Patrick Wilson
Known for Acting · 82 credits
- Born
- 1973-07-03 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- Norfolk, Virginia, USA
- Also known as
- Patrick Joseph Wilson
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).
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Known For
TV Shows (19)
The Simpsons
1989
as Patrick Wilson (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Musical Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
Fargo
2014
as Lou Solverson
Teen Titans Go!
2013
as Patrick Wilson (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
Girls
2012
as Joshua
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
The Other Two
2019
as Patrick Wilson
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Cape Fear
2026
as Tom Bowden
A Gifted Man
2011
as Michael Holt
Angels in America
2003
as Joe Pitt
Dead Talk Live
2020
as Self - Guest
Movies (63)
The Conjuring: Last Rites
2025
as Ed Warren
The Conjuring
2013
as Ed Warren
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
as POTUS (voice)
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
as Orm
The Conjuring 2
2016
as Ed Warren
The Nun
2018
as Ed Warren
Insidious
2011
as Josh Lambert
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
2021
as Ed Warren
Insidious: The Red Door
2023
as Josh Lambert
Prometheus
2012
as Shaw's Father
The Nun II
2023
as Ed Warren
Watchmen
2009
as Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II
Aquaman
2018
as King Orm Marius / Ocean Master
The Founder
2016
as Rollie Smith
Moonfall
2022
as Brian Harper
Midway
2019
as Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton
Insidious: Chapter 2
2013
as Josh Lambert
The A-Team
2010
as Lynch
Annabelle Comes Home
2019
as Ed Warren
The Phantom of the Opera
2004
as Raoul
Little Children
2006
as Brad Adamson
Insidious: The Last Key
2018
as Josh Lambert
The Commuter
2018
as Alex Murphy
Hard Candy
2005
as Jeff Kohlver
Passengers
2008
as Eric
Bone Tomahawk
2015
as Arthur O'Dwyer
Morning Glory
2010
as Adam Bennett
Lakeview Terrace
2008
as Chris Mattson
In the Tall Grass
2019
as Ross Humboldt
Jay Kelly
2025
as Ben Alcock
The Alamo
2004
as William Travis
Young Adult
2011
as Buddy Slade
The Switch
2010
as Roland
Evening
2007
as Harris Arden
Nightmare Cinema
2018
as Eric Sr.
The Ledge
2011
as Joe Harris
Home Sweet Hell
2015
as Don Champagne
Zipper
2015
as Sam Ellis
The Assistant
2020
as Man In Elevator (uncredited)
Stretch
2014
as Stretch
A Kind of Murder
2016
as Walter Stackhouse
Running with Scissors
2006
as Michael Shephard
The Hollow Point
2016
as Wallace
Space Station 76
2014
as Captain Glenn
Purple Violets
2007
as Brian Callahan
Run Amok
2026
as Mr. Shelby
Millers in Marriage
2024
as Scott
Show of Titles
2021
as "Oklahoma!" Performer
Barry Munday
2010
as Barry Munday
Every Act of Life
2018
as Self
Jack Strong
2014
as Daniel
Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe
2020
as Self
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2016
as Self
Let's Kill Ward's Wife
2014
as David
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
2024
as Self
Big Stone Gap
2014
as Jack MacChesney
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission
2020
as Self
The Men of Midway
2020
as Self
Life in Flight
2010
as Will
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
as Self - (archive footage)
The Joy is in the Work: Remembering Ann Reinking
2021
as Self
Brothers Three: An American Gothic
2007
as Peter
Karmic Knot
as (voice)
About Patrick Wilson
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 Cand… With 82 credits spanning from 1956 to 2026, Patrick Wilson has appeared in 63 films and 19 TV shows.
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- The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) — as Ed Warren
- The Conjuring (2013) — as Ed Warren
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) — as POTUS (voice)
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) — as Orm
- The Conjuring 2 (2016) — as Ed Warren
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