Robert Patrick

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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

NCIS

American Dad!

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

Reacher

Lost

The Sopranos

All Movies (129)

• Diamond2026
• Mermaid2026 · as Ron Bocca
• FEEL2025 · as Sitter 13
• Good Men2024 · as Self
• Hounds of War2024 · as Colonel Hart
• Chuck Zito: An American Story2024 · as Self
• Shelter in Solitude2023 · as Dwayne
• Dark Asset2023 · as Dr. Cain
• Rushed2021 · as Jim O'Brien
• The Protégé2021 · as Billy Boy
• No Man of God2021 · as Roger Depue
• What Josiah Saw2021 · as Josiah Graham
• The Walking Dead: One More2021 · as Mays 1
• The Walking Dead: One More2021 · as Mays 2
• A Place Among the Dead2020 · as RP
• Troubled Waters2020 · as Sterling French
• Honest Thief2020 · as Samuel Baker
• Back Roads2019 · as Chief Mansour
• The Rising Hawk2019 · as Zakhar Berkut
• Jarhead: Law of Return2019 · as Senator Jackson
• The Laundromat2019 · as Captain Paris
• The Poison Rose2019 · as Chief Walsh
• Tone-Deaf2019 · as Harvey
• SGT. Will Gardner2019 · as Tony
• Edge of Fear2018 · as Jack Pryor
• T2: Reprogramming The Terminator2017 · as Self
• Last Rampage2017 · as Gary Tison
• Eloise2016 · as Doctor H.H. Greiss
• Street Level2016 · as Giuseppe
• 21 Days Under the Sky2016 · as Narrator
• Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert2015 · as Self - Presenter
• Hellions2015 · as Corman
• Hollywood Adventures2015 · as Studio Guard #1
• Tell2014 · as Ashton
• The Road Within2014 · as Robert
• Kill the Messenger2014 · as Ronny Quail
• Lost After Dark2014 · as Mr. C.
• Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey2014 · as Self
• Ask Me Anything2014 · as Doug Kampenfelt
• From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season2014
• Endless Love2014 · as Harry Elliot
• Lovelace2013 · as John J. Boreman
• Jayne Mansfield's Car2013 · as Jimbo Caldwell
• Identity Thief2013 · as Skiptracer
• Gangster Squad2013 · as Max Kennard
• Trouble with the Curve2012 · as Vince
• Safe House2012 · as Daniel Kiefe
• Red Faction: Origins2011 · as Alec
• The John Cena Experience2011 · as Self (archive footage)
• Good Day for It2011 · as Luke Cain
• S.W.A.T.: Firefight2011 · as Walter Hatch
• D-Minus2011 · as Chris
• Mafia2011 · as Detective Jules Dupree
• The Wrath of Cain2010 · as Warden Dean
• Kill Speed2010
• The Black Waters of Echo's Pond2010 · as Pete
• Five Minarets in New York2010 · as Becker
• Edgar Floats2010 · as Nicholas Breakey
• The Men Who Stare at Goats2009 · as Todd Nixon
• Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil2009 · as Self
• Alien Trespass2009 · as Vernon
• Lonely Street2009 · as Mr. Aaron
• Autopsy2008 · as Dr. David Benway
• Fly Me to the Moon2008 · as Louie (voice)
• Strange Wilderness2008 · as Gus Hayden
• Balls of Fury2007 · as Sgt. Pete Daytona
• Bridge to Terabithia2007 · as Jack Aarons
• We Are Marshall2006 · as Rick Tolley (uncredited)
• Flags of Our Fathers2006 · as Colonel Chandler Johnson
• The Marine2006 · as Rome
• Firewall2006 · as Gary Mitchell
• The Making of 'The Marine'2006 · as Self
• Walk the Line2005 · as Ray Cash
• Supercross2005 · as Earl Cole
• Ladder 492004 · as Lenny Richter
• Bad Apple2004 · as Colonel Tom Ryanmy 'Bells' Bellavita
• Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle2003 · as Ray Carter
• First to Die2003 · as Nicholas Jenks
• Pavement2002 · as Sam Brown
• Ticker2002 · as FBI Agent
• Angels Don't Sleep Here2002 · as Det. Russell Stark
• Backflash2002 · as Ray Bennett
• D-Tox2002 · as Noah
• Texas Rangers2001 · as Sgt. John Armstrong
• Spy Kids2001 · as Mr. Lisp
• All the Pretty Horses2000 · as Cole
• Mexico City2000 · as Ambassador Mills
• The Vivero Letter2000 · as James Wheeler
• The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'2000 · as Self
• Shogun Cop1999 · as Detective
• From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic1999 · as Self
• From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money1999 · as Buck
• A Texas Funeral1999 · as Zach
• The Faculty1998 · as Coach Joe Willis
• Renegade Force1998 · as Jake McInroy
• Perfect Assassins1998 · as Leo Benita
• Ambushed1998 · as Shannon Herrold
• Tactical Assault1998 · as Colonel Lee Banning
• Rag and Bone1998 · as Sgt. Daniel Ryan
• Sink Or Swim1997 · as Goatee
• Cop Land1997 · as Jack Rucker
• Asylum1997 · as Nicholas Tordone
• Rosewood1997 · as Lover
• The Only Thrill1997 · as Colonel Tom Ryan McHenry
• Striptease1996 · as Darrell Grant
• Decoy1995 · as Travis
• Last Gasp1995 · as Leslie Chase
• Body Language1995 · as Delbert Radley
• Hong Kong 971994 · as Reginald Cameron
• Double Dragon1994 · as Kongo Shuko
• Zero Tolerance1994 · as Jeff Douglas
• Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects1994 · as Self
• The Cool Surface1994 · as Jarvis Scott
• Body Shot1994 · as Mickey Dane
• Last Action Hero1993 · as T-1000
• Fire in the Sky1993 · as Mike Rodgers
• T2: More Than Meets the Eye1993 · as Self
• Wayne's World1992 · as Bad Cop / T-1000
• The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'1991 · as Self
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day1991 · as T-1000
• Hollywood Boulevard II1991 · as Cameraman
• Die Hard 21990 · as O'Reilly
• Warlords from Hell1988
• Killer Instinct1988 · as Johnny Ransom
• Equalizer 20001988 · as Deke
• Eye of the Eagle1987 · as Johnny Ransom
• Future Hunters1986 · as Slade
• Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2— · as Dallas Cambridge
• Hal—

