Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson (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).
Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson (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).
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Filmography (Movies)
SAS: Red Notice
Character:William Lewis
Release Date:11/08/2021
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
Character:Dr. Bird (Voice)
Release Date:12/01/2021
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
Character:Leslie
Release Date:12/09/2018
Burden
Character:Tom Griffin
Release Date:05/08/2018
The Catcher Was a Spy
Character:Paul Scherrer
Release Date:22/06/2018
The Happy Prince
Character:Father Dunne
Release Date:12/04/2018
The Titan
Character:Prof. Martin Collingwood
Release Date:30/03/2018
This Beautiful Fantastic
Character:Alfie Stevenson
Release Date:20/10/2016
Denial
Character:Richard Rampton
Release Date:30/09/2016
Snowden
Character:Ewen MacAskill
Release Date:15/09/2016
The Choice
Character:Dr. Shep
Release Date:04/02/2016
Jenny's Wedding
Character:Eddie
Release Date:31/07/2015
Little Boy
Character:Fr. Oliver
Release Date:23/04/2015
Bone in the Throat
Character:Charlie
Release Date:16/03/2015
Unfinished Business
Character:Timothy McWinters
Release Date:05/03/2015
Selma
Character:President Lyndon B. Johnson
Release Date:25/12/2014
Felony
Character:Detective Carl Summer
Release Date:28/08/2014
Good People
Character:DI John Halden
Release Date:12/08/2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Character:Author
Release Date:26/02/2014
The Lone Ranger
Character:Cole
Release Date:03/07/2013
Belle
Character:Lord Mansfield
Release Date:01/05/2013
The Samaritan
Character:Xavier
Release Date:02/03/2012
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Character:Graham Dashwood
Release Date:23/02/2012
WWII in 3D
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:24/01/2012
Space Junk 3D
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:14/01/2012
The Gruffalo's Child
Character:The Fox (voice)
Release Date:25/12/2011
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Character:IMF Secretary (uncredited)
Release Date:07/12/2011
The Conspirator
Character:Reverdy Johnson
Release Date:15/04/2011
The Green Hornet
Character:James Reid
Release Date:12/01/2011
Burke & Hare
Character:Dr. Knox
Release Date:29/10/2010
Jackboots on Whitehall
Character:Goebbels (voice)
Release Date:08/10/2010
The Debt
Character:Stefan Gold
Release Date:30/09/2010
The Ghost Writer
Character:Paul Emmett
Release Date:12/02/2010
The Gruffalo
Character:Fox (voice)
Release Date:25/12/2009
44 Inch Chest
Character:Archie
Release Date:08/10/2009
Duplicity
Character:Howard Tully
Release Date:18/03/2009
Valkyrie
Character:Friedrich Fromm
Release Date:25/12/2008
A Number
Character:Salter
Release Date:10/09/2008
RocknRolla
Character:Lenny Cole
Release Date:04/09/2008
Recount
Character:James Baker
Release Date:25/05/2008
Cassandra's Dream
Character:Howard
Release Date:31/10/2007
Michael Clayton
Character:Arthur Edens
Release Date:28/09/2007
Dedication
Character:Rudy Holt
Release Date:24/08/2007
The Last Kiss
Character:Stephen
Release Date:10/09/2006
The Night of the White Pants
Character:Max Hagan
Release Date:27/04/2006
Ripley Under Ground
Character:John Webster
Release Date:06/11/2005
Separate Lies
Character:James Manning
Release Date:16/09/2005
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Character:Father Moore
Release Date:09/09/2005
Batman Begins
Character:Carmine Falcone
Release Date:10/06/2005
Piccadilly Jim
Character:Bingley Crocker
Release Date:01/11/2004
A Good Woman
Character:Tuppy
Release Date:15/09/2004
Stage Beauty
Character:Betterton
Release Date:03/09/2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Character:Dr. Mierzwiak
Release Date:19/03/2004
If Only
Character:Taxi Driver
Release Date:23/01/2004
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Character:Pieter Van Ruijven
Release Date:12/12/2003
Normal
Character:Roy 'Ruth' Applewood
Release Date:21/01/2003
An Angel for May
Character:Sam Wheeler
Release Date:10/08/2002
Before You Go
Character:Frank
Release Date:20/06/2002
The Importance of Being Earnest
Character:Dr. Chasuble
Release Date:17/05/2002
The Gathering Storm
Character:Sir Robert Vansittart
Release Date:22/04/2002
