Patrick Wilson attended Shorecrest Preparatory School.
College/University
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5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Patrick Wilson went on to study at Carnegie Mellon University.
Career
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2006
8687 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069, USA
Patrick Wilson during "Little Children" Cocktail Party Hosted by Hollywood Life Magazine and New Line Cinema - November 15, 2006, at Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California, United States. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff)
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2006
7920 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046, USA
Patrick Wilson during "Hard Candy" Los Angeles Premiere - Red Carpet and After Party at Directors Guild in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by J.Sciulli)
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2009
Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA
Patrick Wilson seen on the streets of Manhattan on April 17, 2009, in New York City. (Photo by Brian Ach)
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2010
6360 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA
(L-R) Judy Greer, Patrick Wilson, and Missi Pyle arrive at the "Barry Munday" Los Angeles premiere held at ArcLight Cinemas on September 22, 2010, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jean Baptiste Lacroix)
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2011
657 West 57th Street, at, 12th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA
Liv Tyler and actor Patrick Wilson attend the Cinema Society & Grey Goose screening of "The Ledge" at Landmark Sunshine Cinema on June 21, 2011, in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin)
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2015
Park City, Utah, USA
Patrick Wilson attends the "Zipper" cast party at GREY GOOSE Blue Door during Sundance on January 27, 2015, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Michael Loccisano)
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2016
3570 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA
Patrick Wilson (L) and Vera Farmiga of 'The Conjuring 2' attend CinemaCon 2016 at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, on April 12, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Todd Williamson)
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2016
New York City, NY, USA
Patrick Wilson poses for a portrait at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2016, in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca for the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival)
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2017
New York City, NY, USA
Patrick Wilson takes part in SiriusXM's Town Hall with the cast of 'The Founder' hosted by EW's Jess Cagle at SiriusXM Studios on January 18, 2017, in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord)
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2017
101 E Beach Blvd, Gulf Shores, AL 36542, USA
(L-R) Brian Bell, Patrick Wilson, Scott Shriner, and Rivers Cuomo of Weezer perform during the 2017 Hangout Music Festival at Hangout Beach on May 19, 2017, in Gulf Shores, Alabama. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder)
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2018
1998 Broadway, New York, NY 10023, USA
Patrick Wilson attends the "The Commuter" New York Premiere at AMC Loews Lincoln Square on January 8, 2018, in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy)
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2018
New York City, NY, USA
Patrick Wilson visits the Jim Norton & Sam Roberts Show at SiriusXM Studios on January 10, 2018, in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin)
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2018
New York City, NY, USA
Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga attend The Cinema Society With Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City And North Shore Animal League America Host The After Party For Sony Pictures Classics' "Boundaries" on June 11, 2018, in New York City. (Photo by Sylvain Gaboury)
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2018
900 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 3G5, Canada
Patrick Wilson attends the "Aquaman" exclusive blue carpet fan screening held at the Scotiabank Theatre on December 17, 2018, in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by George Pimentel)
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2019
961 Broxton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Patrick Wilson arrives at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema's "Annabelle Comes Home" at Regency Village Theatre on June 20, 2019, in Westwood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter)
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2 6th Ave, New York, NY 10013, USA
Patrick Wilson attends The Weinstein Company with Grey Goose hosted screening of "The Founder" at The Roxy Hotel on January 18, 2017, in New York, New York. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris)
Achievements
Membership
Awards
Hollywood Life's Breakthrough of the Year Award
2006
Patrick Wilson, winner Breakthrough Award for "Little Children" (Photo by M. Caulfield)
Patrick Wilson during "Little Children" Cocktail Party Hosted by Hollywood Life Magazine and New Line Cinema - November 15, 2006, at Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California, United States. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff)
Patrick Wilson during "Hard Candy" Los Angeles Premiere - Red Carpet and After Party at Directors Guild in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by J.Sciulli)
