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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SAS: Red Notice | William Lewis | 2021-08-11 |
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Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets | Dr. Bird (Voice) | 2021-01-12 |
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Burden | Tom Griffin | 2018-08-05 |
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The Happy Prince | Father Dunne | 2018-04-12 |
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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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Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) | Leslie | 2018-09-12 |
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The Choice | Dr. Shep | 2016-02-04 |
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Denial | Richard Rampton | 2016-09-30 |
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Snowden | Ewen MacAskill | 2016-09-15 |
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This Beautiful Fantastic | Alfie Stevenson | 2016-10-20 |
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Unfinished Business | Timothy McWinters | 2015-03-05 |
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Jenny's Wedding | Eddie | 2015-07-31 |
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Little Boy | Fr. Oliver | 2015-04-23 |
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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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Selma | President Lyndon B. Johnson | 2014-12-25 |
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The Grand Budapest Hotel | Author | 2014-02-26 |
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Good People | DI John Halden | 2014-08-12 |
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The Lone Ranger | Cole | 2013-07-03 |
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Belle | Lord Mansfield | 2013-05-01 |
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The Samaritan | Xavier | 2012-03-02 |
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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 Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Graham Dashwood | 2012-02-23 |
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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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The Green Hornet | James Reid | 2011-01-12 |
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The Conspirator | Reverdy Johnson | 2011-04-15 |
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The Debt | Stefan Gold | 2010-09-30 |
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Jackboots on Whitehall | Goebbels (voice) | 2010-10-08 |
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The Ghost Writer | Paul Emmett | 2010-02-12 |
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Burke & Hare | Dr. Knox | 2010-10-29 |
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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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Recount | James Baker | 2008-05-25 |
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A Number | Salter | 2008-09-10 |
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RocknRolla | Lenny Cole | 2008-09-04 |
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Cassandra's Dream | Howard | 2007-10-31 |
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Dedication | Rudy Holt | 2007-08-24 |
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Michael Clayton | Arthur Edens | 2007-09-28 |
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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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Separate Lies | James Manning | 2005-09-16 |
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Ripley Under Ground | John Webster | 2005-11-06 |
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Batman Begins | Carmine Falcone | 2005-06-10 |
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The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Father Moore | 2005-09-09 |
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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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Stage Beauty | Betterton | 2004-09-03 |
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Dr. Mierzwiak | 2004-03-19 |
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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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Another Life | Mr. Carlton | 2001-06-15 |
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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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Black Knight | Sir Knolte of Marlborough | 2001-11-21 |
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The Patriot | Gen. Cornwallis | 2000-06-28 |
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Essex Boys | John Dyke | 2000-07-14 |
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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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Jilting Joe | Wyatt | 1998-10-16 |
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The Governess | Mr. Charles Cavendish | 1998-07-31 |
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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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Wilde | Marquess of Queensberry | 1997-09-01 |
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The Full Monty | Gerald Arthur Cooper | 1997-08-13 |
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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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Eskimo Day | Hugh | 1996-04-04 |
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Crossing the Floor | David Hanratty | 1996-10-05 |
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The Ghost and the Darkness | Sir Robert Beaumont | 1996-10-11 |
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Priest | Father Matthew Thomas | 1995-03-24 |
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Sense and Sensibility | Mr. Dashwood | 1995-12-13 |
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A Very Open Prison | David Hanratty | 1995-12-09 |
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All Things Bright and Beautiful | Father McAteer | 1994-03-16 |
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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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Prince of Jutland | Hardvendel | 1994-02-23 |
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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 Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank | Silberbauer | 1988-04-17 |
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The Woman He Loved | Ernest Simpson | 1988-04-03 |
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Sylvia | Keith | 1986-01-01 |
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Wetherby | Roger Braithwaite | 1985-06-19 |
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Parker | Tom | 1985-05-03 |
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Squaring the Circle | Rulewski | 1984-05-23 |
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Sakharov | 1984-06-20 | |
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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 Man Who Saved Paris | Lester | |
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The Liar | Trefusis |
