David Wilmot

David Wilmot is an Irish actor. His credits include Michael Collins, I Went Down (1997), The Devil's Own (1997), The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1998), Intermission (2003), The Clinic (2003–2004), King Arthur (2004), Six Shooter (2006), The Tudors (2009-2010), The Guard (2011), Anna Karenina (2012), Treasure Island (2012), Gold (2014), Ripper Street (2012–2016), Black Sails (2017), The Alienist (2018), Resistance (2019), Rebellion (2019), The Letter for the King (2020), Barkskins (2021), Station Eleven (2021–2022), Bodkin (2025), Hamnet (2025) and Hokum (2026).

Career Film and television Wilmot's acting debut was in the television film Lapsed Catholics (1987), He appeared in The Field (1990), for which, he was nominated for the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a TV Drama. Wilmot played a supporting role in the BBC One drama Ripper Street,

In 2025, he played John Shakespeare, starring alongside Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, and Emily Watson in the Chloé Zhao directed romantic historical drama film Hamnet.

Theatre In 1992, Wilmot began his theatre career in the play At the Black Pig's Dyke for the Druid Theatre Company, Galway. the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance, and won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, 8 episodes 2021–2022 Station Eleven Clark Thompson 10 episodes 2024 Bodkin Seamus Gallagher 7 episodes - IFTA Nom

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2003 Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTA) Best New Talent Intermission Best Supporting Actor in a Film/TV 2004 Best Actor in a TV Drama The Clinic 2006 Tony Awards Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Atlantic Theater Company Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actor in a Play Theatre World Award Drama League Awards Award for Distinguished Performance Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Lead Actor 2013 Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTA) Best Supporting actor (Film) Shadow Dancer 2020 Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Film) Ordinary Love 2024 Best Lead Actor (Film) Lies We Tell 2025 Best Supporting actor (Drama) Bodkin