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
SAS: Red Notice
as William Lewis
SAS: Red Notice
as William Lewis
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
as Dr. Bird (Voice)
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
as Dr. Bird (Voice)
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
as Leslie
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
as Leslie
Burden
as Tom Griffin
Burden
as Tom Griffin
The Catcher Was a Spy
as Paul Scherrer
The Catcher Was a Spy
as Paul Scherrer
The Happy Prince
as Father Dunne
The Happy Prince
as Father Dunne
The Titan
as Prof. Martin Collingwood
The Titan
as Prof. Martin Collingwood
This Beautiful Fantastic
as Alfie Stevenson
This Beautiful Fantastic
as Alfie Stevenson
Denial
as Richard Rampton
Denial
as Richard Rampton
Snowden
as Ewen MacAskill
Snowden
as Ewen MacAskill
The Choice
as Dr. Shep
The Choice
as Dr. Shep
Jenny's Wedding
as Eddie
Jenny's Wedding
as Eddie
Little Boy
as Fr. Oliver
Little Boy
as Fr. Oliver
Bone in the Throat
as Charlie
Bone in the Throat
as Charlie
Selma
as President Lyndon B. Johnson
Selma
as President Lyndon B. Johnson
Felony
as Detective Carl Summer
Felony
as Detective Carl Summer
Good People
as DI John Halden
Good People
as DI John Halden
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as Author
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as Author
The Lone Ranger
as Cole
The Lone Ranger
as Cole
Belle
as Lord Mansfield
Belle
as Lord Mansfield
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
as IMF Secretary (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
as IMF Secretary (uncredited)
The Green Hornet
as James Reid
The Green Hornet
as James Reid
Jackboots on Whitehall
as Goebbels (voice)
Jackboots on Whitehall
as Goebbels (voice)
The Ghost Writer
as Paul Emmett
The Ghost Writer
as Paul Emmett
The Gruffalo
as Fox (voice)
The Gruffalo
as Fox (voice)
Duplicity
as Howard Tully
Duplicity
as Howard Tully
Valkyrie
as Friedrich Fromm
Valkyrie
as Friedrich Fromm
A Number
as Salter
A Number
as Salter
Recount
as James Baker
Recount
as James Baker
Cassandra's Dream
as Howard
Cassandra's Dream
as Howard
Ripley Under Ground
as John Webster
Ripley Under Ground
as John Webster
Michael Clayton
as Arthur Edens
Michael Clayton
as Arthur Edens
Dedication
as Rudy Holt
Dedication
as Rudy Holt
The Last Kiss
as Stephen
The Last Kiss
as Stephen
Separate Lies
as James Manning
Separate Lies
as James Manning
Batman Begins
as Carmine Falcone
Batman Begins
as Carmine Falcone
A Good Woman
as Tuppy
A Good Woman
as Tuppy
Stage Beauty
as Betterton
Stage Beauty
as Betterton
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
as Dr. Mierzwiak
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
as Dr. Mierzwiak
Girl with a Pearl Earring
as Pieter Van Ruijven
Girl with a Pearl Earring
as Pieter Van Ruijven
Normal
as Roy 'Ruth' Applewood
Normal
as Roy 'Ruth' Applewood
An Angel for May
as Sam Wheeler
An Angel for May
as Sam Wheeler
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Dr. Chasuble
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Dr. Chasuble
The Gathering Storm
as Sir Robert Vansittart
The Gathering Storm
as Sir Robert Vansittart
In the Bedroom
as Matt Fowler
In the Bedroom
as Matt Fowler
Black Knight
as Sir Knolte of Marlborough
Black Knight
as Sir Knolte of Marlborough
Essex Boys
as John Dyke
Essex Boys
as John Dyke
The Patriot
as Gen. Cornwallis
The Patriot
as Gen. Cornwallis
Ride with the Devil
as Orton Brown
Ride with the Devil
as Orton Brown
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
as Brother Dutton
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
as Brother Dutton
Jilting Joe
as Wyatt
Jilting Joe
as Wyatt
Rush Hour
as Griffin
Rush Hour
as Griffin
Oscar and Lucinda
as Hugh Stratton
Oscar and Lucinda
as Hugh Stratton
Wilde
as Marquess of Queensberry
Wilde
as Marquess of Queensberry
Smilla's Sense of Snow
as Prof. Loyen
Smilla's Sense of Snow
as Prof. Loyen
Crossing the Floor
as David Hanratty
Crossing the Floor
as David Hanratty
Eskimo Day
as Hugh
Eskimo Day
as Hugh
Sense and Sensibility
as Mr. Dashwood
Sense and Sensibility
as Mr. Dashwood
A Very Open Prison
as David Hanratty
A Very Open Prison
as David Hanratty
Priest
as Father Matthew Thomas
Priest
as Father Matthew Thomas
Measure for Measure
as Duke Vincentio
Measure for Measure
as Duke Vincentio
In the Name of the Father
as Appeal Prosecutor
In the Name of the Father
as Appeal Prosecutor
Paper Mask
as Dr. Thorn
Paper Mask
as Dr. Thorn
Sometime in August
as Dr. Middleton
Sometime in August
as Dr. Middleton
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
as Silberbauer
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
as Silberbauer
The Woman He Loved
as Ernest Simpson
The Woman He Loved
as Ernest Simpson
The Shadow-Line
as Ransome
The Shadow-Line
as Ransome
The Man Who Saved Paris
as Lester
The Man Who Saved Paris
as Lester