Tom Wilkinson
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Screen Two
Dr. Middleton
1985
Series
Screen Two
Father McAteer
1985
Series
Screen Two
Home Secretary
1985
Series
Screen Two
David Hanratty
1985
Series
Screen Two
Father Matthew Thomas
1985
Series
Inspector Morse
Jake Normington
1987
Film
Batman Begins
Carmine Falcone
2005
Film
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Author
2014
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Dr. Mierzwiak
2004
Series
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Robert Hathall
1987
Series
Prime Suspect
Peter Rawlins
1991
Film
Rush Hour
Griffin
1998
Series
Performance
Duke Vincentio
1991
Series
Lovejoy
Ashley Wilkes
1986
Film
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
IMF Secretary (uncredited)
2011
Series
Counterstrike
1990
Film
The Patriot
Gen. Cornwallis
2000
Film
Sense and Sensibility
Mr. Dashwood
1995
Film
Valkyrie
Friedrich Fromm
2008
Film
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Father Moore
2005
Series
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
2008
Film
Snowden
Ewen MacAskill
2016
Film
The Lone Ranger
Cole
2013
Film
Shakespeare in Love
Hugh Fennyman
1998
Film
The Ghost and the Darkness
Sir Robert Beaumont
1996
Series
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Buckingham (voice)
1992
Series
The Kennedys
Joe Kennedy Sr.
2011
Film
In the Name of the Father
Appeal Prosecutor
1993
Series
Stay Lucky
Allon
1989
Film
RocknRolla
Lenny Cole
2008
Series
Watership Down
Threarah (voice)
2018
Series
David Copperfield
Narrator (voice)
1999
Series
The Full Monty
Gerald Arthur Cooper
2023
Series
Travelling Man
'Granny' Jackson
1984
Series
Belgravia
Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst
2020
Film
The Green Hornet
James Reid
2011
Film
Michael Clayton
Arthur Edens
2007
Film
Black Knight
Sir Knolte of Marlborough
2001
Series
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
Detective Inspector Neele
1985
Film
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Pieter Van Ruijven
2003
Film
In the Bedroom
Matt Fowler
2001
Film
If Only
Taxi Driver
2004
Film
The Ghost Writer
Paul Emmett
2010
Series
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
Gerald Lacklander
1993
Film
Selma
President Lyndon B. Johnson
2014
Series
Martin Chuzzlewit
Seth Pecksniff
1994
Film
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Graham Dashwood
2012
All for Love
Eddie
1982
Film
Duplicity
Howard Tully
2009
Film
SAS: Red Notice
William Lewis
2021
Film
The Full Monty
Gerald Arthur Cooper
1997
Film
Denial
Richard Rampton
2016
Film
Ride with the Devil
Orton Brown
1999
Film
The Catcher Was a Spy
Paul Scherrer
2018
Film
The Titan
Prof. Martin Collingwood
2018
Film
The Choice
Dr. Shep
2016
Film
Cassandra's Dream
Howard
2007
Film
The Debt
Stefan Gold
2010
Film
Belle
Lord Mansfield
2013
Series
First Among Equals
Raymond Gould
1986
Film
Wilde
Marquess of Queensberry
1997
Series
Spyship
Martin Taylor
1983
Film
The Importance of Being Earnest
Dr. Chasuble
2002
Film
Unfinished Business
Timothy McWinters
2015
Series
Happy Families
Jack
1985
Film
Priest
Father Matthew Thomas
1995
Film
Good People
DI John Halden
2014
Film
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Prof. Loyen
1997
Series
Strangers and Brothers
George Passant
1984
Film
The Gruffalo's Child
The Fox (voice)
2011
Film
The Last Kiss
Stephen
2006
Film
Little Boy
Fr. Oliver
2015
Film
The Gruffalo
Fox (voice)
2009
TECX
1990
Film
The Conspirator
Reverdy Johnson
2011
Film
The Happy Prince
Father Dunne
2018
Series
An Angel For May
2002
Film
This Beautiful Fantastic
Alfie Stevenson
2016
Film
Burke & Hare
Dr. Knox
2010
Film
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
Leslie
2018
Film
The Samaritan
Xavier
2012
Film
Jenny's Wedding
Eddie
2015
Film
A Good Woman
Tuppy
2004
An Exchange of Fire
President Slajek
1993
Film
Recount
James Baker
2008
Film
A Business Affair
Bob
1994
Film
First and Last
Stephen
1989
Film
The Gathering Storm
Sir Robert Vansittart
2002
Film
Stage Beauty
Betterton
2004
Film
Dedication
Rudy Holt
2007
Film
Oscar and Lucinda
Hugh Stratton
1997
Series
Underbelly
Paul Manning
1992
Film
Burden
Tom Griffin
2018
Film
Chain of Fools
Bollingsworth
2001
Film
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
Dr. Bird (Voice)
2021
Film
Prince of Jutland
Hardvendel
1994
Film
Normal
Roy 'Ruth' Applewood
2003
Film
Wetherby
Roger Braithwaite
1985
Film
Paper Mask
Dr. Thorn
1990
Film
Felony
Detective Carl Summer
2014
Film
An Angel for May
Sam Wheeler
2002
Film
44 Inch Chest
Archie
2009
Film
Bone in the Throat
Charlie
2015
Film
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Brother Dutton
1999
Film
Jackboots on Whitehall
Goebbels (voice)
2010
Film
Essex Boys
John Dyke
2000
Film
Ripley Under Ground
John Webster
2007
Film
Separate Lies
James Manning
2005
Film
Another Life
Mr. Carlton
2001
Film
The Night of the White Pants
Max Hagan
2006
Film
The Governess
Mr. Charles Cavendish
1998
Film
The Woman He Loved
Ernest Simpson
1988
Film
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
Silberbauer
1988
Resnick: Rough Treatment
DI Charlie Resnick
1993
Film
Sakharov
1984
Film
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Father McAteer
1994
Film
Cold Enough for Snow
Hugh Lloyd
1997
Film
A Very Open Prison
David Hanratty
1995
Film
Sylvia
Keith
1986
Film
Sometime in August
Dr. Middleton
1990
Film
Sharma and Beyond
Vivian Archer
1984
Film
Piccadilly Jim
Bingley Crocker
2004
The Man Who Saved Paris
Lester
Film
King Richard III
Buckingham (voice)
1994
Film
Crossing the Floor
David Hanratty
1996
Film
Jilting Joe
Wyatt
1998
Film
Before You Go
Frank
2002
Film
Squaring the Circle
Rulewski
1984
Film
Eskimo Day
Hugh
1996
Film
The Liar
Trefusis
Film
Space Junk 3D
Narrator (voice)
2012
Film
Parker
Tom
1985
Film
A Number
Salter
2008
Film
The Shadow-Line
Ransome
1976
Film
Letting the Birds Go Free
Eddie
1983
Film
Measure for Measure
Duke Vincentio
1994
Film
WWII in 3D
Narrator (voice)
2012
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
DI Charlie Resnick
1992