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
Jay Kelly
Frank Hewitt
2025
The Conjuring: Last Rites
Ed Warren
2025
Millers in Marriage
Scott
2024
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Self
2024
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Orm
2023
The Nun II
Ed Warren
2023
Insidious: The Red Door
Josh Lambert
2023
Moonfall
Brian Harper
2022
DC Fandome 2021
2021
Show of Titles
"Oklahoma!" Performer
2021
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Ed Warren
2021
The Joy is in the Work: Remembering Ann Reinking
Self
2021
Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe
Self
2020
Dead Talk Live
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2020
Stars in the House
Self · (2 episodes)
2020
The Men of Midway
Self
2020
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission
Self
2020
The Assistant
Man In Elevator (uncredited)
2020
Midway
Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton
2019
In the Tall Grass
Ross Humboldt
2019
Annabelle Comes Home
Ed Warren
2019
The Other Two
Patrick Wilson · (1 episode)
2019
Aquaman
King Orm Marius / Ocean Master
2018
The Nun
Ed Warren
2018
Nightmare Cinema
Eric Sr.
2018
Every Act of Life
Self
2018
The Commuter
Alex Murphy
2018
Insidious: The Last Key
Josh Lambert
2018
Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic!
Self (archive footage)
2017
The Hollow Point
Wallace
2016
A Kind of Murder
Walter Stackhouse
2016
The Founder
Rollie Smith
2016
The Conjuring 2
Ed Warren
2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
POTUS (voice)
2016
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
Self
2016
Bone Tomahawk
Arthur O'Dwyer
2015
Zipper
Sam Ellis
2015
Home Sweet Hell
Don Champagne
2015
Let's Kill Ward's Wife
David
2014
Stretch
Stretch
2014
Big Stone Gap
Jack MacChesney
2014
Space Station 76
Captain Glenn
2014
Thoughts and Prayers
Mr. Shelby
Fargo
Lou Solverson · (10 episodes)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
Jack Strong
Daniel
2014
Insidious: Chapter 2
Josh Lambert
2013
The Conjuring
Ed Warren
2013
Teen Titans Go!
Patrick Wilson (voice) · (1 episode)
2013
Prometheus
Shaw's Father
2012
Girls
Joshua · (1 episode)
2012
Honest Trailers
Orm Marius (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012
Young Adult
Buddy Slade
2011
A Gifted Man
Michael Holt · (16 episodes)
2011
The Ledge
Joe Harris
2011
Insidious
Josh Lambert
2011
Life in Flight
Will
2010
Morning Glory
Adam Bennett
2010
The A-Team
Lynch
2010
The Switch
Roland
2010
Barry Munday
Barry Munday
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
2009
Watchmen
Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II
2009
Passengers
Eric
2008
Lakeview Terrace
Chris Mattson
2008
Evening
Harris Arden
2007
Purple Violets
Brian Callahan
2007
Brothers Three: An American Gothic
Peter
2007
Running with Scissors
Michael Shephard
2006
Little Children
Brad Adamson
2006
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2006
Hard Candy
Jeff Kohlver
2005
The Phantom of the Opera
Raoul
2004
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
2004
The Alamo
William Travis
2004
Angels in America
Joe Pitt · (6 episodes)
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
The Simpsons
Patrick Wilson (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1988
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1956
Cape Fear
(1 episode)