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Aliases: 汤姆·威尔金森 , 톰 윌킨슨 , Том Уилкинсон , تام ویلکینسون
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Leeds, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 72
TV Involvements: 21
Most Famous Work
Biography
Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson OBE (5 February 1948 – 30 December 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Wilkinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Batman Begins
(2005) Carmine 'The Roman' FalconeInspector Morse
(1987) Jake NormingtonMission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
(2011) IMF Secretary (uncredited)Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
(2004) Dr. MierzwiakThe Ruth Rendell Mysteries
(1987) Robert HathallThe Patriot
(2000) Gen. CornwallisPrime Suspect
(1991) Peter RawlinsJohn Adams
(2008) Benjamin FranklinActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2023 | Gerald Arthur Cooper | |
2021 | William Lewis | |
Dr. Bird (Voice) | ||
2020 | Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst | |
Tom Griffin | ||
2018 | Threarah (voice) | |
Leslie | ||
Paul Scherrer | ||
Father Dunne | ||
Prof. Martin Collingwood | ||
2016 | Alfie Stevenson | |
Richard Rampton | ||
Ewen MacAskill | ||
Dr. Shep | ||
2015 | Eddie | |
Fr. Oliver | ||
Charlie | ||
Timothy McWinters | ||
2014 | President Lyndon B. Johnson | |
Detective Carl Summer | ||
DI John Halden | ||
Author | ||
2013 | Self (archive footage) | |
Cole | ||
Lord Mansfield | ||
2012 | Xavier | |
Graham Dashwood | ||
Narrator (voice) | ||
Narrator | ||
2011 | The Fox (voice) | |
IMF Secretary (uncredited) | ||
Reverdy Johnson | ||
Joe Kennedy Sr. | ||
James Reid | ||
2010 | Dr. Knox | |
Goebbels (voice) | ||
Stefan Gold | ||
Paul Emmett | ||
2009 | Fox (voice) | |
Archie | ||
Howard Tully | ||
2008 | Friedrich Fromm | |
Salter | ||
Lenny Cole | ||
James Baker | ||
Benjamin Franklin | ||
2007 | Arthur Edens | |
Rudy Holt | ||
Howard | ||
2006 | Stephen | |
Max Hagan | ||
2005 | John Webster | |
James Manning | ||
Father Moore | ||
Carmine 'The Roman' Falcone | ||
2004 | Bingley Crocker | |
Tuppy | ||
Betterton | ||
Dr. Mierzwiak | ||
Taxi Driver | ||
2003 | Pieter Van Ruijven | |
Roy 'Ruth' Applewood | ||
2002 | Sam Wheeler | |
Frank | ||
Dr. Chasuble | ||
Sir Robert Vansittart | ||
N/A | ||
2001 | Matt Fowler | |
Sir Knolte of Marlborough | ||
Mr. Carlton | ||
Bollingsworth | ||
2000 | John Dyke | |
Gen. Cornwallis | ||
1999 | Narrator | |
Orton Brown | ||
Brother Dutton | ||
1998 | Hugh Fennyman | |
Wyatt | ||
Griffin / Juntao | ||
Mr. Charles Cavendish | ||
1997 | Hugh Stratton | |
Hugh Lloyd | ||
Marquess of Queensberry | ||
Gerald Arthur Cooper | ||
Prof. Loyen | ||
1996 | Sir Robert Beaumont | |
David Hanratty | ||
Hugh | ||
1995 | Mr. Dashwood | |
David Hanratty | ||
Father Matthew Thomas | ||
1994 | Seth Pecksniff | |
Duke Vincentio | ||
Bob | ||
Father McAteer | ||
Hardvendel | ||
1993 | Appeal Prosecutor | |
DI Charlie Resnick | ||
Gerald Lacklander | ||
1992 | Buckingham (voice) | |
DI Charlie Resnick | ||
1991 | Peter Rawlins | |
Duke Vincentio | ||
1990 | Dr. Thorn | |
N/A | ||
Hugo Gillon | ||
Dr. Middleton | ||
1989 | Stephen | |
N/A | ||
Jack | ||
1988 | Silberbauer | |
Ernest Simpson | ||
1987 | Robert Hathall | |
Jake Normington | ||
1986 | Raymond Gould | |
Ashley Wilkes | ||
Keith | ||
1985 | N/A | |
Roger Braithwaite | ||
Tom | ||
Detective Inspector Neele | ||
1984 | Detective Inspector Neele | |
N/A | ||
Rulewski | ||
1983 | Martin Taylor | |
Eddie | ||
1979 | Cadet | |
1976 | Ransome | |
1953 | Self | |
Self (archive footage) | ||
President Slajek | ||
Trefusis | ||
Lester | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |