2023-12-30 19:57:14
The renowned English actor Tom Wilkinson, twice nominated for an Oscar and remembered for his roles in films such as All or nothing o Michael Claytondied today at the age of 75 at his home in north London, according to his family informed the BBC.
Born in 1948 in the county of Yorkshire, Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson – as his birth name – began his career as a performer in 1976 after training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, with minor roles in TV programs such as Panorama y Strangers and Brothersalthough recognition would come in the mid-80s, with the miniseries First Among Equals.
Already in the 90s, he would earn a place among critics with his appearance as Seth Pecksniff in Martin Chuzzlewit (1994), adaptation of the novel by Charles Dickens; time in which he was already entering the field of cinema with supporting roles in films such as In the name of the Father (1993), Sensibility and feeling (1995) y Claws (1996).
However, his rise to fame would come a year later with Peter Cattaneo’s comedy All or nothing (1997), where he shared the screen with Robert Carlyle and Mark Addy, which earned him the only Bafta award of his career in the Supporting Actor category for his role as the unforgettable unemployed metal worker Gerald Cooper, which he would repeat months ago in the sequel. released in series format in June of this year.
In addition to being part of the casts of dozens of films, among them the renowned Shakespeare in love (1998), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Batman starts (2005) o The exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), Wilkinson was twice nominated for Hollywood Academy Awards for his work in The bedroom (2001, by Todd Field) and in the thriller legal Michael Clayton (2007, de Tony Gilroy).
Additionally, on television he played Benjamin Franklin in the biographical miniseries John Adams, for which he received a Golden Globe and an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor; and had its passage through the analogous production The Kennedysabout that historic and powerful political family in the United States.
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