Patrick Wilson is a critically acclaimed and award-winning actor who has quickly become well known for his vast variety of work. Over the years, Wilson has tackled lead roles in major Broadway musicals as well as starring in big-budget blockbusters.
He starred in the global sensation Aquaman, directed by James Wan. Wilson portrayed ORM, Aquaman’s (Jason Momoa) supervillain half-brother. The film was released in December 2018, with the box office surpassing $1 billion.
Patrick is widely acclaimed for his role of Ed Warren in The Conjuring franchise. The Conjuring is one of the top 5 highest grossing supernatural films of all time. The Conjuring 2 released in 2016 and grossed an impressive $40 million in its opening weekend. The Conjuring 3 (The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It) was released in May 2021.
Most recently, Patrick made his directorial debut as well as starring in Insidious 5 (Insidious: The Red Door), which became the highest grossing film in the franchise. Also set to come out this year, Wilson will return in the the highly anticipated sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Further down the line in 2024, the 4th Conjuring movie, The Conjuring: Last Rites, is set to be released. You can also anticipate seeing Wilson in Tunnels, directed by John Krokidas, which he will be starring in alongside Jaeden Martell, Alicia Silverstone and Anna Faris.
Additional film credits include Moonfall, Midway, In The Tall Grass, Annabelle Comes Home, The Nun, The Commuter, The Founder, A Kind of Murder, The Hollow Point, Bone Tomahawk, Zipper, Home Sweet Hell, Matters of the Heart, Jack Strong, Big Stone Gap, Stretch, Space Station 76, Insidious: Chapter 2, Insidious, Prometheus, Young Adult, The Ledge, Morning Glory, The Switch, The A-Team, Barry Munday, Watchmen, Life in Flight, Passengers, Lakeview Terrace, Purple Violets, Brothers Three: An American Gothic, Little Children, Running with Scissors, Hard Candy, The Phantom of the Opera, The Alamo and My Sister’s Wedding.
In 2015, Wilson garnered Critics’ Choice and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor in a Limited Series for his portrayal as Lou Solverson in the hit TV series “Fargo.” Also on the small screen, Wilson received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for his portrayal of the morally conflicted Joe Pitt in the HBO miniseries “Angels In America: Millennium Approaches,” the much honored 2003 adaptation of Tony Kushner’s award-winning “Angels In America: Perestroika.” He also starred in “A Gifted Man,” and the second season of the award-winning HBO original series “Girls.” The episode, “One Man’s Trash,” became one of the most talked about episodes of the show’s history, as well as one of the most watched episodes of the season. Additional television credits include appearances in “The Other Two,” “Little Demon” and “Teen Titans, Go!”
Wilson has also been honored with two consecutive Tony Award nominations for Best Actor in a Musical, one for his performance as Curly in the successful 2002 Broadway revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, for which he also received a Drama Desk Award nomination. He earned his first Tony nomination for his work in the 2001 Broadway hit The Full Monty, for which he also garnered Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations and won a Drama League Award. In 2006, he returned to Broadway to star in the revival of the Neil Simon comedy Barefoot in the Park, opposite Amanda Peet. His most recent Broadway credit is the 2008-2009 revival of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons, with John Lithgow, Dianne West and Katie Holmes.
Wilson, along with other film industry insiders, have formed a theater development company named Cinema Lab, which will focus on the restoration of theaters impacted by the pandemic. The group plans to buy, renovate and revive theaters across the U.S.
Born in Virginia and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, Wilson earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Starting his career on the stage, he earned applause in the national tours of Miss Saigon and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel. In 1999, he starred Off-Broadway in Bright Lights, Big City, winning a Drama League Award and a Drama Desk Award nomination. That same year, he made his Broadway debut in Gershwin’s Fascinating Rhythm, for which he won another Drama League Award.
Patrick currently resides in New Jersey with his family.
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