Tom Wilkinson
| Tom Wilkinson | |
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 Wilkinson at the premiere for Duplicity in March 2009 |
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| Born | Thomas Jeffrey Wilkinson 12 December 1948 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse | Diana Hardcastle (1988-present) |
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Wilkinson, OBE (born 12 December 1948) is an English actor.
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Personal life
Wilkinson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, the son of Thomas Wilkinson, Sr., a farmer.[1][2] At the age of four, he moved with his family to Canada, where they lived for several years before returning to England and running a pub in Cornwall.[3] Wilkinson graduated from the University of Kent, where he was a member of T24 Drama Society (then named UKCD) and attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[4]
Wilkinson currently lives in London with his wife, actress Diana Hardcastle, and their two children, Alice, 21, and Mollie, 18.
Career
Wilkinson made his television debut in the mid-1970s 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. He made only the occasional film (including a brief appearance in 1995's Sense and Sensibility). After becoming part of the ensemble cast of the smash hit The Full Monty in 1997, a role which earned him a BAFTA, he began to take film roles more frequently, including supporting parts in Oscar and Lucinda, Wilde, Shakespeare in Love, and The Patriot.
His portrayal of the grief stricken father, Matt Fowler, in Todd Field's In the Bedroom, received international praise from critics.[5] 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.[6]
In 2007, Wilkinson played the manic depressive attorney Arthur Edens in Michael Clayton and garnered much critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He received a Doctor of Letters honorary degree from the University of Kent in July 2001.[7] In the New Year's Honours List published 31 December 2004, he was appointed an OBE for services to drama.
In 2008, Wilkinson portrayed American patriot Benjamin Franklin in the HBO mini-series John Adams. In the HBO movie, Recount, Wilkinson, with an uncanny resemblance, also portrayed American statesman and lawyer, James A. Baker, in Baker's capacity as Chief Counsel to George W. Bush during the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election controversy, 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. Wilkinson stars in the Horror comedy Burke and Hare, who is directed by John Landis.[8] His 2010 role as Harvard professor/ covert CIA high official in Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer was well noticed.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1976 | Smuga cienia | Ransome | |
| 1984 | Parker | Tom | |
| A Pocket Full of Rye | Detective Inspector Neele | TV adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel with Joan Hickson as Miss Marple | |
| 1985 | Sylvia | Keith Henderson | |
| Wetherby | Roger Braithwaite | ||
| 1986 | Sharma and Beyond | Vivian | |
| 1988 | The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank | Silberbauer | TV |
| 1989 | First and Last | Stephen | TV |
| 1990 | Paper Mask | Dr. Thorn | |
| 1991 | Prime Suspect | Peter Rawlins | TV |
| 1993 | In the Name of the Father | appeal prosecutor | |
| 1994 | Priest | Father Matthew Thomas | |
| Martin Chuzzlewit | Seth Pecksniff | TV Nominated - British Academy Television Award for Best Actor |
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| A Business Affair | Bob | ||
| Prince of Jutland | Hardvendel | ||
| 1995 | Sense and Sensibility | Mr. Dashwood | |
| 1996 | The Ghost and the Darkness | Robert Beaumont | |
| Eskimo Day | Hugh | ||
| 1997 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | Prof. Loyen | |
| The Full Monty | Gerald | BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
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| Wilde | Marquess of Queensberry | ||
| Oscar and Lucinda | Hugh Stratton | ||
| Cold Enough for Snow | Hugh Lloyd | TV Nominated - British Academy Television Award for Best Actor |
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| 1998 | The Governess | Mr. Charles Cavendish | |
| Rush Hour | Thomas Griffin (Juntao) | ||
| Shakespeare in Love | Hugh Fennyman | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
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| 1999 | Ride with the Devil | Orton Brown | |
| Molokai: The Story of Father Damien | Brother Joseph Dutton | ||
| 2000 | Essex Boys | John Dyke | |
| The Patriot | General Charles Lord Cornwallis | ||
| Chain of Fools | Robert Bollingsworth | ||
| 2001 | In the Bedroom | Matt Fowler | Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated - Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - Motion Picture Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| Another Life | Mr. Carlton | ||
| Black Knight | Sir Knolte of Malborough | ||
| 2002 | The Gathering Storm | Sir Robert Vansittart | TV |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Dr. Frederick Chasuble | ||
| 2003 | Normal | Roy Applewood | Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie |
| Girl with a Pearl Earring | Pieter Van Ruijven | ||
| 2004 | If Only | taxi driver | |
| Piccadilly Jim | Bingley Crocker | ||
| Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Dr. Howard Mierzwiak | ||
| Stage Beauty | Betterton | ||
| A Good Woman | Tuppy | ||
| 2005 | Ripley Under Ground | John Webster | |
| Batman Begins | Carmine Falcone | ||
| The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Father Moore | ||
| Separate Lies | James Manning | ||
| 2006 | The Night of the White Pants | Max Hagan | |
| The Last Kiss | Stephen | ||
| 2007 | Dedication | Rudy Holt | |
| Cassandra's Dream | Howard | ||
| Michael Clayton | Arthur Edens | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture |
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| 2008 | John Adams | Benjamin Franklin | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a Movie Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie |
| Recount | James Baker | Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie |
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| RocknRolla | Lenny Cole | ||
| Valkyrie | Friedrich Fromm | ||
| 2009 | Duplicity | Howard Tully | |
| 44 Inch Chest | Archie | completed | |
| The Gruffalo | Fox (voice) | ||
| Jackboots on Whitehall | Goebbels (voice) | post-production | |
| 2010 | The Ghost Writer | Paul Emmett | |
| The Debt | TBA | post-production | |
| The Conspirator | Reverdy Johnson | filming | |
| Burke and Hare | Dr. Robert Knox | filming | |
| 2011 | The Green Hornet | James Reid | filming |
References
- ↑ Tom Wilkinson Biography. Tiscali.co.uk.
- ↑ Tom Wilkinson biography. Yahoo! Movies.
- ↑ Riding, Alan (10 March 2002). "Oscar Films/View From Abroad; The Actor Next Door Quietly Savors His New Fame". query.nytimes.com. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9907E6DC1430F933A25750C0A9649C8B63. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ↑ "Newsmakers". news.bbc.co.uk. 15 February 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/in_depth/uk/2000/newsmakers/1822481.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- ↑ In the Bedroom at Meta Critic
- ↑ Official Casting for John Landis' 'Burke & Hare' Comedy
- ↑ http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/hongrads/honorary-grad00.html
- ↑ Fisher, Serkis, Wilkinson in 'Burke and Hare'
External links
- Tom Wilkinson at the Internet Movie Database
- Tom Wilkinson at the British Film Institute's Screenonline
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