Actor

Patrick Wilson

Acting

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Acting credits

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

3.2

Moderate attention

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Movies: 60Series: 17Crew credits: 3

TMDB ID: 17178

IMDb ID: nm0933940

Known for: Acting

Born: July 3, 1973

Age: 52

Place of birth: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1956 - 2026

Years active: 71

Average TMDB rating: 6.37

Wikidata: Q351290

Also known as

Patrick Joseph Wilson

Other jobs

Director (1)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)

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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).