Will Patton
Acting
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Acting Credits
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?.
Known For
Filmography
You Can't Win
2026
as Foot and a Half George
Train Dreams
2025
as Narrator (voice)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024
as Owen Kittredge
Janet Planet
2024
as Wayne
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024
as Owen Kittredge
Silo
2023
as Deputy Sam Marnes
Halloween Ends
2022
as Frank
Outer Range
2022
as Wayne Tillerson
Minari
2021
as Paul
The Forever Purge
2021
as Caleb Tucker
The Devil Below
2021
as Schuttmann
Safe
2021
as Francis
Halloween Kills
2021
as Officer Hawkins
Blood on Her Name
2020
as Richard
Sweet Thing
2020
as Adam
Radioflash
2019
as Frank
Hammer
2019
as Stephen Davis
Swamp Thing
2019
as Avery Sunderland
Salvage
2018
as Guy Hill
The Scent of Rain & Lightning
2018
as Senior
An Actor Prepares
2018
as Wisdom
Halloween
2018
as Officer Hawkins
Boarding School
2018
as Dr. Sherman
Yellowstone
2018
as Garrett Randle
Megan Leavey
2017
as Jim
Shots Fired
2017
as Sheriff Daniel Platt
American Honey
2016
as Back Seat Cowboy
The November Man
2014
as Perry Weinstein
Abigail Harm
2013
as The Visitor/Narrator
The Girl
2012
as Tommy
Meek's Cutoff
2011
as Soloman Tetherow
Waking Madison
2011
as Steven Walker
Falling Skies
2011
as Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
as Lt. Bill Hobarts
Princess Kaiulani
2010
as Sanford B. Dole
Knucklehead
2010
as Vic Sullivan
The Fourth Kind
2009
as Sheriff August
The Canyon
2009
as Henry
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
2009
as John Wilkes Booth (Voice)
The Good Wife
2009
as Mike Tascioni
American Violet
2008
as Sam Conroy
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
2008
as Old Man Dobyne
Lucky Days
2008
as J.C.
Wendy and Lucy
2008
as Mechanic
The List
2007
as Michael Harriston
Dog Days of Summer
2007
as Eli Cottonmouth
A Mighty Heart
2007
as Randall Bennett
Code Name: The Cleaner
2007
as Riley
Road House 2: Last Call
2006
as Nate Tanner
Numb3rs
2005
as Det. Gary Walker
Into the West
2005
as James Fletcher
The Punisher
2004
as Quentin Glass
The Last Ride
2004
as Aaron Purnell
Family Sins
2004
as Philip Rothman
The Mothman Prophecies
2002
as Gordon Smallwood
The Rough South of Larry Brown
2002
The Agency
2001
as Jackson Haisley
24
2001
as Alan Wilson
Remember the Titans
2000
as Coach Bill Yoast
Trixie
2000
as W. 'Red' Rafferty
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
as Atley Jackson
Jesus' Son
2000
as John Smith
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Craig Halliday
Entrapment
1999
as Hector Cruz
Breakfast of Champions
1999
as Moe The Truck Driver
Armageddon
1998
as Chick
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998
as Preacher
All Revved Up
1998
as Sean
Inventing the Abbotts
1997
as Lloyd Abbott
The Postman
1997
as Bethlehem
This World, Then the Fireworks
1997
as Lt. Morgan
The Spitfire Grill
1996
as Nahum Goddard
Fled
1996
as Gibson
Copycat
1995
as Nicoletti
VR.5
1995
as Dr. Frank Morgan
The Client
1994
as Sergeant Hardy
The Puppet Masters
1994
as Dr. Lawrence Graves
Tollbooth
1994
as Dash
Judicial Consent
1994
as Alan Warwick
Natural Causes
1994
as Michael Murphy
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993
as Martie
The Paint Job
1993
as Wesley
Midnight Edition
1993
as Jack Travers
Taking the Heat
1993
as Hadley
In the Deep Woods
1992
as Eric Gaines
Cold Heaven
1992
as Father Niles
Lincoln and the War Within
1992
In the Soup
1992
as Skippy
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
1992
as Frank Maxwell
The Rapture
1991
as Deputy Foster
Deadly Desire
1991
as Giles Menteer
Dillinger
1991
as Melvin Purvis
A Shock to the System
1990
as Lieutenant Laker
Everybody Wins
1990
as Jerry
Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
1990
Bright Angel
1990
as Woody (uncredited)
Nasty Boys
1990
as Batiste
Signs of Life
1989
as Owen's Father
Stars & Bars
1988
as Duane Gage
Wildfire
1988
as Mike
No Way Out
1987
as Scott Pritchard
A Gathering of Old Men
1987
as Lou Dimes
Belizaire the Cajun
1986
as Matthew Perry
After Hours
1985
as Horst
Variety
1985
as Mark
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
as Wayne Nolan
The Equalizer
1985
as Officer Nick Braxton
The Beniker Gang
1984
as Forest Ranger
Chinese Boxes
1984
as Marsh
King Blank
1983
as Bar Customer
Silkwood
1983
as Joe
Nature
1982
as Narrator (voice)
American Playhouse
1982
as Matthew Perry
American Playhouse
1982
as Owen's Father
Kent State
1981
as Peter
Minus Zero
1979
as Schreiber
Search for Tomorrow
1951