Actor Luke Wilson turns 55 on 21 September 2026. Born in Dallas in 1971, he built a career across comedies, dramas and television. He is the brother of actors Owen and Andrew Wilson; each has a separate filmography.

One of his first roles was in the short “Bottle Rocket,” written by Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson, then in Anderson’s 1996 feature. Luke is not credited with Owen’s parts.

Later films include “The Royal Tenenbaums,” “Legally Blonde,” “Old School” and “Idiocracy.” Characters and years are read from producers and film databases, not from fan memory.

He has also worked in series and on streaming platforms. An announced project is not a role already shot. This account does not reproduce stills from copyrighted films.

IMDb records the birth date as 21 September 1971, Dallas. The titles above are confirmed in the public filmography, not an exhaustive list.

The source is the actor’s IMDb page. No résumé mixed with Owen Wilson’s.

Image: Ariela Ortiz-Barrantes, Luke Wilson at the 81st Venice Film Festival, 2024, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Source consulted: Luke Wilson — Biography — IMDb.