Jason Patric | |
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 Patric in 2024 | |
| Born | John Anthony Miller III (1966-06-17)June 17, 1966 (age 59) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Partner | Danielle Schreiber (2002–2006, 2011–2012) |
| Children | 1 |
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John Anthony Miller III (born June 17, 1966), better known by hisstage nameJason Patric is an American film, television and stage actor. He is known for his roles in films such asThe Lost Boys (1987),Rush (1991),Geronimo: An American Legend (1993),Sleepers (1996),Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997),Your Friends & Neighbors (1998),Narc (2002),The Alamo (2004),My Sister's Keeper (2009), andThe Losers (2010). His father was actor/playwrightJason Miller, and his maternal grandfather was actorJackie Gleason.
Born inNew York City in the borough ofQueens, Patric is the eldest son and middle child ofAcademy Award–nominated actor andPulitzer Prize–winning playwrightJason Miller (born John Anthony Miller Jr.) and actressLinda Miller (born Linda Mae Gleason), and his maternal grandfather was actor/comedianJackie Gleason. He has an older sister, Jennifer, and had a younger brother, Jordan (died January 10, 2024), and his half-brother is actorJoshua John Miller. His ancestry is mostlyIrish, with someGerman.[1]
Growing up inUpper Saddle River, New Jersey, he attended schools such as Cavallini Middle School and the all-boys Catholic schoolSalesianRoman CatholicDon Bosco Preparatory High School (Ramsey, New Jersey). InCalifornia, he attendedSaint Monica Catholic High School (Santa Monica, California).[1]
After graduation, he was cast in the television dramaToughlove withBruce Dern. The following year, Patric was cast inSolarbabies alongsidePeter DeLuise,Jami Gertz,Lukas Haas,James LeGros andAdrian Pasdar. Within a couple years, Patric would reunite with Gertz inThe Lost Boys andAfter Dark, My Sweet with Dern. He co-starred withGeorge Dzundza andStephen Baldwin inThe Beast.
In 1987, Patric had his breakout role as teenage vampireMichael Emerson inJoel Schumacher'sThe Lost Boys.[2] The film was a critical and commercial success[3] and Patric's look in the film drew comparisons toThe Doors' lead vocalistJim Morrison,[4] and he was considered to portray the singer in the 1991 biographical filmThe Doors, directed byOliver Stone, which later went toVal Kilmer.[5][6]
In 1993, he starred alongsideGene Hackman andRobert Duvall as 1st Lt.Charles B. Gatewood in the movieGeronimo: An American Legend.[7] His scenes inThe Thin Red Line were cut before the film's release. He turned down the lead role inThe Firm (1993), which went toTom Cruise. He garnered excellent reviews for his performances as undercover narcotics officers inRush (1991) andNarc (2002).
In 2004, he portrayedJim Bowie, who died when the Alamo was captured in 1836 by the Mexican general,Santa Ana in the movie,The Alamo.[8]
In 2005, Patric appeared onBroadway as "Brick" in a revival ofTennessee Williams'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, oppositeAshley Judd,Ned Beatty and esteemed character actressMargo Martindale.[9] He next appeared on Broadway oppositeBrian Cox,Chris Noth,Kiefer Sutherland andJim Gaffigan in arevival of his fatherJason Miller's play,That Championship Season, which began previews on February 9, 2011, and closed on May 29, 2011. The play (written by Jason Miller) debuted in 1972, and won, among other awards, thePulitzer Prize and theTony Award.[10]
In 2012, he began filming the Civil War film,Copperhead, but several weeks into the shoot, he was removed from the project by the director,Ronald F. Maxwell for "refusing to take instructions". His replacement wasBilly Campbell.[11]
Patric began dating actressJulia Roberts days after she canceled her wedding to Patric'sThe Lost Boys co-star and best friend,[12]Kiefer Sutherland, in June 1991.[13][14] Patric had been invited to the wedding but was later uninvited by Sutherland as the date grew closer.[13] According to Roberts, the wedding had been canceled long before "days before the wedding" as the press claimed at the time,[15] and that it was a mutual decision.[16] On June 14, 1991, the day of what was supposed to be Roberts and Sutherland's wedding, Sutherland moved out of Roberts' Hollywood Hills house and Roberts traveled to Ireland with Patric.[13] In July 1991, Patric turned down a role that was originally set to be played by Sutherland in the western filmRenegades, in which he would co-star with Roberts, but the project fell apart following the cancellation of Roberts and Sutherland's wedding.[13][17] Patric and Roberts broke up in 1992.[18] After over a decade without speaking to each other, Patric and Sutherland reconciled in the mid-2000s,[18] and then co-starred on Broadway in a revival ofJason Miller's playThat Championship Season in 2011, and they have been close friends ever since.[18][19]
