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]
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.
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]
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wilkinson, other, people, with, same, name, thomas, wilkinson, disambiguation, thomas, geoffrey, wilkinson, born, february, 1948, british, actor, film, television, stage, received, various, accolades, throughout, career, including, bafta, award, golden, globe,. For other people with the same name see Thomas Wilkinson disambiguation 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 Tom WilkinsonOBEWilkinson at 2016 Toronto International Film FestivalBornThomas Geoffrey Wilkinson 1948 02 05 5 February 1948 age 75 Wharfedale Yorkshire England 1 Alma materUniversity of KentRoyal Academy of Dramatic ArtOccupationActorYears active1976 presentSpouseDiana Hardcastle m 1988 wbr Children2For 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 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Honours 5 Filmography 5 1 Film 5 2 Television 5 3 Video games 6 Awards and nominations 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and education EditWilkinson 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 EditWilkinson 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 EditWilkinson 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 EditWilkinson 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 EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes1976 Smuga cienia Chef Ransome Wajda s adaptation of Joseph Conrad s The Shadow Line1984 Parker Tom1985 Sylvia Keith HendersonWetherby Roger Braithwaite1990 Paper Mask Dr Thorn1993 In the Name of the Father Grant Richardson1994 Priest Father Matthew ThomasA Business Affair BobPrince of Jutland Hardvendel1995 Sense and Sensibility Mr Dashwood1996 The Ghost and the Darkness Robert Beaumont1997 Smilla s Sense of Snow Prof LoyenThe Full Monty Gerald CooperWilde Marquess of QueensberryOscar and Lucinda Hugh Stratton1998 The Governess Charles CavendishRush Hour Thomas Griffin JuntaoShakespeare in Love Hugh Fennyman1999 Ride with the Devil Orton BrownMolokai The Story of Father Damien Brother Joseph Dutton2000 Essex Boys John DykeThe Patriot General Lord CornwallisChain of Fools Robert Bollingsworth2001 In the Bedroom Matt FowlerAnother Life Mr CarltonBlack Knight Sir Knolte of Malborough2002 The Importance of Being Earnest Dr Frederick ChasubleBefore You Go Frank2003 Girl with a Pearl Earring Pieter Van Ruijven2004 If Only Taxi driverPiccadilly Jim Bingley CrockerEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Howard MierzwiakStage Beauty BettertonA Good Woman Tuppy2005 Ripley Under Ground John WebsterBatman Begins Carmine FalconeThe Exorcism of Emily Rose Father MooreSeparate Lies James Manning2006 The Night of the White Pants Max HaganThe Last Kiss Stephen2007 Dedication Rudy HoltCassandra s Dream HowardMichael Clayton Arthur Edens2008 RocknRolla Lenny ColeValkyrie Colonel General Friedrich FrommRecount James Baker2009 Duplicity Howard Tully44 Inch Chest Archie2010 The Ghost Writer Paul EmmettBurke and Hare Dr Robert KnoxJackboots on Whitehall Albert and Joseph Goebbels voice aka Nazi Invasion Team Europe2011 The Green Hornet James ReidThe Conspirator Reverdy JohnsonThe Debt Stefan GoldMission Impossible Ghost Protocol IMF Secretary Uncredited2012 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Sir Graham DashwoodFury Xavier aka The Samaritan2013 The Lone Ranger Latham ColeBelle Lord MansfieldFelony Detective Carl Summer2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel AuthorGood People DI John HaldenSelma President Lyndon B Johnson2015 Unfinished Business Timothy McWintersBone in the Throat CharlieLittle Boy Fr OliverJenny s Wedding Eddie2016 The Choice Dr ShepSnowden Ewen MacAskillDenial Richard RamptonThis Beautiful Fantastic Alfie Stephenson2018 The Catcher Was a Spy Paul ScherrerBurden Tom GriffinDead in a Week or Your Money Back Leslie Netflix Original FilmThe Happy Prince Fr DunneThe Titan Professor Martin Collingwood2021 SAS Red Notice William LewisTelevision Edit Year Film Role Notes1979 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 miniseries1984 Strangers and Brothers George Passant 2 episodesSharma and Beyond Vivian Television filmSquaring the Circle Rulewski Television film1985 A Pocket Full of Rye Detective Inspector Neele Television filmTravelling Man Granny Jackson Episode On the Hook Happy Families Jack Episode Cassie 1986 First Among Equals Raymond Gould 10 episode miniseries1988 The Woman He Loved Ernest Aldrich Simpson Television filmThe Attic The Hiding of Anne Frank Silberbauer Television filmThe Ruth Rendell Mysteries Robert Hathall 3 episodes1989 First and Last Stephen Television film1990 Inspector Morse Music Master Jake Normington Episode The Infernal Serpent TECX Hugo Gillon Episode The Wine Business Counterstrike Unknown 2 episodes1990 1996 Screen Two David Hanratty Father McAteer Dr Middleton 4 episodes1991 Parnell amp the Englishwoman Sir Charles Russell Episode The Libel Lovejoy Ashley Wilkes Episode One Born Every Minute Prime Suspect Peter Rawlins 2 episodes1992 Underbelly Paul Manning MiniseriesResnick Lonely Hearts Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick Television film1993 Stay Lucky Allon Episode Gilding the Lily Resnick Rough Treatment Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick Television film1994 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 miniseries1996 Eskimo Day Hugh Lloyd Television film1997 Cold Enough for Snow Hugh Lloyd Television film1999 David Copperfield Narrator Old David Copperfield Television film2002 The Gathering Storm Sir Robert Vansittart Television filmAn Angel for May Sam Wheeler Television film2003 Normal Roy Ruth Applewood Television film2008 John Adams Benjamin Franklin MiniseriesRecount James Baker Television filmA Number Salter Television film2009 The Gruffalo Fox voice Television film2011 The Kennedys Joseph P Kennedy Sr MiniseriesThe Gruffalo s Child 19 Fox voice Television film2017 The Kennedys After Camelot Joseph P Kennedy Sr Cameo The Kennedys Sequel2018 Watership Down Threarah voice Miniseries2020 Belgravia Peregrine Earl of Brockenhurst TV seriesVideo games Edit Year Film Voice role Notes2005 Batman Begins Carmine Falcone2012 Sleeping Dogs 20 Superintendent Thomas PendrewAwards