Patrick Wilson - TV Tropes

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 Broadway musicals, beginning with the 1995 national tour of Miss Saigon. On the big screen, he's best known for his roles as Raoul de Chagny in The Phantom of the Opera, Dan Dreiberg/Nite Owl in Zack Snyder's Watchmen, Orm in the DC Extended Universe and Ed Warren in The Conjuring Universe.

He married Polish actress Dagmara Domińczyk in 2005; they have two sons, Kalin and Kassian.

Not to be confused with the drummer of Weezer.

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He appeared in

• Miss Saigon
• Carousel
• Bright Lights Big City
• The Full Monty
• Oklahoma!
• Angels in America
• The Alamo
• The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
• Hard Candy
• Barefoot in the Park
• Little Children
• Lakeview Terrace
• Passengers (2008)
• Watchmen (2009) as Dan Dreiberg/Nite Owl II
• American Dad!
• The A-Team
• The Switch
• Insidious as Josh Lambert
• Morning Glory (2010) as Adam Bennett
• The Ledge
• Young Adult
• A Gifted Man
• Prometheus
• Girls
• Space Station 76
• The Conjuring Universe as Ed Warren
  • The Conjuring
  • The Conjuring 2
  • Annabelle Comes Home
  • The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
  • The Conjuring 4 (TBA)
• Bone Tomahawk
• Fargo (2015) as Lou Solverson
• Brigadoon (2017)
• DC Extended Universe
  • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) as the US President (voice)
  • Aquaman (2018) as Orm/The Ocean Master
  • Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) as Orm
• In the Tall Grass (2019)
• Midway (2019)
• Moonfall (2022)
• Little Demon (2022)

Tropes in his works:

• Affectionate Nickname: As seen in many of their joint interviews, Vera Farmiga affectionately calls him "Aqua-Guy", a reference to his role in Aquaman.
• The Cast Showoff: Got to play guitar and sing "Can't Help Falling In Love" in The Conjuring 2, to the swooning of a thousand fangirls (and Vera Farmiga).
• Dueling-Stars Movie: 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.
• Friendship on the Set: With his Conjuring co-star Vera Farmiga, whom he absolutely adores. While they were already friendly beforehand, Farmiga having worked and become good friends with his wife Dagmara Domińczyk^note , they have become incredibly close through their work in the franchise. Farmiga 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.

• The Knights Who Say "Squee!":
• Mr. Fanservice: Tends to do shirtless or nude scenes in his films.
• Nice Guy: His characters are often this.
• Papa Wolf: When he plays a parental figure, they're often this.
• Production Posse: Has starred in 6 James Wan films — Insidious, Insidious: Chapter 2, The Conjuring, The Conjuring 2, Aquaman, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
• Sibling Team:
  • 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 Cain and Abel teamup variety happens with Arthur/Aquaman and Orm in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
• Star-Making Role: His role as Joe Pitt in Angels in America opened the door to a Hollywood career for Wilson, whose work had been almost entirely confined to the stage until then.
• Tenor Boy: Most of his Broadway roles, as well as the film version of Raoul de Chagny.
• Those Two Actors:
  • Has starred alongside Jackie Earle Haley in two notable movies: Little Children and Watchmen.
  • He and Vera Farmiga seem to be developing into this, having worked together on four installments and counting of Conjuring, as well as the unrelated film The Commuter.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Before starring in Watchmen, he auditioned for roles in Daredevil and Fantastic Four.
  • He was cast as William Cross^note  for Ant-Man, but he left the project after Edgar Wright's departure, citing a scheduling conflict.

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