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Patrick Wilson

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Patrick Wilson

Born July 3, 1973 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA54 films

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.

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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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The Conjuring posterFirst watchThe Conjuring20137.5as Ed WarrenParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.View film

Essential films

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Watchmen poster7.4Watchmen2009The Conjuring 2 poster7.3The Conjuring 22016Aquaman poster6.9Aquaman2018The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It poster7.3The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It2021Prometheus poster6.6Prometheus2012Insidious poster7.0Insidious2011The Founder poster7.2The Founder2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice poster6.0Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016

Filmography

54 films as actor
  1. TBAKarmic Knot(voice)
  2. 2026Run AmokMr. Shelby
  3. 2025Jay KellyBen Alcock
  4. 2025The Conjuring: Last RitesEd Warren
  5. 2024Millers in MarriageScott
  6. 2023Aquaman and the Lost KingdomOrm
  7. 2023The Nun IIEd Warren
  8. 2023Insidious: The Red DoorJosh Lambert
  9. 2022MoonfallBrian Harper
  10. 2021The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do ItEd Warren
  11. 2020The AssistantMan In Elevator (uncredited)
  12. 2019MidwayRear Admiral Edwin T. Layton
  13. 2019In the Tall GrassRoss Humboldt
  14. 2019Annabelle Comes HomeEd Warren
  15. 2018AquamanKing Orm Marius / Ocean Master
  16. 2018The NunEd Warren
  17. 2018Nightmare CinemaEric Sr.
  18. 2018The CommuterAlex Murphy
  19. 2018Insidious: The Last KeyJosh Lambert (archival footage)
  20. 2016The Hollow PointWallace
  21. 2016A Kind of MurderWalter Stackhouse
  22. 2016The FounderRollie Smith
  23. 2016The Conjuring 2Ed Warren
  24. 2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticePOTUS (voice)
  25. 2015Bone TomahawkArthur O'Dwyer
  26. 2015ZipperSam Ellis
  27. 2015Home Sweet HellDon Champagne
  28. 2014Let's Kill Ward's WifeDavid
  29. 2014StretchStretch
  30. 2014Big Stone GapJack MacChesney
  31. 2014Space Station 76Captain Glenn
  32. 2014Jack StrongDaniel
  33. 2013Insidious: Chapter 2Josh Lambert
  34. 2013The ConjuringEd Warren
  35. 2012PrometheusShaw's Father
  36. 2011Young AdultBuddy Slade
  37. 2011The LedgeJoe Harris
  38. 2011InsidiousJosh Lambert
  39. 2010Life in FlightWill
  40. 2010Morning GloryAdam Bennett
  41. 2010The SwitchRoland
  42. 2010The A-TeamLynch
  43. 2010Barry MundayBarry Munday
  44. 2009WatchmenDan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II
  45. 2008PassengersEric
  46. 2008Lakeview TerraceChris Mattson
  47. 2007EveningHarris Arden
  48. 2007Purple VioletsBrian Callahan
  49. 2007Brothers Three: An American GothicPeter
  50. 2006Running with ScissorsMichael Shephard
  51. 2006Little ChildrenBrad Adamson
  52. 2006Hard CandyJeff Kohlver
  53. 2004The Phantom of the OperaRaoul
  54. 2004The AlamoWilliam Travis