Tom Wilkinson Biography (2)

One of the busiest actors in both Britain and the United States, Tom Wilkinson's diverse roles including starring opposite Mel Gibson in The Patriot, as Fennyman in John Madden's Academy Award-winning Shakespeare in Love (for which he received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor) and in Brett Ratner's smash hit Rush Hour. He came to international notoriety with his performance as Gerald in the Academy Award-nominated The Full Monty, for which he also received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Most recently, he appeared with Salma Hayek in Chain of Fools and the British thriller The Essex Boys. His upcoming roles include The Black Knight with Martin Lawrence and The Importance of Being Earnest with Rupert Everett and Cohn Firth. Wilkinson's other film credits include Sandra Goldbacher's The Governess, Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility and Ride with the Devil, Brian Gilbert's Wilde, Gillian Armstrong's Oscar & Lucinda, Bille August's Smilla's Sense of Snow, Antonia Bird's Priest, Jim Sheridan's In the Name of the Father and David Hare's Wetherby.

A renowned stage actor in his native England, Wilkinson has performed with such prestigious companies as the Oxford Playhouse, the National Theater, and the Royal Shakespeare Company. His stage work includes the title portrayals in Peer Gynt, Brand, and Henry V. He has also performed in productions of Three Sisters, Uncle Vanya, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Merchant of Venic e, The Crucible and As You Like It.

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