Luke Wilson

Wilson was born in Dallas the youngest of three sons of Laura Wilson (née Cunningham; born 1939), a photographer and Robert Andrew Wilson (1941–2017), an advertising executive and previously an executive at KERA,[2] a public television station. His family, originally from Massachusetts, is of Irish Catholic descent.[3] All three Wilson boys attended St. Mark's School of Texas. According to Owen, Luke was voted class president the first year he attended St. Mark's.[4] He later discovered his love of acting while a student at Occidental College in Los Angeles.[5][6]

Wilson in 2003

Wilson's acting career began with the lead role in the short film Bottle Rocket in 1994 which was co-written by his older brother Owen and director Wes Anderson. It was remade as a feature-length film in 1996.[2] After moving to Hollywood with his two brothers, he was cast opposite Calista Flockhart in Telling Lies in America[2] and made a cameo appearance in the film-within-the-film of Scream 2,[2] both in 1997. Wilson filmed back-to-back romantic films in 1998, opposite Drew Barrymore, Best Men, about a group of friends who pull off a heist on their way to a wedding,[2] and Home Fries which is about two brothers interested in the same woman for different reasons.[2] He played the physician beau of a schoolteacher in Rushmore (also released in 1998) also directed by Anderson and co-written by his brother Owen.[2]

In 1999, Blue Streak was released featuring Wilson as Detective Carlson. He later starred opposite Reese Witherspoon in the 2001 comedy Legally Blonde.[7] It was followed by Old School and The Royal Tenenbaums.[2] Wilson also had a role on That '70s Show, as Michael Kelso's older brother Casey Kelso appearing sporadically from 2002 through 2005.[8]

In 2006, Wilson starred in Idiocracy, a dystopian comedy directed by Mike Judge. Wilson portrayed an ordinary serviceman chosen for a cryogenics project. He awakens after hundreds of years in an America which is significantly less intelligent.[9]

In early 2007, Wilson starred opposite Kate Beckinsale in the thriller Vacancy.[10] In July 2007, he worked on Henry Poole is Here in La Mirada, California which was released in 2008.[2] He also starred in Blonde Ambition which is considered as a brilliant and cult film for its writing and the types of references it contains.[11][12][13] He starred in the film Tenure in 2009.[2][14] In 2010, he appeared in films Death at a Funeral and Middle Men.[2] From 2011 to 2013 he starred in the HBO TV series Enlightened.[15]

Wilson and brother Owen have co-written a Wright Brothers biopic, in which they also plan to star.[16]

In January 2019, it was announced that Wilson had been cast as former sidekick-turned-mechanic-turned superhero Pat Dugan / S.T.R.I.P.E. in the DC Universe/The CW series Stargirl.[17]

• Notable alumni of St. Mark's School of Texas

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