Luke Wilson
Template:About Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Luke Cunningham Wilson (born September 21, 1971) is an American actor. Wilson's prominent film roles have included Bottle Rocket (1996), Blue Streak (1999), My Dog Skip (2000), Legally Blonde (2001), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Old School (2003), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), Idiocracy (2006), You Kill Me (2007), The Skeleton Twins (2014), Meadowland (2015) and Brad's Status (2017).
On television, he played Casey Kelso on That '70s Show (2002–2005), Levi Callow on Enlightened (2011–2013) and Pat Dugan / S.T.R.I.P.E. on Stargirl (2020–2022). Wilson is the younger brother of actors Andrew Wilson and Owen Wilson.
Early life
Wilson was born in Dallas, the youngest of three sons of Robert Andrew Wilson, an advertising and television executive, and Laura Cunningham, a photographer.<ref name="Luke Wilson" /> His family, originally from Massachusetts, is of Irish Catholic descent.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
All three Wilson boys attended St. Mark's School of Texas. According to Owen, Luke was voted class president the first year he attended St. Mark's.<ref>audio commentary on Criterion Collection's Bottle Rocket DVD</ref> He became interested in acting while attending Occidental College in Los Angeles.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Career
Wilson's acting career began with the lead role in the short film Bottle Rocket in 1994 which was co-written by his older brother Owen and director Wes Anderson. It was remade as a feature-length film in 1996.<ref name="Luke Wilson">Template:Cite web</ref> After moving to Hollywood with his two brothers, he was cast opposite Calista Flockhart in Telling Lies in America<ref name="Luke Wilson"/> and made a cameo appearance in the film-within-the-film of Scream 2,<ref name="Luke Wilson"/> both in 1997. Wilson filmed back-to-back romantic films in 1998, opposite Drew Barrymore, Best Men, about a group of friends who pull off a heist on their way to a wedding,<ref name="Luke Wilson"/> and Home Fries which is about two brothers interested in the same woman for different reasons.<ref name="Luke Wilson"/> He played the surgeon beau of a schoolteacher in Rushmore (also released in 1998) also directed by Anderson and co-written by his brother Owen.<ref name="Luke Wilson"/>
In 1999, he portrayed Detective Carlson in Blue Streak. He later appeared opposite Frankie Muniz in the 2000 comedy-drama My Dog Skip, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu in the 2000 action comedy Charlie's Angels, and Reese Witherspoon in the 2001 comedy Legally Blonde.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It was followed by The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Old School (2003), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003), and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004).<ref name="Luke Wilson"/> Wilson also had a role on That '70s Show, as Michael Kelso's older brother Casey Kelso appearing sporadically from 2002 through 2005.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2006, Wilson starred in My Super Ex-Girlfriend, opposite Uma Thurman, and Idiocracy, a dystopian comedy directed by Mike Judge. Wilson portrayed an ordinary serviceman frozen in a cryogenics project. He awakens after hundreds of years in an America which is significantly less intelligent.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2007, Wilson starred in the thriller Vacancy, opposite Kate Beckinsale,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Blonde Ambition. In the same year, he appeared in You Kill Me, 3:10 to Yuma, Blades of Glory, and worked on Henry Poole is Here in La Mirada, California which was released in 2008.<ref name="Luke Wilson"/> In 2009, he starred in Tenure.<ref name="Luke Wilson"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2010, he appeared in films Death at a Funeral and Middle Men.<ref name="Luke Wilson"/> From 2011 to 2013 he starred in the HBO TV series Enlightened.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He followed this up with roles in The Skeleton Twins (2014), Meadowland (2015), Brad's Status (2017), and Zombieland: Double Tap (2019).
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Since 2020, Wilson stars in the DC Universe/The CW series Stargirl as sidekick-turned-mechanic-turned superhero Pat Dugan / S.T.R.I.P.E.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2023, he starred in the HBO Max animated series Fired on Mars as Jeffrey Cooper, a graphic designer for a business on Mars whose life is changed upon his termination.
Wilson has written a Wright Brothers biopic with his brother Owen, in which they also plan to star.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
Personal life
Wilson was formerly in a relationship with Home Fries co-star Drew Barrymore.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In a 2019 interview, he commented on the fact that he has publicly expressed interest in starting a family since 1996, saying, "I'm 47, I'm ready for that. I need to get to work."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The X-Files | Sheriff Hartwell | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
| 2001–2004 | That '70s Show | Casey Kelso | 6 episodes |
| 2004 | Entourage | Himself | Episode: "Talk Show" |
| Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Luke Wilson/U2" | |
| 2011–2013 | Enlightened | Levi Callow | 11 episodes |
| 2013 | Drunk History | Will Keith Kellogg | Episode: "Detroit" |
| 2016 | Roadies | Bill | 10 episodes |
| 2019 | Room 104 | Remus | Episode: "The Plot" |
| 2020–2022 | Stargirl | Pat Dugan / S.T.R.I.P.E. | Main role |
| 2020–2021 | Emergency Call | Himself (host) | 10 episodes |
| 2021 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (cameo) | Episode: "Owen Wilson/Kacey Musgraves"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2023 | Fired on Mars | Jeff Cooper (voice) | Main role |
| 2024 | No Good Deed | JD Campbell | Supporting Actor <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2025 | Bat-Fam | Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice) | Main role <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
See also
References
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- 1971 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- American people of Irish descent
- Frat Pack
- Male actors from Dallas
- Occidental College alumni
- St. Mark's School (Texas) alumni
- Texas Christian University alumni