1948-02-05 Leeds, England, UK
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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Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets | Dr. Bird (Voice) | 2021-01-12 |
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SAS: Red Notice | William Lewis | 2021-08-11 |
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The Happy Prince | Father Dunne | 2018-04-12 |
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Burden | Tom Griffin | 2018-08-05 |
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Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) | Leslie | 2018-09-12 |
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The Titan | Prof. Martin Collingwood | 2018-03-30 |
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The Catcher Was a Spy | Paul Scherrer | 2018-06-22 |
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Snowden | Ewen MacAskill | 2016-09-15 |
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The Choice | Dr. Shep | 2016-02-04 |
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This Beautiful Fantastic | Alfie Stevenson | 2016-10-20 |
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Denial | Richard Rampton | 2016-09-30 |
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Little Boy | Fr. Oliver | 2015-04-23 |
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Jenny's Wedding | Eddie | 2015-07-31 |
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Unfinished Business | Timothy McWinters | 2015-03-05 |
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Bone in the Throat | Charlie | 2015-03-16 |
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Felony | Detective Carl Summer | 2014-08-28 |
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The Grand Budapest Hotel | Author | 2014-02-26 |
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Selma | President Lyndon B. Johnson | 2014-12-25 |
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Good People | DI John Halden | 2014-08-12 |
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Belle | Lord Mansfield | 2013-05-01 |
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The Lone Ranger | Cole | 2013-07-03 |
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The Samaritan | Xavier | 2012-03-02 |
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Graham Dashwood | 2012-02-23 |
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Space Junk 3D | Narrator (voice) | 2012-01-14 |
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WWII in 3D | Narrator (voice) | 2012-01-24 |
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The Green Hornet | James Reid | 2011-01-12 |
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The Conspirator | Reverdy Johnson | 2011-04-15 |
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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | IMF Secretary (uncredited) | 2011-12-07 |
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The Gruffalo's Child | The Fox (voice) | 2011-12-25 |
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Jackboots on Whitehall | Goebbels (voice) | 2010-10-08 |
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Burke & Hare | Dr. Knox | 2010-10-29 |
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The Debt | Stefan Gold | 2010-09-30 |
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The Ghost Writer | Paul Emmett | 2010-02-12 |
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Duplicity | Howard Tully | 2009-03-18 |
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The Gruffalo | Fox (voice) | 2009-12-25 |
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44 Inch Chest | Archie | 2009-10-08 |
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Valkyrie | Friedrich Fromm | 2008-12-25 |
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A Number | Salter | 2008-09-10 |
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RocknRolla | Lenny Cole | 2008-09-04 |
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Recount | James Baker | 2008-05-25 |
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Michael Clayton | Arthur Edens | 2007-09-28 |
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Cassandra's Dream | Howard | 2007-10-31 |
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Dedication | Rudy Holt | 2007-08-24 |
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The Last Kiss | Stephen | 2006-09-10 |
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The Night of the White Pants | Max Hagan | 2006-04-27 |
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Ripley Under Ground | John Webster | 2005-11-06 |
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The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Father Moore | 2005-09-09 |
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Separate Lies | James Manning | 2005-09-16 |
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Batman Begins | Carmine Falcone | 2005-06-10 |
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A Good Woman | Tuppy | 2004-09-15 |
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Piccadilly Jim | Bingley Crocker | 2004-11-01 |
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Dr. Mierzwiak | 2004-03-19 |
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Stage Beauty | Betterton | 2004-09-03 |
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If Only | Taxi Driver | 2004-01-23 |
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Girl with a Pearl Earring | Pieter Van Ruijven | 2003-12-12 |
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Normal | Roy 'Ruth' Applewood | 2003-01-21 |
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Before You Go | Frank | 2002-06-20 |
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The Importance of Being Earnest | Dr. Chasuble | 2002-05-17 |
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An Angel for May | Sam Wheeler | 2002-08-10 |
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The Gathering Storm | Sir Robert Vansittart | 2002-04-22 |
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Black Knight | Sir Knolte of Marlborough | 2001-11-21 |
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In the Bedroom | Matt Fowler | 2001-11-23 |
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Chain of Fools | Bollingsworth | 2001-03-03 |
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Another Life | Mr. Carlton | 2001-06-15 |
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Essex Boys | John Dyke | 2000-07-14 |
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The Patriot | Gen. Cornwallis | 2000-06-28 |
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Ride with the Devil | Orton Brown | 1999-11-24 |
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Molokai: The Story of Father Damien | Brother Dutton | 1999-03-17 |
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Rush Hour | Griffin | 1998-09-18 |
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Shakespeare in Love | Hugh Fennyman | 1998-12-11 |
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The Governess | Mr. Charles Cavendish | 1998-07-31 |
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Jilting Joe | Wyatt | 1998-10-16 |
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Wilde | Marquess of Queensberry | 1997-09-01 |
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Cold Enough for Snow | Hugh Lloyd | 1997-12-31 |
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Oscar and Lucinda | Hugh Stratton | 1997-12-31 |
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Smilla's Sense of Snow | Prof. Loyen | 1997-02-28 |
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The Full Monty | Gerald Arthur Cooper | 1997-08-13 |
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The Ghost and the Darkness | Sir Robert Beaumont | 1996-10-11 |
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Crossing the Floor | David Hanratty | 1996-10-05 |
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Eskimo Day | Hugh | 1996-04-04 |
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Priest | Father Matthew Thomas | 1995-03-24 |
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A Very Open Prison | David Hanratty | 1995-12-09 |
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Sense and Sensibility | Mr. Dashwood | 1995-12-13 |
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All Things Bright and Beautiful | Father McAteer | 1994-03-16 |
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Prince of Jutland | Hardvendel | 1994-02-23 |
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Measure for Measure | Duke Vincentio | 1994-11-05 |
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A Business Affair | Bob | 1994-03-16 |
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In the Name of the Father | Appeal Prosecutor | 1993-12-12 |
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Resnick: Rough Treatment | DI Charlie Resnick | 1993-07-25 |
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Resnick: Lonely Hearts | DI Charlie Resnick | 1992-03-31 |
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Sometime in August | Dr. Middleton | 1990-02-25 |
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Paper Mask | Dr. Thorn | 1990-09-14 |
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First and Last | Stephen | 1989-12-12 |
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The Woman He Loved | Ernest Simpson | 1988-04-03 |
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The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank | Silberbauer | 1988-04-17 |
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Sylvia | Keith | 1986-01-01 |
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Parker | Tom | 1985-05-03 |
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Wetherby | Roger Braithwaite | 1985-06-19 |
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Sharma and Beyond | Vivian Archer | 1984-05-24 |
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Sakharov | 1984-06-20 | |
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Squaring the Circle | Rulewski | 1984-05-23 |
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Letting the Birds Go Free | Eddie | 1983-09-25 |
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Smuga cienia | Ransome | 1976-09-06 |
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The Liar | Trefusis | |
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The Man Who Saved Paris | Lester |
