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Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson

Department: Acting

Biography

Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor. He has had a long association with filmmaker Wes Anderson with whom he shared writing and acting credits for Bottle Rocket (1996), Rushmore (1998), and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), the last of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. He has also appeared in Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and The French Dispatch (2021). Wilson also starred in the Woody Allen romantic comedy Midnight in Paris (2011) as unsatisfied screenwriter Gil Pender, a role which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination. In 2014 he appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice, and Peter Bogdanovich's She's Funny That Way. Wilson is also known for his career as an onscreen comedian and member of the Frat Pack including starring in such comedies as Zoolander (2001), Starsky & Hutch (2004), Wedding Crashers (2005), You, Me and Dupree (2006), How Do You Know (2010), The Big Year (2011), and The Internship (2013). He is also known for the family films Marley and Me (2008), and the Night at the Museum film series (2005–2014). He voices Lightning McQueen in the Cars film series (2006–present), Coach Skip in Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), the title character in Marmaduke (2010) and Reggie in Free Birds (2013). He stars as Mobius M. Mobius in the Disney+ series Loki (2021–present). Wilson's accolades include an Oscar and BAFTA nomination for Best Original Screenplay (for The Royal Tenenbaums), a Golden Globe and two SAG acting nominations (for Midnight in Paris and The Grand Budapest Hotel) and an Independent Spirit Award (for Inherent Vice). Description above from the Wikipedia article Owen Wilson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Armageddon

Armageddon

1998

Cars

Cars

2006

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

2004

Haunted Mansion

Haunted Mansion

2023

Meet the Parents

Meet the Parents

2000

Meet the Fockers

Meet the Fockers

2004

You, Me and Dupree

You, Me and Dupree

2006

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009

The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'

The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'

2010

The Darjeeling Limited

The Darjeeling Limited

2007

Shanghai Knights

Shanghai Knights

2003

The Minus Man

The Minus Man

1999

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

2023

Permanent Midnight

Permanent Midnight

1998

The Haunting

The Haunting

1999

Behind Enemy Lines

Behind Enemy Lines

2001

I Spy

I Spy

2002

Drillbit Taylor

Drillbit Taylor

2008

Shanghai Noon

Shanghai Noon

2000

The Wendell Baker Story

The Wendell Baker Story

2005

The Royal Tenenbaums

The Royal Tenenbaums

2001

Wedding Crashers

Wedding Crashers

2005

Chryskylodon Blues

Chryskylodon Blues

2015

The Big Bounce

The Big Bounce

2004

Anaconda

Anaconda

1997

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

2004

Zoolander

Zoolander

2001

The Cable Guy

The Cable Guy

1996

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

2021

Bottle Rocket

Bottle Rocket

1996

Mater and the Ghostlight

Mater and the Ghostlight

2006

Marley & Me

Marley & Me

2008

How Do You Know

How Do You Know

2010

Marmaduke

Marmaduke

2010

Hall Pass

Hall Pass

2011

Cars 2

Cars 2

2011

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

Little Fockers

Little Fockers

2010

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

2009

Woody Allen: A Documentary

Woody Allen: A Documentary

2011

The Big Year

The Big Year

2011

Bottle Rocket

Bottle Rocket

1993

Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander

Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander

2016

Midnight in Paris

Midnight in Paris

2011

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014

Lips Like Sugar

Lips Like Sugar

The Internship

The Internship

2013

Heat Vision and Jack

Heat Vision and Jack

1999

Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice

2014

Are You Here

Are You Here

2013

She's Funny That Way

She's Funny That Way

2015

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

2007

Free Birds

Free Birds

2013

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2

2023

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

2014

The King of Luck

The King of Luck

2011

Night at the Museum

Night at the Museum

2006

Masterminds

Masterminds

2016

No Escape

No Escape

2015

The Hero of Color City

The Hero of Color City

2014

Zoolander 2

Zoolander 2

2016

Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words

Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words

2016

Father Figures

Father Figures

2017

Geared-Up

Geared-Up

2006

Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

2023

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

2004

Jackie Chan: Down to Earth

Jackie Chan: Down to Earth

Cars 3

Cars 3

2017

Lost in London

Lost in London

2017

This Is an Adventure

This Is an Adventure

2005

Breakfast of Champions

Breakfast of Champions

1999

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

2005

Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar

Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar

1996

Yeah Right!

Yeah Right!

2003

The Sweatbox

The Sweatbox

2002

The Radiator Springs 500½

The Radiator Springs 500½

2014

Zoolander: Super Model

Zoolander: Super Model

2016

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

2021

On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'

On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'

2005

Wonder

Wonder

2017

Bliss

Bliss

2021

Marry Me

Marry Me

2022

The Making of 'Rushmore'

The Making of 'Rushmore'

2000

The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'

The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'

2008

Paint

Paint

2023

Secret Headquarters

Secret Headquarters

2022

Rolling Loud

Rolling Loud

2026

Runner

Runner

2026

Charlie the Wonderdog

Charlie the Wonderdog

2025

Focker-In-Law

Focker-In-Law

2026

Monkey Mischief

Monkey Mischief

2009

Jackie Chan: Building an Icon

Jackie Chan: Building an Icon

2021

Untitled Nancy Meyers Film

Untitled Nancy Meyers Film

2027

Radiator Springs Racers | Disneyland Resort

Radiator Springs Racers | Disneyland Resort

2025

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

1997

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Heat Vision and Jack

Heat Vision and Jack

1999

Rove

Rove

1999

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Marvel Studios Assembled

Marvel Studios Assembled

2021

Community

Community

2009

Made in Hollywood

Made in Hollywood

2005

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Cars on the Road

Cars on the Road

2022

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

The Reichen Show

The Reichen Show

2005

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Documentary Now!

Documentary Now!

2015

Stick

Stick

2025

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

1981

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007

Loki

Loki

2021

Drunk History

Drunk History

2013

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

LEGO Pixar: BrickToons

LEGO Pixar: BrickToons

2024

Hot Ones

Hot Ones

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Cars: Lightning Racers

Cars: Lightning Racers

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist

Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist

2022

Circus Halligalli

Circus Halligalli

2013