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Patrick Joseph Wilson (born July 3, 1973 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American actor and singer.

He has spent years singing lead roles in major Platform/{{Broadway|And The West End}} musicals, beginning with the 1995 national tour of ''Theatre/MissSaigon''. On the big screen, he's best known for his roles as Raoul de Chagny in ''Film/{{The Phantom of the Opera|2004}}'', Dan Dreiberg/Nite Owl in Creator/ZackSnyder's ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'', Orm in the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse and Ed Warren in Film/TheConjuringUniverse.

He married Polish actress [[Creator/DagmaraDominczyk Dagmara Domińczyk]] in 2005; they have two sons, Kalin and Kassian.

Not to be confused with the drummer of Music/{{Weezer}}.
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!He appeared in

* ''Theatre/MissSaigon''
* ''Theatre/{{Carousel}}''
* ''Bright Lights Big City''
* ''Film/TheFullMonty''
* ''Theatre/{{Oklahoma}}''
* ''Theatre/AngelsInAmerica''
* ''Film/{{The Alamo|2004}}''
* ''Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera2004''
* ''Film/HardCandy''
* ''Theatre/BarefootInThePark''
* ''Film/LittleChildren''
* ''Film/LakeviewTerrace''
* ''Film/{{Passengers 2008}}''
* ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'' (2009) as Dan Dreiberg/Nite Owl II
* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad''
* ''Film/TheATeam''
* ''Film/TheSwitch''
* ''Film/{{Insidious}}'' as Josh Lambert
* ''Film/MorningGlory'' (2010) as Adam Bennett
* ''Film/TheLedge''
* ''Film/YoungAdult''
* ''Series/AGiftedMan''
* ''Film/{{Prometheus}}''
* ''Series/{{Girls}}''
* ''Film/SpaceStation76''
* ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse'' as Ed Warren
** ''Film/TheConjuring''
** ''Film/TheConjuring2''
** ''Film/AnnabelleComesHome''
** ''Film/TheConjuringTheDevilMadeMeDoIt''
** ''The Conjuring 4'' (TBA)
* ''Film/BoneTomahawk''
* ''Series/{{Fargo}}'' (2015) as Lou Solverson
* ''Theatre/{{Brigadoon}}'' (2017)
* Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse
** ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' (2016) as the US President (voice)
** ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'' (2018) as Orm/The Ocean Master
** ''Film/AquamanAndTheLostKingdom'' (2023) as Orm
* ''Film/InTheTallGrass'' (2019)
* ''Film/{{Midway|2019}}'' (2019)
* ''Film/{{Moonfall}}'' (2022)
* ''WesternAnimation/LittleDemon'' (2022)

!!Tropes in his works:

* AffectionateNickname: As seen in many of their joint interviews, Creator/VeraFarmiga affectionately calls him "Aqua-Guy", a reference to his role in ''Aquaman''.
* TheCastShowoff: Got to play guitar and sing "Can't Help Falling In Love" in ''Film/TheConjuring2'', to the swooning of a thousand fangirls (and Creator/VeraFarmiga).
* DuelingStarsMovie: The theatrical version. The NYCC limited-run revival of ''Brigadoon'' was, more or less, just an excuse to watch him play a romantic leading role opposite the equally legendary Kelli O'Hara. The two had wanted to work together for years, and jumped at the chance.
* FriendshipOnTheSet: With his ''Conjuring'' co-star Creator/VeraFarmiga, whom he absolutely adores. While they were already friendly beforehand, Farmiga having worked and become good friends with his wife Creator/DagmaraDominczyk[[note]]on Farmiga's directorial debut ''Higher Ground''[[/note]], they have become incredibly close through their work in the franchise. Farmiga [[https://www.tnp.sg/entertainment/movies/vera-farmiga-has-hell-time-conjuring-sequel spelled it out]] in an interview:
-->'''Vera''': We are family at this point. Patrick knows the deepest parts of me, he’s in the inner circles of my life. We adore each other, and we adore each other’s families. We have so much in common. That deep friendship is a gift from God.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee:
** Had a pretty serious (and very mutual) case of this going on when he got to star opposite the legendary Kelli O'Hara in ''Brigadoon''. They had always wanted to work together but had never gotten the chance, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25aC76eXK-0 this]] behind-the-scenes documentary shows ''a lot'' of mutual squeeing over each other.
** He was equally squeeful upon getting asked to do a duet with none other than Music/BarbraStreisand on her album ''Encore!'', as seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7kJ0ZcMzsE here]]. They sang a gorgeous rendition of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6eZr4q7UYY "Loving You"]] from [[Creator/StephenSondheim Sondheim]]'s ''Theatre/{{Passion}}''.
* MrFanservice: Tends to do [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]] or nude scenes in his films.
* NiceGuy: His characters are often this.
* PapaWolf: When he plays a parental figure, they're often this.
* ProductionPosse: Has starred in 6 James Wan films -- ''Film/{{Insidious}}'', ''Insidious: Chapter 2'', ''Film/TheConjuring'', ''Film/TheConjuring2'', ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', and ''Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom''.
* SiblingTeam:
** He and his brothers make up the bulk of The Wilson Van, a band which puts on occasional concerts for charity (also included are a few family friends).
** The CainAndAbel teamup variety happens with Arthur/Aquaman and Orm in ''Film/AquamanAndTheLostKingdom''.
* StarMakingRole: His role as Joe Pitt in ''Series/AngelsInAmerica'' opened the door to a Hollywood career for Wilson, whose work had been almost entirely confined to the stage until then.
* TenorBoy: Most of his Broadway roles, as well as the film version of [[Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Raoul de Chagny]].
* ThoseTwoActors:
** Has starred alongside Creator/JackieEarleHaley in two notable movies: ''Film/LittleChildren'' and ''Film/{{Watchmen}}''.
** He and Creator/VeraFarmiga seem to be developing into this, having worked together on four installments and counting of ''Conjuring'', as well as the unrelated film ''Film/TheCommuter''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Before starring in ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'', he auditioned for roles in ''Film/{{Daredevil|2003}}'' and ''Film/{{Fantastic Four|2005}}''.
** He was cast as William Cross[[note]]who would become supervillain named '''Crossfire''' in the [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse Marvel comics universe]][[/note]] for ''Film/AntMan1'', but he left the project after Creator/EdgarWright's departure, citing a scheduling conflict.
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