Tom Wilkinson
Biography
Tom Wilkinson was an English actor who trained at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began on stage at the Nottingham Playhouse before reaching the West End as Horatio in Hamlet, a role that brought him a Laurence Olivier Award nomination. He became known as a character actor across a long run of films, winning the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Full Monty (1997), and earning Academy Award nominations for In the Bedroom (2001) and Michael Clayton (2007). His screen work included Sense and Sensibility (1995), Shakespeare in Love (1998), 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) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). For playing Benjamin Franklin in the miniseries John Adams he won a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award, and he was made an OBE in 2005.
75years old at death
- Born Leeds
- Died London
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Thomas Jeffery Wilkinson (birth name)Also credited as Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson
Movie Career
- Films
- 66
- Career span
- 36 years1985 to 2021
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First role
Wilkinson joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and first appeared in the West End as Horatio in its 1981 production of Hamlet at the Aldwych Theatre, earning a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
First role
Wilkinson's first film role was in the 1976 thriller Smuga cienia, directed by Andrzej Wajda and based on Joseph Conrad's novel The Shadow-Line.
Tom Wilkinson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004 Drama, Romance, Sci-Fias Dr. Mierzwiak
IMDb rating 8.31.2M votes
Most often with
John Madden directed three of these films, Michel Gondry two and Tony Gilroy two. Diana Hardcastle appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Diana Hardcastle's page
Vanessa Redgrave's page
Colin Firth's page
Judi Dench's page
Emily Watson's page
Hugh Bonneville's page
John MaddenDirector, 3 films, 1998 to 2011
All films by John Madden
All films by Michel Gondry
Tony GilroyDirector, 2 films, 2007 to 2009
All films by Tony Gilroy
Also four films together1 more actor
- Rupert EverettThe Happy Prince (2018), Separate Lies (2005), Stage Beauty (2004) and The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Tom Wilkinson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$3.5 billion
48 of the 66 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 66 films: 48 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.
- 48Worldwide figure
- 7US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 7Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 59% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$374M10.8% of the total
- 2$289M8.3% of the total
- 3$261M7.5% of the total
- 4$258M7.4% of the total
- 5$245M7.0% of the total
- 6$228M6.5% of the total
- 7$215M6.2% of the total
- 8$200M5.8% of the total
$1.4 billionfrom the other 40 films with a worldwide figure, 41% of the total
Awards
Eight awards and honors from 1998 to 2008, four of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA | |||
| 1998 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | The Full Monty | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2008 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | John Adams | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| 1999 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Shakespeare in Love | Won |
| 1998 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The Full Monty | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2007 | Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Michael Clayton | Won |
| 2002 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead | In the Bedroom | Won |
| 2001 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor | In the Bedroom | Won |
| Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Won | ||
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