Patrick Wilson is a Tony-nominated actor whose work in movies has ranged from passionate love scenes with Kate Winslet in the Oscar-nominated Little Children to pursuing fugitive GI’s in the summer action film The A-Team. But the role that will be forever branded on the insides of my eyelids is the sexual predator who is mentally — if not physically — castrated for his sins by Ellen Page in Hard Candy. I don’t know a man who didn’t squirm in his seat during those protracted torture scenes or acquire a sympathetic limp as he exited the theater.
In Wilson’s upcoming comedy, Barry Munday, Wilson plays a suburban Casanova whose brazen horndoggery costs him something very dear to him. You guessed it — his testicles. Watch the trailer after the jump.
Some actors would steer clear of such emasculating roles, but Wilson, who’s also slated to appear in the upcoming romantic comedies Morning Glory and The Switch, must be very secure. (He was in the Broadway version of The Full Monty, after all.) Still, what are the odds of playing two different characters in two different movies who suffer such a similar unfortunate fate? Give Wilson credit: He’s got cojones.
He’s hot.
He was all sorts of naked in Angels in America. I think he’s pretty happy with how he looks. As am I!
That’s where I first saw him, and he definitely stood out in that ridiculously good cast.
He really should be a bigger star. He’s a good looking guy, he’s a great actor, he can do the song-dance thing. It’s great to see him in a leading role.
he WAS excellent in that! as were everyone involved… hence all those Emmy awards and nominations… Patrick Wilson is awesome though… has a great butt too
paige-
From your lips to my gf’s ears… when he was doing Kate Winslet on top of that washing machine in “Little Children.”
Speaking of song and dance, does anybody else remember him in that Gap commercial with Claire Danes? I loved that.
BrandonK
I’d forgotten about that…GREAT call!
washing machine scene!!! best. scene. ever! i love Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson together- theyre just always happy to be naked. Also- gotta give a shot out to having a better butt that Malin Akerman in Watchmen
Kitty Sanchez and Her? in a movie with Patrick Wilson? That works.
It’s as Kitty Sanchez as the nose on Plain’s face.
Glasses on…hair back up.
say goodbye to THESE!
That man is on my Get Out of Jail Free list.
Nite Owl from The Watchmen!
YES! Even when he tries to look awkward and nerdy in the film, he still looks good.
And Malcom McDowell is in this too! I’m really interested now.
This looks really good! It occurs to me that 15 years ago this part would have been played by Michael Keaton.
Love love love him!… but I’ve successfully avoided Hard Candy, and I won’t watch this.
He needs better roles, even guest spot on Glee… he can sing and dance, at the same time! Patrick was Curly on the Broadway revival of Oklahoma. He made ‘Evening’ bearable. Love his Gap commercial w/ Claire Danes.
I guess I’m, er, a big fan….
speaking of which, doesn’t Patrick Wilson bear a striking resemblance to Will Arnett? They should play brothers!
Second!
I think he was also in the film version of Phantom of the Opera.
He was, and they never mention that in articles! He was so amazing!
he was ok in that underwritten role- but his hair was awful… sorry
Only good thing about that movie.
One of the most underrated actors today
He’ll always be Prom King to me.
He also took on an edgy, complicated role in “Angels in America.” This guy is like Heath Ledger: totally fearless.