Editing Patrick Wilson (section)

===Early film work===
In 2004, Wilson made his first film appearance in ''[[The Alamo (2004 film)|The Alamo]]'', playing [[William B. Travis]]. That same year, he co-starred in the musical film ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' as [[Viscount Raoul de Chagny]].<ref name="ShockTill"/> The following year, he starred alongside [[Elliot Page]] in the psychological thriller film ''[[Hard Candy (film)|Hard Candy]]'', portraying a [[pedophile]] named Jeff Kohlver.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/stage-vets-patrick-wilson-and-sandra-oh-star-in-hard-candy-film-opens-april-131984|title=Stage Vets Patrick Wilson and Sandra Oh Star in "Hard Candy" Film, Opens April 14|website=[[Playbill]]|first=Ernio|last=Hernandez|date=April 14, 2006|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924204426/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/stage-vets-patrick-wilson-and-sandra-oh-star-in-hard-candy-film-opens-april-131984|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2006, Wilson starred as Brad Adamson in [[Todd Field]]'s ''[[Little Children (film)|Little Children]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackfilm.com/20060929/features/littlechildern_interview1.shtml|title=LITTLE CHILDREN: An Interview with Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson|website=Blackfilm.com|first=Brad|last=Balfour|date=October 6, 2006}}</ref> Also in 2006, he appeared in the [[Golden Globe Award]]-nominated ''[[Running with Scissors (film)|Running with Scissors]]'' as Michael Shephard, which was directed by [[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy]] and produced by [[Brad Pitt]]. In 2007, he starred as Brian Callahan in the independent film ''[[Purple Violets]]'', which was written and directed by [[Edward Burns]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0491109/|title=Purple Violets (2007)|date=February 20, 2009|website=[[Internet Movie Database]]|access-date=July 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416102516/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0491109/|archive-date=April 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, he starred in [[Neil LaBute]]'s ''[[Lakeview Terrace]]''.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

Wilson played [[Nite Owl|Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II]] in [[Zack Snyder]]'s 2009 film adaptation of the graphic novel ''[[Watchmen]]'', gaining 25 pounds for the role after filming [[flashback (narrative)|flashback]] scenes as the slimmer Nite Owl II.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nymag.com/movies/profiles/54999/index1.html|title=Patrick Wilson, Superstar|website=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|first=David|last=Amsden|date=March 1, 2009|access-date=April 14, 2009}}</ref> This film reunited Wilson with his ''[[Little Children (film)|Little Children]]'' co-star, [[Jackie Earle Haley]]. On October 19, 2010, in [[Yankee Stadium]], he sang "[[God Bless America]]" during the seventh-inning stretch of Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] and the [[New York Yankees]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/154022/god-bless-patrick-wilson-the-hunky-broadway-alum-wows-the-crowd-at-yankee-stadium/|title=God Bless Patrick Wilson! The Hunky Broadway Alum Wows the Crowd at Yankee Stadium|website=[[Broadway.com]]|date=October 22, 2010|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221121/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/154022/god-bless-patrick-wilson-the-hunky-broadway-alum-wows-the-crowd-at-yankee-stadium/|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 20, 2010, in Yankee Stadium, he sang the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|United States National Anthem]] before the first football game in the new stadium, played between [[Army West Point Black Knights football|Army]] and [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.pinstripebowl.com/news/article/2010112016168570/news/|title=Notre Dame trumps Army again at Stadium|website=Pinstripe Bowl|first=Adam|last=Spunberg|date=November 20, 2010|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120758/http://web.pinstripebowl.com/news/article/2010112016168570/news/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>