
Patrick Wilson
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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
Credits

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
as Orm

The Conjuring (2013)
as Ed Warren

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
as POTUS (voice)

The Conjuring 2 (2016)
as Ed Warren

Prometheus (2012)
as Shaw's Father

The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)
as Ed Warren

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
as Ed Warren

Insidious (2011)
as Josh Lambert

The Nun (2018)
as Ed Warren

Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
as Josh Lambert (archival footage)

Aquaman (2018)
as King Orm Marius / Ocean Master

The Nun II (2023)
as Ed Warren

Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
as Josh Lambert

Watchmen (2009)
as Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II

Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
as Josh Lambert

Moonfall (2022)
as Brian Harper

Midway (2019)
as Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton

The A-Team (2010)
as Lynch

The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
as Raoul

Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
as Ed Warren

The Commuter (2018)
as Alex Murphy

The Founder (2016)
as Rollie Smith

Bone Tomahawk (2015)
as Arthur O'Dwyer

Little Children (2006)
as Brad Adamson

Zipper (2015)
as Sam Ellis

Jay Kelly (2025)
as Ben Alcock

The Ledge (2011)
as Joe Harris

In the Tall Grass (2019)
as Ross Humboldt

Hard Candy (2006)
as Jeff Kohlver

The Switch (2010)
as Roland

Run Amok (2026)
as Mr. Shelby

Morning Glory (2010)
as Adam Bennett

Lakeview Terrace (2008)
as Chris Mattson

Young Adult (2011)
as Buddy Slade

Passengers (2008)
as Eric

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025)
as Self (archive footage)

The Alamo (2004)
as William Travis

Running with Scissors (2006)
as Michael Shephard

Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes (2009)
as Self

Show of Titles (2021)
as "Oklahoma!" Performer

Home Sweet Hell (2015)
as Don Champagne

The Assistant (2020)
as Man In Elevator (uncredited)

Nightmare Cinema (2018)
as Eric Sr.

Big Stone Gap (2014)
as Jack MacChesney

A Kind of Murder (2016)
as Walter Stackhouse

Stretch (2014)
as Stretch

Evening (2007)
as Harris Arden

The Hollow Point (2016)
as Wallace

Space Station 76 (2014)
as Captain Glenn

Barry Munday (2010)
as Barry Munday

Jack Strong (2014)
as Daniel

Let's Kill Ward's Wife (2014)
as David

Brothers Three: An American Gothic (2007)
as Peter

Millers in Marriage (2024)
as Scott

Purple Violets (2007)
as Brian Callahan

My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert (2024)
as Self

Every Act of Life (2018)
as Self

Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe (2020)
as Self

Karmic Knot (—)
as (voice)

Life in Flight (2010)
as Will

Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls (2016)
as Self
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission (2020)
as Self
The Men of Midway (2020)
as Self

The Joy is in the Work: Remembering Ann Reinking (2021)
as Self





