Tom Wilkinson
Template:Short description {{#invoke:Other people|otherPeople}} Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox person Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson Template:Post-nominals (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).
Early life and educationEdit
Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson<ref name=tne>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> was born on 5 February 1948 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, the son of Marjorie and Thomas Wilkinson, a farmer.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=nau>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=birth>Born January–March 1948, according to the Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.; at ancestry.com</ref><ref>Tom Wilkinson Biography Template:Webarchive. Tiscali.co.uk.</ref><ref>Tom Wilkinson biography. Yahoo! Movies.</ref> At the age of 11, he moved with his family to Kitimat, British Columbia, in Canada,<ref>Jackson, Alan (23 February 2008). "I didn't get where I am today without ...". The Times.</ref> where they lived for five years before returning to the United Kingdom and running a pub in Cornwall.<ref name=Moss5April2011/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Wilkinson graduated in English and American literature from the University of Kent at Canterbury.<ref name=Moss5April2011/> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
CareerEdit
1973–1994: Rise to prominenceEdit
Wilkinson made his acting debut on stage at the Nottingham Playhouse.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref> In 1976 he was in his first film which was the thriller Template:Ill directed by Andrzej Wajda adapted from the Joseph Conrad short novel The Shadow Line.<ref name=Krajka/> He later joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and made his West End debut as Horatio in the 1981 RSC production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Aldwych Theatre for which he received a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.<ref name="LAT obit"/><ref name=":0" /> He went on to act in supporting roles in the British thriller Parker (1984), the biographical film Sylvia (1985), and the mystery Wetherby (1985).<ref name=TCM/> He also worked on several British television series, most notably portraying Raymond Gould in the ITV mini-series First Among Equals (1986).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was simultaneously appearing in this series on television and on the West End stage in Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts in which he played Pastor Manders.<ref name=":0" /> In 1988 he played Dr. Stockmann in a West End production of Ibsen's An Enemy of the People at the Playhouse Theatre. For his performance he received a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival.<ref name="LAT obit"/> In 1993 he had a small role as an Appeal Prosecutor, Grant Richardson in Jim Sheridan's biographical crime drama In the Name of the Father starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Emma Thompson. He first gained critical acclaim with his appearance as Seth Pecksniff in the BBC's 1994 adaptation of Martin Chuzzlewit based on the Charles Dickens novel of the same name.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1995–2008: Breakthrough and acclaimEdit
Wilkinson had a small but important role as the dying father, Mr. Dashwood, in the Ang Lee-directed Sense and Sensibility (1995), and played a villain in the adventure drama The Ghost and the Darkness (1996). The following year he gained acclaim for his leading role as Gerald Cooper in the ensemble cast comedy drama The Full Monty (1997). For his performance he earned the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> That same year he portrayed Marquess of Queensberry in the biographical drama Wilde and Hugh Stratton in the romantic drama Oscar and Lucinda.<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> In 1998 he acted in the British romantic costume drama Shakespeare in Love starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, and Judi Dench. The film received acclaim and Wilkinson with the cast won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. He played the evil British Ambassador/Juntao in the buddy cop movie Rush Hour (1998) starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker and General Lord Cornwallis in the historical war drama film The Patriot (2000) starring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Wilkinson won wider critical acclaim for his portrayal of grieving father Matt Fowler in Todd Field's film, In the Bedroom (2001),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> with co-stars Sissy Spacek and Marisa Tomei. For this performance, he was named Best Actor of the Year by the New York Film Critics' Circle, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He then took roles in the period films The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) and Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003). For his role as Roy/Ruth Applewood in the HBO film Normal he received a nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The following year he played Dr. Howard Mierzwiak in the Michel Gondry directed science-fiction romantic comedy Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. He portrayed Carmine Falcone in Christopher Nolan's superhero film Batman Begins (2005). He also acted in films such as the horror film The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), Julian Fellowes' drama Separate Lies (2005), and Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream (2007).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2007, Wilkinson played Arthur Edens, an attorney with bipolar disorder, in Michael Clayton. The performance, which Variety described as "terrific", earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2008, Wilkinson portrayed American polymath Benjamin Franklin in the HBO mini-series John Adams, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award,<ref name="LAT obit"/> as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> That same year he starred in another HBO project, the political drama Recount, in which 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 nomination.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He portrayed Friedrich Fromm, acting alongside Tom Cruise, in the World War II thriller Valkyrie and acted in the Guy Ritchie action film RocknRolla (both 2008).<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/>
2009–2023: Established actorEdit
During this time Wilkinson starred in a string of thrillers including Duplicity (2009), The Conspirator (2010), and The Debt (2010). Also in 2010 he starred in the John Landis directed horror comedy Burke and Hare and portrayed a covert CIA agent in Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He gained acclaim portraying Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., in the 2011 television miniseries The Kennedys, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.<ref>2011 Emmy Nominations List: 63rd Primetime Emmy Nominations Announced Template:Webarchive, Huffington Post, 14 July 2011. Accessed 15 July 2011.</ref> He and his wife portrayed husband and wife Joe and Rose Kennedy. Earlier that year, he appeared in the comedy film The Green Hornet and the action film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. The following year he acted in the British comedy The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel starring opposite Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, and Maggie Smith. David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter praised his performance writing, "Observed with sensitivity and played with a deep well of sorrow by Wilkinson, this story breathes real tenderness into the movie's reflections on growing older and making peace with past mistakes".