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Patrick Wilson

Acting

Born July 3, 1973 · 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Patrick Wilson (American actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Time Machine Award · 2019
  • Tony AwardBest Actor in a Musical · 2002 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Actor in a Musical · 2001 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Fargo

2014as Lou Solverson

The Simpsons

1989as Patrick Wilson (voice)

Angels in America

2003as Joe Pitt

The Conjuring

2013as Ed Warren

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

2021as Ed Warren

Watchmen

2009as Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II

The Conjuring 2

2016as Ed Warren

The Phantom of the Opera

2004as Raoul

Midway

2019as Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton

The Founder

2016as Rollie Smith

Little Children

2006as Brad Adamson

The Other Two

2019as Patrick Wilson

The Conjuring: Last Rites

2025as Ed Warren

Aquaman

2018as King Orm Marius / Ocean Master

Bone Tomahawk

2015as Arthur O'Dwyer

Insidious

2010as Josh Lambert

Hard Candy

2005as Jeff Kohlver

Insidious: Chapter 2

2013as Josh Lambert

The Nun II

2023as Ed Warren

Prometheus

2012as Shaw's Father

Insidious: The Red Door

2023as Josh Lambert

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

2023as Orm

Jack Strong

2014as Daniel

Teen Titans Go!

2013as Patrick Wilson (voice)

Annabelle Comes Home

2019as Ed Warren

Every Act of Life

2018as Self

The Commuter

2018as Alex Murphy

Girls

2012as Joshua

A Gifted Man

2011as Michael Holt

Morning Glory

2010as Adam Bennett

The A-Team

2010as Lynch

Moonfall

2022as Brian Harper

The Assistant

2019as Man In Elevator (uncredited)

Insidious: The Last Key

2018as Josh Lambert

Jay Kelly

2025as Ben Alcock

Stretch

2014as Stretch

The Ledge

2011as Joe Harris

The Switch

2010as Roland

Cape Fear

as Tom Bowden

Millers in Marriage

2024as Scott

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self - Musical Guest

Passengers

2008as Eric

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016as POTUS (voice)

Lakeview Terrace

2008as Chris Mattson

The Nun

2018as Ed Warren

Big Stone Gap

2014as Jack MacChesney

Nightmare Cinema

2018as Eric Sr.

Young Adult

2011as Buddy Slade

Barry Munday

2010as Barry Munday

Evening

2007as Harris Arden