Mathew St. Patrick | |
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Born | Mathew St. Patrick (1969-03-17)March 17, 1969 (age 56) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1996–present |
Mathew St. Patrick (born March 17, 1969)[1] is an American actor best known for his portrayal ofKeith Charles on theHBO drama seriesSix Feet Under (2001−05). Previously, Patrick appeared asMarcus Taggert inGeneral Hospital (1997) and Adrian Sword inAll My Children (1998−2000), both soap operas. St. Patrick also had a leading role as Detective Kenneth Marjorino in the seriesReunion (2005−06). His film roles includeWar (2007) andAlien Raiders (2008).
St. Patrick was born and raised inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Curtis St. Patrick, a hot dog vendor, and Brenda (née Queen), who taught grade school.[2] He was on the varsity track team ofOlney High School,[3] but graduated in 1986 from Scotland School for Veterans' Children inScotland, Pennsylvania, the last remaining school for children of military veterans in the United States.[1][4]
After graduating from high school, he lived inNew York and then for eight years in theChicago, Illinois area (Carol Stream, Illinois) where he worked a wide variety of jobs: delivery salesman forCoca-Cola in St. Charles, Illinois, atUPS, a furniture store delivery driver (Zierks Furnishings) in St. Charles, Illinois, driving an 18-wheeled flatbed truck for Quikrete of Chicago, and for theUnion Pacific Railroad loading & unloading new cars & trucks at West Chicago Yard.[5]
In 1994, St. Patrick moved toLos Angeles, California to begin his acting career.[5] In Los Angeles, he first worked as a personal trainer[3] then in 1996 joined the West Coast Theater Ensemble.[5] After acting in his first stage production,Full Court Press, an agent noticed him and cast St. Patrick in the latter's film debut,Steel Sharks (1997), playing aNavy serviceman.[2]
St. Patrick was cast as DetectiveMarcus Taggert on soap operaGeneral Hospital in 1997, replacingRéal Andrews in the role.[6] However, his time in the role was brief, and Andrews returned as Marcus in 1998.[7] St. Patrick was not satisfied with Marcus' character, describing him as "one-dimensional."[8] He joined another soap opera,All My Children, as police lieutenant Adrian Sword, appearing in the series until 2000.[9] For his performance as Adrian, St. Patrick received twoNAACP Image Award nominations forOutstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series, in 1999 and 2000.[2]
He made guest appearances onBeverly Hills, 90210,[6]Diagnosis: Murder,NYPD Blue[2] andCrossing Jordan.[10] St. Patrick landed the role ofKeith Charles in the HBO seriesSix Feet Under in 2001, portraying a gay black man in an interracial relationship withDavid Fisher (Michael C. Hall).[11][12] Alongside hisSix Feet Under cast members, St. Patrick was nominated five consecutive times for theScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2001−05), winning the award in 2002 and 2003.[2] St. Patrick continued playing Keith until the series ended in 2005.[13]
St. Patrick starred as Detective Marjorino in theFox drama seriesReunion, which ran from 2005 to 2006.[14] Additionally, he played an FBI agent in the filmWar (2007)[15] and Seth in the science fiction horror filmAlien Raiders (2008).[16] St. Patrick voiced an EMT in the "Mr. Mathers" skit featured onEminem's albumRelapse (2009).[17] He was the first voice ofSkulker onDanny Phantom (2004)[18] and did voice work in preschool seriesHigglytown Heroes (2005−06).[19]
Following the end ofSix Feet Under, most of St. Patrick's roles on television have been minor characters. He appeared in the pilot of the TV seriesNCIS: Los Angeles (2013) and guest starred onLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit (2006),Private Practice (2009) andHawaii Five-0 (2017). St. Patrick had a recurring role during the final season of the award-winningFX dramaSons of Anarchy (2014), as Moses Cartwright.[20]
St. Patrick has a son[19] and reads the bible regularly.[8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | NYPD Blue | Rickie | Episode: "Unembraceable You" |
1996 | Moesha | Trainer | Episode: "The List" |
1997 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Basketball Official | Episode: "Straight Shooter" |
1997 | Steel Sharks | Mattox | |
1997 | Diagnosis Murder | Howie Lanier | Episode: "Slam Dunk Dead" |
1998 | NYPD Blue | Marvin | Episode: "You're Under a Rasta" |
1998 | Surface to Air | Quinland | |
1998 | Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Marcus Aurelis Sterling | 2 episodes |
1998–2000 | All My Children | Adrian Sword | 63 episodes Nominated—Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series(2000–01) |
2001–2005 | Six Feet Under | Keith Charles | 63 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series(2003–04) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series(2002, 2005–06) |
2004 | Danny Phantom | Skulker | Voice role, 3 episodes; after St. Patrick's departure from the series, Skulker was voiced byKevin Michael Richardson for the remainder of the series. |
2004 | Crossing Jordan | William Avery | Episode: "Justice Delayed" |
2005–2006 | Higglytown Heroes | Policeman Hero | 2 episodes |
2005–2006 | Reunion | Detective Kenneth Marjorino | 13 episodes |
2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Roddy Franklin | Episode: "Class" |
2007 | War | Wick | |
2008 | Sleepwalking | Detective #1 | |
2008 | Ball Don't Lie | Louis Accord | |
2008 | Alien Raiders | Seth Steadman | |
2009 | Private Practice | Malcolm | Episode: "What You Do for Love" |
2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Bobby J. Jenlow | Episode: "Identity" |
2009–2010 | Saving Grace | Tom Harris | 2 episodes |
2013 | NCIS | Metro Detective Bill Shard | Episode: "Prime Suspect" |
2014 | Sons of Anarchy | Moses Cartwright | 3 episodes |
2015 | Eddie and the Aviator | The Aviator | |
2017 | Hawaii Five-0 | John Berris | Episode: "Ka Laina Ma Ke One" |
2017 | Extinction | Agent Davidson | |
2018 | Doe | Carl | |
2019 | Ice Cream in the Cupboard | Dr. Derek Crowder |