Robert Patrick
Born: 1958-11-05 in Marietta, Georgia, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Robert Hammond Patrick is an American actor best known for portraying intense antagonists and authority figures. He broke out in 1991 with his iconic performance as the T-1000 in James Cameron’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day, where his cold, physical presence turned the character into one of cinema’s most enduring villains. Following Terminator 2, Patrick became a fixture across film and television, with notable roles in Fire in the Sky (1993), Last Action Hero (1993), The Faculty (1998), Walk the Line (2005), and Bridge to Terabithia (2007), as well as The X-Files (2000–2002), where he portrayed FBI Special Agent John Doggett. He later led the military drama The Unit (2006–2009) as Colonel Tom Ryan, the commanding officer overseeing an elite covert operations team, grounding the series with a disciplined, authoritative presence rooted in military realism. He also appeared in Scorpion (2014–2018), where he played Cabe Gallo, the former federal agent who recruits and oversees the show’s team of geniuses. Patrick also appeared in Peacemaker in 2022, a DC Comics–based series created by James Gunn, portraying Auggie Smith, a radical, authoritarian figure tied to Peacemaker’s past and ideology, a role that highlighted a darker and more unsettling side of his screen persona. Outside of acting, Patrick is a longtime supporter of the U.S. military and the USO, a commitment shaped by his family history. The grandson of an Army veteran who served in World Wars I and II and the Korean War, he has participated in multiple USO tours since 2008, traveling to seven countries and regularly visiting military hospitals. He is also a dedicated Harley-Davidson enthusiast and co-owner of Harley-Davidson of Santa Clarita, and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Barbara, and their two children.
Filmography
2025
- FEEL as Sitter 13
- Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James Gunn as Self
2024
- Hounds of War as Colonel Hart
- Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self
- Good Men as Self
2023
- The Night Agent as Hawkins
- Krapopolis as Fatherinlawus (voice)
- Royal Crackers as Agent Gubbins (voice)
- Dark Asset as Dr. Cain
- Shelter in Solitude as Dwayne
2022
- Reacher as Shane Langston
- Tulsa King as Jeremiah Dunmire
- 1923 as Sheriff McDowell
- Peacemaker as August 'Auggie' Smith / White Dragon
- LIGHT & MAGIC as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2021
- The Protégé as Billy Boy
- No Man of God as Roger Depue
- What Josiah Saw as Josiah Graham
- Rushed as Jim O'Brien
2020
- Perry Mason as Herman Baggerly
- Talking Sopranos as Self
- Honest Thief as Samuel Baker
- A Place Among the Dead as RP
- Troubled Waters as Sterling French
2019
- The Laundromat as Captain Paris
- The Poison Rose as Chief Walsh
- Jarhead: Law of Return as Senator Jackson
- The Rising Hawk as Zakhar Berkut
- SGT. Will Gardner as Tony
- Back Roads as Chief Mansour
- Tone-Deaf as Harvey
2018
- Mayans M.C. as Les Packer
- Edge of Fear as Jack Pryor
2017
- Lore as Reverend Eliakim Phelps
- Last Rampage as Gary Tison
- T2: Reprogramming The Terminator as Self
2016
- MacGyver as Ian Cain
- Goliath as Coach (Billy's Father)
- Ride with Norman Reedus as Self
- Eloise as Doctor H.H. Greiss
- Street Level as Giuseppe
- 21 Days Under the Sky as Narrator
2015
- Hollywood Adventures as Studio Guard #1
- Hellions as Corman
- Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert as Self - Presenter
2014
- Scorpion as Cabe Gallo
- From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series as Jacob Fuller
- Endless Love as Harry Elliot
- Kill the Messenger as Ronny Quail
- The Road Within as Robert
- Ask Me Anything as Doug Kampenfelt
- Tell as Ashton
- Lost After Dark as Mr. C.
- Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey as Self
- From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
2013
- Gangster Squad as Max Kennard
- Lovelace as John J. Boreman
- Identity Thief as Skiptracer
- Jayne Mansfield's Car as Jimbo Caldwell
2012
- Safe House as Daniel Kiefe
- Last Resort as Master Chief Joseph Prosser
- Trouble with the Curve as Vince
2011
- Halloween Wars as Self - Guest Judge
- S.W.A.T.: Firefight as Walter Hatch
- Red Faction: Origins as Alec
- Good Day for It as Luke Cain
- Mafia as Detective Jules Dupree
- D-Minus as Chris
- The John Cena Experience as Self (archive footage)
2010
- The Walking Dead as Mays / Mays' Brother
- Five Minarets in New York as Becker
- Kill Speed
- The Black Waters of Echo's Pond as Pete
- Edgar Floats as Nicholas Breakey
- The Wrath of Cain as Warden Dean
2009
- Community as Waldron
- The Men Who Stare at Goats as Todd Nixon
- Alien Trespass as Vernon
- Lonely Street as Mr. Aaron
- Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil as Self
2008
- Sons of Anarchy as Les Packer
- True Blood as Jackson Herveaux
- Fly Me to the Moon as Louie (voice)
- Autopsy as Dr. David Benway
- Strange Wilderness as Gus Hayden
2007
- Chuck as Col. James Keller
- Burn Notice as John Barrett
- Bridge to Terabithia as Jack Aarons
- Balls of Fury as Sgt. Pete Daytona
2006
- Psych as Major General Felts
- The Unit as Tom Ryan
- Big Love as Bud Maybury
- Flags of Our Fathers as Colonel Chandler Johnson
- Firewall as Gary Mitchell
- The Marine as Rome
- We Are Marshall as Rick Tolley (uncredited)
- Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol
- The Making of 'The Marine' as Self
- The Broken Movie as cop
2005
- American Dad! as Mindhunter (voice)
- Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
- Avatar: The Last Airbender as Master Piandao (voice)
- Ben 10 as Phil (voice)
- Walk the Line as Ray Cash
- Elvis as Vernon Presley
- Supercross as Earl Cole
2004
- Lost as Hibbs
- Stargate Atlantis as Colonel Marshall Sumner
- The Batman as Hawkman (voice)
- Ladder 49 as Lenny Richter
- Bad Apple as Colonel Tom Ryanmy 'Bells' Bellavita
2003
- NCIS as Merton Bell
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle as Ray Carter
- First to Die as Nicholas Jenks
2002
- D-Tox as Noah
- Ticker as FBI Agent
- Backflash as Ray Bennett
- Pavement as Sam Brown
- Angels Don't Sleep Here as Det. Russell Stark
2001
- Spy Kids as Mr. Lisp
- The Hire as FBI Agent
- Texas Rangers as Sgt. John Armstrong
2000
- All the Pretty Horses as Cole
- The Vivero Letter as James Wheeler
- Mexico City as Ambassador Mills
- The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D' as Self
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Ray Schenkel
- The Sopranos as David Scatino
- Batman Beyond as Richard Armacost (voice)
- From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money as Buck
- From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic as Self
- A Texas Funeral as Zach
- Shogun Cop as Detective
1998
- The Faculty as Coach Joe Willis
- Ambushed as Shannon Herrold
- Renegade Force as Jake McInroy
- Tactical Assault as Colonel Lee Banning
- Perfect Assassins as Leo Benita
- Rag and Bone as Sgt. Daniel Ryan
1997
- The Angry Beavers
- Cop Land as Jack Rucker
- The Legend of Calamity Jane as John Wesley Hardin (voice)
- Rosewood as Lover
- The Only Thrill as Colonel Tom Ryan McHenry
- Asylum as Nicholas Tordone
- Sink Or Swim as Goatee
1996
- Superman: The Animated Series as LeBeau (voice)
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest as Race Bannon (voice)
- Striptease as Darrell Grant
- Within the Rock ... (Producer)
1995
- The Outer Limits as Major John Skokes
- Dumb and Dumber as Cop (voice)
- Body Language as Delbert Radley
- Decoy as Travis
- Last Gasp as Leslie Chase
1994
- Double Dragon as Kongo Shuko
- Zero Tolerance as Jeff Douglas
- Hong Kong 97 as Reginald Cameron
- Body Shot as Mickey Dane
- Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects as Self
- The Cool Surface as Jarvis Scott
1993
- The X-Files as John Doggett
- SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron as Dr. Greenbox (voice)
- Last Action Hero as T-1000
- Fire in the Sky as Mike Rodgers
- Nine Inch Nails: Broken as Cop (uncredited)
- T2: More Than Meets the Eye as Self
1992
- Wayne's World as Bad Cop / T-1000
1991
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day as T-1000
- Hollywood Boulevard II as Cameraman
- The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' as Self
1990
- Die Hard 2 as O'Reilly
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Lothar
- The New Lassie
1988
- Equalizer 2000 as Deke
- Killer Instinct as Johnny Ransom
- Warlords from Hell
1987
- Eye of the Eagle as Johnny Ransom
1986
- Future Hunters as Slade