and nominations EditYear Award Category Nominated work Result1994 British Academy Television Award Best Actor Martin Chuzzlewit Nominated1997 British Academy Film Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Full Monty WonScreen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture WonMTV Movie Award Best Dance Sequence NominatedBritish Academy Television Award Best Actor Cold Enough for Snow Nominated1998 British Academy Film Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role Shakespeare in Love NominatedScreen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Won2001 Academy Award Best Actor In the Bedroom NominatedAmerican Film Institute Award Actor of the Year NominatedBritish Academy Film Award Best Actor in a Leading Role NominatedChicago Film Critics Association Award Best Actor NominatedDallas Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award Best Actor NominatedIndependent Spirit Award Best Male Lead WonLas Vegas Film Critics Society Award Best Actor NominatedLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Actor NominatedNational Society of Film Critics Award Best Actor NominatedNew York Film Critics Circle Award Best Actor WonNew York Film Critics Online Award Best Actor WonOnline Film Critics Society Award Best Actor NominatedSoutheastern Film Critics Association Award Best Actor NominatedScreen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture NominatedOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role NominatedSundance Film Festival Award Special Jury Prize for Dramatic Acting shared with Sissy Spacek WonVancouver Film Critics Circle Award Best Actor Nominated2003 Golden Globe Award Best Actor Miniseries or Television Film Normal NominatedPrimetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie NominatedSatellite Award Best Actor Miniseries or Television Film Nominated2005 London Film Critics Circle Award British Actor of the Year Separate Lies Nominated2007 Academy Award Best Supporting Actor Michael Clayton NominatedBritish Academy Film Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role NominatedChicago Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actor NominatedDallas Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actor NominatedGolden Globe Award Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture NominatedLondon Film Critics Circle Award British Supporting Actor of the Year WonBritish Actor of the Year NominatedOnline Film Critics Society Award Best Supporting Actor NominatedPrism Award Performance in a Feature Film NominatedSan Diego Film Critics Society Award Best Supporting Actor NominatedBest Supporting Actor Motion Picture WonScreen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role NominatedSt Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actor NominatedVancouver Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actor Nominated2008 Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actor Series Miniseries or Television Film John Adams WonMonte Carlo Television Festival Award Outstanding Actor Mini Series NominatedPrimetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie WonScreen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie NominatedGolden Globe Award Best Actor Miniseries or Television Film Recount NominatedPrimetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie NominatedSatellite Award Best Actor Miniseries or Television Film Nominated2009 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie A Number NominatedSan Diego Film Critics Society Award Best Cast 44 Inch Chest Won2011 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie The Kennedys NominatedMonte Carlo Television Festival Award Mini Series Best Performance by an Actor Nominated2012 British Independent Film Award Best Supporting Actor The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel NominatedScreen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture NominatedReferences Edit Person Details for Thomas G Wilkinson England and Wales Birth Registration Index 1837 2008 FamilySearch org FamilySearch Honorary graduates 2000 09 University of Kent 2010 Archived from the original on 6 October 2013 Retrieved 7 October 2010 Brown Mark 22 February 2008 The thing you can t fake is that he has a moral authority he brings a sense of gravity detail and intelligence The Guardian Retrieved 7 October 2010 Born January March 1948 according to the Births Marriages amp Deaths Index of England amp Wales 1916 2005 at ancestry com Tom Wilkinson Biography Archived 5 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Tiscali co uk Tom Wilkinson biography Yahoo Movies Jackson Alan 23 February 2008 I didn t get where I am today without The Times a b c Moss Stephen 5 April 2011 Tom Wilkinson down with the big boys The Guardian Retrieved 27 September 2017 Riding Alan 10 March 2002 Oscar Films View From Abroad The Actor Next Door Quietly Savors His New Fame The New York Times Retrieved 24 July 2008 Tom Wilkinson Acting up In the Bedroom BBC News 15 February 2002 Retrieved 24 July 2008 In the Bedroom at Meta Critic Metacritic com 23 November 2001 Retrieved 21 November 2010 Official Casting for John Landis Burke amp Hare Comedy Bloody disgusting com 22 January 2010 Retrieved 21 November 2010 Fisher Serkis Wilkinson in Burke and Hare Heatvisionblog com Retrieved 21 November 2010 2011 Emmy Nominations List 63rd Primetime Emmy Nominations Announced Archived 7 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Huffington Post 14 July 2011 Accessed 15 July 2011 Poole Oliver 13 February 2002 New stardom for steel city stripper The Telegraph Retrieved 27 September 2017 Nominado a Mejor Actor de Reparto por Michael Clayton Hola 29 January 2008 Retrieved 13 July 2019 2 mins ago Honorary graduates 2000 09 About Kent University of Kent Kent ac uk Archived from the original on 6 October 2013 Retrieved 21 November 2010 No 57509 The London Gazette Supplement 31 December 2004 p 13 The Gruffalo s Child BBC One Retrieved 10 December 2011 Behind the Scenes Voice Over Talent UK 17 July 2012 Archived from the original on 7 November 2021 via YouTube External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tom Wilkinson Tom Wilkinson at IMDb Tom Wilkinson at the BFI s Screenonline Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Wilkinson amp oldid 1150398190, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
