Born in Leeds, England, in 1948, Wilkinson developed a ardour for drama at a younger age. He realized that performing was a chance for somebody like him to succeed and by no means appeared again.
Wilkinson as soon as mentioned, “I am temperamentally suited to the enterprise of performing. If it is not taking place, it is not taking place, and there is little or no you are able to do.”
George Clooney, his co-star in Michael Clayton, paid tribute to Wilkinson, stating, “Tom made each challenge higher. Made each actor higher. He was the epitome of magnificence and he might be dearly missed by all of us.”
Wilkinson is survived by his spouse, Diana Hardcastle, and their two daughters.