All TV Shows (56)

• Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James Gunn2025 · as Self
• Krapopolis2023 · as Fatherinlawus (voice)
• Royal Crackers2023 · as Agent Gubbins (voice)
• The Night Agent2023 · as Hawkins
• 19232022 · as Sheriff McDowell
• Tulsa King2022 · as Jeremiah Dunmire
• LIGHT & MAGIC2022 · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
• Reacher2022 · as Shane Langston
• Peacemaker2022 · as August 'Auggie' Smith / White Dragon
• Peacemaker2022 · as August 'Auggie' Smith / Blue Dragon
• Perry Mason2020 · as Herman Baggerly
• Talking Sopranos2020 · as Self
• Mayans M.C.2018 · as Les Packer
• Lore2017 · as Reverend Eliakim Phelps
• Goliath2016 · as Coach (Billy's Father)
• MacGyver2016 · as Ian Cain
• Ride with Norman Reedus2016 · as Self
• Scorpion2014 · as Cabe Gallo
• From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series2014 · as Jacob Fuller
• Last Resort2012 · as Master Chief Joseph Prosser
• Halloween Wars2011 · as Self - Guest Judge
• The Walking Dead2010 · as Mays / Mays' Brother
• The Walking Dead2010 · as Mays 1 (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
• Community2009 · as Waldron
• True Blood2008 · as Jackson Herveaux
• Sons of Anarchy2008 · as Les Packer
• Chuck2007 · as Col. James Keller
• Burn Notice2007 · as John Barrett
• Psych2006 · as Major General Felts
• Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol2006
• Big Love2006 · as Bud Maybury
• The Unit2006 · as Tom Ryan
• Ben 102005 · as Phil (voice)
• Hell's Kitchen2005 · as Self - Restaurant Patron
• Elvis2005 · as Vernon Presley
• Avatar: The Last Airbender2005 · as Master Piandao (voice)
• American Dad!2005 · as Mindhunter (voice)
• Lost2004 · as Hibbs
• The Batman2004 · as Hawkman (voice)
• Stargate Atlantis2004 · as Colonel Marshall Sumner
• NCIS2003 · as Merton Bell
• The Hire2001 · as FBI Agent
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Ray Schenkel
• Batman Beyond1999 · as Richard Armacost (voice)
• The Sopranos1999 · as David Scatino
• The Legend of Calamity Jane1997 · as John Wesley Hardin (voice)
• The Angry Beavers1997
• Superman: The Animated Series1996 · as LeBeau (voice)
• The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest1996 · as Race Bannon (voice)
• Dumb and Dumber1995 · as Cop (voice)
• Dumb and Dumber1995 · as Bee Guard (voice)
• The Outer Limits1995 · as Major John Skokes
• SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron1993 · as Dr. Greenbox (voice)
• The X-Files1993 · as John Doggett
• The New Lassie1989
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Lothar