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Owen Wilson
Owen Wilson’s screen credits include Lightning McQueen (voice) in Cars, Herbsaint Sazerac in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun, and Lightning McQueen (voice) in Cars 3.
Born November 18, 1968 Dallas, Texas, USA9 movies on MoviHero
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The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
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THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES
About Owen Wilson
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). …
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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).
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- 2026Focker-in-Law1h 45m · Comedy · RomanceKevin RawleyUpcoming
- 2026Rolling Loud: The MovieComedy · MusicActor
- 2026Runner1h 37m · Action · ComedyBen
- 2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun1h 48m · Comedy · DramaHerbsaint Sazerac
- 2017Cars 31h 42m · Adventure · AnimationLightning McQueen (voice)
- 2014Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb1h 38m · Adventure · ComedyJedediah Smith
- 2011Cars 21h 46m · Adventure · AnimationLightning McQueen (voice)
- 2006Cars1h 57m · Adventure · AnimationLightning McQueen (voice)
- 2004Meet the Fockers1h 55m · Comedy · RomanceKevin Rawley
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- 2027Paris ParamountActorUpcoming
- 2026Disney Pixar Cars: Race to CelebrateLightning McQueen
- 2025Charlie the WonderdogCharlie (voice)
- 2025Radiator Springs Racers | Disneyland ResortLightning McQueen (voice)
- 2023Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2Self - 'Mobius' / 'Don'
- 2023Haunted MansionFather Kent
- 2023Willie Nelson 90: Long Story ShortSelf
- 2023PaintProducer · Carl Nargle
- 2023Ant-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaMobius M. Mobius (uncredited)
- 2022Secret HeadquartersJack
- 2022Marry MeCharlie Gilbert
- 2021Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day SpecialMobius M. Mobius (archive footage)
- 2021Jackie Chan: Building an IconSelf (archive footage)
- 2021BlissGreg Wittle
- 2017Father FiguresKyle Reynolds
- 2017WonderNate
- 2017Lost in LondonOwen Wilson
- 2016MastermindsSteve Chambers
- 2016Zoolander: Super ModelHansel (voice)
- 2016Drake Sather: The Man Who Created ZoolanderActor
- 2016Ed Ruscha: Buildings and WordsNarrator
- 2016Zoolander 2Hansel
- 2015No EscapeJack Dwyer
- 2015Chryskylodon BluesSelf
- 2015She's Funny That WayArnold Albertson
- 2014Inherent ViceCoy Harlingen
- 2014The Hero of Color CityRicky The Dragon (voice)
- 2014The Radiator Springs 500½Lightning McQueen (voice)
- 2014The Grand Budapest HotelM. Chuck
- 2013Free BirdsReggie (voice)
- 2013Are You HereSteve Dallas
- 2013The InternshipNick Campbell
- 2013NashSelf
- 2011Woody Allen: A DocumentarySelf
- 2011The Big YearKenny Bostick
- 2011Midnight in ParisGil
- 2011The King of LuckSelf
- 2011Hall PassRick Mills
- 2010Little FockersKevin Rawley
- 2010How Do You KnowMatty
- 2010The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'Self - Francis
- 2010MarmadukeMarmaduke (voice)
- 2009Monkey MischiefJedediah
- 2009Fantastic Mr. FoxCoach Skip (voice)
- 2009Night at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianJedediah Smith
- 2008Marley & MeJohn
- 2008The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'Self
- 2008Drillbit TaylorDrillbit Taylor
- 2007The Darjeeling LimitedFrancis
- 2007The Pixar StoryLightning McQueen (voice) (archive footage)
- 2006Night at the MuseumJedediah Smith (uncredited)
- 2006Geared-UpActor
- 2006Mater and the GhostlightLightning McQueen (voice)
- 2006You, Me and DupreeProducer · Dupree
- 2005The Wendell Baker StoryNeil King
- 2005Wedding CrashersJohn Beckwith
- 2005This Is an AdventureSelf
- 2005Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern JournalSelf
- 2005On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'Self / Ned P.
- 2004The Life Aquatic with Steve ZissouNed Plimpton
- 2004Around the World in 80 DaysWilbur Wright
- 2004Starsky & HutchKen Hutchinson
- 2004The Big BounceJack Ryan
- 2003Yeah Right!Himself
- 2003Shanghai KnightsRoy O'Bannon
- 2002I SpyAlexander Scott
- 2002The SweatboxSelf
- 2001Behind Enemy LinesLt. Chris 'Longhorn' Burnett
- 2001The Royal TenenbaumsWriter · Producer · Eli Cash
- 2001ZoolanderHansel
- 2000Meet the ParentsKevin Rawley
- 2000Shanghai NoonRoy O'Bannon
- 2000The Making of 'Rushmore'Self
- 1999The Minus ManVann
- 1999The HauntingLuke Sanderson
- 1999Breakfast of ChampionsMonte Rapid
- 1999Heat Vision and JackHeat Vision
- 1998RushmoreWriter · Producer
- 1998Permanent MidnightNicky
- 1998ArmageddonOscar
- 1997As Good as It GetsProducer
- 1997AnacondaGary Dixon
- 1996Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to SuperstarSelf
- 1996The Cable GuyRobin's Date
- 1996Bottle RocketWriter · Dignan
- 1993Bottle RocketWriter · Dignan
- Jackie Chan: Down to EarthSelf
- Lips Like SugarPhil Harris
- Naya: Legend of the Golden DolphinZeus (voice)
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