Patric then dated Danielle Schreiber off-and-on for approximately ten years. During the relationship, they conceived a son throughin vitro fertilization. They separated in May 2012. Schreiber's attorneys argued that Patric was merely a sperm donor, as Schreiber and Patric had not married and the conception of the child was by artificial means; therefore, they argued that Patric had no custody rights. Patric sued for parental rights to the child, but lost the case at the trial court level.[20] Following his loss in trial court, Patric lobbied the California legislature to give parental rights to sperm donors.[21] The Court of Appeal of California, however, ruled that the California Family Code did not preclude Patric from establishing that he was presumed a parent based on his post-birth conduct.[22] In late 2014, he was legally recognized as the father of his son.[23] This decision was upheld on appeal.[24]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | Solarbabies | Jason | |
| 1987 | The Lost Boys | Michael Emerson | |
| 1988 | The Beast | Konstantin Koverchenko | |
| 1990 | Denial | Michael | |
| After Dark, My Sweet | Kevin "Kid" Collins | ||
| Frankenstein Unbound | Lord Byron | ||
| Teach 109 | Teach 109 | Short film | |
| 1991 | Rush | Detective Jim Raynor | |
| 1993 | Geronimo: An American Legend | 1st LieutenantCharles B. Gatewood | |
| 1995 | The Journey of August King | August King | |
| 1996 | Sleepers | Lorenzo "Shakes" Carcaterra | |
| 1997 | Speed 2: Cruise Control | LAPD Officer Alex Shaw | |
| Incognito | Harry Donovan | ||
| 1998 | Your Friends & Neighbors | Cary | Also producer |
| 2002 | Narc | Detective Nick Tellis | |
| Three Days of Rain | Extra | Uncredited | |
| 2004 | The Alamo | Colonel Jim Bowie | |
| 2006 | Walker Payne | Walker Payne | |
| 2007 | Expired | Jay Caswell | |
| Shortcut to Happiness | Ray | Uncredited | |
| In the Valley of Elah | Lieutenant Kirklander | ||
| 2008 | Downloading Nancy | Louis Farley | |
| 2009 | My Sister's Keeper | Brian Fitzgerald | |
| 2010 | The Losers | Max | |
| Quality Time | Father | Short film | |
| 2011 | Keyhole | Ulysses Pick | |
| 2013 | The Outsider | Detective Klein | |
| Cavemen | Jack Bartlett | ||
| 2014 | Rise of the Lonestar Ranger | Kip Duane | |
| The Prince | Paul | ||
| 2016 | The Abandoned | Dennis Cooper/Mr. Streak | |
| Home Invasion | Mike | ||
| Lost & Found | Trent Walton | ||
| 2017 | The Yellow Birds | Captain Anderson | |
| Gangster Land | Detective Reed | ||
| 2018 | Big Kill | The Preacher | |
| 2020 | The Vanished | Sheriff Baker | |
| Runt | Coach Wilkes | ||
| Becoming | Kevin Lee | ||
| 2021 | Burning at Both Ends | Andre Eerikäinen | |
| 2022 | Nightshade | Randy Bell | |
| MK Ultra | Galvin Morgan | ||
| 2023 | Shrapnel | Sean Beckwith | |
| 2024 | Terrifier 3 | Michael Shaw | |
| Armor | James Brody | ||
| 2025 | A Line of Fire | Josef |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Toughlove | Gary Charters | Television film |
| 1994 | Saturday Night Live | Host | Episode: "Jason Patric/Blind Melon" |
| 2005 | Night Live: The Best of David Spade | Kevin | Television special |
| 2008 | Entourage | Himself | Episode: "Pie" |
| 2011 | Tilda | Andrew Brown | Unaired pilot |
| 2016 | Wayward Pines | Dr. Theo Yedlin | Main role |
| 2018 | The Girl in the Bathtub | A. Charles Peruto Jr. | Television film |
| 2025 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Detective Tim McKenna | 3 episodes |
| Year | Award / Festival | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 1994 | Western Heritage Awards | Wrangler Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Geronimo: An American Legend(shared with cast and crew) | Won | [25][26] |
| 1998 | Golden Raspberry Award | Worst Screen Couple | Speed 2: Cruise Control (shared withSandra Bullock) | Nominated | [27] |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Your Friends & Neighbors | Won | [28] | |
| 1999 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Nominated | [29] | ||
| Satellite Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Motion Picture | [28] | |||
| 2003 | Prism Awards | Best Performance in a Theatrical Feature Film | Narc | [30] | |
| 2007 | Stockholm International Film Festival | Best Actor | Expired | Won | [31] |
The money fromThat Championship Season enabled the family, which included Patric's brother and sister, to move to Upper Saddle River and a five-bedroom house on a large piece of land.... Patric (his given name is Jason Patric Miller Jr.)[dubious –discuss] attended Cavallini Middle School, and then Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey."
