Timothy Van Patten (born June 10, 1959) is an American television director, screenwriter, producer, and former actor. He has receivednumerous accolades including twoEmmy Awards, aPeabody Award, and twoDirectors Guild of America Awards, as well as nominations for twoBAFTA Awards.

Patten started his career as an actor portraying Mario "Salami" Pettrino onThe White Shadow from 1978 to 1981. He also played the villainous teenager Peter Stegman inClass of 1984 (1982), Max Keller onThe Master (1984), and Sergeant Andy Wojeski inTrue Blue (1989–1990). Beginning in the early 1990s, he left acting to pursue a directing career full time.

Patten received two Primetime Emmy Awards forOutstanding Limited Series for theHBO limited seriesThe Pacific (2010), andOutstanding Directing for a Drama Series for theHBO drama seriesBoardwalk Empire episode "To the Lost" (2012). He also received Emmy nominations for his work onSex and the City,The Sopranos, andGame of Thrones. Patten also directed episodes forDeadwood,Rome, andThe Wire. He directed theNetflix seriesBlack Mirror episode "Hang the DJ" (2018), and theHBO legal drama seriesPerry Mason (2020).

Van Patten was born inBrooklyn,New York, to Richard Byron Van Patten (1907 – 1985) and his second wife Eleanor della Gatta Van Patten and grew up inMassapequa, New York. He graduated fromMassapequa High School in 1977, in the same class as musicianBrian Setzer and football playerBrian Baldinger.

Patten started his career as an actor in film and television. He first gained prominence for his role as Mario "Salami" Pettrino in theCBS drama seriesThe White Shadow from 1978 to 1981 appearing in 54 episodes. He made his feature film debut in theMark Lester directed crime thrillerClass of 1984 portraying Peter Stegman, the villainous teenager. He acted alongsideMichael J. Fox andRoddy McDowell. The film received positive reviews withRoger Ebert writing, "[the film] is raw, offensive, vulgar, and violent, but it contains the sparks of talent and wit, and it is acted and directed by people who cared to make it special."^[1] Patten then played Max Keller in theNBC action-adventure seriesThe Master (1984). His other film roles include Joey in theWorld War II science fiction filmZone Troopers (1985), J.T. in the comedy filmThe Wrong Guys (1988), and Father John Durham in the horror filmCatacombs (1988). He played Andy Wojeski in the NBC crime drama seriesTrue Blue from 1989 to 1990.

Following the cancellation ofTrue Blue Patten quit acting^[2] and made his directorial film debut with the seriesHome Fries in 1991. His other early credits include directing two episodes of the primetimesoap operaCentral Park West (1995-1996), an episode of theFox science fiction seriesThe Visitor (1998), four episodes for theUPN action crime drama seriesThe Sentinel from 1996 to 1998, and theCBS drama seriesPromised Land also 1996 to 1998. He gained prominence directing episodes for the NBC police dramaHomicide: Life on the Street (1995-1999), and for the Fox police dramaNew York Undercover (1997-1998), both of which were critically acclaimed. Patten directed 31 episodes of the CBS drama seriesTouched by an Angel from 1994 to 2000.Ed,

Patten gained greater prominence as a director for a string of critically and commercially successfulHBO projects. He received four nominations for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the HBO crime drama seriesThe Sopranos (1999-2007) episodes "Amour Fou" (2001), "Whoever Did This" (2002), "Long Term Parking" (2004), and "Members Only" (2006).^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]} During this time he received acclaim for directing numerous episodes of theDavid Simon crime seriesThe Wire, theDarren Star created romantic comedy seriesSex and the City, theJohn Milius created historical drama seriesRome, and theDavid Milch createdWestern seriesDeadwood.

He was nominated for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieHBO miniseriesThe Pacific (2009) for which he won thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series alongside producersTom Hanks andSteven Spielberg. During this time he directed two episodes for theHBO fantasy seriesGame of Thrones, "The Kingsroad" and "Winter is Coming" receiving a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the later. Patten went on to win thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for directing the 2011Boardwalk Empire episode "To the Lost". He was also nominated for the episodes "Margate Sands" (2012), "Farewell Daddy Blues" (2013), "Eldorado" (2014).

He directed the critically acclaimed episode ofBlack Mirror, "Hang the DJ" (2017). He also directed and served as an executive producer of the HBO legal drama seriesPerry Mason (2020).

Patten is the half-brother ofDick Van Patten andJoyce Van Patten, and the uncle ofVincent Van Patten andTalia Balsam.

His daughter is actressGrace Van Patten.

In 2001, together withTerence Winter, Van Patten won both theEdgar Award andWriters Guild of America Award forEpisodic Drama forThe Sopranos episode "Pine Barrens," directed bySteve Buscemi.^[34]

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