(L-R) Judy Greer, Patrick Wilson, and Missi Pyle arrive at the "Barry Munday" Los Angeles premiere held at ArcLight Cinemas on September 22, 2010, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jean Baptiste Lacroix)
657 West 57th Street, at, 12th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA
Liv Tyler and actor Patrick Wilson attend the Cinema Society & Grey Goose screening of "The Ledge" at Landmark Sunshine Cinema on June 21, 2011, in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin)
Patrick Wilson attends the "Zipper" cast party at GREY GOOSE Blue Door during Sundance on January 27, 2015, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Michael Loccisano)
Patrick Wilson (L) and Vera Farmiga of 'The Conjuring 2' attend CinemaCon 2016 at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, on April 12, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Todd Williamson)
Patrick Wilson poses for a portrait at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2016, in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca for the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival)
Patrick Wilson takes part in SiriusXM's Town Hall with the cast of 'The Founder' hosted by EW's Jess Cagle at SiriusXM Studios on January 18, 2017, in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord)
(L-R) Brian Bell, Patrick Wilson, Scott Shriner, and Rivers Cuomo of Weezer perform during the 2017 Hangout Music Festival at Hangout Beach on May 19, 2017, in Gulf Shores, Alabama. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder)
Patrick Wilson attends the "The Commuter" New York Premiere at AMC Loews Lincoln Square on January 8, 2018, in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy)
Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga attend The Cinema Society With Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City And North Shore Animal League America Host The After Party For Sony Pictures Classics' "Boundaries" on June 11, 2018, in New York City. (Photo by Sylvain Gaboury)
Patrick Wilson attends the "Aquaman" exclusive blue carpet fan screening held at the Scotiabank Theatre on December 17, 2018, in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by George Pimentel)
Patrick Wilson arrives at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema's "Annabelle Comes Home" at Regency Village Theatre on June 20, 2019, in Westwood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter)
Patrick Wilson attends The Weinstein Company with Grey Goose hosted screening of "The Founder" at The Roxy Hotel on January 18, 2017, in New York, New York. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris)
Connections
colleague: Bradley Cooper
2009
2535 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA
Actor Bradley Cooper arrives at Cosmopolitan's 2009 Fun Fearless Awards at the SLS Hotel on March 2, 2009, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kristian Dowling)
(From director Joel Schumacher comes this big-screen adapt...)
From director Joel Schumacher comes this big-screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's smash-hit stage musical! The Phantom, a disfigured musical genius.
(Bizarre behavior goes with the territory when a teenage b...)
Bizarre behavior goes with the territory when a teenage boy is "adopted" by his mother's wacky therapist and must cope with an extended family of eccentrics.
(An all-star cast of great actresses - including Vanessa R...)
An all-star cast of great actresses - including Vanessa Redgrave, Meryl Streep, Toni Collette, Claire Danes, Natasha Richardson and Glenn Close - come together in this heart-warming story.
(Will is a Manhattan architect who seems to have it all: A...)
Will is a Manhattan architect who seems to have it all: A successful business, a beautiful wife and son, and a new offer to merge with a major firm on a huge Brooklyn development. But when Will meets quirky young designer Kate, he begins to re-think the flaws in his overall design. Can a man who s stuck to a plan his entire life now find the courage to build the life he really wants?
(A young couple (Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington) has ...)
A young couple (Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington) has just moved into their California dream home when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who disapproves of their relationship. A stern, single father, this tightly wound LAPD officer (Samuel L. Jackson) has appointed himself the watchdog of the neighborhood.
(While helping a handful of plane crash survivors cope wit...)
While helping a handful of plane crash survivors cope with their grief, young psychologist Claire Summers (2008 Best Actress, Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married) begins to uncover conflicting accounts of the accident. At first, Claire believes that trauma is behind her patients' wildly different stories - until the survivors mysteriously begin disappearing one by one.
(Barry Munday wakes up after being attacked to realize tha...)
Barry Munday wakes up after being attacked to realize that he's missing his family jewels. To make matters worse, he learns he's facing a paternity lawsuit filed by a woman he can't remember having sex with.
(Jennifer Aniston stars alongside Jason Bateman in this of...)
Jennifer Aniston stars alongside Jason Bateman in this offbeat comedy as Kassie, a smart, fun-loving single woman who, despite her neurotic best friend Wally's (Bateman) objections, decides it's time to have a baby - even if it means doing it herself...with a little help from a charming sperm donor (Patrick Wilson).
(An old-school anchorman who quit his longtime evening new...)
