---
name: "Patrick Wilson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/patrick-wilson"
fi1m_id: "patrick-wilson"
imdb_id: "nm0933940"
tmdb_id: 17178
wikidata_id: "Q351290"
roles: ["Actor","Director"]
born: "3 July 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 18
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 16
updated: "2026-10-05T14:48:38.184269+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."
---

# Patrick Wilson

## Identity

Patrick Wilson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/patrick-wilson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** patrick-wilson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0933940
- **TMDB ID:** 17178
- **Wikidata ID:** Q351290
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Wilson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q351290, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933940/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17178

Actor and director. Born 3 July 1973 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director
- **Born:** 3 July 1973, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
- **Active:** 2003–present
- **Also known as:** Patrick Joseph Wilson
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 18: 16 acting, 1 directing, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [James Wan](https://film.one/person/james-wan.md), [Peter Safran](https://film.one/person/peter-safran.md), [David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick](https://film.one/person/david-leslie-johnson-mcgoldrick.md), [Rob Cowan](https://film.one/person/rob-cowan.md), [Vera Farmiga](https://film.one/person/vera-farmiga.md), [Amber Heard](https://film.one/person/amber-heard.md), [Jason Blum](https://film.one/person/jason-blum.md), [Jason Momoa](https://film.one/person/jason-momoa.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as actor, over 16 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 70 (3), 2010s 68 (8), 2020s 60 (7)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 63 across 15 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 5 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 6 of 13 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Horror 5, Action 3, Comedy 3, Thriller 3, Adventure 2
- **Screen time:** 24 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,155m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Wilson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q351290, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933940/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17178

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Angels in America*](https://film.one/tv/angels-in-america.md) (83), [*Aquaman*](https://film.one/film/aquaman.md) (72), [*The Conjuring: Last Rites*](https://film.one/film/the-conjuring-last-rites.md) (55)
- **AMC+:** [*Bone Tomahawk*](https://film.one/film/bone-tomahawk.md) (78), [*Insidious*](https://film.one/film/insidious.md) (70)
- **Disney+:** [*The Commuter*](https://film.one/film/the-commuter.md) (71), [*Insidious: The Red Door*](https://film.one/film/insidious-the-red-door.md) (54)
- **Hulu:** [*Fargo*](https://film.one/tv/fargo-2014.md) (82)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Little Children*](https://film.one/film/little-children.md) (77)
- **Netflix:** [*Jay Kelly*](https://film.one/film/jay-kelly.md) (64)
- **Apple TV:** [*Cape Fear*](https://film.one/tv/cape-fear.md) (63)
- **Pluto TV:** [*The Phantom of the Opera*](https://film.one/film/the-phantom-of-the-opera.md) (49)

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

## Fi1m on Patrick Wilson

> Patrick Wilson makes decent men interesting by showing the strain of staying decent. We rate his patient, unshowy acting more highly than many of the horror sequels built around it, and would welcome more room for his comedy.

In *Cape Fear* (2026), Patrick Wilson plays Tom Bowden as a decent man who has stopped asking questions. He is good at the small dishonesties of a marriage, and the performance gives an overlong series something worth watching. We rate Wilson most when a respectable man is tired or has decided to stop asking questions. He makes us notice the effort it takes to remain pleasant.

The useful blankness was there in Mike Nichols's *Angels in America* (2003), where his Joe Pitt is handsome and gives little away. Leading *Insidious* (2010) and playing Ed Warren in *The Conjuring* (2013) made him a familiar source of reassurance in horror. He takes the people in danger seriously without insisting we admire him for it. His tired, upright state trooper Lou Solverson in the second season of *Fargo* (2014) offers a better starting point than the horror sequels. In *Bone Tomahawk* (2015), his Arthur O'Dwyer is determined, but Wilson makes us feel what that determination costs him.

His partnership with Vera Farmiga gives *The Conjuring: Last Rites* (2025) warmth it does not always know when to leave alone. Wilson's Ed Warren has a stiff back and resents being told to sit down; Farmiga's Lorraine is tired of what she has seen. We warmed to them in the kitchen because their conversation feels unforced, with no need to hurry towards the next fright. Director Michael Chaves returns to that comfort too often, leaving the family needing their help waiting elsewhere.

