Acting
Will Patton
Born June 14, 1954 · Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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
6.7
Armageddon
Chick
6.6 TMDB
Halloween
Officer Hawkins
6.5 TMDB
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Atley Jackson
8.3 TMDB
Yellowstone
Garrett Randle
6.4 TMDB
The Punisher
Quentin Glass
7.7 TMDB
Remember the Titans
Coach Bill Yoast
6.4 TMDB
Halloween Kills
Officer Hawkins
8.2 TMDB
Silo
Deputy Sam Marnes
6.9 TMDB
The Forever Purge
Caleb Tucker
6.2 TMDB
Entrapment
Hector Cruz
6.0 TMDB
Halloween Ends
Frank
7.4
Minari
Paul
6.4 TMDB
The Fourth Kind
Sheriff August
7.8 TMDB
24
Alan Wilson
7.6
After Hours
Horst
6.1 TMDB
The November Man
Perry Weinstein
6.7 TMDB
The Client
Sergeant Hardy
7.6 TMDB
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Craig Halliday
7.1 TMDB
Falling Skies
Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver
6.5 TMDB
Copycat
Nicoletti
Filmography
- 2026You Can't WinFoot and a Half GeorgeMovie
- 2025Train DreamsNarrator (voice)Movie
- 2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2Owen KittredgeMovie
- 2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1Owen KittredgeMovie
- 2024Janet PlanetWayneMovie
- 2023SiloDeputy Sam MarnesSeries
- 2022Halloween EndsFrankMovie
- 2022Outer RangeWayne TillersonSeries
- 2021Halloween KillsOfficer HawkinsMovie
- 2021SafeFrancisMovie
- 2021The Forever PurgeCaleb TuckerMovie
- 2021The Devil BelowSchuttmannMovie
- 2020MinariPaulMovie
- 2020Sweet ThingAdamMovie
- 2020Blood on Her NameRichardMovie
- 2019HammerStephen DavisMovie
- 2019RadioflashFrankMovie
- 2019Swamp ThingAvery SunderlandSeries
- 2018HalloweenOfficer HawkinsMovie
- 2018An Actor PreparesWisdomMovie
- 2018Boarding SchoolDr. ShermanMovie
- 2018YellowstoneGarrett RandleSeries
- 2018The Scent of Rain & LightningSeniorMovie
- 2018SalvageGuy HillMovie
- 2017Megan LeaveyJimMovie
- 2017Shots FiredSheriff Daniel PlattSeries
- 2016American HoneyBack Seat CowboyMovie
- 2014The November ManPerry WeinsteinMovie
- 2013Abigail HarmThe Visitor/NarratorMovie
- 2012The GirlTommyMovie
- 2011Falling SkiesCaptain Daniel 'Dan' WeaverSeries
- 2011Waking MadisonSteven WalkerMovie
- 2011Meek's CutoffSoloman TetherowMovie
- 2010KnuckleheadVic SullivanMovie
- 2010Princess KaiulaniSanford B. DoleMovie
- 2010Brooklyn's FinestLt. Bill HobartsMovie
- 2009The Fourth KindSheriff AugustMovie
- 2009The CanyonHenryMovie
- 2009The Good WifeMike TascioniSeries
- 2009The Assassination of Abraham LincolnJohn Wilkes Booth (Voice)Movie
- 2008Wendy and LucyMechanicMovie
- 2008The Loss of a Teardrop DiamondOld Man DobyneMovie
- 2008American VioletSam ConroyMovie
- 2008Lucky DaysJ.C.Movie
- 2007Dog Days of SummerEli CottonmouthMovie
- 2007A Mighty HeartRandall BennettMovie
- 2007Code Name: The CleanerRileyMovie
- 2007The ListMichael HarristonMovie
- 2006Road House 2: Last CallNate TannerMovie
- 2005Into the WestJames FletcherSeries
- 2005Numb3rsDet. Gary WalkerSeries
- 2004The Last RideAaron PurnellMovie
- 2004The PunisherQuentin GlassMovie
- 2004Family SinsPhilip RothmanMovie
- 2002The Rough South of Larry BrownMovie
- 2002The Mothman PropheciesGordon SmallwoodMovie
- 200124Alan WilsonSeries
- 2001The AgencyJackson HaisleySeries
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCraig HallidaySeries
- 2000Remember the TitansCoach Bill YoastMovie
- 2000TrixieW. 'Red' RaffertyMovie
- 2000Jesus' SonJohn SmithMovie
- 2000Gone in Sixty SecondsAtley JacksonMovie
- 1999EntrapmentHector CruzMovie
- 1999Breakfast of ChampionsMoe The Truck DriverMovie
- 1998I Woke Up Early the Day I DiedPreacherMovie
- 1998ArmageddonChickMovie
- 1998All Revved UpSeanMovie
- 1997The PostmanBethlehemMovie
- 1997This World, Then the FireworksLt. MorganMovie
- 1997Inventing the AbbottsLloyd AbbottMovie
- 1996The Spitfire GrillNahum GoddardMovie
- 1996FledGibsonMovie
- 1995CopycatNicolettiMovie
- 1995VR.5Dr. Frank MorganSeries
- 1994TollboothDashMovie
- 1994The Puppet MastersDr. Lawrence GravesMovie
- 1994Judicial ConsentAlan WarwickMovie
- 1994The ClientSergeant HardyMovie
- 1994Natural CausesMichael MurphyMovie
- 1993The Paint JobWesleyMovie
- 1993Romeo Is BleedingMartieMovie
- 1993Taking the HeatHadleyMovie
- 1993Midnight EditionJack TraversMovie
- 1992Lincoln and the War WithinMovie
- 1992A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood StoryFrank MaxwellMovie
- 1992In the Deep WoodsEric GainesMovie
- 1992In the SoupSkippyMovie
- 1992Cold HeavenFather NilesMovie
- 1991Deadly DesireGiles MenteerMovie
- 1991The RaptureDeputy FosterMovie
- 1991DillingerMelvin PurvisMovie
- 1990Bright AngelWoody (uncredited)Movie
- 1990A Shock to the SystemLieutenant LakerMovie
- 1990Nasty BoysBatisteSeries
- 1990Everybody WinsJerryMovie
- 1990Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone JusticeMovie
- 1989Signs of LifeOwen's FatherMovie
- 1988WildfireMikeMovie
- 1988Stars & BarsDuane GageMovie
- 1987No Way OutScott PritchardMovie
- 1987A Gathering of Old MenLou DimesMovie
- 1986Belizaire the CajunMatthew PerryMovie
- 1985The EqualizerOfficer Nick BraxtonSeries
- 1985After HoursHorstMovie
- 1985Desperately Seeking SusanWayne NolanMovie
- 1985VarietyMarkMovie
- 1984Chinese BoxesMarshMovie
- 1984The Beniker GangForest RangerMovie
- 1983SilkwoodJoeMovie
- 1983King BlankBar CustomerMovie
- 1982NatureNarrator (voice)Series
- 1982American PlayhouseMatthew Perry, Owen's FatherSeries
- 1981Kent StatePeterMovie
- 1979Minus ZeroSchreiberMovie
- 1951Search for TomorrowSeries
- —Ruby RoadMovie
- —The Ice at the Bottom of the WorldMovie
- —The Magnificent SevenCyrus T. ClemonsSeries