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      Will Patton

      Will Patton

      Highest Rated: 100% The Scent of Rain & Lightning (2017)

      Lowest Rated: Not Available

      Birthday: Jun 14, 1954

      Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, USA

      William Rankin Patton was born June 14, 1954 in Charleston, SC, the eldest of four children to a Lutheran Minister father. Patton - whose parents divorced when he was a teen - was painfully shy in adolescence, and turned to performance as a way to interact and relate to others. After graduation from high school, Patton attended the North Carolina School for the Arts for just under one year until he was expelled for behavioral issues, and then traveled for a time before training with Lee Strasberg at the esteemed Actors Studio. Like any struggling actor, Patton held many jobs while he honed his craft, such as a construction worker, salesman, security guard and elevator attendant. He began also to study under Joseph Chaikin at Open Theater in New York City; it was a joint work with Chaikin's experimental group, The Winter Project, called "Tourists and Refugees No. 2" that would see Patton win his first Obie for Best Ensemble. This era also marked his introduction to television in the telefilm chronicling the historic campus demonstration shootings in "Kent State" (NBC 1981), as well as a bit on film in Mike Nichols' epic "Silkwood" (1983). In 1984 Patton repeated his Obie victory, this time as Best Actor for his work in playwright Sam Shepard's "Fool for Love." Patton's first film lead came in the crime thriller "Chinese Boxes" (1984), followed by a villainous turn in Susan Seidelman's "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985), and in Martin Scorsese's "After Hours" (1985), as the leather clad gent, Horst. Patton's breakout role was his supporting lead in the taut government thriller "No Way Out" (1987), as the shady, obsessive aide to the Secretary of Defense (Gene Hackman) who stops at nothing to protect his boss. He picked up his third Obie, this for Best Actor, for the 1988-89 production of "What Did He See?" Patton also appeared in the apocalyptic drama "The Rapture" (1991), the quirky and clever Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner "In the Soup" (1992) as Seymour Cassel's hemophiliac brother, and then the much talked about crime thriller "Romeo is Bleeding" (1993). After a sinister turn in "The Client" (1994) opposite Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones, Patton did more fine work as Ellen Burstyn's nephew in the 1996 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner "The Spitfire Grill" (1996), a dramatic tale of a troubled young girl's attempt to start her life over in a new small town. Patton was the protective patriarch of three beautiful daughters in "Inventing the Abbotts" (1997), and had his biggest box office adventure with the disaster film "Armageddon" (1998) as Bruce Willis' best buddy who, along with a brave crew, are set on saving Earth at all costs. In 1999, Patton published a short book called Lassitudes of Fire, an abstract homage to the actor's pain filled journey through life. On screen, Patton appeared in the crime thriller "Entrapment" (1999), indie favorite "Jesus' Son" (2000) and box office draw "Gone in Sixty Seconds" (2000) as Atlee Jackson, who recruits Nicholas Cage back into the game. Some of Patton's largest praise came from his portrayal of demoted-but-unified Coach Bill Yoast in the hugely successful sports drama "Remember the Titans" (2000), starring opposite Denzel Washington. After a high strung appearance in "The Mothman Prophecies" (2002), Patton checked into "The Agency" (CBS 2001-03) as an intelligence gatherer within the walls of the CIA, and was also noted as an American Special Agent in the real-life drama "A Mighty Heart" (2007), opposite Angelina Jolie. As a model-maker who drifts into a small town with an agenda in mind, Patton starred in the little seen independent gem "Dog Days of Summer" (2007), as well as another remote town story in the film festival favorite "Wendy and Lucy" (2008). Patton was also part of a well reviewed ensemble with Alfre Woodard in "American Violet" (2008), the story of a wrongly accused woman, which featured the actor as a lawyer with a conscience. In the police crime-action drama "Brooklyn's Finest" (2009), Patton dons his familiar Fed-in-a-suit role, with a powerful cast including Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke and Don Cheadle. Patton moved back to television in 2009 when he joined the cast of "24" (Fox 2001-2010) as the villainous Alan Wilson, chief backer of Starkwood, who is responsible for many deaths. Patton was an aggressive non-believer in the paranormal thriller "The Fourth Kind" (2009) opposite Milla Jovovich, and also joined the Disassociate Identity disorder drama "Waking Madison" (2010). Patton also rejoined director Reichardt for her exploration of America's Western landscapes in "Meek's Cutoff" (2010). The film, set in 1845, followed a wagon team's effort to survive the harsh elements.

