Patrick Joseph Wilson (born July 3, 1973) is a
Tony-,
Emmy- and
Golden Globe-nominated
American actor and
singer.
Personal life
Wilson was born in
Norfolk, Virginia to Mary K. Wilson, a voice teacher and professional singer, and John Wilson, who works as news anchor for
Fox affiliate
WTVT in
Tampa, Florida. John Wilson was the news anchor at
WAVY TV in
Portsmouth, Virginia at the time of Patrick's birth. Wilson's brother, Mark, also works at WTVT in Tampa as a news anchor and reporter.
[Patrick Wilson Biography - Yahoo! Movies][Patrick Wilson's Lair: News Articles] His other brother, Paul, runs a successful media relations/advertising company in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area.
Wilson graduated from
Shorecrest Preparatory School in
St. Petersburg, Florida and
Carnegie Mellon University in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
On 18 June 2005, Wilson married
Polish-American actress
Dagmara Dominczyk, also a
Carnegie Mellon graduate. (He graduated in 1995 with a drama degree; she graduated in 1998.) They have two sons, Kalin Patrick (b. 23 June 2006), and Kassian McCarrel (b. 9 August 2009).
[Patrick Wilson and Wife Expecting Baby Number 2 People.com, March 17, 2009]
Career
Wilson won critical acclaim for his performance in
Mike Nichols' 2003 drama HBO mini-series
Angels in America. He received both a Golden Globe nomination and an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He played
Joe Pitt, a Mormon, Republican and sexually confused, but in the end gay lawyer.
Next he appeared in
The Alamo in 2004. In the same year, he appeared in
The Phantom of the Opera. He starred alongside
Gerard Butler and
Emmy Rossum.
In 2006, he had his first star billing film role when he was cast to play Brad Adamson in
Todd Field's
Little Children opposite
Kate Winslet.
That same year he appeared in the Golden Globe-nominated
Running With Scissors as Michael Shephard; the film was an adaptation of
Augusten Burroughs's best-selling memoir of the same name.
[www.craigbe.com/movieblog/running_with_scissors/ Retrieved on 2009-27-04] Note: He plays an IRS Agent and appears on screen for approximately 30 seconds.
In 2008, he starred in
Neil LaBute's
Lakeview Terrace as Chris Mattson opposite
Samuel L. Jackson,
Kerry Washington and
Jay Hernandez.
Wilson plays Nite Owl II/Dan Dreiberg in
Zack Snyder's 2009 film adaptation of the graphic novel
Watchmen. For this role he had to gain 25 pounds
after filming flashback scenes as the slimmer Nite Owl II. This film reunited Wilson with his
Little Children co-star
Jackie Earle Haley.
Theater credits
- Carousel 1996 (National Tour - Billy Bigelow)
- Bright Lights, Big City 1999 (Off-Broadway - Jamie) (Drama League Award)
- Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm 1999 (Broadway - Ensemble) (Drama League Award)
- The Full Monty 2001 (Broadway - Jerry Lukowski) (Tony Award Nomination, Drama League Award)
- Oklahoma! (revival) 2002 (Broadway - Curly) (Tony Award nomination)
- Barefoot in the Park (revival) 2006 (Broadway - Paul Bratter)
- All My Sons (revival) 2008 (Broadway - Chris Keller) (Limited run 10/16/08-1/11/09)
Filmography
Commercials and television work
He sang "The Street Where You Live" from
My Fair Lady for
Julie Andrews' awards ceremony when she received the
Kennedy Center Honors in 2001.
In 2006, Wilson narrated a PBS documentary
Tampa Bay: Living Legacy, a one-hour film about Florida’s largest open-water
estuary. It aired in November 2006 in the Florida area.
In March 2007, Wilson appeared with his
Evening costar
Claire Danes in a television commercial for
Gap in which the pair dances to the song "
Anything You Can Do" from the musical
Annie Get Your Gun.
In August 2007, Wilson appeared in an advertising campaign for "Broadway Across America", the theatrical brand of LiveNation, that was returning to St. Petersburg, Florida, following a decade-long absence. The campaign included a television commercial and associated billboards.
In March 2009, Wilson was a "guest voice" on the Fox Network's animated series "American Dad". Season 4, Episode 15: "Wife Insurance".
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Audiowork/CDs
Cast Recordings
Soundtracks
Audio Books
- Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway (2006) Audio Book (Simon & Schuster)
- The Ruins by Scott Smith (2006) Audio Book (Simon & Schuster)
Miscellaneous
- "Every Day is a Holiday" ( 2009) Christmas Album by Mary McBride. Patrick performs duet on "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
- Lucky ( 2004) Compilation CD by Gary Kline. Patrick sings on a medley duet
- Broadway Cares: Home for the Holidays (2001) "We Need a Little Christmas"
- "The Dreams in You" (2001) Single-song CD by 24 Broadway stars
Teaching Aspiring Actors
As an alumnus of
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), and through professional connections, Wilson is involved in presenting workshops and master classes to students at that school.
He has been a featured speaker at other member schools of the Consortium of Conservatory Theatre Training Programs.
He is a Master Class Artist for the Broadway Theatre Project which is held each July in Tampa, Florida.
Wilson is a member of the Collective of Artists for Moveable Arts which provides workshops and educational events for young artists between school and the start of a professional career.
In 2009, he was a panelist and a teacher at the Actors Workshop of the Sunscreen Film Festival in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Charities and Benefits
Patrick Wilson has been involved with many charities and benefits. Some examples are:
