---
name: "Owen Wilson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/owen-wilson"
fi1m_id: "owen-wilson"
imdb_id: "nm0005562"
tmdb_id: 887
wikidata_id: "Q161916"
roles: ["Actor","Producer","Writer"]
born: "18 November 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 24
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 22
updated: "2026-10-22T03:13:47.747211+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Owen Wilson

## Identity

Owen Wilson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/owen-wilson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** owen-wilson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005562
- **TMDB ID:** 887
- **Wikidata ID:** Q161916
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Wilson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161916, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005562/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/887

Actor and producer. Born 18 November 1968 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Producer, Writer
- **Born:** 18 November 1968, Dallas, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 1996–present
- **Also known as:** Owen Cunningham Wilson, Owen C. Wilson
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 24: 22 acting, 1 writing, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Ben Stiller](https://film.one/person/ben-stiller.md), [John Hamburg](https://film.one/person/john-hamburg.md), [Jane Rosenthal](https://film.one/person/jane-rosenthal.md), [Jay Roach](https://film.one/person/jay-roach.md), [Larry the Cable Guy](https://film.one/person/larry-the-cable-guy.md), [Robert De Niro](https://film.one/person/robert-de-niro.md), [Wes Anderson](https://film.one/person/wes-anderson.md), [Barry Mendel](https://film.one/person/barry-mendel.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 22 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 74 (5), 2000s 69 (8), 2010s 73 (6), 2020s 61 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 64 across 22 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 12 at 60–79, 7 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 8 of 18 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 18, Drama 12, Adventure 5, Action 4, Family 4, Romance 4
- **Screen time:** 36 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,667m across 19 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Wilson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161916, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005562/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/887

## Coming up

- *Focker-in-Law* (2026-11-25), as Kevin Rawley — [page](https://film.one/film/focker-in-law.md)
- *Paris Paramount* (2027-12-23)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Loki*](https://film.one/tv/loki.md) (71), [*Cars 3*](https://film.one/film/cars-3.md) (58), [*Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian*](https://film.one/film/night-at-the-museum-battle-of-the-smithsonian.md) (54), [*Haunted Mansion*](https://film.one/film/haunted-mansion.md) (51)
- **Apple TV:** [*Wedding Crashers*](https://film.one/film/wedding-crashers.md) (72), [*Wonder*](https://film.one/film/wonder.md) (68), [*Stick*](https://film.one/tv/stick.md) (58)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Midnight in Paris*](https://film.one/film/midnight-in-paris.md) (78), [*Bottle Rocket*](https://film.one/film/bottle-rocket.md) (78)
- **Paramount+:** [*Zoolander*](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md) (74)
- **Tubi:** [*Lost in London*](https://film.one/film/lost-in-london.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Owen Wilson

> Owen Wilson makes optimism funny by showing how badly a man needs his friends to share it. We like him best when the easy drawl cannot quite hide the worry; charm alone is less interesting.

In *Bottle Rocket* (1996), Owen Wilson's Dignan needs his friends to take his criminal plans seriously, and seems barely equipped to cope if they do not. His busy certainty makes the incompetence funny without making him someone we want to see humiliated. We felt unexpectedly protective of him during the bookstore robbery, because Wilson makes the commitment to a hopeless scheme so earnest. Luke Wilson's quieter Anthony gives him someone convincing to persuade, humour and depend upon.

Wes Anderson allows that friendship to develop, though the film sometimes drifts for longer than it should. He and Wilson co-wrote the script, which is less generous to Dignan's companion Bob. The partnership continued on *The Royal Tenenbaums* (2001), with Wilson again co-writing and appearing as Eli Cash. His contribution as a writer is worth remembering when the apparent ease of his acting gets all the attention.

Supporting work such as *Meet the Parents* (2000) led into a long stretch of ensemble comedy. His voice became Lightning McQueen's in *Cars* (2006); television later brought Mobius M. Mobius in *Loki* (2021–2023). He remains recognisable across those changes, with the drawl and unhurried delivery doing much of the work. We prefer the unease beneath the innocence of Gil in *Midnight in Paris* (2011) to another part content to let him coast.

*Haunted Mansion* (2023) shows how little even well-judged lightness can achieve without a useful script. Wilson's Father Kent, a priest of uncertain qualifications, gets many of the lines that land, and his sense that the whole thing is a lark is welcome. Yet director Justin Simien leaves him stranded while the film explains its ghosts again. Editor Phillip J. Bartell holds jokes past the laugh, which is a poor use of an actor whose delivery needs so little emphasis.