An old-school anchorman who quit his longtime evening newscast because of its new, gossipy ways is recruited by a hotshot producer who's looking to revive a failing morning show.
(In this race-against-time thriller, the opposing philosop...)
In this race-against-time thriller, the opposing philosophies of two men embroiled in a complicated love triangle with a beautiful woman escalate into a lethal battle of wills.
(Academy Award winner Charlize Theron stars as Mavis Gary,...)
Academy Award winner Charlize Theron stars as Mavis Gary, former prom queen turned young adult novelist, who returns home to win back her high school sweetheart. When everything does not go according to plan, Mavis must face the harsh realities of growing up in this brilliant and bittersweet story critics are hailing as a "one-of-a-kind comedy."
(Legendary director Ridley Scott (Alien) returns to his sc...)
Legendary director Ridley Scott (Alien) returns to his sci-fi origins in this epic adventure bursting with spectacular action and mind-blowing visual effects. A team of scientists and explorers travels to the darkest corners of the universe searching for the origins of human life. Instead, they find a dark, twisted world that hides a terrifying threat capable of destroying them... and all mankind!
(The terrifying sequel to Insidious, follows the haunted L...)
The terrifying sequel to Insidious, follows the haunted Lambert family as they seek to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world. Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey reprise their roles in the film directed by James Wan (Insidious, The Conjuring).
(The most spectacular Polish spy of the Cold War era, Colo...)
The most spectacular Polish spy of the Cold War era, Colonel Ryszard Kuklinski, informs Americans about the Communist Bloc's top secrets in the face of the upcoming martial law.
(Welcome to a 1970s' version of the future, where the pant...)
Welcome to a 1970s' version of the future, where the pants are wide, the music is groovy, and the new frontier is interplanetary. When a new assistant captain arrives on the Omega 76, tensions spark, and more than asteroids collide.
(Based on the terrifying doll from The Conjuring, John has...)
Based on the terrifying doll from The Conjuring, John has found the perfect gift for his wife, Mia-a beautiful, rare vintage doll. But Mia's delight with Annabelle doesn't last long.
(The director of Smokin' Aces brings you this action-comed...)
The director of Smokin' Aces brings you this action-comedy where a limo driver with a dark past takes on an eccentric billionaire client in hopes of a big payday.
(Ashley Judd and Patrick Wilson star in a heartwarming tal...)
Ashley Judd and Patrick Wilson star in a heartwarming tale about small-town life, self-discovery and the triumph of love. Based on Adriana Trigiani's best-selling novel.
(Everyone hates Ward's wife and wants her dead, but when h...)
Everyone hates Ward's wife and wants her dead, but when his friends' murderous fantasies come true, additional complications arise. A blackly comic caper about helping a friend out of a bad relationship by any means necessary.
(A federal prosecutor on the fast track to political succe...)
A federal prosecutor on the fast track to political success risks his promising career and family life to indulge the ever-obsessive impulses of his secret addiction to escorts.
(Mona and Don's seemingly perfect suburban bliss is disrup...)
Mona and Don's seemingly perfect suburban bliss is disrupted by a sexy extortionist and Mona will stop at nothing, including killing the competition, to keep her little slice of heaven.
(When a group of cannibal savages kidnaps settlers from th...)
When a group of cannibal savages kidnaps settlers from the small town of Bright Hope, an unlikely team of gunslingers, led by Sheriff Hunt (Kurt Russell), sets out to bring them home.
(From director Zack Snyder comes “Batman v Superman: Dawn ...)
From director Zack Snyder comes “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” starring Ben Affleck as Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman in the characters’ first big-screen pairing.
(Patrick Wilson and Jessica Biel star in this Hitchcockian...)
Patrick Wilson and Jessica Biel star in this Hitchcockian noir. Walter (Wilson) seems to have it all but becomes obsessed with a man suspected of killing his wife. This brutal murder unlocks Walter's desire to be free from his own wife Clara (Biel).
(The Hollow Point is a visceral story, set in the back roa...)
The Hollow Point is a visceral story, set in the back roads of a border town, about a botched cartel arms deal that leaves several dead and a bag of money missing. An aging retired sheriff with violent tendencies and his young replacement with a dark past must join forces to investigate the source of this deal and protect the residents of the town.
