Will Patton

Will Patton

Known for
Acting
Born
June 14, 1954 (age 72)
Birthplace
Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Biography

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?.

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Filmography

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Ruby Road

Ruby Road

Movie

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The Ice at the Bottom of the World

The Ice at the Bottom of the World

Movie

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The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

TV · as Cyrus T. Clemons · 8 eps

2026
You Can't Win poster

You Can't Win

Movie · as Foot and a Half George

2025
Train Dreams poster

Train Dreams

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2024
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 poster

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

Movie · as Owen Kittredge

2024
Janet Planet poster

Janet Planet

Movie · as Wayne

2024
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 poster

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

Movie · as Owen Kittredge

2023
Silo poster

Silo

TV · as Deputy Sam Marnes · 4 eps

2022
Halloween Ends poster

Halloween Ends

Movie · as Frank

2022
Outer Range poster

Outer Range

TV · as Wayne Tillerson · 13 eps

2021
The Forever Purge poster

The Forever Purge

Movie · as Caleb Tucker

2021
The Devil Below poster

The Devil Below

Movie · as Schuttmann

2021
Safe poster

Safe

Movie · as Francis

2021
Halloween Kills poster

Halloween Kills

Movie · as Officer Hawkins

2020
Blood on Her Name poster

Blood on Her Name

Movie · as Richard

2020
Minari poster

Minari

Movie · as Paul

2020
Sweet Thing poster

Sweet Thing

Movie · as Adam

2019
Radioflash poster

Radioflash

Movie · as Frank

2019
Hammer poster

Hammer

Movie · as Stephen Davis

2019
Swamp Thing poster

Swamp Thing

TV · as Avery Sunderland · 10 eps

2018
Salvage

Salvage

Movie · as Guy Hill

2018
The Scent of Rain & Lightning poster

The Scent of Rain & Lightning

Movie · as Senior

2018
An Actor Prepares poster

An Actor Prepares

Movie · as Wisdom

2018
Halloween poster

Halloween

Movie · as Officer Hawkins

2018
Boarding School poster

Boarding School

Movie · as Dr. Sherman

2018
Yellowstone poster

Yellowstone

TV · as Garrett Randle · 7 eps

2017
Megan Leavey poster

Megan Leavey

Movie · as Jim

2017
Shots Fired poster

Shots Fired

TV · as Sheriff Daniel Platt · 10 eps

2016
American Honey poster

American Honey

Movie · as Back Seat Cowboy

2014
The November Man poster

The November Man

Movie · as Perry Weinstein

2013
Abigail Harm poster

Abigail Harm

Movie · as The Visitor/Narrator

2012
The Girl poster

The Girl

Movie · as Tommy

2011
Meek's Cutoff poster

Meek's Cutoff

Movie · as Soloman Tetherow

2011
Waking Madison poster

Waking Madison

Movie · as Steven Walker

2011
Falling Skies poster

Falling Skies

TV · as Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver · 52 eps

2010
Brooklyn's Finest poster

Brooklyn's Finest

Movie · as Lt. Bill Hobarts

2010
Princess Kaiulani poster

Princess Kaiulani

Movie · as Sanford B. Dole

2010
Knucklehead poster

Knucklehead

Movie · as Vic Sullivan

2009
The Fourth Kind poster

The Fourth Kind

Movie · as Sheriff August

2009
The Canyon poster

The Canyon

Movie · as Henry

2009
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln poster

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Movie · as John Wilkes Booth (Voice)

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Mike Tascioni · 4 eps

2008
American Violet poster

American Violet

Movie · as Sam Conroy

2008
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond poster

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

Movie · as Old Man Dobyne

2008
Lucky Days poster

Lucky Days

Movie · as J.C.

