Patrick Wilson (New Zealand actor)
Patrick Wilson (born ~1957) is a New Zealand actor who has appeared on stage and screen. 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 and as Ron "Rooter" Baylis in the satirical comedy Spin Doctors.
He served as an officer in the New Zealand Police before attending classes at the Actors Institute of London and LAMDA. He has appeared in Spin Doctors, Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, 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).