Tom Wilkinson

For other people with the same name, see Thomas Wilkinson (disambiguation).

Tom Wilkinson OBE
Wilkinson at 2016 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson (1948-02-05) 5 February 1948 (age 75) Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England [1]
Alma mater	University of Kent Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1976–present
Spouse	Diana Hardcastle ​ (m. 1988)​
Children	2

Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson ^[2] OBE (born 5 February 1948) ^{[3] [4]} is a British actor of film, television, and stage. He has received various accolades throughout his career, including a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards.

For his role in comedy film The Full Monty (1997) he received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He's received two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Actor for In the Bedroom (2001) and the other for Best Supporting Actor for Michael Clayton (2007).

Some of his notable films include In the Name of the Father (1993), Sense and Sensibility (1995), The Full Monty (1997), 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 Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), Selma (2014), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Denial (2016).

In 2009, he won a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Film for playing Benjamin Franklin in the HBO limited series John Adams (2008).

Early life and education

Wilkinson was born on 5 February 1948 in Wharfedale, West Riding of Yorkshire, the son of Marjorie and Thomas Wilkinson, a farmer. ^{[5] [6]} At the age of 11, the family moved to Kitimat, British Columbia, in Canada, ^[7] where they lived for five years before returning to the United Kingdom and running a pub in Cornwall. ^{[8] [9]} Wilkinson graduated in English and American literature from the University of Kent at Canterbury, ^[8] while at university, Wilkinson became preoccupied with acting and directing with the University of Kent Drama Society (now called T24 Drama Society). After finishing his degree, Wilkinson then attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, graduating in 1973. ^[10]

Career

Wilkinson made his acting debut in 1976 and worked on several British television series, most notably the mini-series First Among Equals (1986). He first gained critical acclaim with his appearance as Mr Pecksniff, in the BBC's 1994 adaptation of Martin Chuzzlewit . Wilkinson made only the occasional film, including a brief appearance in 1995's Sense and Sensibility and a villain in The Ghost and the Darkness (1996). After becoming part of the ensemble cast of the comedy drama The Full Monty in 1997, a role which earned him a BAFTA, he began to take film roles more frequently, including supporting roles in Oscar and Lucinda , Wilde , Shakespeare in Love , and The Patriot . He also starred with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in the 1998 film Rush Hour , as the evil British Ambassador/Juntao.

His portrayal of Matt Fowler, in Todd Field's In the Bedroom , received international praise from critics. ^[11] For the role, he was named Best Actor of the Year by the New York Film Critics' Circle, and went on to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. That success was followed up by Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , Normal , The Exorcism of Emily Rose , Batman Begins , and Separate Lies. ^[12]

In 2007, Wilkinson played Arthur Edens, an attorney with bipolar disorder, in Michael Clayton and garnered much critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The same year, he played an uncle planning for murder in Woody Allen’s Cassandra's Dream , and played opposite Billy Crudup as children's book writing partners in Dedication .

In 2008, Wilkinson portrayed American polymath Benjamin Franklin in the HBO mini-series John Adams . In the HBO film, Recount , Wilkinson portrayed American political adviser and lawyer, James A. Baker, in Baker's capacity as Chief Counsel to George W. Bush during the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election, receiving an Emmy Award for the former and a nomination for the latter. He also received a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors' Guild Award nomination for his role in John Adams . He also portrayed Friedrich Fromm, Commander in Chief of the German Reserve Army, alongside Tom Cruise in the 2008 World War II thriller Valkyrie .

In 2010, Wilkinson starred in the horror comedy Burke and Hare , which was directed by John Landis. ^[13] He portrayed a covert CIA agent in Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer . He played another historical character, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., in the 2011 television miniseries The Kennedys , for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. ^[14] He and his wife portrayed husband and wife Joe and Rose Kennedy. Earlier that year, he appeared in The Green Hornet and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol .

In 2014, Wilkinson portrayed Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, in the historical drama film Selma . In 2016, he portrayed journalist Ewen MacAskill in Snowden and barrister Richard Rampton in Denial .

