Will Patton
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
All Movies (100)
- You Can't Win2026 · as Foot and a Half George
- Train Dreams2025 · as Narrator (voice)
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 22024 · as Owen Kittredge
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 12024 · as Owen Kittredge
- Janet Planet2024 · as Wayne
- Halloween Ends2022 · as Frank
- Halloween Kills2021 · as Officer Hawkins
- Safe2021 · as Francis
- The Forever Purge2021 · as Caleb Tucker
- The Devil Below2021 · as Schuttmann
- Minari2021 · as Paul
- Sweet Thing2020 · as Adam
- Blood on Her Name2020 · as Richard
- Hammer2019 · as Stephen Davis
- Radioflash2019 · as Frank
- Halloween2018 · as Officer Hawkins
- An Actor Prepares2018 · as Wisdom
- Boarding School2018 · as Dr. Sherman
- The Scent of Rain & Lightning2018 · as Senior
- Salvage2018
- Megan Leavey2017 · as Jim
- American Honey2016 · as Back Seat Cowboy
- The November Man2014 · as Perry Weinstein
- Abigail Harm2013 · as The Visitor/Narrator
- The Girl2012 · as Tommy
- Waking Madison2011 · as Steven Walker
- Meek's Cutoff2011 · as Soloman Tetherow
- Knucklehead2010 · as Vic Sullivan
- Princess Kaiulani2010 · as Sanford B. Dole
- Brooklyn's Finest2010 · as Lt. Bill Hobarts
- The Fourth Kind2009 · as Sheriff August
- The Canyon2009 · as Henry
- The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln2009 · as John Wilkes Booth (Voice)
- Wendy and Lucy2008 · as Mechanic
- The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond2008 · as Old Man Dobyne
- American Violet2008 · as Sam Conroy
- Lucky Days2008 · as J.C.
- Dog Days of Summer2007 · as Eli Cottonmouth
- A Mighty Heart2007 · as Randall Bennett
- Code Name: The Cleaner2007 · as Riley
- The List2007 · as Harriston
- Road House 2: Last Call2006 · as Nate Tanner
- Family Sins2005 · as Philip Rothman
- The Last Ride2004 · as Aaron Purnell
- The Punisher2004 · as Quentin Glass
- The Rough South of Larry Brown2002
- The Mothman Prophecies2002 · as Gordon Smallwood
- Remember the Titans2000 · as Coach Bill Yoast
- Trixie2000 · as W. 'Red' Rafferty
- Jesus' Son2000 · as John Smith
- Gone in Sixty Seconds2000 · as Atley Jackson
- Entrapment1999 · as Hector Cruz
- Breakfast of Champions1999 · as Moe The Truck Driver
- I Woke Up Early the Day I Died1998 · as Preacher
- Armageddon1998 · as Chick
- All Revved Up1998 · as Sean
- The Postman1997 · as Bethlehem
- This World, Then the Fireworks1997 · as Lt. Morgan
- Inventing the Abbotts1997 · as Lloyd Abbott
- The Spitfire Grill1996 · as Nahum Goddard
- Fled1996 · as Gibson
- Copycat1995 · as Nicoletti
- Tollbooth1994 · as Dash
- The Puppet Masters1994 · as Dr. Lawrence Graves
- Judicial Consent1994 · as Alan Warwick
- The Client1994 · as Sergeant Hardy
- Natural Causes1994 · as Michael Murphy
- The Paint Job1993 · as Wesley
- Romeo Is Bleeding1993 · as Martie
- Taking the Heat1993 · as Hadley
- Midnight Edition1993 · as Jack Travers
- Lincoln and the War Within1992
- A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story1992 · as Frank Maxwell
- In the Deep Woods1992 · as Eric Gaines
- In the Soup1992 · as Skippy
- Cold Heaven1992 · as Father Niles
- Deadly Desire1991 · as Giles Menteer
- The Rapture1991 · as Deputy Foster
- Dillinger1991 · as Melvin Purvis
- Bright Angel1990 · as Woody (uncredited)
- A Shock to the System1990 · as Lt. Laker
- Everybody Wins1990 · as Jerry
- Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice1990
- Signs of Life1989 · as Owen's Father
- Wildfire1988 · as Mike
- Stars & Bars1988 · as Duane Gage
- No Way Out1987 · as Scott Pritchard
- A Gathering of Old Men1987 · as Lou Dimes
- Belizaire the Cajun1986 · as Matthew Perry
- After Hours1985 · as Horst
- Desperately Seeking Susan1985 · as Wayne Nolan
- Variety1985 · as Mark
- Chinese Boxes1984 · as Marsh
- The Beniker Gang1984 · as Forest Ranger
- Silkwood1983 · as Joe
- King Blank1983 · as Bar Customer
- Kent State1981 · as Peter
- Minus Zero1979 · as Schreiber
- Ruby Road—
- The Ice at the Bottom of the World—
All TV Shows (19)
- Silo2023 · as Deputy Sam Marnes
- Outer Range2022 · as Wayne Tillerson
- Swamp Thing2019 · as Avery Sunderland
- Yellowstone2018 · as Garrett Randle
- Shots Fired2017 · as Sheriff Daniel Platt
- Falling Skies2011 · as Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver
- The Good Wife2009 · as Mike Tascioni
- Into the West2005 · as James Fletcher
- Numb3rs2005 · as Det. Gary Walker
- 242001 · as Alan Wilson
- The Agency2001 · as Jackson Haisley
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Craig Halliday
- VR.51995 · as Dr. Frank Morgan
- Nasty Boys1990 · as Batiste
- The Equalizer1985 · as Officer Nick Braxton
- Nature1982 · as Narrator (voice)
- Search for Tomorrow1951
- Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey— · as Lou Smith
- The Magnificent Seven— · as Cyrus T. Clemons