We would like his next parts to ask more of him than a friendly entrance. Another man as needy and determined as Dignan would be welcome. Begin with *Bottle Rocket*, allowing for its wandering pace.

## Biography

Owen Wilson is an American actor and screenwriter. He was born in Dallas, Texas, and attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he met filmmaker Wes Anderson.

Wilson has collaborated frequently with Anderson. They co-wrote and co-starred in *Bottle Rocket* (1996) and *The Royal Tenenbaums* (2001); the latter earned Wilson nominations for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. He also appeared in Anderson's *Rushmore* (1998), *The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou* (2004), *The Darjeeling Limited* (2007), *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014) and *The French Dispatch* (2021).

Wilson starred as Gil Pender in Woody Allen's *Midnight in Paris* (2011), for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination. He is also known for voicing Lightning McQueen in the *Cars* film series (2006–present) and for roles in *Wedding Crashers* (2005) and the *Night at the Museum* series (2006–2014). He played Mobius M. Mobius in the Disney+ series *Loki* (2021–2023) and Father Kent in *Haunted Mansion* (2023).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (24)

### Performed in (22) — the average rests on these

- *Runner* (2026), Fi1m 56, as Ben — [page](https://film.one/film/runner.md)
- *Stick* (2025), Fi1m 58, as Pryce Cahill — [page](https://film.one/tv/stick.md)
- *Haunted Mansion* (2023), Fi1m 51, as Father Kent — [page](https://film.one/film/haunted-mansion.md)
- *Loki* (2021), Fi1m 71, as Mobius M. Mobius — [page](https://film.one/tv/loki.md)
- *The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun* (2021), Fi1m 68, as Herbsaint Sazerac — [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-dispatch-of-the-liberty-kansas-evening-sun.md)
- *Cars 3* (2017), Fi1m 58, as Lightning McQueen (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/cars-3.md)
- *Lost in London* (2017), Fi1m 68, as Owen Wilson — [page](https://film.one/film/lost-in-london.md)
- *Wonder* (2017), Fi1m 68, as Nate — [page](https://film.one/film/wonder.md)
- *Inherent Vice* (2014), Fi1m 78, as Coy Harlingen — [page](https://film.one/film/inherent-vice.md)
- *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), Fi1m 86, as M. Chuck — [page](https://film.one/film/the-grand-budapest-hotel.md)
- *Midnight in Paris* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Gil — [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-in-paris.md)
- *Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009), Fi1m 84, as Coach Skip (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-mr-fox.md)
- *Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian* (2009), Fi1m 54, as Jedediah Smith — [page](https://film.one/film/night-at-the-museum-battle-of-the-smithsonian.md)
- *Wedding Crashers* (2005), Fi1m 72, as John Beckwith — [page](https://film.one/film/wedding-crashers.md)
- *Around the World in 80 Days* (2004), Fi1m 56, as Wilbur Wright — [page](https://film.one/film/around-the-world-in-80-days-2004.md)
- *Meet the Fockers* (2004), Fi1m 52, as Kevin Rawley — [page](https://film.one/film/meet-the-fockers.md)
- *The Royal Tenenbaums* (2001), Fi1m 84, as Eli Cash — [page](https://film.one/film/the-royal-tenenbaums.md)
- *Zoolander* (2001), Fi1m 74, as Hansel — [page](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md)
- *Meet the Parents* (2000), Fi1m 78, as Kevin Rawley — [page](https://film.one/film/meet-the-parents.md)
- *Armageddon* (1998), Fi1m 64, as Oscar — [page](https://film.one/film/armageddon.md)
- *Bottle Rocket* (1996), Fi1m 78, as Dignan — [page](https://film.one/film/bottle-rocket.md)
- *The Cable Guy* (1996), Fi1m 66, as Robin's Date — [page](https://film.one/film/the-cable-guy.md)

### Wrote (1)

- *Rushmore* (1998), Fi1m 83, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/rushmore.md)

### Produced (1)

- *As Good as It Gets* (1997), Fi1m 77, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/as-good-as-it-gets.md)

## Complete filmography (91)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Paris Paramount* (2027), Actor
- *Focker-in-Law* (2026), as Kevin Rawley — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/focker-in-law.md)
- *Rolling Loud: The Movie* (2026), Actor
- *Runner* (2026), as Ben — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/runner.md)
- *Disney Pixar Cars: Race to Celebrate* (2026), as Lightning McQueen
- *Charlie the Wonderdog* (2025), as Charlie (voice)
- *Radiator Springs Racers | Disneyland Resort* (2025), as Lightning McQueen (voice)
- *Stick* (2025), series, as Pryce Cahill · Executive Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/tv/stick.md)
- *LEGO Pixar: BrickToons* (2024), series, as Lighting McQueen (voice)
- *Haunted Mansion* (2023), as Father Kent — Fi1m 51, [page](https://film.one/film/haunted-mansion.md)
- *Paint* (2023), as Carl Nargle · Executive Producer
- *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania* (2023), as Mobius M. Mobius (uncredited) — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania.md)
- *Cars on the Road* (2022), series, as Lightning McQueen (voice)
- *Secret Headquarters* (2022), as Jack
- *Marry Me* (2022), as Charlie Gilbert
- *Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special* (2021), as Mobius M. Mobius (archive footage)
- *The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun* (2021), as Herbsaint Sazerac — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-dispatch-of-the-liberty-kansas-evening-sun.md)
- *Loki* (2021), series, as Mobius M. Mobius — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/loki.md)
- *Bliss* (2021), as Greg Wittle
- *Father Figures* (2017), as Kyle Reynolds
- *Wonder* (2017), as Nate — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/wonder.md)
- *Cars 3* (2017), as Lightning McQueen (voice) — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/cars-3.md)
- *Lost in London* (2017), as Owen Wilson — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/lost-in-london.md)
- *Masterminds* (2016), as Steve Chambers
- *Zoolander: Super Model* (2016), as Hansel (voice)
- *Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander* (2016), Actor
- *Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words* (2016), as Narrator
- *Zoolander 2* (2016), as Hansel
- *No Escape* (2015), as Jack Dwyer
- *Documentary Now!* (2015), series, as Father Ra-Shawbard
- *She's Funny That Way* (2015), as Arnold Albertson
- *Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb* (2014), as Jedediah Smith
- *Inherent Vice* (2014), as Coy Harlingen — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/inherent-vice.md)
- *The Hero of Color City* (2014), as Ricky The Dragon (voice)
- *The Radiator Springs 500½* (2014), as Lightning McQueen (voice)
- *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), as M. Chuck — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-grand-budapest-hotel.md)
- *Rick and Morty* (2013), series, as Reese (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/rick-and-morty.md)
- *Free Birds* (2013), as Reggie (voice)
- *Are You Here* (2013), as Steve Dallas
- *The Internship* (2013), as Nick Campbell
- *The Big Year* (2011), as Kenny Bostick
- *Cars 2* (2011), as Lightning McQueen (voice)
- *Midnight in Paris* (2011), as Gil — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-in-paris.md)
- *Hall Pass* (2011), as Rick Mills
- *Little Fockers* (2010), as Kevin Rawley
- *How Do You Know* (2010), as Matty
- *Marmaduke* (2010), as Marmaduke (voice)
- *Monkey Mischief* (2009), as Jedediah
- *Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009), as Coach Skip (voice) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-mr-fox.md)
- *Community* (2009), series, as Other Study Group's Leader — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)
- *Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian* (2009), as Jedediah Smith — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/night-at-the-museum-battle-of-the-smithsonian.md)
- *Marley & Me* (2008), as John
- *Drillbit Taylor* (2008), as Drillbit Taylor
- *The Darjeeling Limited* (2007), as Francis
- *The Pixar Story* (2007), as Lightning McQueen (voice) (archive footage)
- *Night at the Museum* (2006), as Jedediah Smith (uncredited)
- *Geared-Up* (2006), Actor
- *Mater and the Ghostlight* (2006), as Lightning McQueen (voice)
- *You, Me and Dupree* (2006), as Dupree · Producer
- *Cars* (2006), as Lightning McQueen (voice)
- *The Wendell Baker Story* (2005), as Neil King
- *Wedding Crashers* (2005), as John Beckwith — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/wedding-crashers.md)
- *Meet the Fockers* (2004), as Kevin Rawley — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/meet-the-fockers.md)
- *The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou* (2004), as Ned Plimpton
- *Around the World in 80 Days* (2004), as Wilbur Wright — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/around-the-world-in-80-days-2004.md)
- *Starsky & Hutch* (2004), as Ken Hutchinson
- *The Big Bounce* (2004), as Jack Ryan
- *Shanghai Knights* (2003), as Roy O'Bannon
- *I Spy* (2002), as Alexander Scott
- *Behind Enemy Lines* (2001), as Lt. Chris 'Longhorn' Burnett
- *The Royal Tenenbaums* (2001), as Eli Cash · Writer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-royal-tenenbaums.md)
- *Zoolander* (2001), as Hansel — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/zoolander.md)
- *Meet the Parents* (2000), as Kevin Rawley — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/meet-the-parents.md)
- *Shanghai Noon* (2000), as Roy O'Bannon
- *The Minus Man* (1999), as Vann
- *The Haunting* (1999), as Luke Sanderson
- *Breakfast of Champions* (1999), as Monte Rapid
- *Heat Vision and Jack* (1999), as Heat Vision
- *Heat Vision and Jack* (1999), series, as Heat Vision (voice)
- *Rushmore* (1998), Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/rushmore.md)
- *Permanent Midnight* (1998), as Nicky
- *Armageddon* (1998), as Oscar — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/armageddon.md)
- *As Good as It Gets* (1997), Associate Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/as-good-as-it-gets.md)
- *Anaconda* (1997), as Gary Dixon
- *King of the Hill* (1997), series, as Rhett Van Der Graaf (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)
- *The Cable Guy* (1996), as Robin's Date — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-cable-guy.md)
- *Bottle Rocket* (1996), as Dignan · Writer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/bottle-rocket.md)
- *Bottle Rocket* (1993), as Dignan · Screenplay
- *Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin*, as Zeus (voice)
- *Cars: Lightning Racers*, series, as Lightning McQueen (voice)
- *Lips Like Sugar*, as Phil Harris

