British actor Tom Wilkinson, star of ‘Full Monty’ or ‘Michael Clayton’, dies

2023-12-30 20:28:43

Updated Saturday, December 30, 2023 – 19:28

Tom Wilkinson, in an image from 2016.AP

The known actor britnico Tom Wilkinsonnominated twice for the Oscars and who acted in films such as ‘Full Monty‘, ‘In the room’, ‘Michael Clayton’ or ‘Shakespeare in love’, has died at the age of 75, according to his family this Saturday.

Wilkinson has become a face in recent decades. family as secondary luxury in many major Hollywood and British productions, although he alternated those jobs with his presence in television series and plays.

“Tom Wilkinson’s family announces with great sadness that he died suddenly at home on December 30. His wife and family were with him,” said a statement released by his agent to the British media, in which they also ask that Please respect your privacy at this time..

Over six decades of acting, Wilkinson was nominated for an Oscar for best actor for In the Room’ in 2001, and as best supporting actor for ‘Michael Clayton’, in 2007.

However, it was his character as the reticent striptease dancer Gerald Cooper, in the British comedy ‘Full Monty’ (1997), that made him best known to the general public and which gave him glory with the BAFTA for best supporting actor.

He recently met with some of the co-stars of that box office and critical success to film the eponymous series produced by Disney +.

Directors like Christopher Nolan, John Madden, Oliver Stone, Roman Polanski o Wes Anderson resorted to to give weight to the distribution of ‘Batman Begins’, ‘Shakespeare in Love’, ‘Snowden’, ‘The Writer’ and ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’.

It is estimated that he participated in more than 130 film and television productions, from historical dramas such as ‘Sense and Sensibility‘ to roles leading a criminal gang, such as Guy Ritchie’s ‘RocknRolla’.

Born in Leeds (northern England), he moved to Canada and Cornwall (southwest England) during his childhood, before studying English and Literature at university and trained as an interpreter at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Married to actress Diana Hardcastle, with whom he acted in the miniseries ‘The Kennedys’ and in the film ‘The Exotic Marigold Hotel’, he had two daughters, Alice and Molly.