Tom Wilkinson

Thomas Geoffrey "Tom" Wilkinson Jr. (born 5 February 1948) is an English movie, television, stage, and voice actor. He has been nominated for an Academy Award, for his roles in In the Bedroom and Michael Clayton. In 2009, he won Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Film for his role in John Adams. Wilkinson is also known for his works in 2005 blockbuster Batman Begins and as Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. (the father of President John F. Kennedy). in 2011 miniseries The Kennedys.

Tom Wilkinson

OBE
Wilkinson at 2016 Toronto International Film Festival
Born
Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson Jr.

(1948-02-05) 5 February 1948
Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England[1]
Alma materUniversity of Kent
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active1976–present
Spouse(s)Diana Hardcastle
(m. 1988)
Children2

Wilkinson was born on 5 February 1948 in Wharfedale, West Riding of Yorkshire, England to Thomas Wilkinson Sr. a farmer.[2][3] Wilkinson was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and University of Kent. Wilkinson is married to Diana Hardcastle since 1998 and have two daughters, Alice and Mollie. Both Wilkinson and Hardcastle both played the real life couple Joe and Rose Kennedy in the 2011 miniseries The Kennedys.

References
  1. "Person Details for Thomas G Wilkinson, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837–2008" — FamilySearch.org".
  2. Tom Wilkinson Biography Archived 2009-05-05 at the Wayback Machine. Tiscali.co.uk.
  3. Tom Wilkinson biography. Yahoo! Movies.

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