Portrait of Will Patton

Will Patton

Acting

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?.

Born: June 14, 1954

Place of Birth: Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Filmography

2025
Train Dreams

as Narrator (voice)

2024
Janet Planet

as Wayne

2023
Silo

as Deputy Sam Marnes

2022
2022
Outer Range

as Wayne Tillerson

2021
Halloween Kills

as Officer Hawkins

2021
Safe

as Francis

2021
The Forever Purge

as Caleb Tucker

2021
The Devil Below

as Schuttmann

2021
Minari

as Paul

2020
2020
2019
Hammer

as Stephen Davis

2019
Radioflash

as Frank

2019
Swamp Thing

as Avery Sunderland

2018
Halloween

as Officer Hawkins

2018
2018
Boarding School

as Dr. Sherman

2018
Yellowstone

as Garrett Randle

2017
2017
Shots Fired

as Sheriff Daniel Platt

2016
American Honey

as Back Seat Cowboy

2014
The November Man

as Perry Weinstein

2013
Abigail Harm

as The Visitor/Narrator

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
Princess Kaiulani

as Sanford B. Dole

2010
Brooklyn's Finest

as Lt. Bill Hobarts

2009
The Fourth Kind

as Sheriff August

2009
The Canyon

as Henry

2009
The Good Wife

as Mike Tascioni

2009
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

as John Wilkes Booth (Voice)

2008
Wendy and Lucy

as Mechanic

2008
2008
American Violet

as Sam Conroy

2008
Lucky Days

as J.C.

2007
Dog Days of Summer

as Eli Cottonmouth

2007
A Mighty Heart

as Randall Bennett

2007
The List

as Harriston

2006
2005
Into the West

as James Fletcher

2005
Family Sins

as Philip Rothman

2005
Numb3rs

as Det. Gary Walker

2004
The Last Ride

as Aaron Purnell

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
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

1999
Breakfast of Champions

as Moe The Truck Driver

1998
Armageddon

as Chick

1998
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

1995
VR.5

as Dr. Frank Morgan

1994
The Puppet Masters

as Dr. Lawrence Graves

1994
Judicial Consent

as Alan Warwick

1994
The Client

as Sergeant Hardy

1994
Natural Causes

as Michael Murphy

1993
The Paint Job

as Wesley

1993
1993
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
Deadly Desire

as Giles Menteer

1991
The Rapture

as Deputy Foster

1991
Dillinger

as Melvin Purvis

1990
Bright Angel

as Woody (uncredited)

1990
1990
1989
Nasty Boys

as Batiste

1989
Signs of Life

as Owen's Father

1988
Wildfire

as Mike

1988
Stars & Bars

as Duane Gage

1987
No Way Out

as Scott Pritchard

1987
1986
Belizaire the Cajun

as Matthew Perry

1985
The Equalizer

as Officer Nick Braxton

1985
After Hours

as Horst

1985
1985
Variety

as Mark

1984
1984
The Beniker Gang

as Forest Ranger

1983
Silkwood

as Joe

1983
King Blank

as Bar Customer

1982
Nature

as Narrator (voice)

1981
Kent State

as Peter

1979
Minus Zero

as Schreiber

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You Can't Win

as Foot and a Half George