Owen Wilson
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
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Daily Show
1996
Runner
2026
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Rick and Morty
2013
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
King of the Hill
1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Filmography
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self · 2015
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
Runner
as Ben Bishop · 2026
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1975
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
Rick and Morty
as Reese (voice) · 2013
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest · 2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
King of the Hill
as Rhett Van Der Graaf (voice) · 1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
· 1992
Loki
as Mobius M. Mobius · 2021
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self · 2003
Hot Ones
as Self · 2015
Community
as Other Study Group's Leader · 2009
The Reichen Show
as Self · 2005
Cars 2
as Lightning McQueen (voice) · 2011
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Self - Mobius · 2021
Drunk History
as John Harvey Kellogg · 2013
Cars
as Lightning McQueen (voice) · 2006
Cars 3
as Lightning McQueen (voice) · 2017
Stick
as Pryce Cahill · 2025
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
as Mobius M. Mobius (uncredited) · 2023
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as M. Chuck · 2014
Made in Hollywood
as Self · 2005
Rolling Loud: The Movie
as Hank · 2026
Fantastic Mr. Fox
as Coach Skip (voice) · 2009
Entertainment Tonight
as Self · 1981
Night at the Museum
as Jedediah Smith (uncredited) · 2006
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
as Jedediah Smith · 2014
Circus Halligalli
as Self · 2013
Cars on the Road
as Lightning McQueen (voice) · 2022
Documentary Now!
as Father Ra-Shawbard · 2015
Wonder
as Nate · 2017
Haunted Mansion
as Father Kent · 2023
Armageddon
as Oscar · 1998
Meet the Fockers
as Kevin Rawley · 2004
Rove
as Self · 1999
Wedding Crashers
as John Beckwith · 2005
Midnight in Paris
as Gil · 2011
Meet the Parents
as Kevin Rawley · 2000
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
as Jedediah Smith · 2009
No Escape
as Jack Dwyer · 2015
Marry Me
as Charlie Gilbert · 2022
Shanghai Noon
as Roy O'Bannon · 2000
The Cable Guy
as Robin's Date · 1996
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
as Herbsaint Sazerac · 2021
Little Fockers
as Kevin Rawley · 2010
Inherent Vice
as Coy Harlingen · 2014
Marley & Me
as John · 2008
Shanghai Knights
as Roy O'Bannon · 2003
The Royal Tenenbaums
as Eli Cash · 2001
Anaconda
as Gary Dixon · 1997
Focker-in-Law
as Kevin Rawley · 2026
Zoolander 2
as Hansel · 2016
Free Birds
as Reggie (voice) · 2013
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
as Lighting McQueen (voice) · 2024
Zoolander
as Hansel · 2001
The Haunting
as Luke Sanderson · 1999
Behind Enemy Lines
as Lt. Chris 'Longhorn' Burnett · 2001
Around the World in 80 Days
as Wilbur Wright · 2004
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
as Ned Plimpton · 2004
Drillbit Taylor
as Drillbit Taylor · 2008
You, Me and Dupree
as Dupree · 2006
How Do You Know
as Matty · 2010
Starsky & Hutch
as Ken Hutchinson · 2004
Father Figures
as Kyle Reynolds · 2017
Charlie the Wonderdog
as Charlie (voice) · 2025
Secret Headquarters
as Jack · 2022
Hall Pass
as Rick Mills · 2011
The Big Year
as Kenny Bostick · 2011
Masterminds
as Steve Chambers · 2016
The Pixar Story
as Lightning McQueen (voice) (archive footage) · 2007
The Darjeeling Limited
as Francis · 2007
Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist
as Self - Fan of Notre Dame, 2012 Game (archive footage) · 2022
Are You Here
as Steve Dallas · 2013
Marmaduke
as Marmaduke (voice) · 2010
She's Funny That Way
as Arnold Albertson · 2015
I Spy
as Alexander Scott · 2002
Bliss
as Greg Wittle · 2021
Bottle Rocket
as Dignan · 1996
Paris Paramount
· 2027
Mater and the Ghostlight
as Lightning McQueen (voice) · 2006
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2
as Self - 'Mobius' / 'Don' · 2023
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
The Big Bounce
as Jack Ryan · 2004
Woody Allen: A Documentary
as Self · 2011
Lost in London
as Owen Wilson · 2017
Paint
as Carl Nargle · 2023
Yeah Right!
as Himself · 2003
Geared-Up
· 2006
The Hero of Color City
as Ricky The Dragon (voice) · 2014
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as Mobius M. Mobius (archive footage) · 2021
Breakfast of Champions
as Monte Rapid · 1999
The Radiator Springs 500½
as Lightning McQueen (voice) · 2014
The Minus Man
as Vann · 1999
The Wendell Baker Story
as Neil King · 2005
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self · 1994
Cars: Lightning Racers
as Lightning McQueen (voice)
Permanent Midnight
as Nicky · 1998
Heat Vision and Jack
as Heat Vision (voice) · 1999
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
as Zeus (voice)
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
as Self
Bottle Rocket
as Dignan · 1993
Chryskylodon Blues
as Self · 2015
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
as Self · 2023
Radiator Springs Racers | Disneyland Resort
as Lightning McQueen (voice) · 2025
Disney Pixar Cars: Race to Celebrate
as Lightning McQueen · 2026
Heat Vision and Jack
as Heat Vision · 1999
Zoolander: Super Model
as Hansel (voice) · 2016
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
as Self - Francis · 2010
This Is an Adventure
as Self · 2005
The Making of 'Rushmore'
as Self · 2000
The King of Luck
as Self · 2011
Monkey Mischief
as Jedediah · 2009
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
as Self · 2008
Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
· 2016
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
as Self · 1996
Nash
as Self · 2013
The Sweatbox
as Self · 2002
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
as Self · 2005
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
as Self / Ned P. · 2005
Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words
as Narrator · 2016
Lips Like Sugar
as Phil Harris
The Internship
as Nick Campbell · 2013