This movie was inspired by the true story of Dido ... Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) and his wife (Emily Watson), Belle's lineage ...

A statement shared by his agent on behalf of the family said Wilkinson ... role in Michael Clayton, a 2007 film starring George Clooney. Clooney praised the actor Saturday, speaking with Variety ...