Patrick Wilson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1973-07-03 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Patrick 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
Acting
(2025)
The Conjuring: Last Rites
as Ed Warren
(2025)
Jay Kelly
as Frank Hewitt
(2024)
Millers in Marriage
as Scott
(2024)
(2023)
(2023)
The Nun II
as Ed Warren
(2023)
Insidious: The Red Door
as Josh Lambert
(2022)
Moonfall
as Brian Harper
(2021)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
as Ed Warren
(2021)
Show of Titles
as "Oklahoma!" Performer
(2021)
(2020)
The Assistant
as Man In Elevator (uncredited)
(2020)
(2020)
The Men of Midway
as Self
(2020)
(2019)
Annabelle Comes Home
as Ed Warren
(2019)
Midway
as Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton
(2019)
In the Tall Grass
as Ross Humboldt
(2018)
The Nun
as Ed Warren
(2018)
Aquaman
as King Orm Marius / Ocean Master
(2018)
Insidious: The Last Key
as Josh Lambert
(2018)
The Commuter
as Alex Murphy
(2018)
Nightmare Cinema
as Eric Sr.
(2018)
Every Act of Life
as Self
(2017)
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
as Self (archive footage)
(2016)
The Founder
as Rollie Smith
(2016)
The Conjuring 2
as Ed Warren
(2016)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
as POTUS (voice)
(2016)
A Kind of Murder
as Walter Stackhouse
(2016)
The Hollow Point
as Wallace
(2016)
(2015)
Bone Tomahawk
as Arthur O'Dwyer
(2015)
Home Sweet Hell
as Don Champagne
(2015)
Zipper
as Sam Ellis
(2014)
Stretch
as Stretch
(2014)
Space Station 76
as Captain Glenn
(2014)
Big Stone Gap
as Jack MacChesney
(2014)
Jack Strong
as Daniel
(2014)
Let's Kill Ward's Wife
as David
(2013)
The Conjuring
as Ed Warren
(2013)
Insidious: Chapter 2
as Josh Lambert
(2012)
Prometheus
as Shaw's Father
(2011)
Insidious
as Josh Lambert
(2011)
Young Adult
as Buddy Slade
(2011)
The Ledge
as Joe Harris
(2010)
The A-Team
as Lynch
(2010)
The Switch
as Roland
(2010)
Morning Glory
as Adam Bennett
(2010)
Barry Munday
as Barry Munday
(2010)
Life in Flight
as Will
(2009)
Watchmen
as Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II
(2008)
Passengers
as Eric
(2008)
Lakeview Terrace
as Chris Mattson
(2007)
Evening
as Harris Arden
(2007)
Purple Violets
as Brian Callahan
(2007)
(2006)
Little Children
as Brad Adamson
(2006)
Running with Scissors
as Michael Shephard
(2005)
Hard Candy
as Jeff Kohlver
(2004)
The Phantom of the Opera
as Raoul
(2004)
The Alamo
as William Travis
Crew
(2023)
Insidious: The Red Door
Director
(2014)
Let's Kill Ward's Wife
Producer