(Renowned demonologists Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to n...)
Renowned demonologists Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.
(The true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a strugg...)
The true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a struggling salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, and worked to create a billion-dollar burger empire.
(In this supernatural thriller sequel, Dr. Elise Rainier, ...)
In this supernatural thriller sequel, Dr. Elise Rainier, the brilliant parapsychologist, faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet: in her own family home.
(Liam Neeson stars as a man who gets caught up in a crimin...)
Liam Neeson stars as a man who gets caught up in a criminal conspiracy during his daily commute home and works against the clock to stop a deadly attack to save the lives of his fellow train passengers.
(In this twisted horror anthology, five strangers are draw...)
In this twisted horror anthology, five strangers are drawn to an abandoned theater and forced to watch their darkest fears play out before them. Lurking in the shadows is The Projectionist, who preys upon their souls with his collection of disturbing films.
(When a nun commits suicide, a priest and novitiate invest...)
When a nun commits suicide, a priest and novitiate investigate. Together they uncover the order's unholy secret, the same demonic nun that first appeared in "The Conjuring 2".
("Aquaman" reveals the origin story of half-human, half-At...)
"Aquaman" reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime-to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be... a king.
(A Gifted Man is a drama about a brilliant, charismatic su...)
A Gifted Man is a drama about a brilliant, charismatic surgeon whose life changes forever when his deceased ex-wife begins teaching him the meaning of life from the "hereafter."
(The all new chapter of Fargo follows a young State Troope...)
The all new chapter of Fargo follows a young State Trooper investigating a case involving a local crime gang, a major mob syndicate and a small town couple.
Patrick Wilson is an American actor, singer, and producer. Wilson has a reputation of a "scream king", due to his roles in Insidious (2010), Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), The Conjuring (2013), The Conjuring 2 (2016), and Annabelle Comes Home (2019).
Background
Ethnicity:
Wilson is of English, Scottish and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, distant Welsh and German descent.
Patrick Joseph Wilson was born on July 3, 1973, in Norfolk, Virginia, the United States, to Mary Kay Wilson, a voice teacher and professional singer, and John Franklin Wilson, a retired news anchor for WTVT in Tampa, Florida. Wilson has two older brothers. Wilson's brother, Mark, also works as a news anchor and reporter for WTVT, and the other brother, Paul, works as an advertising executive. The boys were raised in grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Although he didn't study singing with his voice teacher mom, Patrick sang with the choir she directed when he was in his teens. Active in sports as well, singing came first for Patrick and he often missed games due to singing engagements.
Education
Wilson and his brothers attended Shorecrest Preparatory School. It was school, that Wilson was exposed to the work of Shakespeare, and joined a group of eager performers, building up the performing arts community between classes. Patrick was the President of his class and the Captain of the soccer team.
Athletic as a child, performing was not always on his mind. Wilson says his focused changed after attending the Boston University Summer Theater Institute in 1989: “It was the first time I was in that environment of eating, sleeping, breathing theater and acting, and I came back that summer and said, ‘Okay, that’s what I want to do.'" He confessed that shortly after his light-bulb moment, he went to his coaches to inform them of his new priorities, the spring musical over baseball.
He went on to study at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, winning the Charles Willard Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Music Theater before earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama in 1995.
In May 2012, Wilson gave the keynote address for his alma mater, Carnegie Mellon University, in which he spoke of his memories from childhood and through his career.
Wilson acted in a number of theatrical performances, following college, beginning with his debut as an understudy for the role of Chris in Miss Saigon. He quickly was cast in a leading role with his following performance as Billy Bigelow in Carousel. He continued to work on stage with increasingly higher profile roles. His Broadway debut in 2000 as Jerry Lukowski in the musical The Full Monty, a musical about amateur male strippers, where he received nominations for the Tony Award for best actor in a musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. He would later receive a second nomination for both awards for the role of Curly in the 2002 Broadway production of Oklahoma!
While acting on stage, Wilson began to experiment with film and television projects. He began work on a never-released film, My Sisters Wedding, and most notably took on the role of Joe Pitt, a closeted Morman Republican in Mike Nichol’s 2003 HBO mini-series adaptation of the Tony Kushner’s play Angels in American. Kushner’s play touches on the issues of Wilson’s acting earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film. Frank Rich of the New York Times called it a “career-making performance.”
