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Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson (February 5, 1948 – December 30, 2023) was an English actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two Laurence Olivier Awards. In 2005, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Wilkinson trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before making his West End debut portraying Horatio in Hamlet (1980) for which he received a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He returned to the West End playing Dr. Stockmann in the Henrik Ibsen play An Enemy of the People (1988) receiving a Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival nomination. Wilkinson received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Full Monty (1997) as well as two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Actor for In the Bedroom (2001) and Best Supporting Actor for Michael Clayton (2007). He became known as a character actor, acting in numerous films such as In the Name of the Father (1993), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Shakespeare in Love (1998), The Patriot (2000), Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Batman Begins (2005), Valkyrie (2008), The Ghost Writer (2010), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), Belle (2013), Selma (2014), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Denial (2016). In 2009 he won a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for playing Benjamin Franklin in the HBO limited series John Adams (2008). His other Emmy-nominated roles were as 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).
Tom Wilkinson
Vernon Dursley
for Vernon Dursley in Harry Potter: The Quest for the Philosopher's Stone
Suggested by jokker17
Harry Potter is a young orphan who lives with his cruel uncles in the Dursley house. One day, he receives a mysterious letter informing him that he has been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. There, Harry discovers that he is a wizard and begins to learn all about magic and the dangers that lurk in the wizarding world. When a dangerous wizard named Voldemort returns to life and searches for the legendary Philosopher's Stone, which can grant eternal life and infinite wealth, Harry joins his friends Ron and Hermione to protect the stone and stop Voldemort. In an exciting adventure, the three friends face dangerous creatures, solve clever puzzles, and discover the truth behind the mysterious stone. Finally, Harry and his friends face off against Voldemort in an epic battle to save the stone and the wizarding world." In short, if Spielberg had directed the film, it is likely that he would have focused on creating an exciting and adventurous story, with deeper characters and a more impressive magical world.
