David Wilmot

David Wilmot

David Wilmot is an award-winning Irish stage, screen, and television actor. Wilmot’s theatre credits include Six Characters in Search of an Author at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, As You Like It with the Druid Theatre Company in Galway, and Juno and the Paycock in London’s West End. He originated the role of Padraic in The Lieutenant of Inishmore at The Other Place in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2001, played it at the Barbican Center in 2002, then joined the 2006 off-Broadway Atlantic Theater Company production, which later transferred to Broadway. He was nominated for the 2006 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play and won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor and the Theatre World Award for his performance.

Wilmot portrayed Dr. Ed Costello in sixteen episopdes of The Clinic on RTÉ. He was nominated for the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a TV Drama. Wilmot’s screen credits include Michael Collins (1996), I Went Down (1997), The Devil’s Own (1997), The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1998), Intermission (2003), Laws of Attraction (2004), King Arthur (2004), and Six Shooter (2006). He was named Best Supporting Actor in Film and nominated Best New Talent for Intermission at the 2003 Irish Film and Television Awards.

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David Wilmot Movies

Discover the best David Wilmot movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring David Wilmot ranked by year and score.

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Hokum (2026)

Horror Mystery
Ohm Bauman arrives at a secluded inn carrying his parents' ashes and little else, hoping for quiet. What he finds instead are whispered stories about a witch said to haunt...
Score 6.9
2

Hamnet (2025)

Drama History Romance
Before William Shakespeare wrote Hamlet, he was a father who buried a son. Set in Elizabethan England, the film follows Agnes, a fiercely intuitive woman who marries a young glover's...
Score 7.7
3

The Wonder (2022)

Drama Mystery
Ireland, 1862. A no-nonsense English nurse arrives in a wind-scoured Midlands village to observe a young girl who claims to have eaten nothing for months, surviving on what the devout...
Score 6.6
4

’71 (2014)

Action Drama Thriller
Set during the height of the Troubles, a raw and unflinching portrait of survival unfolds when a naive young squaddie finds himself stranded in hostile Belfast after his unit vanishes...
Score 6.8
5

Calvary (2014)

Drama
A rural Irish priest receives a chilling confession: someone plans to murder him as an act of vengeance. With a week to prepare, he confronts his past failures and the...
Score 7.1
6

Anna Karenina (2012)

Drama History Romance
When a provincial officer's wife ventures to Moscow, a chance encounter with a dashing cavalry officer ignites a passion that threatens everything. Set against the rigid codes of 19th-century St....
Score 6.7
7

The Guard (2011)

Action Comedy Crime
A vulgar Irish policeman from a sleepy rural town finds himself forced into an unlikely alliance with a buttoned-up FBI agent when a major drug operation threatens their quiet corner...
Score 7.0
8

King Arthur (2004)

Action Adventure Drama
Before the legend, there was the soldier. Set in fifth-century Britain, this revisionist take on the Arthurian myth strips away the chivalric romance and replaces it with Roman imperial politics...
Score 6.3

David Wilmot TV Shows

Browse the ultimate list of David Wilmot TV shows. Find top-rated television series, critically acclaimed dramas, and hit shows starring David Wilmot.

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House of Guinness (2025)

Drama
When the head of Ireland's most powerful brewing dynasty dies in 1868, he leaves behind four children and an empire worth fighting over. Each sibling carries buried scandals that could...
Score 7.5
2

Station Eleven (2021)

Drama Mystery Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Twenty years after a lethal pandemic erases most of civilization, scattered communities find unexpected ways to keep culture alive. A traveling theater troupe performs Shakespeare across the Great Lakes region,...
Score 7.0

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According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring David Wilmot are Hokum, Hamnet, and The Wonder.
How many movies and TV shows has David Wilmot starred in? +
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 10 titles starring David Wilmot, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
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Yes! The overall filmography starring David Wilmot maintains a strong average user rating of 7 out of 10 across all tracked titles.