Tom Wilkinson, Beloved Character Actor, Passes Away at Age 75

British actor Tom Wilkinson died on Saturday. He was 75, and per , his family say his death was at home and “sudden.” Throughout his career, Wilkinson appeared in a number of genre films. He played Carmine Falcone in Father Richard Moore in and the IMF secretary in He also had roles in the 2011 movie, and 2018's .

He even had a brief period in video games—he reprised his role as Falcone for tie in game, and voiced Thomas Pedre in the 2012 cult classic . Born February 8, 1948, Wilkinson made his acting debut in 1976 as Chef Ransome in He’d go on to play a variety of roles in British TV like and He would more of a TV actor back then, but had more of a movie presence after his BAFTA winning performance as Gerald Cooper in 1997's From then on, he would take supporting roles in a variety of films such as and .

Over the decades, he received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actor in 2001's and from 2007. This past summer, Wilkinson reprised his role as Gerald Cooper from in a sequel TV series of the same name for FX on Hulu. Per IMDB, his final role will be in the upcoming film based on a novel by the late Anthony Bourdain.

On social media, Wilkinson has been remembered by and director . The filmmaker called him “an amazing talent and wonderful human being” he was proud to work with. Wilkinson is survived by his wife Diana Hardcastle and their two children, and our thoughts go out to them at this time. , and.