Cast
Tom Wilkinson
Acting
Cast
Tom Wilkinson
Known for
Acting
Born
1948-02-05
From
Leeds, England, UK
Died
2023-12-30
Also known as Thomas Geoffrey 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).
Batman Begins
as Carmine Falcone
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
as Dr. Mierzwiak
Rush Hour
as Griffin
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as Author
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
as IMF Secretary (uncredited)
The Patriot
as Gen. Cornwallis
The Full Monty
as Gerald Arthur Cooper
Valkyrie
as Friedrich Fromm
Sense and Sensibility
as Mr. Dashwood
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
as Father Moore
Black Knight
as Sir Knolte of Marlborough
The Lone Ranger
as Cole
Shakespeare in Love
as Hugh Fennyman
RocknRolla
as Lenny Cole
The Green Hornet
as James Reid
Snowden
as Ewen MacAskill
Michael Clayton
as Arthur Edens
The Ghost and the Darkness
as Sir Robert Beaumont
The Titan
as Prof. Martin Collingwood
If Only
as Taxi Driver
The Choice
as Dr. Shep
In the Name of the Father
as Appeal Prosecutor
In the Bedroom
as Matt Fowler
Wilde
as Marquess of Queensberry
Girl with a Pearl Earring
as Pieter Van Ruijven
The Conspirator
as Reverdy Johnson
Belle
as Lord Mansfield
Selma
as President Lyndon B. Johnson
The Ghost Writer
as Paul Emmett
Little Boy
as Fr. Oliver
SAS: Red Notice
as William Lewis
Good People
as DI John Halden
Unfinished Business
as Timothy McWinters
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as Graham Dashwood
Denial
as Richard Rampton
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Dr. Chasuble
Recount
as James Baker
The Gruffalo
as Fox (voice)
Stage Beauty
as Betterton
Piccadilly Jim
as Bingley Crocker
Duplicity
as Howard Tully
The Debt
as Stefan Gold
Priest
as Father Matthew Thomas
Burke & Hare
as Dr. Knox
A Good Woman
as Tuppy
The Catcher Was a Spy
as Paul Scherrer
Cassandra's Dream
as Howard
Ride with the Devil
as Orton Brown
The Gruffalo's Child
as The Fox (voice)
Smilla's Sense of Snow
as Prof. Loyen
Oscar and Lucinda
as Hugh Stratton
The Last Kiss
as Stephen
Prince of Jutland
as Hardvendel
Normal
as Roy 'Ruth' Applewood
Jackboots on Whitehall
as Goebbels (voice)
Chain of Fools
as Bollingsworth
The Samaritan
as Xavier
44 Inch Chest
as Archie
Jenny's Wedding
as Eddie
The Gathering Storm
as Sir Robert Vansittart
This Beautiful Fantastic
as Alfie Stevenson
Dedication
as Rudy Holt
Another Life
as Mr. Carlton
The Governess
as Mr. Charles Cavendish
The Happy Prince
as Father Dunne
Essex Boys
as John Dyke
Felony
as Detective Carl Summer
Paper Mask
as Dr. Thorn
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
as Brother Dutton
A Business Affair
as Bob
Separate Lies
as James Manning
Bone in the Throat
as Charlie
Burden
as Tom Griffin
Wetherby
as Roger Braithwaite
Ripley Under Ground
as John Webster
The Woman He Loved
as Ernest Simpson
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
as Silberbauer
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
as Dr. Bird (Voice)
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
as Leslie
The Shadow-Line
as Ransome
Sylvia
as Keith
Sakharov
Before You Go
as Frank
Parker
as Tom
The Liar
as Trefusis
Crossing the Floor
as David Hanratty
The Night of the White Pants
as Max Hagan
The Man Who Saved Paris
as Lester
An Angel for May
as Sam Wheeler
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
as DI Charlie Resnick
First and Last
as Stephen
A Very Open Prison
as David Hanratty
All Things Bright and Beautiful
as Father McAteer
Space Junk 3D
as Narrator (voice)
Jilting Joe
as Wyatt
Sharma and Beyond
as Vivian Archer
Squaring the Circle
as Rulewski
Measure for Measure
as Duke Vincentio
Eskimo Day
as Hugh
Letting the Birds Go Free
as Eddie
Resnick: Rough Treatment
as DI Charlie Resnick
A Number
as Salter
Cold Enough for Snow
as Hugh Lloyd
WWII in 3D
as Narrator (voice)
Sometime in August
as Dr. Middleton