Patrick Wilson (American actor)

Patrick Joseph Wilson (born July 3, 1973) is an American actor and singer. He spent his early career starring in Broadway musicals, beginning in 1995. He is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his roles in The Full Monty (2000–2001) and Oklahoma! (2002). In 2003, he co-starred in the acclaimed HBO miniseries Angels in America 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 feature 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 himself a reputation as a "scream king", due to his frequent casting in horror films.
On television, he 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 he voiced the President of the United States in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
==Early life==
Wilson was born in Norfolk, Virginia, the youngest of three boys to John Franklin Wilson, a retired news anchor for WTVT in Tampa, Florida and Mary Kay Wilson, a voice teacher and professional singer. Wilson's oldest brother, Paul, works as an advertising executive, and his other brother, Mark, took over their father's role as news anchor for WTVT. Wilson grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida, and attended Shorecrest Preparatory School.
==Career==
===1995–2005: Stage roles and Angels in America===
In 1995, Wilson graduated with a B.F.A. in Drama from Carnegie Mellon University. Shortly after, in 1995, Wilson made his acting debut as an understudy in the role of Chris Scott in the national touring production of Miss Saigon. The following year, he portrayed Billy Bigelow in the national tour of Carousel. In 1999, he starred as Jamie Conway in the off-Broadway production of Bright Lights, Big City, and Wilson later made his Broadway theatre debut in The Full Monty (2000), portraying Jerry Lukowski. For his performance in the role, he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical.
Circa 2000, Wilson completed work on the film My Sister's Wedding, which has never been released. He sang "On the Street Where You Live" from My Fair Lady for Julie Andrews' awards ceremony when she received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2001. In 2002, his performance as Curly McLain in the Broadway production of Oklahoma! received critical acclaim, with Wilson being nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical for the second time each. He won critical acclaim for his performance as the closeted Mormon Republican Joe Pitt in Mike Nichols' 2003 HBO drama miniseries Angels in America, receiving nominations for both the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.
In 2004, Wilson made his first film appearance in The Alamo, playing William B. Travis. That same year, he co-starred in the musical film The Phantom of the Opera as Viscount Raoul de Chagny. The following year, he starred alongside Elliot Page in the psychological thriller film Hard Candy, portraying a pedophile named Jeff Kohlver.
===2006–present: Transition into film and "scream king" persona===
In 2006, he starred as Brad Adamson in Todd Field's Little Children. Also in 2006, he appeared in the Golden Globe Award-nominated Running with Scissors as Michael Shephard, which was directed by Ryan Murphy and produced by Brad Pitt. In 2007, he starred as Brian Callahan in the independent film Purple Violets, which was written and directed by Edward Burns. In 2008, he starred in Neil LaBute's Lakeview Terrace.
Wilson played Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II in Zack Snyder's 2009 film adaptation of the graphic novel Watchmen, gaining 25 pounds for the role after filming flashback scenes as the slimmer Nite Owl II. This film reunited Wilson with his Little Children co-star, Jackie Earle Haley. On October 19, 2010, in Yankee Stadium, he sang "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch of Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees. On November 20, 2010, in Yankee Stadium, he sang the United States National Anthem before the first football game in the new stadium, played between Army and Notre Dame.
Wilson played the primary antagonist Lynch in 2010's The A-Team, and co-starred with Rose Byrne in James Wan's horror film Insidious. He returned for the latter film's sequel, Insidious: Chapter 2, which was released in 2013. In 2013, Wilson portrayed the famous paranormal investigator Ed Warren, alongside Vera Farmiga starring as his wife Lorraine, in the horror film The Conjuring. The film was critically acclaimed, becoming one of the highest grossing horror films of all time. Wilson reprised the role in the film's sequel, The Conjuring 2, released on June 10, 2016.
