Wilson grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida, where his father worked as a television news anchor. He attended Shorecrest Preparatory School and later studied drama at Carnegie Mellon University, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts. His early professional work was in regional theater and touring productions, which prepared him for a career that would move easily between stage and screen.
He made his Broadway debut in 2000 as Jerry Lukowski in the musical The Full Monty, earning a Tony Award nomination. A second Tony nomination followed for his portrayal of Curly in the 2002 revival of Oklahoma! He returned to Broadway in 2008 in Arthur Miller's All My Sons. On television, he played Joe Pitt in the 2003 HBO miniseries Angels in America, a role that brought him a Golden Globe nomination.
Wilson's film breakthrough came as Raoul in the 2004 adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera. He went on to play a restless suburban father in Little Children (2006), the masked vigilante Nite Owl in Watchmen (2009), and the haunted Josh Lambert in Insidious (2010). His portrayal of paranormal investigator Ed Warren in The Conjuring (2013) and its sequels, opposite Vera Farmiga, made him a familiar face in horror. He also played Orm Marius, the Ocean Master, in Aquaman (2018) and starred as Lou Solverson in the second season of Fargo.
In 2023, Wilson made his directorial debut with Insidious: The Red Door, in which he also reprised his role as Josh Lambert. He married actress Dagmara Domińczyk in 2005, and they have two sons.
Patrick Wilson was born on July 3, 1973 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. In Cardology (Destiny Cards), July 3, 1973 corresponds to the Queen of Diamonds, making the Queen of Diamonds his Birth Card.
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