Tom Wilkinson

Acting

February 5, 1948 – December 30, 2023 (died at 75)

Leeds, England, UK

Male

105 Movies

33 TV Shows

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).

RocknRolla

2008 7.0

as Lenny Cole

Age 60 (now 75)

Rush Hour

1998 7.1

as Griffin

Age 50 (now 75)

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

2005 6.6

as Father Moore

Age 57 (now 75)

The Lone Ranger

2013 6.1

as Cole

Age 65 (now 75)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004 8.1

as Dr. Mierzwiak

Age 56 (now 75)

Michael Clayton

2007 6.8

as Arthur Edens

Age 59 (now 75)

Selma

2014 7.4

as President Lyndon B. Johnson

Age 66 (now 75)

Batman Begins

2005 7.7

as Carmine Falcone

Age 57 (now 75)

Shakespeare in Love

1998 6.8

as Hugh Fennyman

Age 50 (now 75)

The Debt

2010 6.6

as Stefan Gold

Age 62 (now 75)

Snowden

2016 7.1

as Ewen MacAskill

Age 68 (now 75)

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2012 7.0

as Graham Dashwood

Age 64 (now 75)

Belle

2013 7.1

as Lord Mansfield

Age 65 (now 75)

In the Bedroom

2001 6.9

as Matt Fowler

Age 53 (now 75)

Girl with a Pearl Earring

2003 6.6

as Pieter Van Ruijven

Age 55 (now 75)

Valkyrie

2008 7.0

as Friedrich Fromm

Age 60 (now 75)

SAS: Red Notice

2021 5.8

as William Lewis

Age 73 (now 75)

Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

2021 6.9

as Dr. Bird (Voice)

Age 72 (now 75)

Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)

2018 6.3

as Leslie

Age 70 (now 75)

Burden

2018 6.1

as Tom Griffin

Age 70 (now 75)

The Catcher Was a Spy

2018 6.2

as Paul Scherrer

Age 70 (now 75)

The Happy Prince

2018 6.2

as Father Dunne

Age 70 (now 75)

The Titan

2018 5.3

as Prof. Martin Collingwood

Age 70 (now 75)

This Beautiful Fantastic

2016 7.1

as Alfie Stevenson

Age 68 (now 75)

Denial

2016 6.8

as Richard Rampton

Age 68 (now 75)

Snowden

2016 7.1

as Ewen MacAskill

Age 68 (now 75)

The Choice

2016 7.2

as Dr. Shep

Age 67 (now 75)

Jenny's Wedding

2015 5.6

as Eddie

Age 67 (now 75)

Little Boy

2015 7.2

as Fr. Oliver

Age 67 (now 75)

Bone in the Throat

2015

as Charlie

Age 67 (now 75)

Unfinished Business

2015 5.5

as Timothy McWinters

Age 67 (now 75)

Selma

2014 7.4

as President Lyndon B. Johnson

Age 66 (now 75)

Felony

2014 5.7

as Detective Carl Summer

Age 66 (now 75)

Good People

2014 5.5

as DI John Halden

Age 66 (now 75)

The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014 8.0

as Author

Age 66 (now 75)

The Lone Ranger

2013 6.1

as Cole

Age 65 (now 75)

Belle

2013 7.1

as Lord Mansfield

Age 65 (now 75)

The Samaritan

2012 5.5

as Xavier

Age 64 (now 75)

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2012 7.0

as Graham Dashwood

Age 64 (now 75)

WWII in 3D

2012 6.2

as Narrator (voice)

Age 63 (now 75)

Space Junk 3D

2012 5.9

as Narrator (voice)

Age 63 (now 75)

The Gruffalo's Child

2011 6.9

as The Fox (voice)

Age 63 (now 75)

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

2011 7.1

as IMF Secretary (uncredited)

Age 63 (now 75)

The Conspirator

2011 6.6

as Reverdy Johnson

Age 63 (now 75)

The Green Hornet

2011 5.6

as James Reid

Age 62 (now 75)

Burke & Hare

2010 6.1

as Dr. Knox

Age 62 (now 75)

Jackboots on Whitehall

2010 4.9

as Goebbels (voice)

Age 62 (now 75)

The Debt

2010 6.6

as Stefan Gold

Age 62 (now 75)

The Ghost Writer

2010 6.8

as Paul Emmett

Age 62 (now 75)

The Gruffalo

2009 7.4

as Fox (voice)

Age 61 (now 75)

44 Inch Chest

2009 5.5

as Archie

Age 61 (now 75)

Duplicity

2009 5.9

as Howard Tully

Age 61 (now 75)

Valkyrie

2008 7.0

as Friedrich Fromm

Age 60 (now 75)

A Number

2008 5.0

as Salter

Age 60 (now 75)

RocknRolla

2008 7.0

as Lenny Cole

Age 60 (now 75)

Recount

2008 6.8

as James Baker

Age 60 (now 75)

Cassandra's Dream

2007 6.3

as Howard

Age 59 (now 75)

Michael Clayton

2007 6.8

as Arthur Edens

Age 59 (now 75)

Dedication

2007 6.4

as Rudy Holt

Age 59 (now 75)

The Last Kiss

2006 6.1

as Stephen

Age 58 (now 75)

The Night of the White Pants

2006 6.0

as Max Hagan

Age 58 (now 75)

Ripley Under Ground

2005 5.6

as John Webster

Age 57 (now 75)

Separate Lies

2005 5.8

as James Manning

Age 57 (now 75)

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

2005 6.6

as Father Moore

Age 57 (now 75)

Batman Begins

2005 7.7

as Carmine Falcone

Age 57 (now 75)

Piccadilly Jim

2004 6.6

as Bingley Crocker

Age 56 (now 75)

A Good Woman

2004 6.3

as Tuppy

Age 56 (now 75)

Stage Beauty

2004 6.6

as Betterton

Age 56 (now 75)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004 8.1

as Dr. Mierzwiak

Age 56 (now 75)

If Only

2004 7.0

as Taxi Driver

Age 55 (now 75)

Girl with a Pearl Earring

2003 6.6

as Pieter Van Ruijven

Age 55 (now 75)

Normal

2003 6.7

as Roy 'Ruth' Applewood

Age 54 (now 75)

An Angel for May

2002 6.3

as Sam Wheeler

Age 54 (now 75)

Before You Go

2002 5.8

as Frank

Age 54 (now 75)

The Importance of Being Earnest

2002 6.8

as Dr. Chasuble

Age 54 (now 75)

The Gathering Storm

2002 6.7

as Sir Robert Vansittart

Age 54 (now 75)

In the Bedroom

2001 6.9

as Matt Fowler

Age 53 (now 75)

Black Knight

2001 5.5

as Sir Knolte of Marlborough

Age 53 (now 75)

Another Life

2001 5.7

as Mr. Carlton

Age 53 (now 75)

Chain of Fools

2001 5.8

as Bollingsworth

Age 53 (now 75)

Essex Boys

2000 5.7

as John Dyke

Age 52 (now 75)

The Patriot

2000 7.2

as Gen. Cornwallis

Age 52 (now 75)

Ride with the Devil

1999 6.3

as Orton Brown

Age 51 (now 75)

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

1999 6.2

as Brother Dutton

Age 51 (now 75)

Shakespeare in Love

1998 6.8

as Hugh Fennyman

Age 50 (now 75)

Jilting Joe

1998 8.0

as Wyatt

Age 50 (now 75)

Rush Hour

1998 7.1

as Griffin

Age 50 (now 75)

The Governess

1998 5.8

as Mr. Charles Cavendish

Age 50 (now 75)

Oscar and Lucinda

1997 6.4

as Hugh Stratton

Age 49 (now 75)

Cold Enough for Snow

1997 7.2

as Hugh Lloyd

Age 49 (now 75)

Wilde

1997 6.6

as Marquess of Queensberry

Age 49 (now 75)

The Full Monty

1997 7.0

as Gerald Arthur Cooper

Age 49 (now 75)

Smilla's Sense of Snow

1997 6.3

as Prof. Loyen

Age 49 (now 75)

The Ghost and the Darkness

1996 6.8

as Sir Robert Beaumont

Age 48 (now 75)

Crossing the Floor

1996 6.8

as David Hanratty

Age 48 (now 75)

Eskimo Day

1996 8.0

as Hugh

Age 48 (now 75)

Sense and Sensibility

1995 7.4

as Mr. Dashwood

Age 47 (now 75)

A Very Open Prison

1995 8.5

as David Hanratty

Age 47 (now 75)

Priest

1995 6.2

as Father Matthew Thomas

Age 47 (now 75)

Measure for Measure

1994 3.3

as Duke Vincentio

Age 46 (now 75)

A Business Affair

1994 4.8

as Bob

Age 46 (now 75)

All Things Bright and Beautiful

1994 8.0

as Father McAteer

Age 46 (now 75)

Prince of Jutland

1994 5.4

as Hardvendel

Age 46 (now 75)

In the Name of the Father

1993 7.9

as Appeal Prosecutor

Age 45 (now 75)

Resnick: Rough Treatment

1993

as DI Charlie Resnick

Age 45 (now 75)

Resnick: Lonely Hearts

1992

as DI Charlie Resnick

Age 44 (now 75)

Paper Mask

1990 5.7

as Dr. Thorn

Age 42 (now 75)

Sometime in August

1990 8.0

as Dr. Middleton

Age 42 (now 75)

First and Last

1989 7.0

as Stephen

Age 41 (now 75)

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

1988 7.1

as Silberbauer

Age 40 (now 75)

The Woman He Loved

1988 10.0

as Ernest Simpson

Age 40 (now 75)

Sylvia

1986 7.3

as Keith

Age 37 (now 75)

Wetherby

1985 6.0

as Roger Braithwaite

Age 37 (now 75)

Parker

1985 6.3

as Tom

Age 37 (now 75)

Sakharov

1984 7.5

Age 36 (now 75)

Sharma and Beyond

1984 7.0

as Vivian Archer

Age 36 (now 75)

Squaring the Circle

1984 5.0

as Rulewski

Age 36 (now 75)

Letting the Birds Go Free

1983

as Eddie

Age 35 (now 75)

The Shadow-Line

1976 6.4

as Ransome

Age 28 (now 75)

The Liar

as Trefusis

The Man Who Saved Paris

as Lester