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In 1995, Wilson made his acting debut as an understudy in the role of Chris in the U.S. touring production of Miss Saigon. Learn 50 facts you didn't know about Patrick Wilson.
1. Patrick was born July 3, 1973 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
2. He graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
3. His father, John Wilson, is an anchor with the Fox News affiliate in Tampa, Florida.
4. His mother, Mary K, is a vocal teacher.
5. Patrick has two older brothers.
6. He is married to actress, Dagmara Dominczyk.
7. The couple has 2 sons.
8. His full name is Patrick Joseph Wilson
9. He is not only an actor but also a singer.
10. He spent his early career starring in Broadway musicals, beginning in 1995.
11. He is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his roles in The Full Monty and Oklahoma!.
12. In 2003, he appeared in the HBO miniseries Angels in America.
13. For Angels in America he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.
14. Wilson has appeared in feature films such as The Phantom of the Opera, Little Children, Watchmen, Insidious, Insidious: Chapter 2, and The Conjuring.
15. On television, he starred in the CBS drama series A Gifted Man, and will star in the upcoming second season of FX's anthology series Fargo.
16. He is the youngest son.
17. Wilson's brother, Mark, works as a news anchor and reporter for WTVT.
18. His ancestry is mostly English, with more distant Welsh, Scottish and German roots.
19. Wilson grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida and attended Shorecrest Preparatory School.
20. In 1995, Wilson made his acting debut as an understudy in the role of Chris in the U.S. touring production of Miss Saigon.
21. He portrayed Billy Bigelow in the U.S. national tour of Carousel.
22. Wilson made his Broadway theatre debut in The Full Monty, portraying Jerry Lukowski.
23. For his performance in the role Jerry Lukowski, he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical.
24. Circa 2000, Wilson completed work on the film My Sister's Wedding, which has never been released.
25. He sang "On the Street Where You Live" from My Fair Lady for Julie Andrews' awards ceremony when she received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2001.
26. In 2002, his performance as Curly in the Broadway production of Oklahoma! received critical acclaim, with Wilson being nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical for the second time each.
27. He won critical acclaim for his performance in Mike Nichols' 2003 HBO drama miniseries Angels in America. He received nominations for both the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.
28. He played Joe Pitt, a closeted Mormon Republican.
29. Wilson made his first film appearance in The Alamo, in 2004, playing William B. Travis. That same year, he co-starred in the musical film The Phantom of the Opera, as Viscount Raoul de Chagny.
30. He starred alongside Ellen Page in the psychological thriller film Hard Candy, portraying a pedophile named Jeff Kohlver.
31. Also in 2006, he appeared in the Golden Globe Award-nominated Running With Scissors as Michael Shephard, which was directed by Ryan Murphy and produced by Brad Pitt.
32. In 2007, he starred as Brian Callahan in the independent film Purple Violets, which was written and directed by Edward Burns.
33. In 2008, he starred in Neil LaBute's Lakeview Terrace.
34. Wilson played Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II in Zack Snyder's 2009 film adaptation of the graphic novel Watchmen, gaining 25 pounds for the role after filming flashback scenes as the slimmer Nite Owl II. This film reunited Wilson with his Little Children co-star, Jackie Earle Haley.
35. On October 19, 2010, in Yankee Stadium, he sang "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch of Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees.
36. On November 20, 2010, in Yankee Stadium, he sang the United States National Anthem before the first football game in the new stadium, played between Army and Notre Dame.
37. Wilson played the primary antagonist Lynch in 2010's The A-Team, and co-starred with Rose Byrne in James Wan's horror film Insidious.
38. He returned for the latter film's sequel, Insidious: Chapter 2, which was released in 2013.
39. In 2013, Wilson portrayed the famous paranormal investigator Ed Warren, alongside Vera Farmiga starring as his wife Lorraine, in the horror film The Conjuring. The film was critically acclaimed, becoming one of the highest grossing horror films of all time.
40. In March 2014, Wilson was cast in an unspecified role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Man, but later left the film due to scheduling conflicts brought upon by multiple delays with the film's production.
41. He was cast in the independent Western film Bone Tomahawk opposite Kurt Russell and Matthew Fox.
42. In 2015, he joined the cast of John Lee Hancock's biopic The Founder, based on the life of McDonald's fast food restaurants founder Ray Kroc.
43. On June 18, 2005, Wilson married Polish-American actress Dagmara Domińczyk, also a Carnegie Mellon University graduate.
44. On June 23, 2006, Domińczyk gave birth to their son, Kalin Patrick Wilson.
45. On August 9, 2009, they welcomed their second son, Kassian McCarrell Wilson.
46. He currently lives in Montclair, New Jersey with his family.
47. 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.
48. 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.
49. Wilson and his brothers raised $30,000 for the program and were honored by the organization with having puppies named after them.
50. The brothers have also performed benefit concerts for All Children's Hospital and the St. Petersburg Free Clinic.
Source: facebook.com/Patrick-Wilson-19802541570, Wikipedia.org
