Patrick Wilson
American actor, director, and singer celebrated for his versatility across Broadway, prestige television, and genre-defining horror films.
Patrick Wilson - Personal Information
- Name: Patrick Wilson
- Date of Birth: July 3, 1973
- Place of Birth: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Producer, Director, Executive Producer
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).
Selected Filmography
A selection of Patrick Wilson's most notable recent screen appearances across film and television.
- Cape Fear (TV - 2026) as Tom Bowden
- Run Amok (2026) as Mr. Shelby
- Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025) as Self - (archive footage)
- Jay Kelly (2025) as Ben Alcock
- The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) as Ed Warren
- Millers in Marriage (2024) as Scott
- My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert (2024) as Self
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) as Orm
- The Nun II (2023) as Ed Warren
- Insidious: The Red Door (2023) as Josh Lambert
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