Patrick Wilson

Acting

Patrick Wilson

Born July 3, 1973Norfolk, Virginia, USA80 credits

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

Filmography

Cape Fear
2026Cape Fear
as Tom BowdenTV
Run Amok
2026Run Amok
as Mr. ShelbyMovie
Jay Kelly
2025Jay Kelly
as Ben AlcockMovie
The Nun II
2023The Nun II
as Ed WarrenMovie
Insidious: The Red Door
2023Insidious: The Red Door
as Josh LambertMovie
Moonfall
2022Moonfall
as Brian HarperMovie
Show of Titles
2021Show of Titles
as "Oklahoma!" PerformerMovie
Dead Talk Live
2020Dead Talk Live
as Self - GuestTV
The Assistant
2020The Assistant
as Man In Elevator (uncredited)Movie
Midway
2019Midway
as Rear Admiral Edwin T. LaytonMovie
In the Tall Grass
2019In the Tall Grass
as Ross HumboldtMovie
Annabelle Comes Home
2019Annabelle Comes Home
as Ed WarrenMovie
The Other Two
2019The Other Two
as Patrick WilsonTV
Aquaman
2018Aquaman
as King Orm Marius / Ocean MasterMovie
The Nun
2018The Nun
as Ed WarrenMovie
Nightmare Cinema
2018Nightmare Cinema
as Eric Sr.Movie
The Commuter
2018The Commuter
as Alex MurphyMovie
Insidious: The Last Key
2018Insidious: The Last Key
as Josh LambertMovie
The Hollow Point
2016The Hollow Point
as WallaceMovie
A Kind of Murder
2016A Kind of Murder
as Walter StackhouseMovie
The Founder
2016The Founder
as Rollie SmithMovie
The Conjuring 2
2016The Conjuring 2
as Ed WarrenMovie
Bone Tomahawk
2015Bone Tomahawk
as Arthur O'DwyerMovie
Zipper
2015Zipper
as Sam EllisMovie
Home Sweet Hell
2015Home Sweet Hell
as Don ChampagneMovie
Stretch
2014Stretch
as StretchMovie
Big Stone Gap
2014Big Stone Gap
as Jack MacChesneyMovie
Space Station 76
2014Space Station 76
as Captain GlennMovie
Fargo
2014Fargo
as Lou SolversonTV
Jack Strong
2014Jack Strong
as DanielMovie
Insidious: Chapter 2
2013Insidious: Chapter 2
as Josh LambertMovie
The Conjuring
2013The Conjuring
as Ed WarrenMovie
Teen Titans Go!
2013Teen Titans Go!
as Patrick Wilson (voice)TV
Prometheus
2012Prometheus
as Shaw's FatherMovie
Girls
2012Girls
as JoshuaTV
Young Adult
2011Young Adult
as Buddy SladeMovie
A Gifted Man
2011A Gifted Man
as Michael HoltTV
The Ledge
2011The Ledge
as Joe HarrisMovie
Insidious
2011Insidious
as Josh LambertMovie
Life in Flight
2010Life in Flight
as WillMovie
Morning Glory
2010Morning Glory
as Adam BennettMovie
The Switch
2010The Switch
as RolandMovie
The A-Team
2010The A-Team
as LynchMovie
Barry Munday
2010Barry Munday
as Barry MundayMovie
Watchmen
2009Watchmen
as Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl IIMovie
Passengers
2008Passengers
as EricMovie
Lakeview Terrace
2008Lakeview Terrace
as Chris MattsonMovie
Evening
2007Evening
as Harris ArdenMovie
Purple Violets
2007Purple Violets
as Brian CallahanMovie
Running with Scissors
2006Running with Scissors
as Michael ShephardMovie
Little Children
2006Little Children
as Brad AdamsonMovie
Hard Candy
2005Hard Candy
as Jeff KohlverMovie
T
2004The Tony Danza Show
as Self - GuestTV
The Alamo
2004The Alamo
as William TravisMovie
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self - PresenterTV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsons
as Patrick Wilson (voice)TV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
as Self - PresenterTV