Wilson soon made his next big jump, from television to the silver screen, debuting as William B. Travis in the 2004 film, The Alamo, followed by a more notable turn as Viscount Raoul de Chagny that same year in the film adaptation of The Phantom of The Opera. He quickly continued to amass credits in a wide variety of film genres and roles, which ranged from a pedophile in the Ellen Page thriller Hard Candy (2005) to a law student caught in a love affair with an older woman in Little Children (2006). Wilson also found himself once again engaging with the themes explored in Angels in America with the role of Michael Shephard in Ryan Murphy-directed film, Running with Scissors (2006).
In 2007 and 2008, Wilson achieved leading man status as the star of the romantic-comedy Purple Violets (2007), where he played Brian Callahan, a crime novelist who reconnects with an old flame (played by Selma Blair), and the thriller Lakeview Terrace (2008), as Chris Mattson, who is terrorized by former LAPD office on the grounds of his interracial marriage. His next notable role was as Nite Owl II in Zack Snyder’s adaptation of the graphic novel Watchmen (2009).
Wilson’s flexibility as an actor and past roles in thrillers later lead to his most recent work in director James Wan’s series of horror film blockbusters. In 2011, he took on a lead role alongside Rose Byrne in Insidious. In the film, he plays Josh Lampert, a father who must face supernatural forces after his recently comatose son becomes a passage-way for malevolent ghosts to enter the realm of the living. With the first film setting up a successful horror franchise, he later reprised his role in Insidious: Chapter 2 in 2013. Wilson continues to collaborate with Wan, starring as a paranormal investigator Ed Warren alongside Vera Farmiga in The Conjuring (2013), now the highest-grossing horror film of all time, and The Conjuring 2 (2016).
Making his return to television after a long stint in independent film, Wilson joined the second season of the FX television anthology Fargo in 2014. His performance as State Trooper and Vietnam Vet Lou Solverson, who investigates a triple homicide at the local diner, earned him his second Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film. That same year, he was cast as Arthur O'Dwyer in the Western film Bone Tomahawk, opposite Kurt Russell and Matthew Fox.
In 2016, he co-starred in John Lee Hancock's biopic The Founder, as Rollie Smith, based on the life of McDonald's fast-food restaurants' founder Ray Kroc. In August 2016, Barbra Streisand released the album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, on which she and Wilson duet the song "Loving You" from the Stephen Sondheim musical Passion.
In 2018, Wilson co-starred in Jaume Collet-Serra's action thriller The Commuter, reuniting with The Conjuring co-star Farmiga, and portraying a trusted friend of Liam Neeson's character. Also that year, he portrayed Orm Marius / Ocean Master in the DC Extended Universe film Aquaman, directed by long-time collaborator James Wan.
(The all new chapter of Fargo follows a young State Troope...)
2015
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On May 26, 2012, Wilson and his brothers, Mark and Paul, performed a benefit concert for Southeastern Guide Dogs' "Paws For Patriots" program in St. Petersburg, Florida. Wilson and his brothers raised $30,000 for the program and were honored by the organization with having puppies named after them. The brothers have also performed benefit concerts for All Children's Hospital and the St. Petersburg Free Clinic.
Quotations:
"For everybody that does something bad, there's gotta be someone that does something good."
"I think the balance is between what you can get, what you want and what wants you."
Personality
Patrick named his horse Frodo after getting inspired by the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
Physical Characteristics:
Patrick Wilson has a height of 6 ft 0½ in or 184 cm, and a weight of 83 kg or 183 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes.
Interests
poker
Writers
Tennessee Williams
Sport & Clubs
baseball, soccer, tennis, New York Yankees
Music & Bands
Barry Manilow, Poison, ’80s rock
Connections
On June 18, 2005, Wilson married Polish-American actress Dagmara Domińczyk, also a Carnegie Mellon University graduate. On June 23, 2006, Domińczyk gave birth to their son, Kalin Patrick Wilson. On August 9, 2009, they welcomed their second son, Kassian McCarrell Wilson. He currently lives in Montclair, New Jersey with his family.