Personal life

Wilkinson lives in North London with his wife, actress Diana Hardcastle. ^{[15] [8]} They have two daughters together, Alice (born in 1989) and Molly (born in 1991). ^[16]

Honours

Wilkinson received a Doctor of Letters honorary degree from the University of Kent in July 2001. ^[17]

In the 2005 New Year Honours, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "for services to Drama". ^[18]

The 6 November 2017 issue of American web comic Girl Genius has an airship from the United Kingdom called "HMA Tom Wilkinson"

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	Smuga cienia	Chef Ransome	Wajda's adaptation of Joseph Conrad's The Shadow Line
1984	Parker	Tom
1985	Sylvia	Keith Henderson
	Wetherby	Roger Braithwaite
1990	Paper Mask	Dr Thorn
1993	In the Name of the Father	Grant Richardson
1994	Priest	Father Matthew Thomas
	A Business Affair	Bob
	Prince of Jutland	Hardvendel
1995	Sense and Sensibility	Mr Dashwood
1996	The Ghost and the Darkness	Robert Beaumont
1997	Smilla's Sense of Snow	Prof. Loyen
	The Full Monty	Gerald Cooper
	Wilde	Marquess of Queensberry
	Oscar and Lucinda	Hugh Stratton
1998	The Governess	Charles Cavendish
	Rush Hour	Thomas Griffin/Juntao
	Shakespeare in Love	Hugh Fennyman
1999	Ride with the Devil	Orton Brown
	Molokai: The Story of Father Damien	Brother Joseph Dutton
2000	Essex Boys	John Dyke
	The Patriot	General Lord Cornwallis
	Chain of Fools	Robert Bollingsworth
2001	In the Bedroom	Matt Fowler
	Another Life	Mr Carlton
	Black Knight	Sir Knolte of Malborough
2002	The Importance of Being Earnest	Dr. Frederick Chasuble
	Before You Go	Frank
2003	Girl with a Pearl Earring	Pieter Van Ruijven
2004	If Only	Taxi driver
	Piccadilly Jim	Bingley Crocker
	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind	Howard Mierzwiak
	Stage Beauty	Betterton
	A Good Woman	Tuppy
2005	Ripley Under Ground	John Webster
	Batman Begins	Carmine Falcone
	The Exorcism of Emily Rose	Father Moore
	Separate Lies	James Manning
2006	The Night of the White Pants	Max Hagan
	The Last Kiss	Stephen
2007	Dedication	Rudy Holt
	Cassandra's Dream	Howard
	Michael Clayton	Arthur Edens
2008	RocknRolla	Lenny Cole
	Valkyrie	Colonel General Friedrich Fromm
	Recount	James Baker
2009	Duplicity	Howard Tully
	44 Inch Chest	Archie
2010	The Ghost Writer	Paul Emmett
	Burke and Hare	Dr. Robert Knox
	Jackboots on Whitehall	Albert and Joseph Goebbels (voice)	aka Nazi Invasion: Team Europe
2011	The Green Hornet	James Reid
	The Conspirator	Reverdy Johnson
	The Debt	Stefan Gold
	Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol	IMF Secretary	Uncredited
2012	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	Sir Graham Dashwood
	Fury	Xavier	aka The Samaritan
2013	The Lone Ranger	Latham Cole
	Belle	Lord Mansfield
	Felony	Detective Carl Summer
2014	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Author
	Good People	DI John Halden
	Selma	President Lyndon B. Johnson
2015	Unfinished Business	Timothy McWinters
	Bone in the Throat	Charlie
	Little Boy	Fr Oliver
	Jenny's Wedding	Eddie
2016	The Choice	Dr. Shep
	Snowden	Ewen MacAskill
	Denial	Richard Rampton
	This Beautiful Fantastic	Alfie Stephenson
2018	The Catcher Was a Spy	Paul Scherrer
	Burden	Tom Griffin
	Dead in a Week or Your Money Back	Leslie	Netflix Original Film
	The Happy Prince	Fr Dunne
	The Titan	Professor Martin Collingwood
2021	SAS: Red Notice	William Lewis

