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Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 03, 1973 (52)
Birthplace Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Popularity 3 (history)
Updated Jul 03, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Patrick Wilson (American actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Conjuring: Last Rites

2025

as Ed Warren

Millers in Marriage

Millers in Marriage

2025

as Scott

Insidious: The Red Door

Insidious: The Red Door

2023

as Josh Lambert

The Nun II

The Nun II

2023

as Ed Warren

Moonfall

Moonfall

2022

as Brian Harper

The Assistant

The Assistant

2020

as Man In Elevator (uncredited)

Midway

Midway

2019

as Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton

In the Tall Grass

In the Tall Grass

2019

as Ross Humboldt

Annabelle Comes Home

Annabelle Comes Home

2019

as Ed Warren

The Commuter

The Commuter

2018

as Alex Murphy

Aquaman

Aquaman

2018

as King Orm Marius / Ocean Master

The Nun

The Nun

2018

as Ed Warren

Nightmare Cinema

Nightmare Cinema

2018

as Eric Sr.

Insidious: The Last Key

Insidious: The Last Key

2018

as Josh Lambert

A Kind of Murder

A Kind of Murder

2016

as Walter Stackhouse

The Hollow Point

The Hollow Point

2016

as Wallace

The Conjuring 2

The Conjuring 2

2016

as Ed Warren

The Founder

The Founder

2016

as Rollie Smith

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016

as POTUS (voice)

Zipper

Zipper

2015

as Sam Ellis

Home Sweet Hell

Home Sweet Hell

2015

as Don Champagne

Bone Tomahawk

Bone Tomahawk

2015

as Arthur O'Dwyer

Stretch

Stretch

2014

as Stretch

Big Stone Gap

Big Stone Gap

2014

as Jack MacChesney

Let's Kill Ward's Wife

Let's Kill Ward's Wife

2014

as David

Space Station 76

Space Station 76

2014

as Captain Glenn

Insidious: Chapter 2

Insidious: Chapter 2

2013

as Josh Lambert

The Conjuring

The Conjuring

2013

as Ed Warren

Prometheus

Prometheus

2012

as Shaw's Father

Insidious

Insidious

2011

as Josh Lambert

Young Adult

Young Adult

2011

as Buddy Slade

The Ledge

The Ledge

2011

as Joe Harris

Barry Munday

Barry Munday

2010

as Barry Munday

Life in Flight

Life in Flight

2010

as Will

The Switch

The Switch

2010

as Roland

Morning Glory

Morning Glory

2010

as Adam Bennett

The A-Team

The A-Team

2010

as Lynch

Watchmen

Watchmen

2009

as Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II

Lakeview Terrace

Lakeview Terrace

2008

as Chris Mattson

Passengers

Passengers

2008

as Eric

Purple Violets

Purple Violets

2007

as Brian Callahan

Evening

Evening

2007

as Harris Arden

Little Children

Little Children

2006

as Brad Adamson

Running with Scissors

Running with Scissors

2006

as Michael Shephard

Hard Candy

Hard Candy

2005

as Jeff Kohlver

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

2004

as Raoul

The Alamo

The Alamo

2004

as William Travis

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Insidious: The Red Door

Insidious: The Red Door

2023

Director

Let's Kill Ward's Wife

Let's Kill Ward's Wife

2014

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

A Gifted Man

as Michael Holt

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Sep 23, 2011

Fargo

as Lou Solverson

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Apr 15, 2014

Angels in America

as Joe Pitt

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Dec 07, 2003

The Other Two

as Patrick Wilson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 24, 2019

Girls

as Joshua

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 15, 2012

Teen Titans Go!

as Patrick Wilson (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 23, 2013

The Simpsons

as Patrick Wilson (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 2004

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

Stars in the House

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 16, 2020

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Dead Talk Live

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 25, 2020

The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 2006

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2025 1 31 49 18
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