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2013 he portrayed Lord Mansfield in the costume drama Belle starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw. The following year Wilkinson portrayed Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, in Ava DuVernay's historical drama film Selma (2014), and had a role in Wes Anderson's comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).<ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> He had a lead role alongside Vince Vaughn and Dave Franco in the comedy Unfinished Business (2015). In 2016, he portrayed journalist Ewen MacAskill in Snowden starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and barrister Richard Rampton in Denial acting alongside Rachel Weisz and Timothy Spall.<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> He briefly reprised his role as Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. in The Kennedys: After Camelot (2017).<ref name=D'Arminio/> He voiced Threarah in the BBC One series Watership Down (2018), and played Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst in the Julian Fellowes historical drama Belgravia (2019).<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> His final appearance was in a television version of The Full Monty.<ref name=":0" />
Personal life and deathEdit
Wilkinson lived in North London with his wife, actress Diana Hardcastle.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Moss5April2011>Template:Cite news</ref> They had two daughters: Alice (born in 1989) and Molly (born in 1991).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Wilkinson died of cardiac arrest at his home in London, on 30 December 2023, at the age of 75.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Acting creditsEdit
FilmEdit
Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
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1976 | Template:Ill | Chef Ransome | <ref name=Krajka>Template:Cite journal Template:Registration required</ref> | ||
1984 | Parker | Tom | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref name="TVG Filmography">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1985 | Sylvia | Keith Henderson | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
Wetherby | Roger Braithwaite | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | |||
1990 | Paper Mask | Dr. Thorn | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||
1993 | In the Name of the Father | Grant Richardson | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
1994 | Priest | Father Matthew Thomas | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||
A Business Affair | Bob | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||
Prince of Jutland | Hardvendel | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||
1995 | Sense and Sensibility | Mr. Dashwood | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||
1996 | The Ghost and the Darkness | Robert Beaumont | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | ||
1997 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | Prof. Loyen | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||
The Full Monty | Gerald Arthur Cooper | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | |||
Wilde | Marquess of Queensberry | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||
Oscar and Lucinda | Hugh Stratton | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | |||
1998 | The Governess | Charles Cavendish | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||
Rush Hour | Thomas Griffin/Juntao | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | |||
Shakespeare in Love | Hugh Fennyman | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||
1999 | Ride with the Devil | Orton Brown | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien | Brother Joseph Dutton | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||
2000 | Essex Boys | John Dyke | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||
The Patriot | General Lord Cornwallis | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||
Chain of Fools | Robert Bollingsworth | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||
2001 | In the Bedroom | Matt Fowler | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | ||
Another Life | Mr. Carlton | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||
Black Knight | Sir Knolte of Malborough | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | |||
2002 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Dr. Frederick Chasuble | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||
Before You Go | Frank | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | |||
2003 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | Pieter van Ruijven | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | ||
2004 | If Only | Taxi driver | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | ||
Piccadilly Jim | Bingley Crocker | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | |||
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Howard Mierzwiak | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | |||
Stage Beauty | Betterton | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | |||
A Good Woman | Tuppy | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | |||
2005 | Ripley Under Ground | John Webster | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||
Batman Begins | Carmine Falcone | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||
The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Father Moore | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | |||
Separate Lies | James Manning | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | |||
2006 | The Night of the White Pants | Max Hagan | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||
The Last Kiss | Stephen | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||
2007 | Dedication | Rudy Holt | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||
Cassandra's Dream | Howard | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | |||
Michael Clayton | Arthur Edens | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | |||
2008 | RocknRolla | Lenny Cole | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | ||
Valkyrie | Colonel General Friedrich Fromm | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | |||
2009 | Duplicity | Howard Tully | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | ||
44 Inch Chest | Archie | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | |||
2010 | The Ghost Writer | Paul Emmett | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||
Burke & Hare | Dr. Robert Knox | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||
Jackboots on Whitehall | Albert and Joseph Goebbels | Voice<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | |||
2011 | The Green Hornet | James Reid | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | ||
The Conspirator | Reverdy Johnson | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | |||
The Debt | Stefan Gold | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | |||
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | IMF Secretary | Uncredited<ref name=TCM/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | |||
2012 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Sir Graham Dashwood | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | ||
The Samaritan | Xavier | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | |||
2013 | The Lone Ranger | Latham Cole | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | ||
Belle | Lord Mansfield | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||
Felony | Detective Carl Summer | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||
