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 (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).

Known For

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Prime Suspect

    Prime Suspect

  • Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

  • Batman Begins

    Batman Begins

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

  • Rush Hour

    Rush Hour

  • Michael Clayton

    Michael Clayton

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

  • Sense and Sensibility

    Sense and Sensibility

  • Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

    Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

  • Wilde

    Wilde

  • Shakespeare in Love

    Shakespeare in Love

  • SAS: Red Notice

    SAS: Red Notice

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • The Gruffalo

    The Gruffalo

  • The Patriot

    The Patriot

  • Duplicity

    Duplicity

  • Piccadilly Jim

    Piccadilly Jim

  • John Adams

    John Adams

  • Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

    Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • Priest

    Priest

  • Burden

    Burden

  • The Liar

    The Liar

  • Dedication

    Dedication

  • Belle

    Belle

  • Normal

    Normal

  • Valkyrie

    Valkyrie

  • Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

    Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

  • Oscar and Lucinda

    Oscar and Lucinda

  • Essex Boys

    Essex Boys

  • Girl with a Pearl Earring

    Girl with a Pearl Earring

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • Sakharov

    Sakharov

  • Watership Down

    Watership Down

  • Sharma and Beyond

    Sharma and Beyond

  • Little Boy

    Little Boy

  • Belgravia

    Belgravia

  • The Exorcism of Emily Rose

    The Exorcism of Emily Rose

  • The Green Hornet

    The Green Hornet

  • Wetherby

    Wetherby

  • Parker

    Parker

  • Crossing the Floor

    Crossing the Floor

  • RocknRolla

    RocknRolla

  • This Beautiful Fantastic

    This Beautiful Fantastic

  • The Kennedys

    The Kennedys

  • In the Bedroom

    In the Bedroom

  • The Woman He Loved

    The Woman He Loved

  • Ripley Under Ground

    Ripley Under Ground

  • Counterstrike

    Counterstrike

  • Snowden

    Snowden

  • David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

  • Selma

    Selma

  • In the Name of the Father

    In the Name of the Father

  • The Ghost and the Darkness

    The Ghost and the Darkness

  • The Ghost Writer

    The Ghost Writer

  • Black Knight

    Black Knight

  • The Full Monty

    The Full Monty

  • Eskimo Day

    Eskimo Day

  • The Full Monty

    The Full Monty

  • The Titan

    The Titan

  • If Only

    If Only

  • The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

    The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

  • Good People

    Good People

  • Stay Lucky

    Stay Lucky

  • The Choice

    The Choice

  • Jackboots on Whitehall

    Jackboots on Whitehall

  • Jenny's Wedding

    Jenny's Wedding

  • Denial

    Denial

  • TECX

    TECX

  • The Catcher Was a Spy

    The Catcher Was a Spy

  • Smilla's Sense of Snow

    Smilla's Sense of Snow

  • The Last Kiss

    The Last Kiss

  • A Good Woman

    A Good Woman

  • The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

    The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries

  • The Debt

    The Debt

  • The Gathering Storm

    The Gathering Storm

  • Unfinished Business

    Unfinished Business

  • Martin Chuzzlewit

    Martin Chuzzlewit

  • Cassandra's Dream

    Cassandra's Dream

  • Ride with the Devil

    Ride with the Devil

  • The Conspirator

    The Conspirator

  • The Importance of Being Earnest

    The Importance of Being Earnest

  • Sometime in August

    Sometime in August

  • The Samaritan

    The Samaritan

  • The Happy Prince

    The Happy Prince

  • Stage Beauty

    Stage Beauty

  • Recount

    Recount

  • Burke & Hare

    Burke & Hare

  • First Among Equals

    First Among Equals

  • Prince of Jutland

    Prince of Jutland

  • Happy Families

    Happy Families

  • Separate Lies

    Separate Lies

  • Felony

    Felony

  • The Gruffalo's Child

    The Gruffalo's Child

  • Spyship

    Spyship

  • Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)

    Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)

  • 44 Inch Chest

    44 Inch Chest

  • Chain of Fools

    Chain of Fools

  • An Angel For May

    An Angel For May

  • The Governess

    The Governess

  • Strangers and Brothers

    Strangers and Brothers

  • Space Junk 3D

    Space Junk 3D

  • Another Life

    Another Life

  • An Angel for May

    An Angel for May

  • Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

    Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

  • A Number

    A Number

  • Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

    Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

  • First and Last

    First and Last

  • WWII in 3D

    WWII in 3D

  • Measure for Measure

    Measure for Measure

  • Paper Mask

    Paper Mask

  • The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

    The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

  • Bone in the Throat

    Bone in the Throat

  • Squaring the Circle

    Squaring the Circle

  • The Man Who Saved Paris

    The Man Who Saved Paris

  • A Very Open Prison

    A Very Open Prison

  • Before You Go

    Before You Go

  • An Exchange of Fire

    An Exchange of Fire

  • Jilting Joe

    Jilting Joe

  • Resnick: Rough Treatment

    Resnick: Rough Treatment

  • The Shadow-Line

    The Shadow-Line

  • Cold Enough for Snow

    Cold Enough for Snow

  • All Things Bright and Beautiful

    All Things Bright and Beautiful

  • A Business Affair

    A Business Affair

  • Sylvia

    Sylvia

  • Resnick: Lonely Hearts

    Resnick: Lonely Hearts

  • Letting the Birds Go Free

    Letting the Birds Go Free

  • The Night of the White Pants

    The Night of the White Pants