      Highest rated movies

      100% The Scent of Rain & Lightning 98% Minari
      96% Blood on Her Name
      92% No Way Out
      90% Sweet Thing
      86% Megan Leavey
      86% Meek's Cutoff
      86% Wendy and Lucy

      Photos

      HALLOWEEN, WILL PATTON, 2018. PH: RYAN GREEN/© UNIVERSAL BELIZAIRE THE CAJUN, Will Patton, Gail Youngs, 1986 BELIZAIRE THE CAJUN, Armand Assante, Will Patton, 1986 MEEK'S CUTOFF, British poster art, clockwise from top left: Paul Dano, Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Zoe Kazan, Will Patton, 2010. ©Oscilloscope Pictures BELIZAIRE THE CAJUN, Will Patton (far left), 1986 MEEK'S CUTOFF, from left: Bruce Greenwood, Neal Huff, Paul Dano, Will Patton, Michelle Williams (right), 2010. ©Oscilloscope Pictures THE FOURTH KIND, Will Patton, 2009. Ph: Simon Vesrano/©Universal ARMAGEDDON, Steve Buscemi, Will Patton, Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Owen Wilson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Clark Brolly, William Fichtner, Anthony Guidera, Marshall Teague, Jessica Steen, Billy Bob Thornton, 1998, (c) Touchstone Falling Skies, Will Patton, 'Shoot the Moon', Season 4, Ep. #12, 08/31/2014, ©TNT ARMAGEDDON, Bruce Willis, Will Patton, 1998. Falling Skies, from left: Drew Roy, Scarlett Byrne, Noah Wyle, Maxim Knight, Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton, Doug Jones, Sarah Sanguin Carter, 06/19/2011, ©TNT THE PUPPET MASTERS, from left: Will Patton, Julie Warner, 1994, © Buena Vista MIDNIGHT EDITION, Will Patton, 1993, (c)Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment THE PUPPET MASTERS, Julie Warner (arms folded), Eric thal (rear right), Will Patton (right), 1994, © Buena Vista EVERYBODY WINS, Will Patton, Nick Nolte, 1990 THE PUPPET MASTERS, from left: Will Patton, Julie Warner, Richard Belzer, Donald Sutherland, 1994, © Buena Vista THE PUPPET MASTERS, Will Patton (center), 1994, © Buena Vista ENTRAPMENT, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Will Patton, 1999, TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved, MIDNIGHT EDITION, Will Patton, 1993, (c)Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment EVERYBODY WINS, Nick Nolte (left), Will Patton (on ground), 1990. ©Orion Pictures Corp

