Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson OBE (born 12 December 1948 in Leeds ) is a British actor and among other Golden Globe winners.
Life and work
Wilkinson moved to Canada for a few years, then he returned to England. He studied English language and literature studies at the University of Kent.
Wilkinson made his debut in the 1970s in the BBC TV series. In 1976, he starred in the Polish- British film production with the shadow line by Andrzej Wajda. In the movie Shakespeare in Love in 1998, he played alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Judi Dench and Joseph Fiennes and 2000 in the war film The Patriot opposite Mel Gibson. For his role in In the Bedroom (2001) alongside Sissy Spacek and Marisa Tomei was nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Actor and a BAFTA Award.
2008 Wilkinson received another Oscar nomination as best supporting actor, this time for his role in the thriller Michael Clayton. In addition, Wilkinson was also active in the theater, so among other productions of the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 2009 he was awarded for his role as Benjamin Franklin in the television miniseries John Adams won a Golden Globe.
Wilkinson is married since 1988 with Diana Hardcastle, with whom he has two children.
Filmography (selection)
Awards
All or nothing:
- BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble
- Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence
Shakespeare in Love:
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble
- Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor
In the Bedroom:
- Dallas - Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor ( 3rd place)
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor ( 2nd place)
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor ( 3rd place)
- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
- Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
- Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize (together with Sissy Spacek )
- Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor
- Nominated - Nominated - American Film Institute Award for Best Actor
- Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor
- Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
- Nominated - Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor
- Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
- Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor
- Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble
- Nominated - Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Michael Clayton:
- London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Nominated - Dallas - Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Nominated - London Film Critics Circle Award for Best British Actor
- Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Nominated - Prism Award Best Performance in a Feature Film
- Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Nominated - Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor