Patrick Wilson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

80

Gender

Male

Birthday

1973-07-03 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Patrick Wilson

Biography

Patrick Joseph Wilson (born July 3, 1973) is an American actor, director, and singer. He began his career in 1995, starring in Broadway musicals. He is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his roles in The Full Monty (2000–2001) and Oklahoma! (2002). He co-starred in the acclaimed HBO miniseries Angels in America (2003), for which he was nominated for both the Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. Wilson has also appeared in films such as The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Hard Candy (2005), Little Children (2006), Watchmen (2009), Insidious (2010), The A-Team (2010), Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), and as demonologist Ed Warren in the Conjuring Universe (2013–present). He has earned a reputation as a "scream king" due to his frequent casting in horror films. On television, Wilson starred in the CBS drama series A Gifted Man (2011–2012) and as Lou Solverson in the second season of FX's anthology series Fargo (2015), for which he received a second Golden Globe Award nomination. In the DC Extended Universe, he portrayed Orm Marius / Ocean Master in the superhero film Aquaman (2018) and voiced the U.S. President in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). Description above from the Wikipedia article Patrick Wilson (American actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Teen Titans Go!

    Teen Titans Go!

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Conjuring: Last Rites

    The Conjuring: Last Rites

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Girls

    Girls

  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

    Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • The Conjuring

    The Conjuring

  • The Megan Mullally Show

    The Megan Mullally Show

  • The A-Team

    The A-Team

  • Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

    Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

  • Aquaman

    Aquaman

  • Annabelle

    Annabelle

  • Prometheus

    Prometheus

  • The Conjuring 2

    The Conjuring 2

  • The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

    The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Watchmen

    Watchmen

  • The Nun

    The Nun

  • The Ledge

    The Ledge

  • Jay Kelly

    Jay Kelly

  • Bone Tomahawk

    Bone Tomahawk

  • Evening

    Evening

  • Insidious

    Insidious

  • Purple Violets

    Purple Violets

  • The Other Two

    The Other Two

  • Zipper

    Zipper

  • The Nun II

    The Nun II

  • Moonfall

    Moonfall

  • The Phantom of the Opera

    The Phantom of the Opera

  • Insidious: Chapter 2

    Insidious: Chapter 2

  • Annabelle Comes Home

    Annabelle Comes Home

  • Angels in America

    Angels in America

  • Insidious: The Red Door

    Insidious: The Red Door

  • Midway

    Midway

  • Nightmare Cinema

    Nightmare Cinema

  • The Commuter

    The Commuter

  • The Founder

    The Founder

  • Insidious: The Last Key

    Insidious: The Last Key

  • Stretch

    Stretch

  • Morning Glory

    Morning Glory

  • Little Children

    Little Children

  • Big Stone Gap

    Big Stone Gap

  • In the Tall Grass

    In the Tall Grass

  • The Switch

    The Switch

  • Passengers

    Passengers

  • A Gifted Man

    A Gifted Man

  • Hard Candy

    Hard Candy

  • Young Adult

    Young Adult

  • The Assistant

    The Assistant

  • Lakeview Terrace

    Lakeview Terrace

  • Cape Fear

    Cape Fear

  • The Alamo

    The Alamo

  • Show of Titles

    Show of Titles

  • Home Sweet Hell

    Home Sweet Hell

  • A Kind of Murder

    A Kind of Murder

  • Millers in Marriage

    Millers in Marriage

  • Dead Talk Live

    Dead Talk Live

  • Jack Strong

    Jack Strong

  • The Hollow Point

    The Hollow Point

  • Let's Kill Ward's Wife

    Let's Kill Ward's Wife

  • Run Amok

    Run Amok

  • Barry Munday

    Barry Munday

  • Running with Scissors

    Running with Scissors

  • Space Station 76

    Space Station 76

  • Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

    Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

  • Every Act of Life

    Every Act of Life

  • My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert

    My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert

  • Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe

    Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe

  • Life in Flight

    Life in Flight

  • The Men of Midway

    The Men of Midway

  • Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission

    Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission

  • Brothers Three: An American Gothic

    Brothers Three: An American Gothic

  • Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls

    Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls

  • The Joy is in the Work: Remembering Ann Reinking

    The Joy is in the Work: Remembering Ann Reinking