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Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson

Actor, also producer and director · Born July 3, 1973 (53) · Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee

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.

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Born
July 3, 1973 (53)
From
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and director
Titles
61 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Patrick Wilson's films like?

Across their 48 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Morality
25%
Self
22%
Survival
15%
Society
8%
Power
2%
Family bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 46 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 12 · Dark 26

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 22 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 9

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 10 · Intense 30

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 26 · Whiplash 8

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 29 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 8

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 11

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 21

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

37 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 16 of 37 analyzed roles.

Hero
16 of 37
Shadow
9 of 37
Ally
6 of 37
Mentor
3 of 37
Shapeshifter
2 of 37
Threshold guardian
1 of 37
Show the 37 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
36
Dread
22
Melancholic
16
Bittersweet
10
Thrilling
9
Other
39

How their films linger

Unsettling16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet28
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous8

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Patrick Wilson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 50 of their 61 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Patrick Wilson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

64 credits, 61 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Cape Fear(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · as Tom Bowden

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • TFI Unplugged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Run Amok(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Mr. Shelby

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Jay Kelly(2025)

    as Ben Alcock

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Conjuring: Last Rites(2025)

    as Ed Warren

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Millers in Marriage(2024)

    as Scott

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom(2023)

    as Orm

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Nun II(2023)

    as Ed Warren

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Insidious: The Red Door(2023)

    Director · as Josh Lambert

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Moonfall(2022)

    as Brian Harper

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Show of Titles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as "Oklahoma!" Performer

  • The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It(2021)

    as Ed Warren

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Assistant(2019)

    as Man In Elevator (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Midway(2019)

    as Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • In the Tall Grass(2019)

    as Ross Humboldt

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Annabelle Comes Home(2019)

    as Ed Warren

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Other Two(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick Wilson

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Aquaman(2018)

    as King Orm Marius / Ocean Master

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Nun(2018)

    as Ed Warren

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Nightmare Cinema(2018)

    as Eric Sr.

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Commuter(2018)

    as Alex Murphy

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Insidious: The Last Key(2018)

    as Josh Lambert (archival footage)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • A Kind of Murder(2016)

    as Walter Stackhouse

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Hollow Point(2016)

    as Wallace

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Founder(2016)

    as Rollie Smith

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Conjuring 2(2016)

    as Ed Warren

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(2016)

    as POTUS (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Bone Tomahawk(2015)

    as Arthur O'Dwyer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Zipper(2015)

    as Sam Ellis

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Home Sweet Hell(2015)

    as Don Champagne

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Let's Kill Ward's Wife(2014)

    Producer · as David

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Stretch(2014)

    as Stretch

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Big Stone Gap(2014)

    as Jack MacChesney

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Space Station 76(2014)

    as Captain Glenn

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Fargo(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Lou Solverson

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Jack Strong(2014)

    as Daniel

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Insidious: Chapter 2(2013)

    as Josh Lambert

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Conjuring(2013)

    as Ed Warren

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Teen Titans Go!(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick Wilson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Prometheus(2012)

    as Shaw's Father

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Girls(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Joshua

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Young Adult(2011)

    as Buddy Slade

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • A Gifted Man(2011)

    Show 16 episodes · as Michael Holt

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Ledge(2011)

    as Joe Harris

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Insidious(2010)

    as Josh Lambert

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Life in Flight(2008)

    as Will

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Morning Glory(2010)

    as Adam Bennett

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Switch(2010)

    as Roland

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The A-Team(2010)

    as Lynch

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Barry Munday(2010)

    as Barry Munday

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Watchmen(2009)

    as Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Passengers(2008)

    as Eric

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Lakeview Terrace(2008)

    as Chris Mattson

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Evening(2007)

    as Harris Arden

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Purple Violets(2007)

    as Brian Callahan

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Brothers Three: An American Gothic(2007)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Running with Scissors(2006)

    as Michael Shephard

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Little Children(2006)

    as Brad Adamson

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Hard Candy(2005)

    as Jeff Kohlver

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom of the Opera(2004)

    as Raoul

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Alamo(2004)

    as William Travis

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Angels in America(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · as Joe Pitt

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick Wilson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Karmic Knot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 64 titles, 63 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Aquaman (2018)

$1.2B worldwide

Highest rated

The Conjuring (2013)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19892026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 40 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting64 of 64: 61 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stDirecting1 of 64: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 64: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

64 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s37 · 37 acting · 1 crew2020s13 · 13 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 20% of 46 roles
04091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

3 major nominations and no wins, 2004–2016.

  1. 2016
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
  2. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Patrick Wilson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 53; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Midcredits score across 61 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 61 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed14
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Brothers Three: An American Gothic (2007)

89th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fargo (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 46 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Patrick Wilson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 40 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore34 titles22–83 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity40 titles7–65 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity33 titles29–70 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs32 titles8–45 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense32 titles17–92 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Patrick Wilson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Patrick Wilson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Wan shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles