Will Patton
Born: 1954-06-14 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Known For: 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?.
Filmography
2026
- You Can't Win as Foot and a Half George
2025
- Train Dreams as Narrator (voice)
2024
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 as Owen Kittredge
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 as Owen Kittredge
- Janet Planet as Wayne
2023
- Silo as Deputy Sam Marnes
2022
- Outer Range as Wayne Tillerson
- Halloween Ends as Frank
2021
- The Forever Purge as Caleb Tucker
- Halloween Kills as Officer Hawkins
- Minari as Paul
- The Devil Below as Schuttmann
- Safe as Francis
2020
- Sweet Thing as Adam
- Blood on Her Name as Richard
2019
- Swamp Thing as Avery Sunderland
- Radioflash as Frank
- Hammer as Stephen Davis
2018
- Yellowstone as Garrett Randle
- Halloween as Officer Hawkins
- Boarding School as Dr. Sherman
- The Scent of Rain & Lightning as Senior
- An Actor Prepares as Wisdom
- Salvage
2017
- Shots Fired as Sheriff Daniel Platt
- Megan Leavey as Jim
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
- Meek's Cutoff as Soloman Tetherow
- Waking Madison as Steven Walker
2010
- Brooklyn's Finest as Lt. Bill Hobarts
- Knucklehead as Vic Sullivan
- Princess Kaiulani as Sanford B. Dole
2009
- The Good Wife as Mike Tascioni
- The Fourth Kind as Sheriff August
- The Canyon as Henry
- The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln as John Wilkes Booth (Voice)
2008
- Wendy and Lucy as Mechanic
- The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond as Old Man Dobyne
- American Violet as Sam Conroy
- Lucky Days as J.C.
2007
- A Mighty Heart as Randall Bennett
- Code Name: The Cleaner as Riley
- The List as Harriston
- Dog Days of Summer as Eli Cottonmouth
2006
- Road House 2: Last Call as Nate Tanner
2005
- Numb3rs as Det. Gary Walker
- Into the West as James Fletcher
- Family Sins as Philip Rothman
2004
- The Punisher as Quentin Glass
- The Last Ride as Aaron Purnell
2002
- The Mothman Prophecies as Gordon Smallwood
- The Rough South of Larry Brown
2001
- 24 as Alan Wilson
- The Agency as Jackson Haisley
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Craig Halliday
- Remember the Titans as Coach Bill Yoast
- Gone in Sixty Seconds as Atley Jackson
- Jesus' Son as John Smith
- Trixie as W. 'Red' Rafferty
1999
- Entrapment as Hector Cruz
- Breakfast of Champions as Moe The Truck Driver
1998
- Armageddon as Chick
- I Woke Up Early the Day I Died as Preacher
- All Revved Up as Sean
1997
- The Postman as Bethlehem
- Inventing the Abbotts as Lloyd Abbott
- This World, Then the Fireworks as Lt. Morgan
1996
- Fled as Gibson
- The Spitfire Grill as Nahum Goddard
1994
- The Client as Sergeant Hardy
- The Puppet Masters as Dr. Lawrence Graves
- Judicial Consent as Alan Warwick
- Natural Causes as Michael Murphy
- Tollbooth as Dash
1993
- Romeo Is Bleeding as Martie
- Taking the Heat as Hadley
- The Paint Job as Wesley
- Midnight Edition as Jack Travers
1992
- In the Soup as Skippy
- Cold Heaven as Father Niles
- In the Deep Woods as Eric Gaines
- A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story as Frank Maxwell
- Lincoln and the War Within
1991
- The Rapture as Deputy Foster
- Dillinger as Melvin Purvis
- Deadly Desire as Giles Menteer
1990
- Nasty Boys as Batiste
- A Shock to the System as Lt. Laker
- Everybody Wins as Jerry
- Bright Angel as Woody (uncredited)
- Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
1989
- Signs of Life as Owen's Father
1988
- Stars & Bars as Duane Gage
- Wildfire as Mike
1987
- No Way Out as Scott Pritchard
- A Gathering of Old Men as Lou Dimes
1986
- Belizaire the Cajun as Matthew Perry
1985
- The Equalizer as Officer Nick Braxton
- After Hours as Horst
- Desperately Seeking Susan as Wayne Nolan
- Variety as Mark
1984
- Chinese Boxes as Marsh
- The Beniker Gang as Forest Ranger
1983
- Silkwood as Joe
- King Blank as Bar Customer
1982
- Nature as Narrator (voice)
1981
- Kent State as Peter
1979
- Minus Zero as Schreiber