Born in Dallas, Texas, on November 18, 1968, Owen Wilson is an American actor with around 80 credits to his name. Many viewers know his voice as Lightning McQueen, the race car at the center of Cars (2006), Cars 2 (2011) and Cars 3 (2017). On the live-action side, his roles include Oscar in Armageddon (1998), Kevin Rawley in Meet the Parents (2000), Gil in Midnight in Paris (2011), M. Chuck in The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and Nate in Wonder (2017).
Wilson also appeared as Jedediah Smith in Night at the Museum (2006), uncredited, and played the character again in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009). For TV, he took on the role of Mobius M. Mobius in Loki (2021) and lent his voice to Reese in Rick and Morty. Coming up next are Focker-in-Law, slated for November 25, 2026, and Paris Paramount, slated for December 23, 2027.
New & upcoming work
- Focker-in-Law · 25 Nov 2026 · as Kevin Rawley
- Paris Paramount · 23 Dec 2027
Frequent co-stars
- Ben Stiller · 4 films together: Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, Meet the Fockers, Night at the Museum, Meet the Parents
- Larry the Cable Guy · 3 films together: Cars 2, Cars 3, Cars
- Adrien Brody · 3 films together: The Grand Budapest Hotel, The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun, The Darjeeling Limited
- Teri Polo · 2 films together: Meet the Fockers, Meet the Parents
- Willem Dafoe · 2 films together: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Fantastic Mr. Fox
- Jason Schwartzman · 2 films together: Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Darjeeling Limited
Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (2002)
Career at a glance
First credit: Bottle Rocket (1993) · Credits: 78
Roles played
Titles reviewed on Drama4U
Runner2026 · Ben BishopReviewed
Other work
Rolling Loud: The Movie2026 · Hank
Disney Pixar Cars: Race to Celebrate2026 · Lightning McQueen
Charlie the Wonderdog2025 · Charlie (voice)
Stick2025 · Pryce Cahill
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons2024 · Lighting McQueen (voice)
Haunted Mansion2023 · Father Kent
Paint2023 · Carl Nargle
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania2023 · Mobius M. Mobius (uncredited)
Cars on the Road2022 · Lightning McQueen (voice)
Secret Headquarters2022 · Jack
Marry Me2022 · Charlie Gilbert
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun2021 · Herbsaint Sazerac
Loki2021 · Mobius M. Mobius
Bliss2021 · Greg Wittle
Father Figures2017 · Kyle Reynolds
Wonder2017 · Nate
Cars 32017 · Lightning McQueen (voice)
Lost in London2017 · Owen Wilson
Masterminds2016 · Steve Chambers
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Zoolander: Super Model2016 · Hansel (voice)
Zoolander 22016 · Hansel
No Escape2015 · Jack Dwyer
Documentary Now!2015 · Father Ra-Shawbard
She's Funny That Way2015 · Arnold Albertson
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb2014 · Jedediah Smith
Inherent Vice2014 · Coy Harlingen
The Hero of Color City2014 · Ricky The Dragon (voice)
The Radiator Springs 500½2014 · Lightning McQueen (voice)
The Grand Budapest Hotel2014 · M. Chuck
Rick and Morty2013 · Reese (voice)
Free Birds2013 · Reggie (voice)
Are You Here2013 · Steve Dallas
The Internship2013 · Nick Campbell
The Big Year2011 · Kenny Bostick
Cars 22011 · Lightning McQueen (voice)
Midnight in Paris2011 · Gil
Hall Pass2011 · Rick Mills
Little Fockers2010 · Kevin Rawley
How Do You Know2010 · Matty
Marmaduke2010 · Marmaduke (voice)
Monkey Mischief2009 · Jedediah
Fantastic Mr. Fox2009 · Coach Skip (voice)
Community2009 · Other Study Group's Leader
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian2009 · Jedediah Smith
Marley & Me2008 · John
Drillbit Taylor2008 · Drillbit Taylor
The Darjeeling Limited2007 · Francis
Night at the Museum2006 · Jedediah Smith (uncredited)
Mater and the Ghostlight2006 · Lightning McQueen (voice)
You, Me and Dupree2006 · Dupree
Cars2006 · Lightning McQueen (voice)
The Wendell Baker Story2005 · Neil King
Wedding Crashers2005 · John Beckwith
Meet the Fockers2004 · Kevin Rawley
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou2004 · Ned Plimpton
Around the World in 80 Days2004 · Wilbur Wright
Starsky & Hutch2004 · Ken Hutchinson
The Big Bounce2004 · Jack Ryan
Shanghai Knights2003 · Roy O'Bannon
I Spy2002 · Alexander Scott
Behind Enemy Lines2001 · Lt. Chris 'Longhorn' Burnett
The Royal Tenenbaums2001 · Eli Cash
Zoolander2001 · Hansel
Meet the Parents2000 · Kevin Rawley
Shanghai Noon2000 · Roy O'Bannon
The Minus Man1999 · Vann
The Haunting1999 · Luke Sanderson
Breakfast of Champions1999 · Monte Rapid
Heat Vision and Jack1999 · Heat Vision
Heat Vision and Jack1999 · Heat Vision (voice)
Permanent Midnight1998 · Nicky
Armageddon1998 · Oscar
Anaconda1997 · Gary Dixon
King of the Hill1997 · Rhett Van Der Graaf (voice)
The Cable Guy1996 · Robin's Date
Bottle Rocket1996 · Dignan
Bottle Rocket1993 · Dignan
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