
Acting
Born February 5, 1948 · Leeds, England, UK
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 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).

SAS: Red Notice
2021

Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
2021

Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)
2018

Burden
2018

The Catcher Was a Spy
2018

The Happy Prince
2018

The Titan
2018

This Beautiful Fantastic
2016

Denial
2016

Snowden
2016

The Choice
2016

Jenny's Wedding
2015

Little Boy
2015

Bone in the Throat
2015

Unfinished Business
2015

Selma
2014

Felony
2014

Good People
2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014

The Lone Ranger
2013

Belle
2013

The Samaritan
2012

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012

WWII in 3D
2012

Space Junk 3D
2012

The Gruffalo's Child
2011

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011

The Conspirator
2011

The Green Hornet
2011

Burke & Hare
2010

Jackboots on Whitehall
2010

The Debt
2010

The Ghost Writer
2010

The Gruffalo
2009

44 Inch Chest
2009

Duplicity
2009

Valkyrie
2008

A Number
2008

RocknRolla
2008

Recount
2008

Cassandra's Dream
2007

Michael Clayton
2007

Dedication
2007

The Last Kiss
2006

The Night of the White Pants
2006

Ripley Under Ground
2005

Separate Lies
2005

The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005

Batman Begins
2005

Piccadilly Jim
2004

A Good Woman
2004

Stage Beauty
2004

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004

If Only
2004

Girl with a Pearl Earring
2003

Normal
2003

An Angel for May
2002

Before You Go
2002

The Importance of Being Earnest
2002

The Gathering Storm
2002

In the Bedroom
2001

Black Knight
2001

Another Life
2001

Chain of Fools
2001

Essex Boys
2000

The Patriot
2000

Ride with the Devil
1999

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999

Shakespeare in Love
1998
Jilting Joe
1998

Rush Hour
1998

The Governess
1998

Oscar and Lucinda
1997

Cold Enough for Snow
1997

Wilde
1997

The Full Monty
1997

Smilla's Sense of Snow
1997

The Ghost and the Darkness
1996

Crossing the Floor
1996

Eskimo Day
1996

Sense and Sensibility
1995

A Very Open Prison
1995

Priest
1995

Measure for Measure
1994

All Things Bright and Beautiful
1994

A Business Affair
1994

Prince of Jutland
1994

In the Name of the Father
1993
Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993
Resnick: Lonely Hearts
1992

Paper Mask
1990

Sometime in August
1990

First and Last
1989

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
1988

The Woman He Loved
1988
Sylvia
1986

Wetherby
1985

Parker
1985

Sakharov
1984

Sharma and Beyond
1984

Squaring the Circle
1984

Letting the Birds Go Free
1983

The Shadow-Line
1976