RICKW Hes furning4O miniseries "AngelsinAmerica" and this ordeal.Ifs pretty heavystuff, but andlife is gbod has appearedin films such as "Little what makes the movie interesting from Children "'TVatchmenj' and'Young a dramatic viewpoint is it doesn'tplay By.lur-r:JAcoBs Adult." like a typical haunted house movie," Before j etting off to Poland a few he says. PatrickWilson sayshe's lookingfor- months agoto shoot a political thriller "I'm generally attracted to playing ward to his 40th birthday this month. inwhich he portrays a CIAagent he peoplewho havea darker sideor And why not? If his 40s turn out to be talked abouthis newestrole in "The are dark with a lighter side. I try to half assuccessful as his 3Os,it certainly Conjuring" scheduledto open this bringthose oppositesto everyguyl will softenthe sting of growing older. month. play, and tryto be asvaried asI can "My 3Oshave been wonderful to Basedon a true story from the in mycareer," saysWilson,who has me. They'vegiven me not onlyafilm I970s,the film pairs Wilson, who lives worked in avarietyof mediums,from career, but more important, a fantastic in EssexCounty, with another Jersey Broadwayto televisionand film. wife, two beautiful kids and a great alum, Vera Farmig4 ashusband-and- "If someof mymovies hadbeen life. So I'm excitedfor what the 4Os wife paranormal investigatorscalled to huge smashhits, then I'd probablybe will bring" saysWilson, who was a secludedfarmhouse in RhodeIsland offered more of thosetypes of movies. nominated for a Golden Globeand an where dark forcestireaten a family. It's been greatthat I've been ableto Emmy for his role in the 2OO3HBO 'You seethe familygoingthrough have a comfortable anonrrmiW."

A2 JULY 2O13 NJ.COM/INSIDE-JERSEY The youngestofthree brothers, aswell asback-to-back Tony nods for Wilson was born in Virginia but lived his lead roles in "The Full Mon!y''and mostlyin Florida. His father is a news "Oldahoma!"Then camethe Golden anchor and his mother a professional Globeand Emmy nominations. singer/voiceteacher. Growing up, he From there he seglredinto film, sangin the church choir, which was still following the simple advice he got directedby his mother. And he was a early-on as a young actor from Tom member of the drama club at school. Hanks:persevere. where,he says,he mostlyjust enjoyed After Hanks came to seeWilson in "having fun, being silly and han$ng "The Full Mon{y'' a decadelater, he out with girls." But when he turned contactedWilson and signeda photo: 16,Wilson atterideda summer arts "To Patrick,who persevered." program at BostonUniversity and fell It was 2009 when Wilson and in love with the theater. his wife, actress and fellow Carnegie "I was doing a sceneand it felt Mellon alumna Dagmara Dominczyk, verypersonal and emotional, and I had their secondson and soondecided thought if I could feel this way, maybe to go house-hunting. They were I could make others feel this way," he introduced to New Jersey by a friend remembers.'lVhen I camebacll it from musicaltheaterwho hadbecome becamemy passion.I told mybaseball a real estate agent. and football coachesthat I wanted to 'TVe came out here and saw these devote my time to plays, and told my beautiftrl Victorian, colonial and Tudor parents that this is what I'wanted to do homes. And there was a wonderftrl asa cateer." liberal, artsy side that I really loved" Wilsonwent on to graduatefrom he says."There's alsoa great senseof Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA community, which is veryimportant and moved to , appearing to me. Myneighborhood is filledwith in off-Broadway and Broadway really goodpeople. productions and national tours, "NewJerseyis beautiful and I'm garneringDrama Leaguenominations, still gettingto knowit " he says."Other than school trips to the apple farms in the west, I playgolf up north andlike goingdown to the Shore.My neighbors haveahouse there and becauseI gpewup in Florid4 I always gravitate towardthe LSONbeach." Forhis follow-up filmto "The Conjuring" Wilsonheads into the cosmosfor "SpaceStation 76," describedas a sci-fi "dramatic comedy." Arelease date hasnotyetbeen set. In the meantime,there's that milestonebirthday to dealwith. "Oh, I'm sure I'll do something. I'm happyjust having a party in my man-cavebasementwhere I playloud music and do karaoke,or sittingbehind a drum set or a microphone with my Ef;i#E brothers for our band (which plays ggs for charity)." So far, 4Ois looking pretty good. tt

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