Patrick Joseph Wilson (born July , ) is an American actor and singer.
He spent his early career starring in Broadway musicals, beginning in
. He is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his roles in The Full Monty
(â€") and Oklahoma! (). In , he co-starred in the acclaimed HBO
miniseries Angels in America for which he was nominated for the Golden
Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor
in a Miniseries or a Movie.Wilson has also appeared in feature films
such as The Phantom of the Opera (), Hard Candy (), Little Children
(), Watchmen (), Insidious (), The A-Team (), Insidious: Chapter (),
and as demonologist Ed Warren in James Wan's supernatural horror films
The Conjuring (), The Conjuring () and Annabelle Comes Home (). He
has earned himself a reputation as a "scream king", due to his
frequent casting in horror films.On television, he starred in the CBS
drama series A Gifted Man (â€"), and as Lou Solverson in the second
season of FX's anthology series Fargo (), 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 ()
and he voiced the President of the United States in Batman v Superman:
Dawn of Justice ().Wilson was born in Norfolk, Virginia, the youngest
of three boys to John Franklin Wilson, a retired news anchor for WTVT
in Tampa, Florida and Mary Kay Wilson, a voice teacher and
professional singer. Wilson's oldest brother, Paul, works as an
advertising executive, and his other brother, Mark, took over their
father's role as news anchor for WTVT. Wilson grew up in St.
Petersburg, Florida, and attended Shorecrest Preparatory School.
He spent his early career starring in Broadway musicals, beginning in
. He is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his roles in The Full Monty
(â€") and Oklahoma! (). In , he co-starred in the acclaimed HBO
miniseries Angels in America for which he was nominated for the Golden
Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor
in a Miniseries or a Movie.Wilson has also appeared in feature films
such as The Phantom of the Opera (), Hard Candy (), Little Children
(), Watchmen (), Insidious (), The A-Team (), Insidious: Chapter (),
and as demonologist Ed Warren in James Wan's supernatural horror films
The Conjuring (), The Conjuring () and Annabelle Comes Home (). He
has earned himself a reputation as a "scream king", due to his
frequent casting in horror films.On television, he starred in the CBS
drama series A Gifted Man (â€"), and as Lou Solverson in the second
season of FX's anthology series Fargo (), 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 ()
and he voiced the President of the United States in Batman v Superman:
Dawn of Justice ().Wilson was born in Norfolk, Virginia, the youngest
of three boys to John Franklin Wilson, a retired news anchor for WTVT
in Tampa, Florida and Mary Kay Wilson, a voice teacher and
professional singer. Wilson's oldest brother, Paul, works as an
advertising executive, and his other brother, Mark, took over their
father's role as news anchor for WTVT. Wilson grew up in St.
Petersburg, Florida, and attended Shorecrest Preparatory School.
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