Will Patton
June 14, 1954 (71 years old) in Charleston, South Carolina, USA
William Rankin Patton (born June 14, 1954) is an American actor and audiobook narrator. He starred as Colonel Dan Weaver in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies. He also appeared in the films Remember the Titans, Armageddon, Gone in 60 Seconds and The Punisher. He appeared opposite Kevin Costner in two films: No Way Out (1987) and The Postman (1997). He won two Obie Awards for best actor in Sam Shepard's play Fool for Love and the Public Theater production of What Did He See?.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 as Owen Kittredge
- 2025 · Train Dreams as Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 as Owen Kittredge
- 2023 · Silo as Deputy Sam Marnes
- 2022 · Halloween Ends as Frank
- 2022 · Outer Range as Wayne Tillerson
- 2021 · Halloween Kills as Officer Hawkins
- 2021 · The Forever Purge as Caleb Tucker
- 2021 · Minari as Paul
- 2019 · Hammer as Stephen Davis
- 2019 · Swamp Thing as Avery Sunderland
- 2018 · Halloween as Officer Hawkins
- 2018 · Yellowstone as Garrett Randle
- 2017 · Megan Leavey as Jim
- 2017 · Shots Fired as Sheriff Daniel Platt
- 2014 · The November Man as Perry Weinstein
- 2012 · The Girl as Tommy
- 2011 · Falling Skies as Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver
- 2011 · Meek's Cutoff as Soloman Tetherow
- 2010 · Knucklehead as Vic Sullivan
- 2010 · Brooklyn's Finest as Lt. Bill Hobarts
- 2009 · The Fourth Kind as Sheriff August
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Mike Tascioni
- 2008 · American Violet as Sam Conroy
- 2007 · Dog Days of Summer as Eli Cottonmouth
- 2007 · The List as Harriston
- 2005 · Into the West as James Fletcher
- 2005 · Family Sins as Philip Rothman
- 2005 · Numb3rs as Det. Gary Walker
- 2004 · The Punisher as Quentin Glass
- 2002 · The Mothman Prophecies as Gordon Smallwood
- 2001 · 24 as Alan Wilson
- 2001 · The Agency as Jackson Haisley
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Craig Halliday
- 2000 · Remember the Titans as Coach Bill Yoast
- 2000 · Trixie as W. 'Red' Rafferty
- 2000 · Jesus' Son as John Smith
- 2000 · Gone in Sixty Seconds as Atley Jackson
- 1999 · Entrapment as Hector Cruz
- 1998 · Armageddon as Chick
- 1998 · All Revved Up as Sean
- 1997 · The Postman as Bethlehem
- 1997 · Inventing the Abbotts as Lloyd Abbott
- 1996 · The Spitfire Grill as Nahum Goddard
- 1996 · Fled as Gibson
- 1995 · Copycat as Nicoletti
- 1994 · Tollbooth as Dash
- 1994 · The Client as Sergeant Hardy
- 1993 · Midnight Edition as Jack Travers
- 1992 · In the Deep Woods as Eric Gaines
- 1992 · In the Soup as Skippy
- 1992 · Cold Heaven as Father Niles
- 1991 · Dillinger as Melvin Purvis
- 1987 · No Way Out as Scott Pritchard
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Officer Nick Braxton
- 1985 · After Hours as Horst
- 1982 · Nature as Narrator (voice)
- 1981 · Kent State as Peter
- Future · Ruby Road as
- 2024 · Janet Planet as Wayne
- 2021 · Safe as Francis
- 2021 · The Devil Below as Schuttmann
- 2020 · Sweet Thing as Adam
- 2020 · Blood on Her Name as Richard
- 2019 · Radioflash as Frank
- 2018 · An Actor Prepares as Wisdom
- 2018 · Boarding School as Dr. Sherman
- 2018 · The Scent of Rain & Lightning as Senior
- 2018 · Salvage as
- 2016 · American Honey as Back Seat Cowboy
- 2013 · Abigail Harm as The Visitor/Narrator
- 2010 · Princess Kaiulani as Sanford B. Dole
- 2009 · The Canyon as Henry
- 2009 · The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln as John Wilkes Booth (Voice)
- 2008 · Wendy and Lucy as Mechanic
- 2008 · The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond as Old Man Dobyne
- 2008 · Lucky Days as J.C.
- 2007 · A Mighty Heart as Randall Bennett
- 2007 · Code Name: The Cleaner as Riley
- 2006 · Road House 2: Last Call as Nate Tanner
- 2004 · The Last Ride as Aaron Purnell
- 2002 · The Rough South of Larry Brown as
- 1999 · Breakfast of Champions as Moe The Truck Driver
- 1998 · I Woke Up Early the Day I Died as Preacher
- 1997 · This World, Then the Fireworks as Lt. Morgan
- 1995 · VR.5 as Dr. Frank Morgan
- 1994 · The Puppet Masters as Dr. Lawrence Graves
- 1994 · Judicial Consent as Alan Warwick
- 1994 · Natural Causes as Michael Murphy
- 1993 · The Paint Job as Wesley
- 1993 · Romeo Is Bleeding as Martie
- 1993 · Taking the Heat as Hadley
- 1992 · Lincoln and the War Within as
- 1992 · A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story as Frank Maxwell
- 1991 · Deadly Desire as Giles Menteer
- 1991 · The Rapture as Deputy Foster
- 1990 · Bright Angel as Woody (uncredited)
- 1990 · A Shock to the System as Lt. Laker
- 1990 · Everybody Wins as Jerry
- 1990 · Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice as
- 1989 · Nasty Boys as Batiste
- 1989 · Signs of Life as Owen's Father
- 1988 · Wildfire as Mike
- 1988 · Stars & Bars as Duane Gage
- 1987 · A Gathering of Old Men as Lou Dimes
- 1986 · Belizaire the Cajun as Matthew Perry
- 1985 · Desperately Seeking Susan as Wayne Nolan
- 1985 · Variety as Mark
- 1984 · Chinese Boxes as Marsh
- 1984 · The Beniker Gang as Forest Ranger
- 1983 · Silkwood as Joe
- Future · You Can't Win as Foot and a Half George
- Future · Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey as Lou Smith
- 1983 · King Blank as Bar Customer
- 1951 · Search for Tomorrow as
- Future · The Ice at the Bottom of the World as
- 1979 · Minus Zero as Schreiber