Robert Patrick
Born: 1958-11-05 in Marietta, Georgia, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Robert Hammond Patrick (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor. He is known for portraying villains and authority figures, most notably in his breakthrough role as the liquid-metal, shape-shifting T-1000 in James Cameron's blockbuster Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Patrick was born in Marietta, Georgia, the eldest of five children. He was raised there and in Boston, Dayton, Detroit, and Cleveland. He attended the Bowling Green State University in Ohio, but dropped out after he took a drama course and became interested in acting. After leaving college, he took a job as a house painter and continued as such until a boating accident in Lake Erie in 1984. He swam for three hours in order to save the others still stranded on the accident site, while he nearly drowned in his attempt. After the accident, he moved from Ohio to Los Angeles, California. He worked in a bar to supplement his income and even lived in his own car. Patrick starred in various direct-to-video television movies, and had a short appearance in Die Hard 2 (1990). After starring in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), he landed roles in various feature films such as Last Action Hero (1993), Fire in the Sky (1993) and Striptease (1996). His performance in Fire in the Sky caught the attention of Chris Carter, creator of the television series The X-Files (1993). After David Duchovny distanced himself from the series during its seventh season, Patrick was cast as FBI Special Agent John Doggett. On the small screen, Robert was a series regular on Season Six of HBO's True Blood (2008) and also appeared in the final season. He had a memorable role in the final season of Sons of Anarchy (2008), did a cameo role on the sitcom Community (2009), and had a supporting role in Season One on Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2014) for the El Rey Network. In Spring 2017, it was announced that Robert would have a featured role in Gale Anne Hurd's highly anticipated Amazon series Lore (2017), based on the popular horror podcast. Recent film credits include Universal Pictures' Identity Thief (2013) with Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman, Warner Brothers' Gangster Squad (2013) in which he played Josh Brolin's squad member going up against Sean Penn as Mickey Cohan, Trouble with the Curve (2012) opposite Clint Eastwood, Lovelace (2013) opposite Sharon Stone and Amanda Seyfried, Universal's remake of Endless Love (2014) with Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde, Focus Features' Kill the Messenger (2014) opposite Jeremy Renner, and The Road Within (2014) with Kyra Sedgwick and Zoë Kravitz. In addition to his acting success, Patrick is a lifelong supporter of the military and the USO. The grandson of an Army veteran who served during World Wars I and II and the Korean War, Patrick grew up with a profound respect for troops. Devoted to giving back, he regularly goes on USO hospital visits and has participated in four USO tours in seven countries since 2008, visiting more than 8,100 service members and military families. He is a passionate Harley-Davidson enthusiast and is co-owner of Harley-Davidson of Santa Clarita. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Barbara and their two children.
Filmography
2024
- Hounds of War as Colonel Hart
- Good Men as Self
- Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self
2023
- The Night Agent as Hawkins
- Krapopolis as Fatherinlawus (voice)
- Dark Asset as Dr. Cain
- Royal Crackers as Agent Gubbins (voice)
- Shelter in Solitude as Dwayne
2022
- Tulsa King as Jeremiah Dunmire
- Reacher as Shane Langston
- Peacemaker as August 'Auggie' Smith / White Dragon
- 1923 as Sheriff McDowell
- LIGHT & MAGIC as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2021
- Rushed as Jim O'Brien
- The Protégé as Billy Boy
- No Man of God as Roger Depue
- What Josiah Saw as Josiah Graham
2020
- Perry Mason as Herman Baggerly
- Honest Thief as Samuel Baker
- Talking Sopranos as Self
- Troubled Waters as Sterling French
- A Place Among the Dead as RP
2019
- Jarhead: Law of Return as Senator Jackson
- Back Roads as Chief Mansour
- The Laundromat as Captain Paris
- The Poison Rose as Chief Walsh
- SGT. Will Gardner as Tony
- The Rising Hawk as Zakhar Berkut
- Tone-Deaf as Harvey
2018
- Mayans M.C. as Les Packer
- Edge of Fear as Jack Pryor
2017
- Last Rampage as Gary Tison
- Lore as Reverend Eliakim Phelps
- T2: Reprogramming The Terminator as Self
2016
- Goliath as Coach (Billy's Father)
- MacGyver as Ian Cain
- Ride with Norman Reedus as Self
- Street Level as Giuseppe
- Eloise as Doctor H.H. Greiss
- 21 Days Under the Sky as Narrator
2015
- Hellions as Corman
- Hollywood Adventures as Studio Guard #1
- Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert as Self - Presenter
2014
- Scorpion as Cabe Gallo
- Tell as Ashton
- From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series as Jacob Fuller
- Kill the Messenger as Ronny Quail
- Lost After Dark as Mr. C.
