Editing Tom Wilkinson (section)

=== 1973–1994: Rise to prominence ===
Wilkinson made his acting debut on stage at the [[Nottingham Playhouse]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=1 January 2024 |title=Tom Wilkinson |pages=41 |work=[[The Times]] |publication-place=London}}</ref> In 1976 he was in his first film which was the thriller ''{{ill|Smuga cienia|pl|Smuga cienia (film)}}'' directed by [[Andrzej Wajda]] adapted from the [[Joseph Conrad]] short novel ''[[The Shadow Line (novel)|The Shadow Line]]''.<ref name=Krajka/> He later joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and made his [[West End (theatre)|West End]] debut as Horatio in the 1981 RSC production of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Hamlet]]'' at the [[Aldwych Theatre]] for which he received a nomination for the [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role]].<ref name="LAT obit"/><ref name=":0" /> He went on to act in supporting roles in the British thriller ''[[Parker (1984 film)|Parker]]'' (1984), the biographical film ''[[Sylvia (1985 film)|Sylvia]]'' (1985), and the mystery ''[[Wetherby (film)|Wetherby]]'' (1985).<ref name=TCM/> He also worked on several British television series, most notably portraying Raymond Gould in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] mini-series ''[[First Among Equals (TV series)|First Among Equals]]'' (1986).<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65823240|title= Tom Wilkinson: The Full Monty actor dies at 75|website= BBC News|date= 30 December 2023|access-date= 30 December 2023}}</ref> He was simultaneously appearing in this series on television and on the West End stage in [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s ''[[Ghosts (play)|Ghosts]]'' in which he played Pastor Manders.<ref name=":0" /> In 1988 he played Dr. Stockmann in a [[West End (theatre)|West End]] production of Ibsen's ''[[An Enemy of the People]]'' at the [[Playhouse Theatre]]. For his performance he received a nomination for the [[Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival]].<ref name="LAT obit"/> In 1993 he had a small role as an Appeal Prosecutor, Grant Richardson in [[Jim Sheridan]]'s biographical crime drama ''[[In the Name of the Father]]'' starring [[Daniel Day-Lewis]] and [[Emma Thompson]]. He first gained critical acclaim with his appearance as Seth Pecksniff in the [[BBC]]'s 1994 adaptation of ''[[Martin Chuzzlewit (1994 TV series)|Martin Chuzzlewit]]'' based on the [[Charles Dickens]] [[Martin Chuzzlewit|novel of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2023/dec/30/tom-wilkinson-a-life-in-pictures|title= Tom Wilkinson: a life in pictures|website= The Guardian|date= 30 December 2023|access-date= 30 December 2023|last1= Williams|first1= Michael}}</ref>