Acting
Tom 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).
Filmography
The Full Monty
Series · 2023
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
Film · 2021
SAS: Red Notice
Film · 2021
Belgravia
Series · 2020
Burden
Film · 2018
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
Film · 2018
The Happy Prince
Film · 2018
The Titan
Film · 2018
The Catcher Was a Spy
Film · 2018
Watership Down
Series · 2018
Snowden
Film · 2016
The Choice
Film · 2016
This Beautiful Fantastic
Film · 2016
Denial
Film · 2016
Little Boy
Film · 2015
Unfinished Business
Film · 2015
Bone in the Throat
Film · 2015
Jenny's Wedding
Film · 2015
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Film · 2014
Felony
Film · 2014
Good People
Film · 2014
Selma
Film · 2014
The Lone Ranger
Film · 2013
Belle
Film · 2013
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Film · 2012
The Samaritan
Film · 2012
Space Junk 3D
Film · 2012
WWII in 3D
Film · 2012
The Green Hornet
Film · 2011
The Conspirator
Film · 2011
The Gruffalo's Child
Film · 2011
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Film · 2011
The Kennedys
Series · 2011
The Ghost Writer
Film · 2010
The Debt
Film · 2010
Burke & Hare
Film · 2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
Film · 2010
The Gruffalo
Film · 2009
44 Inch Chest
Film · 2009
Duplicity
Film · 2009
Valkyrie
Film · 2008
RocknRolla
Film · 2008
Recount
Film · 2008
A Number
Film · 2008
John Adams
Series · 2008
Michael Clayton
Film · 2007
Cassandra's Dream
Film · 2007
Dedication
Film · 2007
Ripley Under Ground
Film · 2007
The Last Kiss
Film · 2006
The Night of the White Pants
Film · 2006
Batman Begins
Film · 2005
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Film · 2005
Separate Lies
Film · 2005
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Film · 2004
Stage Beauty
Film · 2004
A Good Woman
Film · 2004
If Only
Film · 2004
Piccadilly Jim
Film · 2004
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Film · 2003
Normal
Film · 2003
The Importance of Being Earnest
Film · 2002
The Gathering Storm
Film · 2002
An Angel for May
Film · 2002
Before You Go
Film · 2002
An Angel For May
Series · 2002
In the Bedroom
Film · 2001
Chain of Fools
Film · 2001
Black Knight
Film · 2001
Another Life
Film · 2001
The Patriot
Film · 2000
Essex Boys
Film · 2000
Ride with the Devil
Film · 1999
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Film · 1999
David Copperfield
Series · 1999
Rush Hour
Film · 1998
Shakespeare in Love
Film · 1998
The Governess
Film · 1998
Jilting Joe
Film · 1998
The Full Monty
Film · 1997
Oscar and Lucinda
Film · 1997
Cold Enough for Snow
Film · 1997
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Film · 1997
Wilde
Film · 1997
The Ghost and the Darkness
Film · 1996
Eskimo Day
Film · 1996
Crossing the Floor
Film · 1996
Sense and Sensibility
Film · 1995
Priest
Film · 1995
A Very Open Prison
Film · 1995
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Film · 1994
Measure for Measure
Film · 1994
A Business Affair
Film · 1994
Prince of Jutland
Film · 1994
King Richard III
Film · 1994
Martin Chuzzlewit
Series · 1994
In the Name of the Father
Film · 1993
Resnick: Rough Treatment
Film · 1993
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
Series · 1993
An Exchange of Fire
Series · 1993
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
Film · 1992
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Series · 1992
Underbelly
Series · 1992
Performance
Series · 1991
Prime Suspect
Series · 1991
Sometime in August
Film · 1990
Paper Mask
Film · 1990
Counterstrike
Series · 1990
TECX
Series · 1990
First and Last
Film · 1989
Stay Lucky
Series · 1989
The Woman He Loved
Film · 1988
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
Film · 1988
Inspector Morse
Series · 1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Series · 1987
Sylvia
Film · 1986
Lovejoy
Series · 1986
First Among Equals
Series · 1986
Wetherby
Film · 1985
Parker
Film · 1985
Happy Families
Series · 1985
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
Series · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Sakharov
Film · 1984
Squaring the Circle
Film · 1984
Sharma and Beyond
Film · 1984
Strangers and Brothers
Series · 1984
Travelling Man
Series · 1984
Letting the Birds Go Free
Film · 1983
Spyship
Series · 1983
All for Love
Series · 1982
The Shadow-Line
Film · 1976
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
The Man Who Saved Paris
Film
The Liar
Film