*Insidious: The Red Door* (2023) was his first film as director, and its weaknesses are harder to excuse. As Josh Lambert, he loses the thread of his sentences and gives Ty Simpkins time to make their father-and-son silences uncomfortable. The MRI sequence earns its fright. Elsewhere the care for the family cannot make up for the familiar scares.

James Wan finds a less dutiful use for him in *Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom* (2023). Wilson's fastidious Orm and Jason Momoa's undignified Arthur have the makings of a decent comedy, and editor Kirk M. Morri gives their exchanges room to work. The surrounding spectacle is muddled enough to make us wish the brothers had been allowed to keep talking. We would happily watch him play another fastidious fool, preferably in a film that lets him finish a conversation.

## Biography

Patrick Wilson is an American actor and director. He was born on 3 July 1973 in Norfolk, Virginia, and trained at Carnegie Mellon University, graduating with a BFA in drama in 1995.

He began his career on Broadway, receiving Tony Award nominations for his performances in *The Full Monty* (2000–2001) and *Oklahoma!* (2002). Wilson is known for his roles as Josh Lambert in the *Insidious* series, including directing and starring in *Insidious: The Red Door* (2023), and as Ed Warren in the *Conjuring* films. He also played Orm in *Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom* (2023) and is set to appear in *Jay Kelly* (2025) and *The Conjuring: Last Rites* (2025), as well as the *Cape Fear* series (2026).

On television, he appeared in the HBO miniseries *Angels in America* (2003) and as Lou Solverson in the second season of *Fargo* (2015).

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

## On Fi1m (18)

### Performed in (16) — the average rests on these

- *Cape Fear* (2026), Fi1m 63, as Tom Bowden — [page](https://film.one/tv/cape-fear.md)
- *Jay Kelly* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Ben Alcock — [page](https://film.one/film/jay-kelly.md)
- *The Conjuring: Last Rites* (2025), Fi1m 55, as Ed Warren — [page](https://film.one/film/the-conjuring-last-rites.md)
- *Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom* (2023), Fi1m 45, as Orm — [page](https://film.one/film/aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom.md)
- *The Nun II* (2023), Fi1m 55, as Ed Warren — [page](https://film.one/film/the-nun-ii.md)
- *Aquaman* (2018), Fi1m 72, as King Orm Marius / Ocean Master — [page](https://film.one/film/aquaman.md)
- *The Commuter* (2018), Fi1m 71, as Alex Murphy — [page](https://film.one/film/the-commuter.md)
- *Bone Tomahawk* (2015), Fi1m 78, as Arthur O'Dwyer — [page](https://film.one/film/bone-tomahawk.md)
- *Fargo* (2014), Fi1m 82, as Lou Solverson — [page](https://film.one/tv/fargo-2014.md)
- *Let's Kill Ward's Wife* (2014), Fi1m 31, as David — [page](https://film.one/film/lets-kill-wards-wife.md)
- *Girls* (2012), Fi1m 82, as Joshua — [page](https://film.one/tv/girls.md)
- *Prometheus* (2012), Fi1m 60, as Shaw's Father — [page](https://film.one/film/prometheus.md)
- *Insidious* (2011), Fi1m 70, as Josh Lambert — [page](https://film.one/film/insidious.md)
- *Little Children* (2006), Fi1m 77, as Brad Adamson — [page](https://film.one/film/little-children.md)
- *The Phantom of the Opera* (2004), Fi1m 49, as Raoul — [page](https://film.one/film/the-phantom-of-the-opera.md)
- *Angels in America* (2003), Fi1m 83, as Joe Pitt — [page](https://film.one/tv/angels-in-america.md)

### Directed (1)

- *Insidious: The Red Door* (2023), Fi1m 54, as Josh Lambert — [page](https://film.one/film/insidious-the-red-door.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *The Assistant* (2020), Fi1m 81, as Man In Elevator (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-assistant.md)

