Owen Wilson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-11-18 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Dallas, Texas, USA

Owen Wilson

Biography

Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor. He has had a long association with filmmaker Wes Anderson with whom he shared writing and acting credits for Bottle Rocket (1996), Rushmore (1998), and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), the last of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. He has also appeared in Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and The French Dispatch (2021). Wilson also starred in the Woody Allen romantic comedy Midnight in Paris (2011) as unsatisfied screenwriter Gil Pender, a role which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination. In 2014 he appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice, and Peter Bogdanovich's She's Funny That Way. Wilson is also known for his career as an onscreen comedian and member of the Frat Pack including starring in such comedies as Zoolander (2001), Starsky & Hutch (2004), Wedding Crashers (2005), You, Me and Dupree (2006), How Do You Know (2010), The Big Year (2011), and The Internship (2013). He is also known for the family films Marley and Me (2008), and the Night at the Museum film series (2005–2014). He voices Lightning McQueen in the Cars film series (2006–present), Coach Skip in Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), the title character in Marmaduke (2010) and Reggie in Free Birds (2013). He stars as Mobius M. Mobius in the Disney+ series Loki (2021–present). Wilson's accolades include an Oscar and BAFTA nomination for Best Original Screenplay (for The Royal Tenenbaums), a Golden Globe and two SAG acting nominations (for Midnight in Paris and The Grand Budapest Hotel) and an Independent Spirit Award (for Inherent Vice). Description above from the Wikipedia article Owen Wilson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Community

    Community

  • Loki

    Loki

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Cars 2

    Cars 2

  • Cars 3

    Cars 3

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

    Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

  • Cars

    Cars

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

  • Anaconda

    Anaconda

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • Night at the Museum

    Night at the Museum

  • Stick

    Stick

  • Free Birds

    Free Birds

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

    Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

  • Wonder

    Wonder

  • Drunk History

    Drunk History

  • Made in Hollywood

    Made in Hollywood

  • Secret Headquarters

    Secret Headquarters

  • Wedding Crashers

    Wedding Crashers

  • Armageddon

    Armageddon

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

    Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

  • Fantastic Mr. Fox

    Fantastic Mr. Fox

  • Midnight in Paris

    Midnight in Paris

  • Focker-In-Law

    Focker-In-Law

  • Meet the Fockers

    Meet the Fockers

  • Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

  • Cars on the Road

    Cars on the Road

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Zoolander

    Zoolander

  • Documentary Now!

    Documentary Now!

  • The Royal Tenenbaums

    The Royal Tenenbaums

  • Bottle Rocket

    Bottle Rocket

  • The Haunting

    The Haunting

  • Shanghai Noon

    Shanghai Noon

  • Hall Pass

    Hall Pass

  • Inherent Vice

    Inherent Vice

  • The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

    The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Mater and the Ghostlight

    Mater and the Ghostlight

  • Rove

    Rove

  • The Cable Guy

    The Cable Guy

  • Runner

    Runner

  • The Darjeeling Limited

    The Darjeeling Limited

  • I Spy

    I Spy

  • Monkey Mischief

    Monkey Mischief

  • No Escape

    No Escape

  • Shanghai Knights

    Shanghai Knights

  • Marley & Me

    Marley & Me

  • Drillbit Taylor

    Drillbit Taylor

  • Meet the Parents

    Meet the Parents

  • Little Fockers

    Little Fockers

  • Paint

    Paint

  • Marmaduke

    Marmaduke

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

    The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

  • Permanent Midnight

    Permanent Midnight

  • Haunted Mansion

    Haunted Mansion

  • Masterminds

    Masterminds

  • Behind Enemy Lines

    Behind Enemy Lines

  • Rolling Loud

    Rolling Loud

  • Zoolander 2

    Zoolander 2

  • How Do You Know

    How Do You Know

  • The Making of 'Rushmore'

    The Making of 'Rushmore'

  • Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

    Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

  • Bottle Rocket

    Bottle Rocket

  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2

  • The Radiator Springs 500½

    The Radiator Springs 500½

  • The Pixar Story

    The Pixar Story

  • Lost in London

    Lost in London

  • Are You Here

    Are You Here

  • Marry Me

    Marry Me

  • She's Funny That Way

    She's Funny That Way

  • The Big Bounce

    The Big Bounce

  • Chryskylodon Blues

    Chryskylodon Blues

  • Bliss

    Bliss

  • Charlie the Wonderdog

    Charlie the Wonderdog

  • The Big Year

    The Big Year

  • Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

    Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

  • Girl - Yeah Right!

    Girl - Yeah Right!

  • Father Figures

    Father Figures

  • You, Me and Dupree

    You, Me and Dupree

  • Jackie Chan: Building an Icon

    Jackie Chan: Building an Icon

  • Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Woody Allen: A Documentary

  • Breakfast of Champions

    Breakfast of Champions

  • The Hero of Color City

    The Hero of Color City

  • The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'

    The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'

  • Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

    Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

  • LEGO Pixar: BrickToons

    LEGO Pixar: BrickToons

  • The Minus Man

    The Minus Man

  • Lips Like Sugar

    Lips Like Sugar

  • On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'

    On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'

  • Zoolander: Super Model

    Zoolander: Super Model

  • Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP

    Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP

  • The King of Luck

    The King of Luck

  • Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

    Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

  • Jackie Chan: Down to Earth

    Jackie Chan: Down to Earth

  • This Is an Adventure

    This Is an Adventure

  • Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar

    Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar

  • Heat Vision and Jack

    Heat Vision and Jack

  • Heat Vision and Jack

    Heat Vision and Jack

  • The Wendell Baker Story

    The Wendell Baker Story

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Cars: Lightning Racers

    Cars: Lightning Racers

  • The Sweatbox

    The Sweatbox

  • The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'

    The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'

  • Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words

    Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words

  • The Internship

    The Internship

  • Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander

    Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander