Tom Wilkinson

78 years old 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).

Recent movies

# Name Character Rating
1 SAS: Red Notice (2021) William Lewis 6.4
2 Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (2021) Dr. Bird (Voice) -
3 Burden (2018) Tom Griffin -
4 The Happy Prince (2018) Father Dunne 5.3
5 Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) (2018) Leslie 8.5
6 The Catcher Was a Spy (2018) Paul Scherrer 5
7 The Titan (2018) Prof. Martin Collingwood 6
8 The Choice (2016) Dr. Shep 7.2
9 Snowden (2016) Ewen MacAskill 7.6
10 Denial (2016) Richard Rampton 6.8
11 This Beautiful Fantastic (2016) Alfie Stevenson 7
12 Bone in the Throat (2015) Charlie -
13 Jenny's Wedding (2015) Eddie 6.5
14 Little Boy (2015) Fr. Oliver 6.8
15 Unfinished Business (2015) Timothy McWinters 6.3
16 Selma (2014)
Oscars 2015 		President Lyndon B. Johnson 7.4
17 Good People (2014) DI John Halden 5.8
18 Felony (2014) Detective Carl Summer 6.3
19 The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Author 8.1
20 The Lone Ranger (2013)
Oscars 2014 		Cole 6.5
21 Belle (2013) Lord Mansfield 8
22 The Samaritan (2012) Xavier 6.3
23 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) Graham Dashwood 7.2
24 The Gruffalo's Child (2011) The Fox (voice) 7.2
25 The Conspirator (2011) Reverdy Johnson 6.6
26 The Green Hornet (2011) James Reid 5.8
27 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) IMF Secretary (uncredited) 7.4
28 Jackboots on Whitehall (2010) Goebbels (voice) -
29 The Ghost Writer (2010) Paul Emmett 6.5
30 Burke & Hare (2010) Dr. Knox 6.1
31 The Debt (2010) Stefan Gold 7.1
32 Duplicity (2009) Howard Tully 6
33 44 Inch Chest (2009) Archie 5.8
34 The Gruffalo (2009)
Oscars 2011 		Fox (voice) 6.6
35 Recount (2008) James Baker 6
36 Valkyrie (2008) Friedrich Fromm 7.3
37 RocknRolla (2008) Lenny Cole 7.4
38 Dedication (2007) Rudy Holt 7
39 Michael Clayton (2007)
Oscars 2008 		Arthur Edens 7.1
40 Cassandra's Dream (2007) Howard 6.1
41 The Last Kiss (2006) Stephen 6.2
42 The Night of the White Pants (2006) Max Hagan -
43 Separate Lies (2005) James Manning -
44 Batman Begins (2005)
Oscars 2006 		Carmine Falcone 8.1
45 The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) Father Moore 6.6
46 Ripley Under Ground (2005) John Webster -
47 Piccadilly Jim (2004) Bingley Crocker 6
48 A Good Woman (2004) Tuppy 6
49 If Only (2004) Taxi Driver 7.7
50 Stage Beauty (2004) Betterton 8
51 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Oscars 2005 		Dr. Mierzwiak 8.3
52 Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
Oscars 2004 		Pieter Van Ruijven 6.7
53 Normal (2003) Roy 'Ruth' Applewood -
54 The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) Dr. Chasuble 6.3
55 The Gathering Storm (2002) Sir Robert Vansittart 10
56 An Angel for May (2002) Sam Wheeler -
57 Chain of Fools (2001) Bollingsworth 8
58 Black Knight (2001) Sir Knolte of Marlborough 5.2
59 In the Bedroom (2001)
Oscars 2002 		Matt Fowler 7.8
60 The Patriot (2000)
Oscars 2001 		Gen. Cornwallis 7
61 Essex Boys (2000) John Dyke 8
62 Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999) Brother Dutton -
63 Ride with the Devil (1999) Orton Brown 5
64 Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Oscars 1999 		Hugh Fennyman 6.8
65 The Governess (1998) Mr. Charles Cavendish -
66 Rush Hour (1998) Griffin 7.3
67 Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
Oscars 1998 		Hugh Stratton -
68 Wilde (1997) Marquess of Queensberry 5.5
69 Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) Prof. Loyen 6.3
70 The Full Monty (1997)
Oscars 1998 		Gerald Arthur Cooper 6.8
71 The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) Sir Robert Beaumont 7.5
72 Priest (1995) Father Matthew Thomas 1.5
73 Sense and Sensibility (1995) Mr. Dashwood 7.2
74 Prince of Jutland (1994) Hardvendel 4
75 A Business Affair (1994) Bob 5
76 In the Name of the Father (1993) Appeal Prosecutor 8
77 Wetherby (1985) Roger Braithwaite 3