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Wilson Cruz

Wilson Cruz (born 1973, Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor and GLAAD national spokesperson; the first openly gay actor as an openly gay network-TV series regular, known for Rickie Vasquez in My So-Called Life and Dr. Hugh Culber on Star Trek: Discovery.

Wilson Fisk (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Wilson Fisk, also known as the Kingpin, is a fictional New York crime lord in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed by Vincent D'Onofrio since 2015 in Daredevil.

Wilson Jermaine Heredia

Wilson Jermaine Heredia (born 1971, Brooklyn) is an American actor who originated Angel Dumott Schunard in Rent on Off-Broadway, Broadway, West End, and film, winning the 1996 Tony and Drama Desk Awards and a 1999 Olivier Award.

Wilson's Heart (House)

"Wilson's Heart" is the sixteenth episode and season finale of the fourth season of the medical drama House, first aired on Fox on May 19, 2008.

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders is a German filmmaker who was a leading figure of the New German Cinema of the 1970s, known for films like Paris, Texas and Wings of Desire.

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! is a 2004 American romantic comedy directed by Robert Luketic and starring Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace, and Josh Duhamel, released by DreamWorks.

Win or Lose (TV series)

Win or Lose is Pixar's first original long-form animated series, an 8-episode Disney+ show (premiered February 19, 2025) following the Pickles middle school softball team, with each episode retelling the week before their championship game from a different character's perspective.

Win Win

Win Win is a 2011 American comedy-drama directed by Tom McCarthy and co-written with Joe Tiboni, starring Paul Giamatti as a struggling New Jersey lawyer and wrestling coach; Fox Searchlight released it to 94-95% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Win, Lose or Draw

Win, Lose or Draw is a drawing-based US game show co-created by Burt Reynolds and Bert Convy, airing on NBC and in syndication 1987–1990, with spinoffs in the UK, on Disney Channel, and as video games.

Wincest

Wincest: fandom portmanteau of Winchester and incest for the Sam/Dean slash pairing in Supernatural; coined October 2005, among the fandom's most popular ships behind Destiel; generalized as slang for incest.

Winchester '73

Winchester '73 (1950) is an Anthony Mann Western starring James Stewart as Lin McAdam, who wins a rare Winchester 1873 rifle in a Dodge City contest, loses it to Dutch Henry Brown, his father's killer brother, and pursues it across the West.

Winchester (film)

Winchester is a 2018 supernatural horror film by the Spierig brothers starring Helen Mirren as rifle heiress Sarah Winchester, with Jason Clarke and Sarah Snook; partly shot at the real Winchester Mystery House, it earned $25.1 million and poor reviews.

Wind of Change (upcoming film)

Wind of Change is an upcoming 2027 biopic of German rock band Scorpions, directed by Alex Ranarivelo, starring Ludwig Trepte, Alexander Dreymon, Ed Speleers, and Dominic West, releasing January 28, 2027 in Germany; distinct from the 1961 British drama and 2023 Iranian film of the same name.

Wind River (film)

Wind River is a 2017 American crime thriller written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, about a wildlife officer and FBI agent investigating a Native American woman's death on a Wyoming reservation.

Windaria (ウインダリア)

Windaria (ウインダリア, Dōwa Meita Senshi Windaria), also Once Upon a Time, is a 1986 Kaname Productions anime film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, written by Keisuke Fujikawa, a tragedy of war and broken promises between Paro and Itha, with Mutsumi Inomata's character designs.

Windell Middlebrooks

Windell Middlebrooks (Windell Dwain Middlebrooks Jr.) was an American actor (1979–2015) from Fort Worth, Texas, known as the Miller High Life deliveryman and as Dr. Curtis Brumfield on Body of Proof, plus Kirby on The Suite Life on Deck.

Windfall (2022 film)

Windfall (2022) is a Netflix crime thriller directed by Charlie McDowell, starring Jason Segel, Lily Collins, and Jesse Plemons as an intruder and wealthy couple trapped in an Ojai vacation home; released March 18, 2022.

Windrose (video game)

Windrose (formerly Crosswind) is a Kraken Express co-op pirate survival game in Steam Early Access since April 14, 2026, $29.99, PvE only, up to 8 players, souls-lite combat, quest- and exploration-based XP.

Winds of September (九降风)

Winds of September (九降風) is Tom Lin Shu-yu's 2008 Taiwanese debut feature, a Hsinchu coming-of-age drama set in 1996 during the baseball match-fixing scandal; first of an Eric Tsang-produced Taiwan-Hong Kong-China trilogy, Golden Horse Best Original Screenplay winner.

Windsor Davies

Windsor Davies (1930–2019) was a British comic actor, London-born and raised in Nant-y-Moel, Wales. Star of It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–81) and Never the Twain (1981–91); his duet "Whispering Grass" hit number 1 in 1975.

Windstruck (내 여자 친구를 소개합니다)

Windstruck (내 여자친구를 소개합니다, Nae yeojachingureul sogae habnida) is a 2004 South Korean romantic drama by Kwak Jae-yong starring Jun Ji-hyun and Jang Hyuk; a police officer falls in love with a teacher who dies mid-film, released June 3, 2004, companion to My Sassy Girl.

Windtalkers

Windtalkers is a 2002 American war drama directed by John Woo, starring Nicolas Cage and Adam Beach as a Marine and the Navajo code talker he guards on Saipan in 1944.

Wine Country (film)

Wine Country is a 2019 Netflix comedy, Amy Poehler's feature directorial debut, starring SNL alumni Poehler, Rachel Dratch, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer, Paula Pell, and Emily Spivey on a Napa 50th-birthday trip; released 2019 in theaters and May 10 on Netflix.

Wing Chun (咏春) (1994 film)

Wing Chun (咏春, aka 红粉金刚) is a 1994 Hong Kong martial arts comedy directed by Yuen Woo-ping, starring Michelle Yeoh as wing chun founder Yim Wing-chun and Donnie Yen; famous for its tofu fight, it grossed HK$4,151,747.

Wing Commander (film)

Wing Commander is a 1999 American science fiction war film directed by Chris Roberts. It is known as the first Hollywood movie based on a space video game.

Winged Migration

Winged Migration (Le Peuple migrateur), 2001 French documentary by Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, and Michel Debats following migratory birds across seven continents; Oscar-nominated, César-winning nature film with trained birds and aerial cinematography.

WingNut Films

WingNut Films Productions Ltd is a New Zealand production company founded by Peter Jackson and Michael Stephens in 1987, based in Miramar, Wellington. It produced Bad Taste, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, King Kong, District 9, and The Beatles: Get Back.

Wings (1927 film)

Wings (1927 film) is a World War I aviation drama directed by William A. Wellman and starring Clara Bow, winning the first Academy Award for Outstanding Picture.

Wings (1990 TV series)

Wings (1990 TV series): American NBC sitcom created by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee of Cheers, airing April 19, 1990 to May 21, 1997, eight seasons, 172 episodes, set at Sandpiper Air on Nantucket, starring Tim Daly and Steven Weber.

Wings (Крылья) (1966 film)

Wings (Крылья, Krylya) is a 1966 Mosfilm drama directed by Larisa Shepitko, starring Maya Bulgakova as a former WWII fighter pilot unable to adjust to peacetime; screenplay by Ezhov and Ryazantseva, 85 minutes, restored in 2024.