## Complete filmography (63)

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

- *Cape Fear* (2026), series, as Tom Bowden — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/cape-fear.md)
- *Run Amok* (2026), as Mr. Shelby · Executive Producer
- *Jay Kelly* (2025), as Ben Alcock — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/jay-kelly.md)
- *The Conjuring: Last Rites* (2025), as Ed Warren — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-conjuring-last-rites.md)
- *Millers in Marriage* (2024), as Scott
- *Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom* (2023), as Orm — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom.md)
- *The Nun II* (2023), as Ed Warren — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-nun-ii.md)
- *Insidious: The Red Door* (2023), as Josh Lambert · Director — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/insidious-the-red-door.md)
- *Moonfall* (2022), as Brian Harper
- *Show of Titles* (2021), as "Oklahoma!" Performer
- *The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It* (2021), as Ed Warren
- *The Assistant* (2020), as Man In Elevator (uncredited) — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-assistant.md)
- *Midway* (2019), as Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton
- *In the Tall Grass* (2019), as Ross Humboldt
- *Annabelle Comes Home* (2019), as Ed Warren
- *The Other Two* (2019), series, as Patrick Wilson
- *Aquaman* (2018), as King Orm Marius / Ocean Master — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/aquaman.md)
- *The Nun* (2018), as Ed Warren
- *Nightmare Cinema* (2018), as Eric Sr.
- *The Commuter* (2018), as Alex Murphy — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-commuter.md)
- *Insidious: The Last Key* (2018), as Josh Lambert (archival footage)
- *A Kind of Murder* (2016), as Walter Stackhouse
- *The Hollow Point* (2016), as Wallace
- *The Founder* (2016), as Rollie Smith
- *The Conjuring 2* (2016), as Ed Warren
- *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* (2016), as POTUS (voice) — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice.md)
- *Bone Tomahawk* (2015), as Arthur O'Dwyer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/bone-tomahawk.md)
- *Zipper* (2015), as Sam Ellis
- *Home Sweet Hell* (2015), as Don Champagne
- *Let's Kill Ward's Wife* (2014), as David · Producer — Fi1m 31, [page](https://film.one/film/lets-kill-wards-wife.md)
- *Stretch* (2014), as Stretch
- *Big Stone Gap* (2014), as Jack MacChesney
- *Space Station 76* (2014), as Captain Glenn
- *Fargo* (2014), series, as Lou Solverson — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/fargo-2014.md)
- *Jack Strong* (2014), as Daniel
- *Insidious: Chapter 2* (2013), as Josh Lambert
- *The Conjuring* (2013), as Ed Warren
- *Teen Titans Go!* (2013), series, as Patrick Wilson (voice)
- *Prometheus* (2012), as Shaw's Father — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/prometheus.md)
- *Girls* (2012), series, as Joshua — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/girls.md)
- *Young Adult* (2011), as Buddy Slade
- *A Gifted Man* (2011), series, as Michael Holt
- *The Ledge* (2011), as Joe Harris
- *Insidious* (2011), as Josh Lambert — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/insidious.md)
- *Life in Flight* (2010), as Will
- *Morning Glory* (2010), as Adam Bennett
- *The Switch* (2010), as Roland
- *The A-Team* (2010), as Lynch
- *Barry Munday* (2010), as Barry Munday
- *Watchmen* (2009), as Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II
- *Passengers* (2008), as Eric
- *Lakeview Terrace* (2008), as Chris Mattson
- *Evening* (2007), as Harris Arden
- *Purple Violets* (2007), as Brian Callahan
- *Brothers Three: An American Gothic* (2007), as Peter
- *Running with Scissors* (2006), as Michael Shephard
- *Little Children* (2006), as Brad Adamson — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/little-children.md)
- *Hard Candy* (2006), as Jeff Kohlver
- *The Phantom of the Opera* (2004), as Raoul — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/the-phantom-of-the-opera.md)
- *The Alamo* (2004), as William Travis
- *Angels in America* (2003), series, as Joe Pitt — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/angels-in-america.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Patrick Wilson (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Karmic Knot*, as (voice)