In January 2014, Wilson was announced to portray the lead role, Lou Solverson, in the second season of FX's anthology series Fargo. He was nominated for the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his performance. In March 2014, Wilson was cast in an unspecified role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Man, but later left the film due to scheduling conflicts brought upon by multiple delays with the film's production. That same year, he was cast as Arthur O'Dwyer in the Western film Bone Tomahawk, opposite Kurt Russell and Matthew Fox.
In 2016, he co-starred in John Lee Hancock's biopic The Founder, as Rollie Smith, based on the life of McDonald's fast food restaurants' founder Ray Kroc. In August 2016, Barbra Streisand released the album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, on which she and Wilson duet the song "Loving You" from the Stephen Sondheim musical Passion.
In 2018, Wilson co-starred in Jaume Collet-Serra's action thriller The Commuter, reuniting with The Conjuring co-star Farmiga, and portraying a trusted friend of Liam Neeson's character. Also that year, he portrayed Orm Marius / Ocean Master in the DC Extended Universe film Aquaman, directed by long-time collaborator James Wan.
On November 8, 2019, Roland Emmerich’s blockbuster film Midway, was released, starring Wilson along with Ed Skrein, Mandy Moore, Luke Evans, Aaron Eckhart, Nick Jonas, Dennis Quaid and Woody Harrelson. In June 2020, Wilson signed on to Emmerich's Moonfall. Production began in October 2020 and is slated for a 2021 release.
In his directorial debut, Wilson will helm the upcoming Insidious: Chapter 5. Announced in October 2020, the film will serve as a direct sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2 with both Wilson and Ty Simpkins reprising their roles. Halloween Kills screenwriter Scott Teems wrote the script based on a story by Leigh Whannell. Whannell, James Wan, Jason Blum, and Oren Peli will produce the film, while Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Steven Schneider will serve as executive producers.
==Personal life==
In 2005, Wilson married actress Dagmara Domińczyk. They have two sons, born in 2006 and 2009. As of 2013, they reside in Montclair, New Jersey.
In May 2012, Wilson gave the keynote address for his alma mater, Carnegie Mellon University, in which he spoke of his memories from childhood and through his career.
On May 26, 2012, the band VanWilson, consisting of Wilson on vocals/drums and his brothers, Mark on guitar and Paul on vocals, performed a benefit concert for Southeastern Guide Dogs' "Paws For Patriots" program in St. Petersburg, Florida. They raised $30,000 for the program and were honored by the organization with having puppies named after them. The brothers have also performed benefit concerts for All Children's Hospital and the St. Petersburg Free Clinic.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2001	My Sister's Wedding 	Quinn 	Unreleased film
2004	 	William B. Travis 	
2004	 	Viscount Raoul de Chagny 	Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
2005	Hard Candy 	Jeff Kohlver 	Nominated—Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Relationship from Hell
2006	Little Children 	Brad Adamson 	Young Hollywood Award for Breakthrough Performance – MaleNominated—Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Cast EnsembleNominated—Satellite award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
2006	Running with Scissors 	Michael Shephard 	
2007	Purple Violets 	Brian Callahan 	
2007	Evening 	Harris Arden 	
2007	Brothers Three: An American Gothic 	Peter 	
2008	Life in Flight 	Will Sargent 	
2008	Lakeview Terrace 	Chris Mattson 	
2008	Passengers 	Eric Clark 	
2009	Watchmen 	Dan Dreiberg/Nite Owl II 	
2010	Barry Munday 	Barry Munday 	
2010	 	Agent Lynch/Agent Vance Burress 	
2010	 	Roland Nilson 	
2010	Insidious 	Josh Lambert 	Nominated—Scream Award for Best Horror Actor
2010	Morning Glory 	Adam Bennett 	
2011	 	Joe Harris 	
2011	Young Adult 	Buddy Slade 	
2012	Prometheus 	Mr. Shaw 	
2013	 	Ed Warren 	Nominated—Fright Meter Award for Best Actor
2013	Insidious: Chapter 2 	Josh Lambert 	Nominated—Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best ActorNominated—Fright Meter Award for Best Actor
2014	Jack Strong 	David Forden 	
2014	Space Station 76 	Captain Glenn Terry 	
2014	Stretch 	Kevin "Stretch" Brzyzowski 	
2014	Big Stone Gap 	Jack MacChesney 	
2014	Let's Kill Ward's Wife 	David 	Also producer
2015	Zipper 	Sam Ellis 	
2015	Home Sweet Hell 	Don Champagne 	
2015	Bone Tomahawk 	Arthur O'Dwyer 	
2016	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 	President of the United States (voice)	Cameo
