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Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson OBE (5 February 1948 – 30 December 2023) was an accomplished English actor. Known for both his stage and screen roles, Wilkinson was the recipient of a multitude of awards, including a BAFTA, a Golden Globe, and a Primetime Emmy Award. He also received recognition in the form of two Academy Award nominations and two Laurence Olivier Awards. Career-wise, Wilkinson trained at the esteemed Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, making his West End debut in Hamlet for which he received a nomination for 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, receiving a Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival nomination. Wilkinson made his mark in films like In the Bedroom and Michael Clayton, both of which earned him Academy Award nominations. Wilkinson was proficient in character roles, with films such as In the Name of the Father, Sense and Sensibility, and The Grand Budapest Hotel to his name. In 2009, he won a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for his portrayal of Benjamin Franklin in the HBO limited series John Adams. His Emmy-nominated roles also included characters in the HBO film Normal, Recount, and the limited series The Kennedys. Wilkinson left an indelible mark on the world of cinema and his contributions were nothing short of exceptional.
Born on 5 February 1948 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, early life for Wilkinson was spent moving between countries. At the age of 11, he relocated with his family to Kitimat, British Columbia in Canada, where they spent five years before returning to the UK where they ran a pub in Cornwall. Post completing his degree in English and American literature from the University of Kent at Canterbury, Wilkinson's acting career took off. The actor made his debut on stage at the Nottingham Playhouse and got his first film role in Smuga cienia, directed by Andrzej Wajda. He went on to play key roles in the British thriller Parker, the biographical film Sylvia, and the mystery Wetherby. Wilkinson acted in a stint of movies that garnered acclaim and recognition leading up to his breakthrough in the industry. Wilkinson lived in North London with his wife, actress Diana Hardcastle, and their two daughters. He passed away in London on 30 December 2023.
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Given Name: Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson
Born: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Citizenship: British
Birthday: February 5, 1948
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1976-2023
Children: 2
Spouses: Diana Hardcastle
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In the Bedroom
Michael Clayton
Duplicity
Selma
Wilde
The Happy Prince
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Full Monty
Belle
The Ghost and the Darkness
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Good People
SAS: Red Notice
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Felony
RocknRolla
A Good Woman
The Lone Ranger
The Debt
The Catcher Was a Spy
Burden
Unfinished Business
Dedication
Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back
The Titan
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Little Boy
The Governess
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
Jackboots on Whitehall
The Kennedys
The Gruffalo’s Child
Space Junk 3D
Burke & Hare
Bone in the Throat
Burden
Essex Boys
Chain of Fools
Another Life
The Gathering Storm
An Angel for May
Watership Down
If Only
Piccadilly Jim
Normal
Ripley Under Ground
The Night of the White Pants
Paper Mask
Sakharov
Wetherby
Squaring the Circle
Parker
The Woman He Loved
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
Belgravia
Before You Go
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
The Full Monty
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
Belgravia
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
Crime and Punishment
Priest
Before You Go
Measure for Measure
A Business Affair
Prince of Jutland
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Martin Chuzzlewit
The Shadow-Line
David Copperfield
Eskimo Day
A Number
Recount
John Adams
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2018
The Happy Prince
Father Cuthbert Dunne
The Catcher Was a Spy
Paul Scherrer
Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back
Leslie
The Titan
Prof. Martin Collingwood
Burden
Tom Griffin
2002
The Gathering Storm
Sir Robert Vansittart
An Angel for May
Sam Wheeler
Before You Go
Frank
Before You Go
Frank
1994
Priest
Father Matthew Thomas
Measure for Measure
Duke Vincentio
A Business Affair
Bob
Prince of Jutland
Hardvendel
1988
The Woman He Loved
Ernest Simpson
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
Silberbauer
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
Silberbauer
1000
The Kennedys
Joe Kennedy Sr.
Watership Down
Threarah (voice)
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
Detective Inspector Neele
Belgravia
Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst
The Full Monty
Gerald Arthur Cooper
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
Detective Inspector Neele
Belgravia
Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst
Crime and Punishment
Cadet
Martin Chuzzlewit
Seth Pecksniff
David Copperfield
Narrator (voice)
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
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