Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson was born on 5 February 1948 and is a British actor of film, television, and stage.
16 Facts About Tom Wilkinson
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Tom Wilkinson has received various accolades throughout his career, including a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards.
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Tom Wilkinson was born on 5 February 1948 in Wharfedale, West Riding of Yorkshire, the son of Marjorie and Thomas Tom Wilkinson, a farmer.
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Tom Wilkinson graduated in English and American literature from the University of Kent at Canterbury, while at university, Tom Wilkinson became preoccupied with acting and directing with the University of Kent Drama Society.
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Tom Wilkinson made his acting debut in 1976 and worked on several British television series, most notably the mini-series First Among Equals.
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Tom Wilkinson first gained critical acclaim with his appearance as Mr Pecksniff, in the BBC's 1994 adaptation of Martin Chuzzlewit.
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Tom Wilkinson made only the occasional film, including a brief appearance in 1995's Sense and Sensibility and a villain in The Ghost and the Darkness.
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In 2007, Tom Wilkinson played Arthur Edens, an attorney with bipolar disorder, in Michael Clayton and garnered much critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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In 2008, Tom Wilkinson portrayed American polymath Benjamin Franklin in the HBO mini-series John Adams.
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Tom Wilkinson received a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors' Guild Award nomination for his role in John Adams.
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Tom Wilkinson portrayed Friedrich Fromm, Commander in Chief of the German Reserve Army, alongside Tom Cruise in the 2008 World War II thriller Valkyrie.
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In 2010, Tom Wilkinson starred in the horror comedy Burke and Hare, which was directed by John Landis.
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Tom Wilkinson portrayed a covert CIA agent in Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer.
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Tom Wilkinson played another historical character, Joseph P Kennedy Sr.
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In 2014, Wilkinson portrayed Lyndon B Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, in the historical drama film Selma.
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Tom Wilkinson received a Doctor of Letters honorary degree from the University of Kent in July 2001.