2016	 	Walter Stackhouse 	
2016	 	Sheriff Wallace Skolkin 	
2016	 	Ed Warren 	
2016	 	Rollie Smith 	
2018	 	Alex Murphy 	
2018	Nightmare Cinema 	Eric Sr. 	
2018	Aquaman 	Orm Marius / Ocean Master 	Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain
2019	Annabelle Comes Home 	Ed Warren 	
2019	 	Famous actor 	Uncredited cameo
2019	In the Tall Grass 	Ross Humboldt 	
2019	Midway 	Edwin Layton 	
2021	The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It	Ed Warren 	
2022	Moonfall 	Brian Harper 	Post-production
2022	Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 	Orm Marius / Ocean Master 	In production
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2003 	Angels in America 	Joe Pitt 	6 episodes;Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television FilmNominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or MovieNominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
2006 	Tampa Bay: Living Legacy	Narrator(voice) 	Documentary film
2009 	American Dad! 	Jim (voice) 	Episode: "Wife Insurance"
2011–2012 	 	Dr. Michael Holt	16 episodes
2013, 2017	Girls 	Joshua 	2 episodes;Nominated—Critics Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy SeriesNominated—Gold Derby Award for Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
2015 	Fargo 	Lou Solverson 	10 episodes;Nominated—Critics Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/MiniseriesNominated—Gold Derby Award for Best Actor in a Television Movie/MiniseriesNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television FilmNominated—IGN Summer Movie Award for Best Television ActorNominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series
2019 	 	Himself 	Episode: "Chase Shoots a Music Video"
===Video games===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2009	Watchmen: The End Is Nigh	Nite Owl II (voice)	
===Stage===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1995 	Miss Saigon 	Chris Scott 	Understudy
1996 	Carousel 	Billy Bigelow 	U.S. national tour
1999 	Bright Lights, Big City	Jamie Conway 	Off-BroadwayNominated—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
2000 	Tenderloin 	Tommy Howatt 	Broadway Encores! concert
2000–2001	 	Jerry Lukowski	BroadwayNominated—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a MusicalNominated—Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
2002 	Oklahoma! 	Curly McLain 	BroadwayNominated—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a MusicalNominated—Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
2006 	Barefoot in the Park 	Paul Bratter 	Broadway
2008–2009	All My Sons 	Chris Keller 	Broadway
2014 	Guys and Dolls 	Sky Masterson 	Carnegie Hall concert
2017 	Brigadoon 	Tommy Albright	New York City Center Special Event
==Audio work==
===Cast recordings===
* Allegro (2009; studio cast recording)
* Bright Lights, Big City (2005; studio cast recording)
* The Full Monty (2001; original Broadway cast recording)
* Dreamgirls in Concert (as film executive; 2001 concert cast recording)
* Tenderloin (2000; Encores! concert cast recording)
* Lucky in the Rain (2000; studio cast recording)
* Terrence Mann's Romeo & Juliet: The Musical from William Shakespeare (1999)
* Brigadoon (2017; New York City Center cast recording)
===Soundtracks===
* The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
===Audiobooks===
* The Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway (2006) (Simon & Schuster)
* The Ruins by Scott Smith (2006) (Simon & Schuster)
===Miscellaneous===
* Every Day Is a Holiday (2009 Christmas album) by Mary McBride
* Lucky (2004 CD) by Gary Kline
* Broadway Cares: Home for the Holidays (2001 CD)
* The Dreams in You (2001 CD)
* Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway (2016 CD) by Barbra Streisand
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