Tom Wilkinson was born on December 12, 1948 in Leeds' West Yorkshire, England.

Sometimes Tom Wilkinson is credited as Thomas Wilkinson.

Tom is married to actress Diana Hardcastle and they have 2 children.

First becoming active in film and television in the mid-1970s, Tom Wilkinson specializing in playing men suffering from some sort of emotional repression and/or pretensions of societal grandeur.

In 1986 Tom was awarded the 1986 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in GHOSTS, then again in 1988 for Best Actor for his performance in AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE.

In 1997 Wilkinson go the attention of the international audience with his role as one of six unemployed workers who strip for cash in 'Peter Catteneo' 's enormously successful and multiple Oscar-nominated comedy including Best Picture THE FULL MONTY. Wilkinson's most memorable effect as a theatre financier with acting aspirations in the multiple Oscar-winning including Best Picture SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE in 1998.

For his service to drama Tom Wilkinson was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the order of the British Empire) in the 2005 Queen's New Years Honours List. Portraying the grief-stricken father, Matt Fowler, in the critically acclaimed and multiple Oscar-nominated including Best Picture IN THE BEDROOM (2001) gave Tom Wilkinson his firts Oscar Nomination as Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Tom Wilkinson's other notable credits include...

BATMAN BEGINS (2005)
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004)
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (2002)
THE PATRIOT (2000)
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (1998)
RUSH HOUR (1998)
THE FULL MONTY (1997)
BONES (1984)