Owen Wilson
Acting Born Nov 18, 1968 Dallas, Texas, USA 138 credits
Biography
Owen Cunningham Wilson is an American actor and screenwriter born on November 18, 1968, in Dallas, Texas. He is the son of photographer Laura Cunningham and advertising executive Robert Andrew Wilson. Raised in Texas, he is known for his work in both film and television. Throughout his career, he has established himself as a prominent figure in Hollywood, recognized for his performances in various genres, including buddy comedies. Wilson maintains a long-standing professional association with filmmaker Wes Anderson, with whom he has frequently collaborated on both writing and acting projects. He has 128 known credits in the entertainment industry and continues to be active in his professional pursuits.
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Career overview
Owen Wilson began his career with a notable partnership with filmmaker Wes Anderson. Together, they collaborated on the films Bottle Rocket in 1996, Rushmore in 1998, and The Royal Tenenbaums in 2001. His work on The Royal Tenenbaums earned him nominations for both an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. His professional relationship with Anderson continued over the following decades, with appearances in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou in 2004, The Darjeeling Limited in 2007, The Grand Budapest Hotel in 2014, and The French Dispatch in 2021.
Beyond his collaborations with Anderson, Wilson has delivered performances in a variety of other films. His filmography includes roles in Shanghai Noon in 2000, Zoolander in 2001, and Wedding Crashers in 2005. In 2011, he starred as the unsatisfied screenwriter Gil Pender in the Woody Allen romantic comedy Midnight in Paris, a performance that resulted in a Golden Globe Award nomination. Wilson is widely recognized for his contributions to buddy comedies and remains a versatile performer within the industry.
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Career timeline
Paris Paramount
RunnerFocker-In-LawRolling Loud
StickStick · Executive ProducerCharlie the WonderdogRadiator Springs Racers | Disneyland Resort
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
Ant-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaHaunted MansionPaintPaint · Executive ProducerMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2
Secret HeadquartersCars on the RoadMarry MeUntold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist
LokiMarvel Studios AssembledThe French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunJackie Chan: Building an IconBliss
WonderCars 3Father FiguresLost in London
Zoolander 2MastermindsZoolander: Super ModelEd Ruscha: Buildings and WordsDrake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertThe Late Late Show with James CordenHot OnesDocumentary Now!No Escape
The Grand Budapest HotelNight at the Museum: Secret of the TombInherent ViceThe Hero of Color CityThe Radiator Springs 500½
Rick and MortyDrunk HistoryCircus HalligalliFree BirdsAre You Here
Cars 2Midnight in ParisHall PassThe Big YearWoody Allen: A Documentary
Little FockersMarmadukeHow Do You KnowThe Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
CommunityFantastic Mr. FoxNight at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianMonkey Mischief
Marley & MeDrillbit TaylorThe Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
The Graham Norton ShowThe Darjeeling LimitedThe Pixar Story
CarsNight at the MuseumYou, Me and DupreeYou, Me and Dupree · ProducerMater and the Ghostlight
The Reichen ShowMade in HollywoodWedding CrashersThe Wendell Baker StoryThis Is an Adventure
Meet the FockersAround the World in 80 DaysThe Life Aquatic with Steve ZissouStarsky & HutchThe Big Bounce
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Jimmy Kimmel Live!The Ellen DeGeneres ShowShanghai KnightsYeah Right!
I SpyThe Sweatbox
Behind Enemy LinesZoolanderThe Royal TenenbaumsThe Royal Tenenbaums · WriterThe Royal Tenenbaums · Executive Producer
Meet the ParentsShanghai NoonThe Making of 'Rushmore'
RoveThe HauntingBreakfast of ChampionsThe Minus ManHeat Vision and Jack
ArmageddonRushmore · WriterRushmore · Executive ProducerPermanent Midnight
King of the HillAnacondaAs Good as It Gets · Associate Producer
The Daily ShowThe Cable GuyBottle RocketBottle Rocket · WriterJackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
Inside the Actors Studio
Late Night with Conan O'BrienBottle RocketBottle Rocket · Screenplay
Full filmography
- Paris Paramount (2027)
- Runner (2026) as Ben
- Focker-In-Law (2026) as Kevin Rawley
- Rolling Loud (2026)
- Stick (2025) as Pryce Cahill
- Stick (2025) Executive Producer
- Charlie the Wonderdog (2025) as Charlie (voice)
- Radiator Springs Racers | Disneyland Resort (2025) as Lightning McQueen (voice)
- LEGO Pixar: BrickToons (2024) as Lighting McQueen (voice)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) as Mobius M. Mobius (uncredited)
- Haunted Mansion (2023) as Father Kent
- Paint (2023) as Carl Nargle
- Paint (2023) Executive Producer
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2 (2023) as Self - 'Mobius' / 'Don'
- Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short (2023) as Self
- Secret Headquarters (2022) as Jack
- Cars on the Road (2022) as Lightning McQueen (voice)
- Marry Me (2022) as Charlie Gilbert
- Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist (2022) as Self - Fan of Notre Dame, 2012 Game (archive footage)
- Loki (2021) as Mobius M. Mobius
- Marvel Studios Assembled (2021) as Self - Mobius
- The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021) as Herbsaint Sazerac
- Jackie Chan: Building an Icon (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Bliss (2021) as Greg Wittle
- Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021) as Mobius M. Mobius (archive footage)
- Wonder (2017) as Nate
- Cars 3 (2017) as Lightning McQueen (voice)
- Father Figures (2017) as Kyle Reynolds
- Lost in London (2017) as Owen Wilson
- Zoolander 2 (2016) as Hansel
- Masterminds (2016) as Steve Chambers
- Zoolander: Super Model (2016) as Hansel (voice)
- Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words (2016) as Narrator
- Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander (2016)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones (2015) as Self
- Documentary Now! (2015) as Father Ra-Shawbard
- No Escape (2015) as Jack Dwyer
- She's Funny That Way (2015) as Arnold Albertson
- Chryskylodon Blues (2015) as Self
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) as M. Chuck
- Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) as Jedediah Smith
- Inherent Vice (2014) as Coy Harlingen
- The Hero of Color City (2014) as Ricky The Dragon (voice)
- The Radiator Springs 500½ (2014) as Lightning McQueen (voice)
- Rick and Morty (2013) as Reese (voice)
- Drunk History (2013) as John Harvey Kellogg
- Circus Halligalli (2013) as Self
- Free Birds (2013) as Reggie (voice)
- Are You Here (2013) as Steve Dallas
- Nash (2013) as Self
- The Internship (2013) as Nick Campbell
- Cars 2 (2011) as Lightning McQueen (voice)
- Midnight in Paris (2011) as Gil
- Hall Pass (2011) as Rick Mills
- The Big Year (2011) as Kenny Bostick
- Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011) as Self
- The King of Luck (2011) as Self
- Little Fockers (2010) as Kevin Rawley
- Marmaduke (2010) as Marmaduke (voice)
- How Do You Know (2010) as Matty
- The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited' (2010) as Self - Francis
- Community (2009) as Other Study Group's Leader
- Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) as Coach Skip (voice)
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) as Jedediah Smith
- Monkey Mischief (2009) as Jedediah
- Marley & Me (2008) as John Grogan
- Drillbit Taylor (2008) as Drillbit Taylor
- The Making of 'Bottle Rocket' (2008) as Self
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- The Darjeeling Limited (2007) as Francis
- The Pixar Story (2007) as Lightning McQueen (voice) (archive footage)
- Cars (2006) as Lightning McQueen (voice)
- Night at the Museum (2006) as Jedediah Smith (uncredited)
- You, Me and Dupree (2006) as Dupree
- You, Me and Dupree (2006) Producer
- Mater and the Ghostlight (2006) as Lightning McQueen (voice)
- Geared-Up (2006)
- The Reichen Show (2005) as Self
- Made in Hollywood (2005) as Self
- Wedding Crashers (2005) as John Beckwith
- The Wendell Baker Story (2005) as Neil King
- This Is an Adventure (2005) as Self
- On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou' (2005) as Self / Ned P.
- Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal (2005) as Self
- Meet the Fockers (2004) as Kevin Rawley
- Around the World in 80 Days (2004) as Wilbur Wright
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) as Ned Plimpton
- Starsky & Hutch (2004) as Ken Hutchinson
- The Big Bounce (2004) as Jack Ryan
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Shanghai Knights (2003) as Roy O'Bannon
- Yeah Right! (2003) as Himself
- I Spy (2002) as Alexander Scott
- The Sweatbox (2002) as Self
- Behind Enemy Lines (2001) as Lt. Chris 'Longhorn' Burnett
- Zoolander (2001) as Hansel
- The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) as Eli Cash
- The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) Writer
- The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) Executive Producer
- Meet the Parents (2000) as Kevin Rawley
- Shanghai Noon (2000) as Roy O'Bannon
- The Making of 'Rushmore' (2000) as Self
- Rove (1999) as Self
- The Haunting (1999) as Luke Sanderson
- Breakfast of Champions (1999) as Monte Rapid
- The Minus Man (1999) as Vann
- Heat Vision and Jack (1999) as Heat Vision
- Heat Vision and Jack (1999) as Heat Vision (voice)
- Armageddon (1998) as Oscar
- Rushmore (1998) Writer
- Rushmore (1998) Executive Producer
- Permanent Midnight (1998) as Nicky
- King of the Hill (1997) as Rhett Van Der Graaf (voice)
- Anaconda (1997) as Gary Dixon
- As Good as It Gets (1997) Associate Producer
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- The Cable Guy (1996) as Robin's Date
- Bottle Rocket (1996) as Dignan
- Bottle Rocket (1996) Writer
- Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar (1996) as Self
- Inside the Actors Studio (1994) as Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Bottle Rocket (1993) as Dignan
- Bottle Rocket (1993) Screenplay
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Stick Actor's Assistant
- Cars: Lightning Racers as Lightning McQueen (voice)
- Jackie Chan: Down to Earth as Self
- Lips Like Sugar as Phil Harris
- Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin as Zeus (voice)