Acting
Tom Wilkinson
EN, DE, PL cinema · 106 credits
Born
5 February 1948
Died
30 December 2023 (aged 75)
Birthplace
Leeds, England, UK
Also known as Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson
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
Filmography
The Liar
as Trefusis
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
as Dr. Bird (Voice)
SAS: Red Notice
as William Lewis
Burden
as Tom Griffin
The Happy Prince
as Father Dunne
The Titan
as Prof. Martin Collingwood
The Catcher Was a Spy
as Paul Scherrer
Snowden
as Ewen MacAskill
The Choice
as Dr. Shep
This Beautiful Fantastic
as Alfie Stevenson
Denial
as Richard Rampton
Little Boy
as Fr. Oliver
Unfinished Business
as Timothy McWinters
Bone in the Throat
as Charlie
Jenny's Wedding
as Eddie
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as Author
Felony
as Detective Carl Summer
Good People
as DI John Halden
Selma
as President Lyndon B. Johnson
The Lone Ranger
as Cole
Belle
as Lord Mansfield
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as Graham Dashwood
The Samaritan
as Xavier
Space Junk 3D
as Narrator (voice)
WWII in 3D
as Narrator (voice)
The Green Hornet
as James Reid
The Conspirator
as Reverdy Johnson
The Gruffalo's Child
as The Fox (voice)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
as IMF Secretary (uncredited)
The Ghost Writer
as Paul Emmett
The Debt
as Stefan Gold
Burke & Hare
as Dr. Knox
Jackboots on Whitehall
as Goebbels (voice)
The Gruffalo
as Fox (voice)
44 Inch Chest
as Archie
Duplicity
as Howard Tully
Valkyrie
as Friedrich Fromm
RocknRolla
as Lenny Cole
Recount
as James Baker
A Number
as Salter
Michael Clayton
as Arthur Edens
Cassandra's Dream
as Howard
Dedication
as Rudy Holt
Ripley Under Ground
as John Webster
The Last Kiss
as Stephen
The Night of the White Pants
as Max Hagan
Batman Begins
as Carmine Falcone
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
as Father Moore
Separate Lies
as James Manning
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
as Dr. Mierzwiak
Stage Beauty
as Betterton
A Good Woman
as Tuppy
If Only
as Taxi Driver
Piccadilly Jim
as Bingley Crocker
Girl with a Pearl Earring
as Pieter Van Ruijven
Normal
as Roy 'Ruth' Applewood
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Dr. Chasuble
The Gathering Storm
as Sir Robert Vansittart
An Angel for May
as Sam Wheeler
Before You Go
as Frank
In the Bedroom
as Matt Fowler
Chain of Fools
as Bollingsworth
Black Knight
as Sir Knolte of Marlborough
Another Life
as Mr. Carlton
The Patriot
as Gen. Cornwallis
Essex Boys
as John Dyke
Ride with the Devil
as Orton Brown
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
as Brother Dutton
Rush Hour
as Griffin
Shakespeare in Love
as Hugh Fennyman
The Governess
as Mr. Charles Cavendish
Jilting Joe
as Wyatt
The Full Monty
as Gerald Arthur Cooper
Oscar and Lucinda
as Hugh Stratton
Cold Enough for Snow
as Hugh Lloyd
Smilla's Sense of Snow
as Prof. Loyen
Wilde
as Marquess of Queensberry
The Ghost and the Darkness
as Sir Robert Beaumont
Eskimo Day
as Hugh
Crossing the Floor
as David Hanratty
Sense and Sensibility
as Mr. Dashwood
Priest
as Father Matthew Thomas
A Very Open Prison
as David Hanratty
All Things Bright and Beautiful
as Father McAteer
Measure for Measure
as Duke Vincentio
Prince of Jutland
as Hardvendel
King Richard III
as Buckingham (voice)
In the Name of the Father
as Appeal Prosecutor
Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993
Resnick: Rough Treatment
as DI Charlie Resnick
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
1992
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
as DI Charlie Resnick
Sometime in August
as Dr. Middleton
Paper Mask
as Dr. Thorn
First and Last
as Stephen
The Woman He Loved
as Ernest Simpson
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
as Silberbauer
Sylvia
as Keith
Wetherby
as Roger Braithwaite
Parker
as Tom
Sakharov
Actor
Squaring the Circle
as Rulewski
Sharma and Beyond
as Vivian Archer
The Shadow-Line
as Ransome