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{{Short description|American actor (born 1973)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{other people}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Patrick Wilson
| image              = PatrickWilson-byPhilipRomano.jpg
| caption            = Wilson in 2025
| birth_name         = Patrick Joseph Wilson
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1973|7|3}}
| birth_place        = [[Norfolk, Virginia]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
* Actor
* director
* producer
}}
| education          = [[Carnegie Mellon University]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| years_active       = 1995–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Dagmara Domińczyk]]<br />|2005}}
| children           = 2
| relatives          = 
[[Marika Domińczyk]] (sister-in-law)<br/>[[Scott Foley]] (brother-in-law)
}}

'''Patrick Joseph Wilson''' (born July 3, 1973) is an American actor.<!-- only one directorial credit --> He began his career in 1995, starring in [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musicals. He received nominations for two [[Tony Awards]] for his roles in ''[[The Full Monty (musical)|The Full Monty]]'' (2000–2001) and ''[[Oklahoma!]]'' (2002). He co-starred in the [[HBO]] miniseries ''[[Angels in America (miniseries)|Angels in America]]'' (2003), for which he was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]] and a [[Primetime Emmy Award]].

Wilson appeared in films such as ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' (2004), ''[[Hard Candy (film)|Hard Candy]]'' (2005), ''[[Little Children (film)|Little Children]]'' (2006), ''[[Watchmen (2009 film)|Watchmen]]'' (2009), and ''[[The A-Team (film)|The A-Team]]'' (2010). He gained wider recognition for his starring role in the [[Insidious (film series)|''Insidious'' film series]] (2010–2023) and as [[Ed Warren]] in [[the Conjuring Universe|''The Conjuring'' universe]] (2013–present), both horror franchises.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Oh |first1=Sheryl |date=August 8, 2018 |title='Insidious' and 'The Conjuring' Star Patrick Wilson Finds His Next Horror Project |url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/patrick-wilson-finds-his-next-horror-project/ |website=Film School Rejects}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 6, 2021 |title=In Praise of Patrick Wilson, "The Conjuring" Scream King |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/06/movies/patrick-wilson-the-conjuring.html |accessdate=June 8, 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> He made his directorial debut with the sequel ''[[Insidious: The Red Door]]'' (2023).

On television, Wilson starred in the [[CBS]] drama series ''[[A Gifted Man]]'' (2011–2012) and as [[Lou Solverson]] in the [[Fargo season 2|second season]] of [[FX (TV channel)|FX]]'s anthology series ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]'' (2015), for which he received a second Golden Globe nomination. In the [[DC Extended Universe]], he played [[Ocean Master]] in ''[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]'' (2018) and ''[[Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom]]'' (2023).