## Gallery

- ![Owen Wilson as Gil in Midnight in Paris (2011)](https://film.one/media/title/12379/still-6c6d968714ce.jpg) Owen Wilson as Gil in *Midnight in Paris* (2011) — Image via TMDB
- ![Owen Wilson as Hansel in Zoolander (2001)](https://film.one/media/title/5272/still-695e6764d1a3.jpg) Owen Wilson as Hansel in *Zoolander* (2001) — Image via TMDB
- ![Owen Wilson as Ben in Runner (2026)](https://film.one/media/title/4917/still-3ff32447b9f6.jpg) Owen Wilson as Ben in *Runner* (2026) — Image via TMDB
- ![Owen Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/16105/gallery-31592eec2e6f.jpg) Owen Wilson — Owen_Wilson_Cannes_2011.jpg: Georges Biard
derivative work: César (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Owen_Wilson_Cannes_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Hall Pass Red Carpet Sydney (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/16105/gallery-e4acc4dd8b4f.jpg) Hall Pass Red Carpet Sydney (2011) — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Owen_Wilson%2C_Hall_Pass_2011_%281%29.jpg/1280px-Owen_Wilson%2C_Hall_Pass_2011_%281%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Hall Pass Red Carpet Sydney (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/16105/gallery-c1c22c0fbf62.jpg) Hall Pass Red Carpet Sydney (2011) — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Owen_Wilson%2C_Hall_Pass_2011_%2810%29.jpg/1280px-Owen_Wilson%2C_Hall_Pass_2011_%2810%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Hall Pass Red Carpet Sydney (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/16105/gallery-fbb773544204.jpg) Hall Pass Red Carpet Sydney (2011) — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Owen_Wilson%2C_Hall_Pass_2011_%282%29.jpg/1280px-Owen_Wilson%2C_Hall_Pass_2011_%282%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Owen Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/16105/gallery-dc51faca6f50.jpg) Owen Wilson — Image via TMDB
- ![Owen Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/16105/gallery-f5aebcaa10bc.jpg) Owen Wilson — Image via TMDB
- ![Owen Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/16105/gallery-e00bb26f19f5.jpg) Owen Wilson — Image via TMDB
- ![Owen Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/16105/gallery-0cb8d838647f.jpg) Owen Wilson — Image via TMDB
- ![Owen Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/16105/gallery-c4866ace383e.jpg) Owen Wilson — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2002: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *The Royal Tenenbaums*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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