Wilson got his big break with the 2000 comedy action hit Shanghai Noon, starring opposite Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan. The film grossed nearly US$100 million worldwide. Owen Wilson had a memorable supporting role in the film as Eli Cash, a drug-addled bon vivant who becomes a literary celebrity. This big-screen remake of the television series flopped at the box office. Also in 2005, Owen collaborated with his brothers by appearing in The Wendell Baker Story, written by brother Luke, directed by Luke and brother Andrew.
Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor and writer, known for his roles in the films The Royal Tenenbaums, Zoolander, Wedding Crashers, You, Me and Dupree, the Cars series, The Darjeeling Limited, Marley and Me and Midnight in Paris. Wilson debuted as an actor in the role of “Dignan” in the Wes Anderson film Bottle Rocket, which he co-wrote with Anderson. Wilson subsequently landed a role in The Cable Guy, directed by Ben Stiller, an early admirer of Bottle Rocket.