Tom Wilkinson: Full Monty actor dies aged 75

Tom Wilkinson died at his home on 30 December 2023, at the age of 75. He will be remembered for his remarkable contributions to the world of acting and his ability to bring characters to life on stage and screen.

Tom Wilkinson was an award-winning English actor best recognized for his roles in “In the Name of the Father (1993), Sense and Sensibility (1995), The Patriot (2000), and Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)”.

Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson OBE was born on February 5, 1948, in Wharfedale, Burley in Wharfedale, United Kingdom. Wilkinson graduated in English and American literature from the University of Kent at Canterbury.

Tom Wilkinson later graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in 1973. Tom Wilkinson made his acting debut in 1976 in the Andrzej Wajda-directed thriller Smuga cienia adapted from the Joseph Conrad short novel The Shadow Line.

Some of Tom Wilkinson’s Emmy-nominated roles were Roy/Ruth Applewood in the HBO film Normal (2003), James Baker in the HBO film Recount (2008), and Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. in the limited series The Kennedys (2011).