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

Known For

The Simpsons

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Fargo

Teen Titans Go!

Cape Fear

Tony Awards

All Movies (64)

• Run Amok2026 · as Mr. Shelby
• Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies2025 · as Self - (archive footage)
• Jay Kelly2025 · as Ben Alcock
• The Conjuring: Last Rites2025 · as Ed Warren
• Millers in Marriage2024 · as Scott
• My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert2024 · as Self
• Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom2023 · as Orm
• The Nun II2023 · as Ed Warren
• Insidious: The Red Door2023 · as Josh Lambert
• Moonfall2022 · as Brian Harper
• Show of Titles2021 · as "Oklahoma!" Performer
• The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It2021 · as Ed Warren
• The Joy is in the Work: Remembering Ann Reinking2021 · as Self
• Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe2020 · as Self
• The Men of Midway2020 · as Self
• Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission2020 · as Self
• The Assistant2020 · as Man In Elevator (uncredited)
• Midway2019 · as Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton
• In the Tall Grass2019 · as Ross Humboldt
• Annabelle Comes Home2019 · as Ed Warren
• Aquaman2018 · as King Orm Marius / Ocean Master
• The Nun2018 · as Ed Warren
• Nightmare Cinema2018 · as Eric Sr.
• Every Act of Life2018 · as Self
• The Commuter2018 · as Alex Murphy
• Insidious: The Last Key2018 · as Josh Lambert
• The Hollow Point2016 · as Wallace
• A Kind of Murder2016 · as Walter Stackhouse
• The Founder2016 · as Rollie Smith
• The Conjuring 22016 · as Ed Warren
• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016 · as POTUS (voice)
• Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls2016 · as Self
• Bone Tomahawk2015 · as Arthur O'Dwyer
• Zipper2015 · as Sam Ellis
• Home Sweet Hell2015 · as Don Champagne
• Let's Kill Ward's Wife2014 · as David
• Stretch2014 · as Stretch
• Big Stone Gap2014 · as Jack MacChesney
• Space Station 762014 · as Captain Glenn
• Jack Strong2014 · as Daniel
• Insidious: Chapter 22013 · as Josh Lambert
• The Conjuring2013 · as Ed Warren
• Prometheus2012 · as Shaw's Father
• Young Adult2011 · as Buddy Slade
• The Ledge2011 · as Joe Harris
• Insidious2011 · as Josh Lambert
• Life in Flight2010 · as Will
• Morning Glory2010 · as Adam Bennett
• The Switch2010 · as Roland
• The A-Team2010 · as Lynch
• Barry Munday2010 · as Barry Munday
• Watchmen2009 · as Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II
• Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes2009 · as Self
• Passengers2008 · as Eric
• Lakeview Terrace2008 · as Chris Mattson
• Evening2007 · as Harris Arden
• Purple Violets2007 · as Brian Callahan
• Brothers Three: An American Gothic2007 · as Peter
• Running with Scissors2006 · as Michael Shephard
• Little Children2006 · as Brad Adamson
• Hard Candy2005 · as Jeff Kohlver
• The Phantom of the Opera2004 · as Raoul
• The Alamo2004 · as William Travis
• Karmic Knot— · as (voice)

All TV Shows (20)

• Cape Fear2026 · as Tom Bowden
• Connor Ratliff Presents: The Acting Class2024 · as Self
• Dead Talk Live2020 · as Self - Guest
• Stars in the House2020 · as Self
• The Other Two2019 · as Patrick Wilson
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Fargo2014 · as Lou Solverson
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Teen Titans Go!2013 · as Patrick Wilson (voice)
• Girls2012 · as Joshua
• A Gifted Man2011 · as Michael Holt
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• The Megan Mullally Show2006 · as Self - Guest
• The Tony Danza Show2004 · as Self - Guest
• Angels in America2003 · as Joe Pitt
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• MTV Movie & TV Awards1992 · as Self - Presenter
• The Simpsons1989 · as Patrick Wilson (voice)
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Presenter