## Gallery

- ![Patrick Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/7602/gallery-1d2fb7eb1e13.jpg) Patrick Wilson — PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/PatrickWilson-byPhilipRomano.jpg/1280px-PatrickWilson-byPhilipRomano.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Aisha Tyler, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and James Wan speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International](https://film.one/media/person/7602/gallery-22f01136bbbb.jpg) Aisha Tyler, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and James Wan speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Aisha_Tyler%2C_Jason_Momoa%2C_Amber_Heard%2C_Nicole_Kidman%2C_Patrick_Wilson%2C_Yahya_Abdul-Mateen_II_%26_James_Wan.jpg/1280px-Aisha_Tyler%2C_Jason_Momoa%2C_Amber_Heard%2C_Nicole_Kidman%2C_Patrick_Wilson%2C_Yahya_Abdul-Mateen_II_%26_James_Wan.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Aisha Tyler, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and James Wan speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International](https://film.one/media/person/7602/gallery-9326fea5aed3.jpg) Aisha Tyler, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and James Wan speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Aisha_Tyler%2C_Jason_Momoa%2C_Amber_Heard%2C_Nicole_Kidman%2C_Patrick_Wilson%2C_Yahya_Abdul-Mateen_II_%26_James_Wan_%2842867440755%29.jpg/1280px-Aisha_Tyler%2C_Jason_Momoa%2C_Amber_Heard%2C_Nicole_Kidman%2C_Patrick_Wilson%2C_Yahya_Abdul-Mateen_II_%26_James_Wan_%2842867440755%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Aisha Tyler, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and James Wan speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International](https://film.one/media/person/7602/gallery-f52396dfce3d.jpg) Aisha Tyler, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and James Wan speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Aisha_Tyler%2C_Jason_Momoa%2C_Amber_Heard%2C_Nicole_Kidman%2C_Patrick_Wilson%2C_Yahya_Abdul-Mateen_II_%26_James_Wan_%2843723293462%29.jpg/1280px-Aisha_Tyler%2C_Jason_Momoa%2C_Amber_Heard%2C_Nicole_Kidman%2C_Patrick_Wilson%2C_Yahya_Abdul-Mateen_II_%26_James_Wan_%2843723293462%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Patrick Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/7602/gallery-8538b04c651c.jpg) Patrick Wilson — Image via TMDB
- ![Patrick Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/7602/gallery-0211e8984ab6.jpg) Patrick Wilson — Image via TMDB
- ![Patrick Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/7602/gallery-ce6d99bf17dd.jpg) Patrick Wilson — Image via TMDB
- ![Cast of Jay Kelly at the 63rd annual New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center in 2025](https://film.one/media/person/7602/gallery-4554768f96b5.jpg) Cast of Jay Kelly at the 63rd annual New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center in 2025 — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Cast_of_Jay_Kelly-58.jpg/1280px-Cast_of_Jay_Kelly-58.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Patrick Wilson, Richard Jenkins, and Matthew Fox at 2015 Fantastic Fest for showing of film Bone Tomahawk](https://film.one/media/person/7602/gallery-995221a94925.jpg) Patrick Wilson, Richard Jenkins, and Matthew Fox at 2015 Fantastic Fest for showing of film Bone Tomahawk — anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Fantastic_Fest_Red_Carpet_Bone_Tomahawk-2073_%2828896050790%29.jpg/1280px-Fantastic_Fest_Red_Carpet_Bone_Tomahawk-2073_%2828896050790%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Patrick Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/7602/gallery-b6b043b94f99.jpg) Patrick Wilson — Image via TMDB
- ![Patrick Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/7602/gallery-23b064ea6a65.jpg) Patrick Wilson — Image via TMDB
- ![Patrick Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/7602/gallery-b2818529e74e.jpg) Patrick Wilson — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- Time Machine Award 2019: Time Machine Award (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical 2002: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical 2001: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (nominated)

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

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