Patrick Wilson (born ~1957) is a New Zealand actor who has appeared on stage and screen.
[1] Main roles he has played include as "Arthur Short" in Rude Awakenings, opposite Danielle Cormack, as Brian, the father of the bride, in the 2008 film Second Hand Wedding[2] and as Ron "Rooter" Baylis in the satirical comedy Spin Doctors.
[3] He served as an officer in the New Zealand Police[1] before attending classes at the Actors Institute of London and LAMDA.
[citation needed] He has appeared in Spin Doctors, Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,[1] Mercy Peak and Shortland Street.
On stage he has played in Equus, Weighing In, Hitchcock Blonde (Fortune Theatre, Dunedin) and Spreading Out (Fortune Theatre, Dunedin).