David Wilmot (actor)

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David Wilmot
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present

David Wilmot is an Irish actor best known for his roles in Michael Collins (1996), I Went Down (1997), Intermission (2003), The Guard (2011) and Anna Karenina (2012).

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Career

Wilmot's theatre credits include Six Characters in Search of an Author at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, As You Like It with the Druid Theatre Company in Galway and Juno and the Paycock in London's West End. [1] He originated the role of Padraic in The Lieutenant of Inishmore at The Other Place in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2001, played it at the Barbican Centre in 2002, then joined the 2006 off-Broadway Atlantic Theater Company production, which later transferred to Broadway. He was nominated for the 2006 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play and won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor and the Theatre World Award for his performance.

Wilmot portrayed Dr. Ed Costello in 16 episodes of The Clinic on RTÉ. He was nominated for the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a TV Drama.

Wilmot's screen credits include Michael Collins (1996), I Went Down (1997), The Devil's Own (1997), The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1998), Intermission (2003), Laws of Attraction (2004), King Arthur (2004), Six Shooter (2006), The Guard (2011) and Gold (2014). He was named Best Supporting Actor in Film and nominated Best New Talent for Intermission at the 2003 Irish Film and Television Awards.

In 2009 and 2010, Wilmot appeared in seasons 3 and 4 of the Showtime series The Tudors as rebel captain Sir Ralph Ellerker. In January 2012, he appeared in Sky 1's version of Treasure Island starring Eddie Izzard. He also appeared in the docudrama Saving the Titanic as the ship's Chief Engineer Joseph Bell. [2] [3] Wilmot played a supporting role in the BBC One drama Ripper Street , as the cantankerous bearded Police Sergeant Donald Atherton. He similarly played police Captain Connor in 2018's TNT production of The Alienist . He played the character of Israel Hands in season 4 of Starz pirate series Black Sails .

Wilmot starred as a series regular as the corporate consultant Clark in the 2021 HBO Max TV series Station Eleven, an adaptation of the novel of the same name. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 The Field Boy at Dance
1996 Michael Collins Squad Youth #2
1997 The Devil's Own Dessie
I Went Down Anto
The Last Bus HomeBus Conductor
1998 The General Assassin
1999A Love DividedTed Nealan
2000 Rat Phelim Spratt
Flick Des Fitzpatrick
2003 Intermission Oscar
2004 Laws of Attraction Brendan
King Arthur Woad killed by Lancelot
2006StudsBubbles
Middletown Sammy
2007Waiting for DublinHeneghan
2008 Dorothy Colin Garrivan
2010All Good ChildrenJulian
Parked Peter
2011 The Guard Liam O'Leary
Eliot & Me Tom
2012 Shadow Dancer Kevin Mulville
Good Vibrations Eric
Anna Karenina Nikolai
2013The Food Guide to LovePadraig
2014 Calvary Father Leary
'71 Boyle
Gold Ray
2016 War on Everyone Pádraic Power
2017 Breathe Paddy
2018 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Portkey Tout
2019 Little Joe Karl
Calm with Horses Hector
Ordinary Love Peter
2022 The Wonder Seán Ryan
2023Lies We TellSilas
EmbersGary

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987Lapsed CatholicsFanTelevision film
1991 The Treaty NiallTelevision film
1993 The Bill Kevin RyanEpisode: "A Malicious Prosecution"
1997 The Tale of Sweeney Todd TomTelevision film
2002 Ultimate Force Fintan MaguireEpisode: "The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie"
Home for ChristmasDamien QuirkeTelevision film
2003–2004 The Clinic Dr. Ed Costello16 episodes
2009 Father & Son Detective Declan Henderson3 episodes
2009–2010 The Tudors Ralph Ellerker 5 episodes
2012 Saving the Titanic Joseph Bell Television film
Treasure Island William O'BrienTelevision film
Immaturity for CharityVariousTelevision film
2012–2016 Ripper Street Sgt. Donald Artherton25 episodes
2013 Vikings Olaf AndwendEpisode: "Rites of Passage"
2016 Murder Clyde HarrisEpisode: "The Big Bang"
2017 Black Sails Israel Hands 10 episodes
Vera Mal HinkinEpisode: "The Blanket Mire"
2018 The Alienist Captain Connor10 episodes
Genius José Ruiz y Blasco Episode: "Picasso: Chapter One"
Mother's DayArthurTelevision film
2019 Resistance Patrick Mahon4 episodes
The Crown Arthur Scargill Episode: "Imbroglio"
Rebellion Patrick Mahon2 episodes
2020 The Letter for the King Slupor5 episodes
Barkskins Hippolyte Bouchard 8 episodes
2021–2022 Station Eleven Clark Thompson10 episodes
2024 Bodkin Seamus Gallagher7 episodes
TBA House of Guinness TBAIn production

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References

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  2. "Saving the Titanic: The Remarkable Untold Story of the Men Who Tried to Save the Ship". PBS. March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. "Saving the Titanic: The Remarkable Untold Story of the Men Who Tried to Save the Ship". PRNewswire. 19 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  4. Petski, Denise (31 October 2019). "'David Wilmot Joins 'Station Eleven' HBO Max Limited Series". Deadline . Retrieved 5 November 2019.