Patrick Fugit | |
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 Fugit in 2018 | |
| Born | Patrick Raymond Fugit (1982-10-27)October 27, 1982 (age 43) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Children | 1 |
Patrick Raymond Fugit (/ˈfjuːɡɪt/;[1] born October 27, 1982) is an American actor. His breakout role was William Miller in the comedy-drama filmAlmost Famous (2000), which earned him aScreen Actors Guild Award nomination.
Fugit has also had starring roles in the filmsSpun (2002),White Oleander (2002),Saved! (2004),Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006),Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009),We Bought a Zoo (2011), andThanks for Sharing (2012). He had supporting roles inGone Girl (2014) andFirst Man (2018). Fugit had the lead role in the psychological horror filmMy Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To (2020), which he also produced.
Fugit played the lead role of Kyle Barnes on theCinemax horror seriesOutcast (2016–2018). He also had a main role as Pat Montgomery on theHBO Max miniseriesLove & Death (2023).
Fugit performed the role of Owen Moore in the 2020 video gameThe Last of Us Part II.
Fugit was born inSalt Lake City, Utah, and lived briefly inDanbury, New Hampshire. His mother, Jan Clark-Fugit, is a dance teacher, and his father, Bruce Fugit, is an electrical engineer.[2][3] Fugit has been askateboarder since he was fifteen.[3]
Fugit's career launched when he was cast as the young rock-fan-turned-reporter inCameron Crowe'sAlmost Famous. Fugit said that he did not have any knowledge of 1970s rock music before starting the music-laden project.[4][5]
Fugit played an aspiring comic book artist inWhite Oleander (2002) and a naive drug addict in the dark comedySpun (2003).
His next film,Saved! (2004), was a satirical look at the religious right in high schools. Fugit's character was originally a surfer, but it changed into a skateboarder due to his skateboarding experience.[6]
Fugit starred inThe Amateurs and playedEvra Von inCirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009).[7]
In 2011, Fugit was cast inWe Bought A Zoo, another Cameron Crowe film.
In 2016, he joined the cast of Cinemax's television seriesOutcast. He stated he enjoyed playing a father but worried that not being one in real life at the time might make him seem awkward.[8]
In 2020, Fugit was cast in a lead role onABC's pilot forThirtysomething(else), a sequel toThirtysomething; however, the pilot was scrapped by ABC later that same year.[9]
Fugit and his best friend, David Fetzer, formed afolk rock band, Mushman, in which Fugit played the guitar and sometimes sang. Fetzer died in 2012.[10][11] Fugit studiesflamenco guitar, which he played on the Cavedoll song "Mayday" and the Mushman song "Brennan's Theme" for the ending scene inWristcutters: A Love Story.[12]
Growing up in Salt Lake City, Fugit says he was "the weird kid" in school because he learned ballet as his mother was a ballet teacher and because he was not Mormon but attended a predominantly Mormon school.[13]
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Fugit has a child with his long-term partner, actress Jennifer Del Rosario.[14][4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Almost Famous | William Miller | |
| 2002 | Spun | Frisbee | |
| 2002 | White Oleander | Paul Trout | |
| 2004 | Saved! | Patrick Wheeler | |
| 2004 | Dead Birds | Sam | |
| 2005 | The Amateurs | Emmett Orwin | Alternative title:The Moguls |
| 2006 | Wristcutters: A Love Story | Zia | |
| 2006 | Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas | Bickford Shmeckler | |
| 2007 | The Good Life | Andrew | |
| 2009 | Horsemen | Cory | |
| 2009 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Evra the Snake Boy | |
| 2011 | We Bought a Zoo | Robin Jones | |
| 2012 | Thanks for Sharing | Danny | |
| 2013 | Reckless | David Harrison | |
| 2014 | Gone Girl | Officer James Gilpin | |
| 2015 | Queen of Earth | Rich | |
| 2018 | Alex & The List | Alex | |
| 2018 | First Man | Elliot See | |
| 2019 | Robert the Bruce | Will | |
| 2020 | My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To | Dwight | Also producer |
| 2022 | Babylon | Officer Elwood |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | Touched by an Angel | Boy #1 / Joey | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Legion of Fire: Killer Ants! | Scott Blount | Television film |
| 2001 | MADtv | William Miller | Episode: 6.19 |
| 2003 | ER | Sean Simmons | 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Everything You Want | Customer | Television film Also known asLove Surreal |
| 2006 | House | Jack Walters | Episode: "Whac-A-Mole" |
| 2011 | Cinema Verite | Alan Raymond | Television film |
| 2016–2018 | Outcast | Kyle Barnes | Main role |
| 2019 | Treadstone | Stephen Haynes | Recurring role |
| 2023 | Love & Death | Pat Montgomery | Main role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Last of Us Part II | Owen Moore (voice) | Alsomotion capture |
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| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Male – Newcomer | Almost Famous | Nominated | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Most Promising Actor | Almost Famous | Won | ||
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | Breakthrough Male Performance | Almost Famous | Nominated | ||
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Breakthrough Performance | Almost Famous | Nominated | ||
| Best Ensemble | Almost Famous | Won | |||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Almost Famous | Nominated | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Breakout Film Performance | Almost Famous | Nominated | ||
| Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor | Almost Famous | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | Best Ensemble | Gone Girl | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best TV Actor[15] | Outcast | Nominated |
