
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 History
2026
Run Amok as Mr. Shelby
2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies as Self - (archive footage)
2025Jay Kelly as Ben Alcock
2025The Conjuring: Last Rites as Ed Warren
2024Millers in Marriage as Scott
2024My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert as Self
2023Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Orm
2023The Nun II as Ed Warren
2023Insidious: The Red Door as Josh Lambert
2022Moonfall as Brian Harper
2021Show of Titles as "Oklahoma!" Performer
2021The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It as Ed Warren
2021The Joy is in the Work: Remembering Ann Reinking as Self
2020Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe as Self
2020Dead Talk Live as Self - Guest
2020Stars in the House as Self
2020The Men of Midway as Self
2020Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission as Self
2020The Assistant as Man In Elevator (uncredited)
2019Midway as Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton
2019In the Tall Grass as Ross Humboldt
2019Annabelle Comes Home as Ed Warren
2019The Other Two as Patrick Wilson
2018Aquaman as King Orm Marius / Ocean Master
2018The Nun as Ed Warren
2018Nightmare Cinema as Eric Sr.
2018Every Act of Life as Self
2018The Commuter as Alex Murphy
2018Insidious: The Last Key as Josh Lambert
2016A Kind of Murder as Walter Stackhouse
2016The Hollow Point as Wallace
2016The Founder as Rollie Smith
2016The Conjuring 2 as Ed Warren
2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as POTUS (voice)
2016Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls as Self
2015Bone Tomahawk as Arthur O'Dwyer
2015Zipper as Sam Ellis
2015Home Sweet Hell as Don Champagne
2014Let's Kill Ward's Wife as David
2014Stretch as Stretch
2014Big Stone Gap as Jack MacChesney
2014Space Station 76 as Captain Glenn
2014Fargo as Lou Solverson
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014Jack Strong as Daniel
2013Insidious: Chapter 2 as Josh Lambert
2013The Conjuring as Ed Warren
2013Teen Titans Go! as Patrick Wilson (voice)
2012Prometheus as Shaw's Father
2012Girls as Joshua
2011Young Adult as Buddy Slade
2011A Gifted Man as Michael Holt
2011The Ledge as Joe Harris
2011Insidious as Josh Lambert
2010Life in Flight as Will
2010Morning Glory as Adam Bennett
2010The A-Team as Lynch
2010The Switch as Roland
2010Barry Munday as Barry Munday
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009Watchmen as Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II
2008Passengers as Eric
2008Lakeview Terrace as Chris Mattson
2007Evening as Harris Arden
2007Purple Violets as Brian Callahan
2007Brothers Three: An American Gothic as Peter
2006Running with Scissors as Michael Shephard
2006Little Children as Brad Adamson
2006The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
2005Hard Candy as Jeff Kohlver
2004The Phantom of the Opera as Raoul
2004The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
2004The Alamo as William Travis
2003Angels in America as Joe Pitt
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1989The Simpsons as Patrick Wilson (voice)
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1956Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
—Cape Fear as Steve Bowden