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 Unknown (Character) - 2024
      43% No Score Yet Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 Owen Kittredge (Character) - 2024
      81% No Score Yet Janet Planet Wayne (Character) - 2023
      40% 57% Halloween Ends Deputy Frank Hawkins (Character) $64.0M 2022
      39% 66% Halloween Kills Deputy Frank Hawkins (Character) $92.0M 2021
      49% 78% The Forever Purge Caleb Tucker (Character) $44.5M 2021
      15% 17% The Devil Below Schuttmann (Character) - 2021
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Safe Francis (Character) - 2021
      90% 50% Sweet Thing Adam (Character),
      Executive Producer
      - 2020
      98% 87% Minari Paul (Character) $700.0K 2020
      80% 60% Hammer Stephen Davis (Character) - 2019
      96% 54% Blood on Her Name Richard Tiller (Character) - 2019
      0% 43% Radioflash Frank (Character) - 2019
      79% 72% Halloween Officer Hawkins (Character) $159.5M 2018
      33% 61% Boarding School Dr. Sherman (Character) - 2018
      33% 72% An Actor Prepares Wisdom (Character) - 2018
      100% 83% The Scent of Rain & Lightning Senior (Character) - 2017
      86% 82% Megan Leavey Jim (Character) $13.4M 2017
      35% 46% The November Man Perry Weinstein (Character) $25.0M 2014
      42% No Score Yet Abigail Harm The Visitor (Character) - 2012
      53% 44% The Girl Tommy (Character) $34.2K 2012
      No Score Yet 43% Waking Madison Mr. Walker (Character) - 2010
      86% 53% Meek's Cutoff Solomon Tetherow (Character) $977.6K 2010
      10% 35% Knucklehead Vic Sullivan (Character) - 2010
      No Score Yet No Score Yet mindFLUX Unknown (Character) - 2010
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Looking at Animals Raymond (Character) - 2009
      21% 46% Princess Kaiulani Sanford B. Dole (Character) $883.9K 2009
      44% 46% Brooklyn's Finest Bill (Character) $27.2M 2009
      29% 32% The Canyon Henry (Character) $1.8K 2009
      18% 41% The Fourth Kind Sheriff August (Character) $25.5M 2009
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Lucky Days J.C. (Character) - 2008
      27% 40% The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Old Man Dobyne (Character) $119.4K 2008
      No Score Yet 44% Dog Days of Summer Eli Cottonmouth (Character) - 2008
      75% 79% American Violet Sam Conroy (Character) $552.9K 2008
      86% 67% Wendy and Lucy Mechanic (Character) $856.9K 2008
      No Score Yet 25% The List Michael Harriston (Character) $132.9K 2007
      79% 70% A Mighty Heart Randall Bennett (Character) $9.2M 2007
      4% 38% Code Name: The Cleaner Riley (Character) $8.1M 2007
      No Score Yet 33% Road House 2 Nate Tanner (Character) - 2006
      No Score Yet 64% Family Sins Philip Rothman (Character) - 2004
      29% 63% The Punisher Quentin Glass (Character) $33.7M 2004
      No Score Yet 59% The Last Ride Aaron Purnell (Character) - 2004
      52% 56% The Mothman Prophecies Gordon Smallwood (Character) $35.2M 2002
      71% 93% Remember the Titans Coach Yoast (Character) $115.8M 2000
      26% 77% Gone in Sixty Seconds Atley Jackson (Character) $101.6M 2000
      28% 23% Trixie Red Rafferty (Character) $294.9K 2000
      79% 83% Jesus' Son John Smith (Character) $1.3M 1999
      40% 50% Entrapment Hector Cruz (Character) $87.7M 1999
      25% 31% Breakfast of Champions Moe the Truck Driver (Character) $175.4K 1999
      No Score Yet No Score Yet O.K. Garage Sean (Character) - 1998
      43% 73% Armageddon Charles "Chick" Chapple (Character) $201.6M 1998
      27% 48% I Woke Up Early the Day I Died Preacher (Character) $863 1998
      14% 51% The Postman Gen. Bethlehem (Character) $17.6M 1997
      36% 51% Inventing the Abbotts Lloyd Abbott (Character) $5.9M 1997
      18% 23% Fled Gibson (Character) $17.2M 1996
      38% 76% The Spitfire Grill Nahum Goddard (Character) $12.6M 1996
      76% 64% Copycat Nicoletti (Character) $31.3M 1995
      26% 32% The Puppet Masters Dr. Graves (Character) $8.6M 1994
      80% 68% The Client Sergeant Hardy (Character) $90.8M 1994
      No Score Yet 70% Judicial Consent Alan Warwick (Character) - 1994
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Natural Causes Michael Murphy (Character) - 1994
      No Score Yet 36% Tollbooth Dash Pepper (Character) - 1994
      No Score Yet No Score Yet My Love, Your Honor Alan Warwick (Character) - 1994
      27% 61% Romeo Is Bleeding Martie (Character) $3.3M 1993
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Taking the Heat Hadley (Character) - 1993
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Midnight Edition Jack Travers (Character) - 1993
      60% 19% Cold Heaven Father Niles (Character) $17.2K 1992
      85% 75% In the Soup Skippy (Character) $13.9K 1992
      No Score Yet 29% In the Deep Woods Eric Gaines (Character) - 1992
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Paint Job Wesley (Character) - 1992
      65% 62% The Rapture Deputy Foster (Character) $1.3M 1991
      No Score Yet 33% Dillinger Melvin Purvis (Character) - 1991
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Deadly Desire Giles Menteer (Character) - 1991
      13% 35% Everybody Wins Jerry (Character) $978.9K 1990
      71% 61% A Shock to the System Lt. Laker (Character) $2.0M 1990
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Wildfire Mike (Character) - 1988
      No Score Yet 42% Stars and Bars Duane Gage (Character) $14.9K 1988
      No Score Yet 61% A Gathering of Old Men Lou Dimes (Character) - 1987
      92% 73% No Way Out Scott Pritchard (Character) $31.7M 1987
      64% 69% Belizaire the Cajun Matthew Perry (Character) - 1986
      85% 62% Desperately Seeking Susan Wayne Nolan (Character) $24.4M 1985
      No Score Yet 79% The Beniker Gang Forest Ranger (Character) - 1985
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Chinese Boxes Lang Marsh (Character) - 1984
      No Score Yet 25% Variety Mark (Character) - 1983
      No Score Yet No Score Yet King Blank Bar Customer (Character) - 1983

      TV

      Credit
      84% 76% Yellowstone Garrett Randle (Character) 2022-2023
      92% 73% Swamp Thing Avery Sunderland (Character) 2019
      84% 95% Shots Fired Sheriff Platt (Character) 2017
      93% 91% The Good Wife Mike Tascioni (Guest Star) 2016
      79% 69% Falling Skies Captain Weaver (Character) 2011-2015
      No Score Yet 82% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
      87% 87% 24 Alan Wilson (Guest Star) 2009
      No Score Yet 93% Numb3ers Unknown (Guest Star) 2006-2007
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Agency Jackson Haisley (Character) 2001-2003
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Equalizer Officer Nick Braxton (Guest Star) 1985