- The Road Within as Robert
- Ask Me Anything as Doug Kampenfelt
- Endless Love as Harry Elliot
- Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey as Self
- From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
2013
- Lovelace as John J. Boreman
- Gangster Squad as Max Kennard
- Identity Thief as Skiptracer
- Jayne Mansfield's Car as Jimbo Caldwell
2012
- Safe House as Daniel Kiefe
- Trouble with the Curve as Vince
- Last Resort as Master Chief Joseph Prosser
2011
- Mafia as Detective Jules Dupree
- S.W.A.T.: Firefight as Walter Hatch
- D-Minus as Chris
- Halloween Wars as Self - Guest Judge
- Red Faction: Origins as Alec
- Good Day for It as Luke Cain
2010
- The Walking Dead as Mays / Mays' Brother
- Kill Speed
- Five Minarets in New York as Becker
- The Black Waters of Echo's Pond as Pete
- The Wrath of Cain as Warden Dean
- Edgar Floats as Nicholas Breakey
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
- Strange Wilderness as Gus Hayden
- Fly Me to the Moon as Louie (voice)
- Autopsy as Dr. David Benway
- Les petites étrangères
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
- Big Love as Bud Maybury
- The Unit as Tom Ryan
- The Marine as Rome
- Flags of Our Fathers as Colonel Chandler Johnson
- We Are Marshall as Rick Tolley (uncredited)
- Firewall as Gary Mitchell
- The Broken Movie as cop
- The Making of 'The Marine' as Self
- Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol
2005
- American Dad! as Mindhunter (voice)
- Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
- Ben 10 as Phil (voice)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender as Master Piandao (voice)
- Supercross as Earl Cole
- Walk the Line as Ray Cash
- Elvis as Vernon Presley
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
- Backflash as Ray Bennett
- Pavement as Sam Brown
- Angels Don't Sleep Here as Det. Russell Stark
- D-Tox as Noah
- Ticker as FBI Agent
2001
- Texas Rangers as Sgt. John Armstrong
- Spy Kids as Mr. Lisp
- The Hire as FBI Agent
2000
- Mexico City as Ambassador Mills
- All the Pretty Horses as Cole
- The Vivero Letter as James Wheeler
- 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
- Shogun Cop as Detective
- From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic as Self
- A Texas Funeral as Zach
1998
- Perfect Assassins as Leo Benita
- Tactical Assault as Colonel Lee Banning
- The Faculty as Coach Joe Willis
- Ambushed as Shannon Herrold
- Renegade Force as Jake McInroy
- Rag and Bone as Sgt. Daniel Ryan
1997
- The Angry Beavers
- Rosewood as Lover
- The Only Thrill as Colonel Tom Ryan McHenry
- Cop Land as Jack Rucker
- The Legend of Calamity Jane as John Wesley Hardin (voice)
- Asylum as Nicholas Tordone
- Sink Or Swim as Goatee
1996
- Superman: The Animated Series as LeBeau (voice)
- Striptease as Darrell Grant
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest as Race Bannon (voice)
- Within the Rock ... (Producer)
1995
- The Outer Limits as Major John Skokes
- Decoy as Travis
- Body Language as Delbert Radley
- Last Gasp as Leslie Chase
1994
- Double Dragon as Kongo Shuko
- Body Shot as Mickey Dane
- Zero Tolerance as Jeff Douglas
- Hong Kong 97 as Reginald Cameron
- The Cool Surface as Jarvis Scott
- Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects as Self
1993
- The X-Files as John Doggett
- Last Action Hero as T-1000
- Fire in the Sky as Mike Rodgers
- 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