Tom Wilkinson
05 February, 1948
| 1.86 m
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Biography
Popular British character actor Tom Wilkinson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, and came from a long line of urban farmers. He was the son of Marjorie (Percival) and Thomas Wilkinson. Economic hardships forced his family to move to Canada for a few years when Wilkinson was a child; then, after he had returned to England, he attended and graduated from the University of Kent at Canterbury with a degree in English and American Literature.Wilkinson first became active in film and television in the mid-1970s, but did not become familiar to an international audience until 1997. That was when he starred as one of six unemployed workers who strip for cash in Best Picture nominee Goło i wesoło (1997), and went on to win a BAFTA for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role. That same year, he was featured in Oscar i Lucinda (1997) and Wilde. Historia pisarza (1997). Wilkinson was also shown to memorable effect as a theatre financier with acting aspirations in Best Picture winner Zakochany Szekspir (1998).Over the next few years, Wilkinson would become more popular, especially with American audiences, with such roles as General Cornwallis alongside Mel Gibson in the blockbuster Patriota (2000) and as the grief-stricken father, Matt Fowler, in the critically acclaimed Best Picture nominee Za drzwiami sypialni (2001). For his role in that movie, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role.Since then, Wilkinson has made memorable appearances in Zakochany bez pamięci (2004), Batman - Początek (2005), Egzorcyzmy Emily Rose (2005), Walkiria (2008), Gra dla dwojga (2009), Autor widmo (2010), Dług (2010) and Hotel Marigold (2011), among others. Wilkinson also received his second Academy Award nomination for his acclaimed role in Michael Clayton (2007).Wilkinson won an Emmy Award for his work as Benjamin Franklin in HBO's John Adams (2008) mini-series. The same year, he received an Emmy nomination for his role in HBO movie Decydujący głos (2008), and has also received Emmy nominations for Normalny (2003) and Klan Kennedych (2011).Wilkinson had two children, Alice and... show more
Movies
Jenny's parents and siblings are always trying to set her up with a man when she visits them. What they don't know is that she's already met the right person, her "roommate" Kitty, 5 years ago and she wants to marry her and start a family.
A homosexual Catholic priest finds out during confessional that a young girl is being sexually abused by her father, and has to decide how to deal with both that secret and his own.
The romantic comedy follows a misogynistic children's book author who is forced to work closely with a female illustrator instead of his long-time collaborator and only friend.
After his ninth unsuccessful attempt on his own life, a young man outsources his suicide to an ageing assassin. "If you're serious about ending it, you need professional help"
