Tom Wilkinson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

136

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

  • Prime Suspect

    Prime Suspect

  • Batman Begins

    Batman Begins

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

  • Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

  • Sense and Sensibility

    Sense and Sensibility

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

  • Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

    Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

  • Rush Hour

    Rush Hour

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Patriot

    The Patriot

  • The Importance of Being Earnest

    The Importance of Being Earnest

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • 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

  • If Only

    If Only

  • The Exorcism of Emily Rose

    The Exorcism of Emily Rose

  • Shakespeare in Love

    Shakespeare in Love

  • Black Knight

    Black Knight

  • The Titan

    The Titan

  • Separate Lies

    Separate Lies

  • The Gruffalo

    The Gruffalo

  • Unfinished Business

    Unfinished Business

  • Wilde

    Wilde

  • Valkyrie

    Valkyrie

  • Michael Clayton

    Michael Clayton

  • John Adams

    John Adams

  • The Green Hornet

    The Green Hornet

  • Priest

    Priest

  • Snowden

    Snowden

  • The Ghost and the Darkness

    The Ghost and the Darkness

  • Duplicity

    Duplicity

  • Eskimo Day

    Eskimo Day

  • Little Boy

    Little Boy

  • The Full Monty

    The Full Monty

  • Belle

    Belle

  • In the Name of the Father

    In the Name of the Father

  • The Debt

    The Debt

  • Counterstrike

    Counterstrike

  • Belgravia

    Belgravia

  • The Samaritan

    The Samaritan

  • SAS: Red Notice

    SAS: Red Notice

  • Felony

    Felony

  • RocknRolla

    RocknRolla

  • Paper Mask

    Paper Mask

  • Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

    Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

  • Girl with a Pearl Earring

    Girl with a Pearl Earring

  • Parker

    Parker

  • The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

    The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

  • Burke & Hare

    Burke & Hare

  • The Choice

    The Choice

  • Normal

    Normal

  • Essex Boys

    Essex Boys

  • The Shadow-Line

    The Shadow-Line

  • Wetherby

    Wetherby

  • The Gruffalo's Child

    The Gruffalo's Child

  • Watership Down

    Watership Down

  • Piccadilly Jim

    Piccadilly Jim

  • Recount

    Recount

  • The Governess

    The Governess

  • Burden

    Burden

  • The Full Monty

    The Full Monty

  • David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

  • Another Life

    Another Life

  • The Ghost Writer

    The Ghost Writer

  • Selma

    Selma

  • Dedication

    Dedication

  • Before You Go

    Before You Go

  • Smilla's Sense of Snow

    Smilla's Sense of Snow

  • The Last Kiss

    The Last Kiss

  • A Number

    A Number

  • The Kennedys

    The Kennedys

  • The Conspirator

    The Conspirator

  • The Man Who Saved Paris

    The Man Who Saved Paris

  • Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

    Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

  • Prince of Jutland

    Prince of Jutland

  • A Good Woman

    A Good Woman

  • Jenny's Wedding

    Jenny's Wedding

  • In the Bedroom

    In the Bedroom

  • Sakharov

    Sakharov

  • The Liar

    The Liar

  • Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

    Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

  • The Gathering Storm

    The Gathering Storm

  • The Happy Prince

    The Happy Prince

  • Chain of Fools

    Chain of Fools

  • Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)

    Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)

  • Good People

    Good People

  • The Catcher Was a Spy

    The Catcher Was a Spy

  • Cassandra's Dream

    Cassandra's Dream

  • The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

    The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

  • Ride with the Devil

    Ride with the Devil

  • 44 Inch Chest

    44 Inch Chest

  • The Woman He Loved

    The Woman He Loved

  • Cold Enough for Snow

    Cold Enough for Snow

  • All Things Bright and Beautiful

    All Things Bright and Beautiful

  • Bone in the Throat

    Bone in the Throat

  • Ripley Under Ground

    Ripley Under Ground

  • Measure for Measure

    Measure for Measure

  • Stay Lucky

    Stay Lucky

  • An Angel for May

    An Angel for May

  • A Very Open Prison

    A Very Open Prison

  • Resnick: Lonely Hearts

    Resnick: Lonely Hearts

  • Jackboots on Whitehall

    Jackboots on Whitehall

  • Oscar and Lucinda

    Oscar and Lucinda

  • This Beautiful Fantastic

    This Beautiful Fantastic

  • A Business Affair

    A Business Affair

  • Crossing the Floor

    Crossing the Floor

  • Squaring the Circle

    Squaring the Circle

  • Denial

    Denial

  • Resnick: Rough Treatment

    Resnick: Rough Treatment

  • Happy Families

    Happy Families

  • The Night of the White Pants

    The Night of the White Pants

  • Sharma and Beyond

    Sharma and Beyond

  • First and Last

    First and Last

  • Letting the Birds Go Free

    Letting the Birds Go Free

  • TECX

    TECX

  • Martin Chuzzlewit

    Martin Chuzzlewit

  • Sometime in August

    Sometime in August

  • Crime and Punishment

    Crime and Punishment

  • First Among Equals

    First Among Equals

  • The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

    The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

  • Strangers and Brothers

    Strangers and Brothers

  • Spyship

    Spyship

  • Stage Beauty

    Stage Beauty

  • An Angel For May

    An Angel For May

  • Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

    Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

  • WWII in 3D

    WWII in 3D

  • Space Junk 3D

    Space Junk 3D

  • An Exchange of Fire

    An Exchange of Fire

  • Jilting Joe

    Jilting Joe

  • Sylvia

    Sylvia