Tom Wilkinson Highlights

  • 2008: Portrayed James Baker, American Statesman and chief legal adviser for George W. Bush during the 2000 U.S. Presidental Election controversy in the HBO film, "Recount"; earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor in a TV-Movie
  • 2008: Portrayed American patriot Benjamin Franklin in the HBO mini-series "John Adams"; earned a SAG nomination for Supporting Actor in a Miniseries
  • 2007: Co-starred with George Clooney in "Michael Clayton," written and directed by Tony Gilroy; earned Golden Globe, SAG and Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
  • 2006: Co-starred in "The Last Kiss," directed by Tony Goldwyn and scripted by Paul Haggis
  • 2005: Portrayed Father Moore, the priest who performed the controversial exorcism that resulted in the death of a young girl in "The Exorcism of Emily Rose"
  • 2005: Cast as Falcone, one of Gotham City's crime leaders in "Batman Begins"; starring Christian Bale as Batman and directed by Christopher Nolan
  • 2004: Played Dr Howard Mierzwiak, the inventor of an experimental memeory erasing procedure, in Charlie Kaufman's "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
  • 2004: Starred opposite Claire Danes and Billy Crudup in "Stage Beauty" based on the play by Jeffrey Hatcher
  • 2003: Co-starred with Jessica Lange as a man who wants a sex change after 25 years of marriage in "Normal" (HBO); received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a TV Movie
  • 2003: Appeared in the film "Girl with a Pearl Earring" opposite Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson
  • 2002: Had supporting role as Dr. Chausible in the feature remake of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest"
  • 2001: Starred alongside Sissy Spacek as parents coping with the loss of a child in Todd Field's "In the Bedroom"; garnered a Best Actor Academy Award nomination
  • 2001: Co-starred in the Martin Lawrence comedy "Black Knight"
  • 2000: Offered a fine turn as an aristocratic Cornwallis in "The Patriot"
  • 2000: Returned to the London stage after many years in David Hare's play "My Zinc Bed"
  • 1999: Reteamed with director Ang Lee for a cameo role in "Ride With the Devil"
  • 1998: Cast as the money lender turned producer in the Oscar-winning Best Picture "Shakespeare in Love"
  • 1998: Had co-starring role in the box-office hit "Rush Hour"
  • 1998: Played the patriarch of a family who falls in love with the title character in "The Governess"
  • 1997: Breakthrough screen role as Gerald, the older gentleman who agrees to partake in an amateur strip show in "The Full Monty"
  • 1997: Appeared as the severe adoptive father of the title male in "Oscar and Lucinda"
  • 1996: Portrayed Beaumont in "The Ghost and the Darkness"
  • 1995: Had a featured role as Mr. Dashwood in Ang Lee's "Sense and Sensibility"
  • 1995: Played the role of Gerald in A&E's "Inspector Alleyn: Scales of Justice"
  • 1994: Gave memorable performance as Seth Pecksniff in "Charles Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit" (aired in 1995 on PBS' "Masterpiece Theatre")
  • 1994: Appeared as a priest involved with his housekeeper in Antonia Bird's controversial "Priest"
  • 1993: Played small role in Jim Sheridan's "In the Name of the Father"
  • 1991: Had title roles in adaptations of John Harvey's detective novels "Resnick: Lonely Hearts" (BBC) and "Resnick: Rough Treatment" (BBC); both programs written by Harvey
  • 1990: Guest-starred as Peter Rawlins in the popular "Prime Suspect" (aired in 1992 on PBS' "Mystery!")
  • 1988: Portrayed Ernest Simpson in "The Woman He Loved" (CBS), the story of the love affair that toppled a king
  • 1988: Enjoyed stage success in "An Enemy of the People"
  • 1986: Co-starred with Vanessa Redgrave in "Ghosts" at the Young Vic
  • 1986: Garnered attention in the British TV production "First Among Equals"
  • 1985: Appeared in supporting role in "Wetherby"; written and directed by David Hare and starring Vanessa Redgrave
  • 1983: Cast as poet T.S. Eliot opposite Julie Covington in the biographical play "Tom and Viv"
  • 1981: Appeared in "Hamlet" at the Royal Shakespeare Company
  • Returned to England with family; settled in Cornwall
  • Born in Leeds
  • Landed first professional job as an actor after graduating from RADA
  • Moved with family to Canada for approximately five years

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