Biography
True to his working class roots, Wilkinson remained relatively low-key and distinctly non-Hollywood, despite having starred in some of the new millennium's most significant films. He made his breakthrough the previous decade, however, starting with Ang Lee's "Sense and Sensibility" (1995) and followed with "The Full Monty" (1997), a surprising hit in the United States despite its origins across the pond. He went on to play major roles in a …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Co-starred in the ensemble comedy drama "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" | |
2011 | Made a cameo in "Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol," directed by Brad Bird | |
2011 | Played a former Mossad agent in "The Debt" | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie | |
2011 | Portrayed Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. in the eight-hour miniseries "The Kennedys"; developed for the History Channel, but after they declined to air it, it was shown on ReelzChannel | |
2010 | Played a Harvard Law Professor and suspected CIA agent in Roman Polanski's "The Ghost Writer" | |
2009 | Co-starred with Rhys Ifans, as father and son, in "A Number" for the BBC2 | |
2008 | Portrayed American patriot Benjamin Franklin in the HBO miniseries "John Adams" | |
2008 | Portrayed James Baker, American Statesman and chief legal adviser for George W. Bush during the 2000 U.S. Presidental Election in the HBO film "Recount" | |
2007 | Co-starred with George Clooney in "Michael Clayton," written and directed by Tony Gilroy | |
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 | Starred opposite Claire Danes and Billy Crudup in "Stage Beauty" based on the play by Jeffrey Hatcher | |
2004 | Played Dr Howard Mierzwiak, the inventor of an experimental memeory erasing procedure, in Charlie Kaufman's "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" | |
2003 | Appeared in the film "Girl with a Pearl Earring" opposite Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson | |
2003 | Co-starred with Jessica Lange as a man who wants a sex change after 25 years of marriage in "Normal" (HBO) | |
2002 | Had supporting role as Dr. Chausible in the feature remake of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" | |
2001 | Co-starred in the Martin Lawrence comedy "Black Knight" | |
2001 | Starred alongside Sissy Spacek as parents coping with the loss of a child in Todd Field's "In the Bedroom" | |
2000 | Returned to the London stage after many years in David Hare's play "My Zinc Bed" | |
2000 | Offered a fine turn as an aristocratic Cornwallis in "The Patriot" | |
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 | Played the patriarch of a family who falls in love with the title character in "The Governess" | |
1998 | Had co-starring role in the box-office hit "Rush Hour" | |
1997 | Appeared as the severe adoptive father of the title male in "Oscar and Lucinda" | |
1997 | Breakthrough screen role as Gerald, the older gentleman who agrees to partake in an amateur strip show in "The Full Monty" | |
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 | Enjoyed stage success in "An Enemy of the People" | |
1988 | Portrayed Ernest Simpson in "The Woman He Loved" (CBS), the story of the love affair that toppled a king | |
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 | |
| Landed first professional job as an actor after graduating from RADA | ||
Awards
2011 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie in The Kennedys |
2010 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in A Number |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in John Adams |
2008 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in John Adams |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie in John Adams |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Michael Clayton |
2008 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Recount |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In a Miniseries or Movie in Recount |
2007 | Academy Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in Michael Clayton |
2007 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Michael Clayton |
2007 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor in Michael Clayton |
2007 | BAFTA Award for Supporting Actor in Michael Clayton |
2003 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Normal |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In a Miniseries or Movie in Normal |
2002 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead in In the Bedroom |
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in In the Bedroom |
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in In the Bedroom |
2001 | BAFTA Award for Actor In a Leading Role in In the Bedroom |
2001 | Academy Award for Actor In a Leading Role in In the Bedroom |
2001 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in In the Bedroom |
2001 | Sundance Film Festival for Special Jury Prize for Acting in In the Bedroom |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Shakespeare in Love |
1998 | BAFTA Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in Shakespeare in Love |
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Full Monty |
1997 | BAFTA Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in The Full Monty |