2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Author | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||
Good People | Detective Inspector John Halden | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | |||
Selma | President Lyndon B. Johnson | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | |||
2015 | Unfinished Business | Timothy McWinters | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | ||
Bone in the Throat | Charlie | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||
Little Boy | Fr. Oliver | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||
Jenny's Wedding | Eddie | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name=AFI/> | |||
2016 | The Choice | Dr. Shep | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||
Snowden | Ewen MacAskill | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||
Denial | Richard Rampton | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||
This Beautiful Fantastic | Alfie Stephenson | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | |||
2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Paul Scherrer | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||
Burden | Tom Griffin | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||
Dead in a Week or Your Money Back | Leslie | <ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | |||
The Happy Prince | Fr. Dunne | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||
The Titan | Professor Martin Collingwood | <ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||
2021 | Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets | Dr. Bird | Voice<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||
SAS: Red Notice | William Lewis | Final Film Role<ref name="TVG Filmography"/> |
TelevisionEdit
Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||||
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1979 | Crime and Punishment | Cadet | Episode: "Part 1"<ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | ||||
1983 | Panorama | Czuma | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
Spyship | Martin Taylor | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||||
1984 | Strangers and Brothers | George Passant | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
Sharma and Beyond | Vivian<ref name=TCM/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | Television film | |||||
Squaring the Circle | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> | |||||
1985 | A Pocket Full of Rye | Detective Inspector Neele<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | |||||
Happy Families | Jack | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||||
1986 | First Among Equals | Raymond Gould | Miniseries<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | ||||
1988 | The Woman He Loved | Ernest Aldrich Simpson<ref name=TCM/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | Television film | ||||
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank | Silberbauer<ref name=TCM/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | ||||||
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Robert Hathall | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||||
1989 | First and Last | Stephen | Television film<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | ||||
1990 | Inspector Morse | Jake Normington | Episode: "The Infernal Serpent"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
TECX | Hugo Gillon | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||||
1990–1996 | Screen Two | David Hanratty / Father McAteer / Dr. Middleton | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1991 | Parnell & the Englishwoman | Sir Charles Russell | Episode: "The Libel"<ref name=TCM/> | ||||
Lovejoy | Ashley Wilkes | Episode: "One Born Every Minute"<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | |||||
Prime Suspect | Peter Rawlins | 2 episodes<ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||||
1992 | Underbelly | Paul Manning | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
Resnick: Lonely Hearts | Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick | Television film<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||||
1993 | Resnick: Rough Treatment | ||||||
Stay Lucky | Allon | Episode: "Gilding the Lily"<ref name=BCG/> | |||||
1994 | The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries | Gerald Lacklander | Episode: "Scales of Justice"<ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||||
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> | Buckingham (voice) | Episode: "King Richard II" | |||||
Performance | Duke Vincentio | Episode: "Measure for Measure"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
Martin Chuzzlewit | Seth Pecksniff | Miniseries<ref name=TCM/> | |||||
1996 | Eskimo Day<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Hugh Lloyd | Television film | |||
1997 | Cold Enough for Snow<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||||||
1999 | David Copperfield | Narrator (Old David Copperfield)<ref name=TCM/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | |||||
2002 | The Gathering Storm | Sir Robert Vansittart<ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||||
An Angel for May | Sam Wheeler<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | ||||||
2003 | Normal | Roy/Ruth Applewood<ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | |||||
2008 | John Adams | Benjamin Franklin | Miniseries<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | ||||
Recount | James Baker<ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | Television film | |||||
A Number | Salter<ref name=TCM/><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||||||
2009 | The Gruffalo | Fox (voice)<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | |||||
2011 | The Gruffalo's Child<ref name="BBC">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||||
The Kennedys | Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. | Miniseries<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | |||||
2017 | The Kennedys: After Camelot | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | ||||
2018 | Watership Down | Threarah (voice) | Miniseries<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/> | ||||
2020 | Belgravia | Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst | 6 episodes<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> | ||||
2023 | The Full Monty | Gerald Arthur Cooper | 6 episodes; final TV role<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/><ref name="TVG Filmography"/> |
TheatreEdit
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | Hamlet | Horatio | Aldwych Theatre, West End<ref name="LAT obit">Template:Cite news</ref> |
1988 | An Enemy of the People | Dr. Stockmann | Playhouse Theatre, West End<ref name="LAT obit"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
Video gamesEdit
Year | Title | Voice role |
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2005 | Batman Begins | Carmine Falcone<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
2012 | Sleeping Dogs<ref>Template:Cite AV mediaTemplate:Cbignore</ref> | Superintendent Thomas Pendrew |
Awards and honoursEdit
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Wilkinson received a Doctor of Letters honorary degree from the University of Kent in July 2001.<ref name=tne/> In the 2005 New Year Honours, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "for services to Drama".<ref name="LG 31 December 2004">Template:London Gazette</ref>
See alsoEdit
- List of British actors
- List of Academy Award winners and nominees from Great Britain
- List of actors with Academy Award nominations
- List of actors with more than one Academy Award nomination in the acting categories
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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