Gruffalo

  • Michael Clayton

    Michael Clayton

  • A Good Woman

    A Good Woman

  • The Full Monty

    The Full Monty

  • Strangers and Brothers

    Strangers and Brothers

  • Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

    Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

  • The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

    The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

  • The Kennedys

    The Kennedys

  • First and Last

    First and Last

  • Oscar and Lucinda

    Oscar and Lucinda

  • Dedication

    Dedication

  • The Full Monty

    The Full Monty

  • Belgravia

    Belgravia

  • Wetherby

    Wetherby

  • Paper Mask

    Paper Mask

  • Shakespeare in Love

    Shakespeare in Love

  • Stay Lucky

    Stay Lucky

  • Resnick: Lonely Hearts

    Resnick: Lonely Hearts

  • The Debt

    The Debt

  • Felony

    Felony

  • Priest

    Priest

  • The Liar

    The Liar

  • Cold Enough for Snow

    Cold Enough for Snow

  • Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)

    Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)

  • Essex Boys

    Essex Boys

  • Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

    Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

  • The Happy Prince

    The Happy Prince

  • An Angel for May

    An Angel for May

  • Jenny's Wedding

    Jenny's Wedding

  • The Night of the White Pants

    The Night of the White Pants

  • Piccadilly Jim

    Piccadilly Jim

  • Smilla's Sense of Snow

    Smilla's Sense of Snow

  • A Very Open Prison

    A Very Open Prison

  • Another Life

    Another Life

  • Eskimo Day

    Eskimo Day

  • Parker

    Parker

  • Ride with the Devil

    Ride with the Devil

  • Sometime in August

    Sometime in August

  • Prince of Jutland

    Prince of Jutland

  • Martin Chuzzlewit

    Martin Chuzzlewit

  • Measure for Measure

    Measure for Measure

  • The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

    The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

  • Jackboots on Whitehall

    Jackboots on Whitehall

  • Cassandra's Dream

    Cassandra's Dream

  • Chain of Fools

    Chain of Fools

  • This Beautiful Fantastic

    This Beautiful Fantastic

  • 44 Inch Chest

    44 Inch Chest

  • Burden

    Burden

  • TECX

    TECX

  • Spyship

    Spyship

  • Happy Families

    Happy Families

  • The Catcher Was a Spy

    The Catcher Was a Spy

  • The Shadow-Line

    The Shadow-Line

  • First Among Equals

    First Among Equals

  • In the Bedroom

    In the Bedroom

  • Normal

    Normal

  • Sakharov

    Sakharov

  • Squaring the Circle

    Squaring the Circle

  • Good People

    Good People

  • Crossing the Floor

    Crossing the Floor

  • Crime and Punishment

    Crime and Punishment

  • Jilting Joe

    Jilting Joe

  • A Number

    A Number

  • The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

    The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

  • All Things Bright and Beautiful

    All Things Bright and Beautiful

  • Denial

    Denial

  • The Woman He Loved

    The Woman He Loved

  • Ripley Under Ground

    Ripley Under Ground

  • Before You Go

    Before You Go

  • A Business Affair

    A Business Affair

  • Letting the Birds Go Free

    Letting the Birds Go Free

  • The Governess

    The Governess

  • Resnick: Rough Treatment

    Resnick: Rough Treatment

  • An Angel For May

    An Angel For May

  • Recount

    Recount

  • Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

    Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

  • An Exchange of Fire

    An Exchange of Fire

  • The Gathering Storm

    The Gathering Storm

  • WWII in 3D

    WWII in 3D

  • Space Junk 3D

    Space Junk 3D

  • Sylvia

    Sylvia