Tom Wilkinson

Acting · Born 1948-02-05 in Leeds, England, UK

Biography

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…

Filmography

• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as Dr. Mierzwiak
• Batman Begins as Carmine Falcone
• Rush Hour as Griffin
• Valkyrie as Friedrich Fromm
• In the Bedroom as Matt Fowler
• The Patriot as Gen. Cornwallis
• Sense and Sensibility as Mr. Dashwood
• The Full Monty as Gerald Arthur Cooper
• The Gruffalo as Fox (voice)
• RocknRolla as Lenny Cole

TV

• Inspector Morse as Jake Normington
• John Adams as Benjamin Franklin
• Lovejoy as Ashley Wilkes
• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Robert Hathall
• Counterstrike
• Spyship as Martin Taylor
• The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries as Gerald Lacklander
• The Oscars as Self
• TECX as Hugo Gillon
• The Kennedys as Joe Kennedy Sr.