Patrick Wilson, who plays the super villain King Orm in Aquaman, pours out his secrets for Us. Read on to learn 25 things about the actor.
1. I grill like a madman.
2. I have a band with my brothers [called] the Wilson Van, and we perform for various charities.
3. I’m a vat of useless ’80s rock band trivia.
4. I’m a co-owner of a bookstore called Word in Jersey City, New Jersey.
5. I’m an avid CrossFitter.
6. I’ve run four marathons and three half-marathons.
7. I don’t like white condiments.
8. I love codirecting elementary school plays with my wife [Dagmara Dominczyk, 42].
9. I have met, perhaps randomly, the last five American presidents.
10. I lost a tooth jumping on the trampoline as a kid… and yet I still love jumping on the trampoline with my boys [Kalin, 12, and Kassian, 9].
11. I religiously collected G.I. Joe action figures, but always wanted the aircraft carrier and never got it.
12. I still play the same drum set I got for Christmas 30 years ago.
13. I have two dogs, two guinea pigs and seven fish.
14. I was in a handbell choir.
15. I did theater, mostly musicals, before I got into movies.
16. I’m obsessed with prison shows.
17. I love playing poker in casinos.
18. I have sung the national anthem in around 10 stadiums, most recently with my friend Stephen Colbert [at a New York Mets-Yankees game in June].
19. I once got stranded in Tampa Bay with my dad and brothers when our boat engine caught fire.
20. I have a former anchorman dad and a current anchorman brother.
21. I performed the role of Billy Bigelow in Carousel over 500 times.
22. I’m a self-professed beer snob.
23. I once made a home music video to Poison’s “Fallen Angel.”
24. I started a charity, the Wilson Family Foundation, with my mom, dad and brothers.
25. I have the best wife and kids in the world!
Aquaman is out in theaters now.