In the Bedroom
Character:Matt Fowler
Release Date:23/11/2001
Black Knight
Character:Sir Knolte of Marlborough
Release Date:21/11/2001
Another Life
Character:Mr. Carlton
Release Date:15/06/2001
Chain of Fools
Character:Bollingsworth
Release Date:03/03/2001
Essex Boys
Character:John Dyke
Release Date:14/07/2000
The Patriot
Character:Gen. Cornwallis
Release Date:28/06/2000
Ride with the Devil
Character:Orton Brown
Release Date:24/11/1999
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Character:Brother Dutton
Release Date:17/03/1999
Shakespeare in Love
Character:Hugh Fennyman
Release Date:11/12/1998
Jilting Joe
Character:Wyatt
Release Date:16/10/1998
Rush Hour
Character:Griffin
Release Date:18/09/1998
The Governess
Character:Mr. Charles Cavendish
Release Date:31/07/1998
Oscar and Lucinda
Character:Hugh Stratton
Release Date:31/12/1997
Cold Enough for Snow
Character:Hugh Lloyd
Release Date:31/12/1997
Wilde
Character:Marquess of Queensberry
Release Date:01/09/1997
The Full Monty
Character:Gerald Arthur Cooper
Release Date:13/08/1997
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Character:Prof. Loyen
Release Date:28/02/1997
The Ghost and the Darkness
Character:Sir Robert Beaumont
Release Date:11/10/1996
Crossing the Floor
Character:David Hanratty
Release Date:05/10/1996
Eskimo Day
Character:Hugh
Release Date:04/04/1996
Sense and Sensibility
Character:Mr. Dashwood
Release Date:13/12/1995
A Very Open Prison
Character:David Hanratty
Release Date:09/12/1995
Priest
Character:Father Matthew Thomas
Release Date:24/03/1995
Measure for Measure
Character:Duke Vincentio
Release Date:05/11/1994
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Character:Father McAteer
Release Date:16/03/1994
A Business Affair
Character:Bob
Release Date:16/03/1994
Prince of Jutland
Character:Hardvendel
Release Date:23/02/1994
In the Name of the Father
Character:Appeal Prosecutor
Release Date:12/12/1993
Resnick: Rough Treatment
Character:DI Charlie Resnick
Release Date:25/07/1993
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
Character:DI Charlie Resnick
Release Date:31/03/1992
Paper Mask
Character:Dr. Thorn
Release Date:14/09/1990
Sometime in August
Character:Dr. Middleton
Release Date:25/02/1990
First and Last
Character:Stephen
Release Date:12/12/1989
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
Character:Silberbauer
Release Date:17/04/1988
The Woman He Loved
Character:Ernest Simpson
Release Date:03/04/1988
Sylvia
Character:Keith
Release Date:01/01/1986
Wetherby
Character:Roger Braithwaite
Release Date:19/06/1985
Parker
Character:Tom
Release Date:03/05/1985
Sakharov
Character:
Release Date:20/06/1984
Sharma and Beyond
Character:Vivian Archer
Release Date:24/05/1984
Squaring the Circle
Character:Rulewski
Release Date:23/05/1984
Letting the Birds Go Free
Character:Eddie
Release Date:25/09/1983
The Shadow-Line
Character:Ransome
Release Date:06/09/1976
Television Appearances
The Full Monty
Character:Gerald Arthur Cooper
Belgravia
Character:Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst
Watership Down
Character:Threarah (voice)
The Kennedys
Character:Joe Kennedy Sr.
John Adams
Character:Benjamin Franklin
An Angel For May
Character:
David Copperfield
Character:Narrator (voice)
Martin Chuzzlewit
Character:Seth Pecksniff
An Exchange of Fire
Character:President Slajek
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
Character:Gerald Lacklander
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Character:Buckingham (voice)
Performance
Character:Duke Vincentio
Prime Suspect
Character:Peter Rawlins
Counterstrike
Character:
TECX
Character:Hugo Gillon
Stay Lucky
Character:Allon
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Character:Robert Hathall
Inspector Morse
Character:Jake Normington
First Among Equals
Character:Raymond Gould
Lovejoy
Character:Ashley Wilkes
Happy Families
Character:Jack
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
Character:Detective Inspector Neele
Screen Two
Character:Dr. Middleton
Screen Two
Character:Father McAteer
Screen Two
Character:Home Secretary
Screen Two
Character:David Hanratty
Strangers and Brothers
Character:George Passant
Spyship
Character:Martin Taylor
Crime and Punishment
Character:Cadet
The Oscars
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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