2008
Wendy and Lucy poster

Wendy and Lucy

Movie · as Mechanic

2007
The List poster

The List

Movie · as Michael Harriston

2007
Dog Days of Summer poster

Dog Days of Summer

Movie · as Eli Cottonmouth

2007
A Mighty Heart poster

A Mighty Heart

Movie · as Randall Bennett

2007
Code Name: The Cleaner poster

Code Name: The Cleaner

Movie · as Riley

2006
Road House 2: Last Call poster

Road House 2: Last Call

Movie · as Nate Tanner

2005
Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs

TV · as Det. Gary Walker · 4 eps

2005
Into the West poster

Into the West

TV · as James Fletcher · 6 eps

2004
The Punisher poster

The Punisher

Movie · as Quentin Glass

2004
The Last Ride poster

The Last Ride

Movie · as Aaron Purnell

2004
Family Sins poster

Family Sins

Movie · as Philip Rothman

2002
The Mothman Prophecies poster

The Mothman Prophecies

Movie · as Gordon Smallwood

2002
The Rough South of Larry Brown

The Rough South of Larry Brown

Movie

2001
The Agency poster

The Agency

TV · as Jackson Haisley · 44 eps

2001
24 poster

24

TV · as Alan Wilson · 5 eps

2000
Remember the Titans poster

Remember the Titans

Movie · as Coach Bill Yoast

2000
Trixie poster

Trixie

Movie · as W. 'Red' Rafferty

2000
Gone in Sixty Seconds poster

Gone in Sixty Seconds

Movie · as Atley Jackson

2000
Jesus' Son poster

Jesus' Son

Movie · as John Smith

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Craig Halliday · 1 ep

1999
Entrapment poster

Entrapment

Movie · as Hector Cruz

1999
Breakfast of Champions poster

Breakfast of Champions

Movie · as Moe The Truck Driver

1998
Armageddon poster

Armageddon

Movie · as Chick

1998
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died poster

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

Movie · as Preacher

1998
All Revved Up poster

All Revved Up

Movie · as Sean

1997
Inventing the Abbotts poster

Inventing the Abbotts

Movie · as Lloyd Abbott

1997
The Postman poster

The Postman

Movie · as Bethlehem

1997
This World, Then the Fireworks poster

This World, Then the Fireworks

Movie · as Lt. Morgan

1996
The Spitfire Grill poster

The Spitfire Grill

Movie · as Nahum Goddard

1996
Fled poster

Fled

Movie · as Gibson

1995
Copycat poster

Copycat

Movie · as Nicoletti

1995
VR.5 poster

VR.5

TV · as Dr. Frank Morgan · 13 eps

1994
The Client poster

The Client

Movie · as Sergeant Hardy

1994
The Puppet Masters poster

The Puppet Masters

Movie · as Dr. Lawrence Graves

1994
Tollbooth poster

Tollbooth

Movie · as Dash

1994
Judicial Consent poster

Judicial Consent

Movie · as Alan Warwick

1994
Natural Causes poster

Natural Causes

Movie · as Michael Murphy

1993
Romeo Is Bleeding poster

Romeo Is Bleeding

Movie · as Martie

1993
The Paint Job poster

The Paint Job

Movie · as Wesley

1993
Midnight Edition poster

Midnight Edition

Movie · as Jack Travers

1993
Taking the Heat poster

Taking the Heat

Movie · as Hadley

1992
In the Deep Woods poster

In the Deep Woods

Movie · as Eric Gaines

1992
Cold Heaven poster

Cold Heaven

Movie · as Father Niles

1992
Lincoln and the War Within poster

Lincoln and the War Within

Movie

1992
In the Soup poster

In the Soup

Movie · as Skippy

1992
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story poster

A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story

Movie · as Frank Maxwell

1991
The Rapture poster

The Rapture

Movie · as Deputy Foster

1991
Deadly Desire poster

Deadly Desire

Movie · as Giles Menteer

1991
Dillinger poster

Dillinger

Movie · as Melvin Purvis

1990
A Shock to the System poster

A Shock to the System

Movie · as Lieutenant Laker

1990
Everybody Wins poster

Everybody Wins

Movie · as Jerry

1990
Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice poster

Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice

Movie

1990
Bright Angel poster

Bright Angel

Movie · as Woody (uncredited)

1990
Nasty Boys poster

Nasty Boys

TV · as Batiste · 1 ep

1989
Signs of Life poster

Signs of Life

Movie · as Owen's Father

1988
Stars & Bars poster

Stars & Bars

Movie · as Duane Gage

1988
Wildfire poster

Wildfire

Movie · as Mike

1987
No Way Out poster

No Way Out

Movie · as Scott Pritchard

1987
A Gathering of Old Men poster

A Gathering of Old Men

Movie · as Lou Dimes

1986
Belizaire the Cajun poster

Belizaire the Cajun

Movie · as Matthew Perry

1985
After Hours poster

After Hours

Movie · as Horst

1985
Variety poster

Variety

Movie · as Mark

1985
Desperately Seeking Susan poster

Desperately Seeking Susan

Movie · as Wayne Nolan

1985
The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer

TV · as Officer Nick Braxton · 1 ep

1984
The Beniker Gang poster

The Beniker Gang

Movie · as Forest Ranger

1984
Chinese Boxes poster

Chinese Boxes

Movie · as Marsh

1983
King Blank poster

King Blank

Movie · as Bar Customer

1983
Silkwood poster

Silkwood

Movie · as Joe

1982
Nature poster

Nature

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Matthew Perry, Owen's Father · 1 ep

1981
Kent State poster

Kent State

Movie · as Peter

1979
Minus Zero poster

Minus Zero

Movie · as Schreiber

1951
Search for Tomorrow poster

Search for Tomorrow

TV · 5 eps