Tom Wilkinson

Acting

Feb 5, 1948 – Dec 30, 2023 · Leeds, England, UK

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).

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Batman Begins2005
as ⁨Carmine Falcone⁩
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004
as ⁨Dr. Mierzwiak⁩
The Grand Budapest Hotel2014
as ⁨Author⁩
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol2011
as ⁨IMF Secretary (uncredited)⁩
The Lone Ranger2013
as ⁨Cole⁩
Rush Hour1998
as ⁨Griffin⁩
Snowden2016
as ⁨Ewen MacAskill⁩
The Patriot2000
as ⁨Gen. Cornwallis⁩
as ⁨Friedrich Fromm⁩
as ⁨James Reid⁩
as ⁨Lenny Cole⁩
as ⁨Hugh Fennyman⁩
as ⁨Father Moore⁩
as ⁨Paul Emmett⁩
as ⁨President Lyndon B. Johnson⁩
as ⁨Arthur Edens⁩
as ⁨Appeal Prosecutor⁩
as ⁨Dr. Shep⁩
as ⁨Mr. Dashwood⁩
as ⁨Gerald Arthur Cooper⁩
as ⁨Pieter Van Ruijven⁩
as ⁨Graham Dashwood⁩
as ⁨Prof. Martin Collingwood⁩
as ⁨Sir Knolte of Marlborough⁩
as ⁨Sir Robert Beaumont⁩
as ⁨Stefan Gold⁩
as ⁨Howard Tully⁩
as ⁨Timothy McWinters⁩
as ⁨Howard⁩
as ⁨Lord Mansfield⁩
as ⁨Richard Rampton⁩
as ⁨Taxi Driver⁩
as ⁨William Lewis⁩
as ⁨Fr. Oliver⁩
as ⁨Dr. Knox⁩
as ⁨Dr. Chasuble⁩
as ⁨Reverdy Johnson⁩
as ⁨DI John Halden⁩
as ⁨Eddie⁩
as ⁨Matt Fowler⁩
as ⁨Stephen⁩
as ⁨Leslie⁩
as ⁨Fox (voice)⁩
as ⁨Alfie Stevenson⁩
as ⁨Paul Scherrer⁩
as ⁨Marquess of Queensberry⁩
as ⁨Prof. Loyen⁩
as ⁨Xavier⁩
as ⁨Orton Brown⁩
as ⁨Detective Carl Summer⁩
as ⁨Tuppy⁩
as ⁨Father Dunne⁩
as ⁨James Baker⁩
as ⁨The Fox (voice)⁩
as ⁨Father Matthew Thomas⁩
as ⁨Betterton⁩
as ⁨Archie⁩
as ⁨Rudy Holt⁩
as ⁨Tom Griffin⁩
as ⁨Bollingsworth⁩
as ⁨Sir Robert Vansittart⁩
as ⁨Hugh Stratton⁩
as ⁨James Manning⁩
as ⁨Dr. Bird (Voice)⁩
as ⁨John Webster⁩
as ⁨John Dyke⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Batman Begins2005
as ⁨Carmine Falcone⁩
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004
as ⁨Dr. Mierzwiak⁩
The Grand Budapest Hotel2014
as ⁨Author⁩
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol2011
as ⁨IMF Secretary (uncredited)⁩
The Lone Ranger2013
as ⁨Cole⁩
Rush Hour1998
as ⁨Griffin⁩
Snowden2016
as ⁨Ewen MacAskill⁩
The Patriot2000
as ⁨Gen. Cornwallis⁩
as ⁨Friedrich Fromm⁩
as ⁨James Reid⁩
as ⁨Lenny Cole⁩
as ⁨Hugh Fennyman⁩
as ⁨Father Moore⁩
as ⁨Paul Emmett⁩
as ⁨President Lyndon B. Johnson⁩
as ⁨Arthur Edens⁩
as ⁨Appeal Prosecutor⁩
as ⁨Dr. Shep⁩
as ⁨Mr. Dashwood⁩
as ⁨Gerald Arthur Cooper⁩
as ⁨Pieter Van Ruijven⁩
as ⁨Graham Dashwood⁩
as ⁨Prof. Martin Collingwood⁩
as ⁨Sir Knolte of Marlborough⁩
as ⁨Sir Robert Beaumont⁩
as ⁨Stefan Gold⁩
as ⁨Howard Tully⁩
as ⁨Timothy McWinters⁩
as ⁨Howard⁩
as ⁨Lord Mansfield⁩
as ⁨Richard Rampton⁩
as ⁨Taxi Driver⁩
as ⁨William Lewis⁩
as ⁨Fr. Oliver⁩
as ⁨Dr. Knox⁩
as ⁨Dr. Chasuble⁩
as ⁨Reverdy Johnson⁩
as ⁨DI John Halden⁩
as ⁨Eddie⁩
as ⁨Matt Fowler⁩
as ⁨Stephen⁩
as ⁨Leslie⁩
as ⁨Fox (voice)⁩
as ⁨Alfie Stevenson⁩
as ⁨Paul Scherrer⁩
as ⁨Marquess of Queensberry⁩
as ⁨Prof. Loyen⁩
as ⁨Xavier⁩
as ⁨Orton Brown⁩
as ⁨Detective Carl Summer⁩
as ⁨Tuppy⁩
as ⁨Father Dunne⁩
as ⁨James Baker⁩
as ⁨The Fox (voice)⁩
as ⁨Father Matthew Thomas⁩
as ⁨Betterton⁩
as ⁨Archie⁩
as ⁨Rudy Holt⁩
as ⁨Tom Griffin⁩
as ⁨Bollingsworth⁩
as ⁨Sir Robert Vansittart⁩
as ⁨Hugh Stratton⁩
as ⁨James Manning⁩
as ⁨Dr. Bird (Voice)⁩
as ⁨John Webster⁩
as ⁨John Dyke⁩