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1979	Crime and Punishment	Cadet	Episode: "Part 1"
1983	Panorama	Czuma	Episode: "Two Weeks in Winter: How the Army Took Over Poland"
	Spyship	Martin Taylor	6-part BBC television miniseries
1984	Strangers and Brothers	George Passant	2 episodes
	Sharma and Beyond	Vivian	Television film
	Squaring the Circle	Rulewski	Television film
1985	A Pocket Full of Rye	Detective Inspector Neele	Television film
	Travelling Man	"Granny" Jackson	Episode: "On the Hook"
	Happy Families	Jack	Episode: "Cassie"
1986	First Among Equals	Raymond Gould	10-episode miniseries
1988	The Woman He Loved	Ernest Aldrich Simpson	Television film
	The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank	Silberbauer	Television film
	The Ruth Rendell Mysteries	Robert Hathall	3 episodes
1989	First and Last	Stephen	Television film
1990	Inspector Morse	Music Master Jake Normington	Episode: "The Infernal Serpent"
	TECX	Hugo Gillon	Episode: "The Wine Business"
	Counterstrike	Unknown	2 episodes
1990–1996	Screen Two	David Hanratty / Father McAteer / Dr. Middleton	4 episodes
1991	Parnell & the Englishwoman	Sir Charles Russell	Episode: "The Libel"
	Lovejoy	Ashley Wilkes	Episode: "One Born Every Minute"
	Prime Suspect	Peter Rawlins	2 episodes
1992	Underbelly	Paul Manning	Miniseries
	Resnick: Lonely Hearts	Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick	Television film
1993	Stay Lucky	Allon	Episode: "Gilding the Lily"
	Resnick: Rough Treatment	Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick	Television film
1994	The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries	Gerald Lacklander	Episode: "Scales of Justice"
	Shakespeare: The Animated Tales	Buckingham (voice)	Episode: "King Richard II"
	Performance	Duke Vincentio	Episode: "Measure for Measure"
	Martin Chuzzlewit	Seth Pecksniff	6-episode miniseries
1996	Eskimo Day	Hugh Lloyd	Television film
1997	Cold Enough for Snow	Hugh Lloyd	Television film
1999	David Copperfield	Narrator (Old David Copperfield)	Television film
2002	The Gathering Storm	Sir Robert Vansittart	Television film
	An Angel for May	Sam Wheeler	Television film
2003	Normal	Roy/Ruth Applewood	Television film
2008	John Adams	Benjamin Franklin	Miniseries
	Recount	James Baker	Television film
	A Number	Salter	Television film
2009	The Gruffalo	Fox (voice)	Television film
2011	The Kennedys	Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.	Miniseries
	The Gruffalo's Child [19]	Fox (voice)	Television film
2017	The Kennedys: After Camelot	Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.	Cameo; The Kennedys Sequel
2018	Watership Down	Threarah (voice)	Miniseries
2020	Belgravia	Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst	TV Series

Video games

Year	Film	Voice role	Notes
2005	Batman Begins	Carmine Falcone
2012	Sleeping Dogs [20]	Superintendent Thomas Pendrew

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
1994	British Academy Television Award	Best Actor	Martin Chuzzlewit	Nominated
1997	British Academy Film Award	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	The Full Monty	Won
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture		Won
	MTV Movie Award	Best Dance Sequence		Nominated
	British Academy Television Award	Best Actor	Cold Enough for Snow	Nominated
1998	British Academy Film Award	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Shakespeare in Love	Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture'		Won
2001	Academy Award	Best Actor	In the Bedroom	Nominated
	American Film Institute Award	Actor of the Year		Nominated
	British Academy Film Award	Best Actor in a Leading Role		Nominated
	Chicago Film Critics Association Award	Best Actor		Nominated
	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award	Best Actor		Nominated
	Independent Spirit Award	Best Male Lead		Won
	Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award	Best Actor		Nominated
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award	Best Actor		Nominated
	National Society of Film Critics Award	Best Actor		Nominated
	New York Film Critics Circle Award	Best Actor		Won
	New York Film Critics Online Award	Best Actor		Won
	Online Film Critics Society Award	Best Actor		Nominated
	Southeastern Film Critics Association Award	Best Actor		Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture		Nominated
		Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role		Nominated
	Sundance Film Festival Award	Special Jury Prize for Dramatic Acting (shared with Sissy Spacek)		Won
	Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award	Best Actor		Nominated
2003	Golden Globe Award	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Normal	Nominated
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie		Nominated
	Satellite Award	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film		Nominated
2005	London Film Critics' Circle Award	British Actor of the Year	Separate Lies	Nominated
2007	Academy Award	Best Supporting Actor	Michael Clayton	Nominated
	British Academy Film Award	Best Actor in a Supporting Role		Nominated
	Chicago Film Critics Association Award	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
	Golden Globe Award	Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture		Nominated
	London Film Critics' Circle Award	British Supporting Actor of the Year		Won
		British Actor of the Year		Nominated
	Online Film Critics Society Award	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
	Prism Award	Performance in a Feature Film		Nominated
	San Diego Film Critics Society Award	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture		Won
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role		Nominated
	St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
	Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
2008	Golden Globe Award	Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	John Adams	Won
	Monte-Carlo Television Festival Award	Outstanding Actor – Mini Series		Nominated
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie		Won
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie		Nominated
	Golden Globe Award	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Recount	Nominated
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie		Nominated
	Satellite Award	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film		Nominated
2009	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	A Number	Nominated
	San Diego Film Critics Society Award	Best Cast	44 Inch Chest	Won
2011	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie	The Kennedys	Nominated
	Monte-Carlo Television Festival Award	Mini-Series – Best Performance by an Actor		Nominated
2012	British Independent Film Award	Best Supporting Actor	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture		Nominated

References

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19. "The Gruffalo's Child". BBC One. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
20. Behind the Scenes: Voice-Over Talent (UK). 17 July 2012. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021 – via YouTube.

External links

• Tom Wilkinson at IMDb
• Tom Wilkinson at the BFI 's Screenonline