Robert Patrick | |
|---|---|
 Patrick at the 2016WonderCon | |
| Born | Robert Hammond Patrick (1958-11-05)November 5, 1958 (age 67) Marietta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Richard Patrick (brother) |
Robert Hammond Patrick (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor. Known for portraying villains and authority figures,[1] Patrick is aSaturn Award winner with four other nominations.
Patrick dropped out of college when drama class sparked his interest in acting, and entered film in 1986. After playing a supporting role inDie Hard 2 (1990), he came to prominence as theT-1000, theantagonist ofTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) — a role he reprised forcameo appearances inWayne's World (1992) andLast Action Hero (1993). His other film credits includeFire in the Sky (1993),Striptease (1996),Cop Land (1997),The Faculty (1998),Spy Kids (2001),Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003),Ladder 49 (2004),Walk the Line (2005),Flags of Our Fathers (2006),We Are Marshall (2006),Bridge to Terabithia (2007),The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009), andSafe House (2012).
In television, Patrick played FBI Special AgentJohn Doggett inThe X-Files,Colonel Tom Ryan inThe Unit,DHS agent Cabe Gallo inScorpion, andAuggie Smith / White Dragon inPeacemaker. He has played ongoing roles in series such as1923,Tulsa King,Reacher,The Outer Limits,The Sopranos,Elvis,Burn Notice,Last Resort,Sons of Anarchy, its spin-offMayans M.C., Jamie Hawkins inThe Night Agent, andFrom Dusk till Dawn: The Series, andOld Man Logan in the radio drama podcast seriesMarvel's Wastelanders.
AllMovie journalist Tracie Cooper wrote that, by the conclusion ofThe X-Files in 2002, Patrick had developed a "solid reputation within the industry", with critics, fans and co-stars alike praising his "work ethic, personality, and consistent performances."[2] Actor and directorJason Bateman described Patrick as "one of the greatheavies."[3]
Patrick[4] was born inMarietta, Georgia, on November 5, 1958,[2] and raised there, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts; Dayton, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; and Bay Village, Ohio. He is the eldest of five children born to Nadine and Robert M. Patrick.[5]
Patrick did not start to pursue an acting career until his mid-twenties. During his childhood, he did not like to act. In third grade, Patrick refused to wear a pair of green tights required forPeter Pan.[2] He graduated fromFarmington High School inFarmington, Michigan in 1977. Patrick was a track and field and football athlete atBowling Green State University. He dropped out before graduating when he found an interest in drama and acting.[4] After leaving college, Patrick worked as a house painter and continued as such until a boating accident in 1984 inLake Erie.[2] He swam for three hours in order to save others still stranded on the accident site, and nearly drowned in doing so.[4] After the accident, he moved toLos Angeles at age 26.
Patrick first appeared in several low-budget science-fiction and action films produced byRoger Corman and shot in thePhilippines byCirio H. Santiago.[6] Looking back, he credited his early appearances in films to his "tough-looking exterior".[2] He played leading roles in pictures such asEye of the Eagle,Equalizer 2000 orFuture Hunters. Patrick later commented that his experience with Santiago had been his "film school". TheB movies he made in the Philippines helped him get aSAG card.[6] Patrick's first major Hollywood film wasDie Hard 2, in a small part as a henchman for Colonel Stuart, before landing the role of theT-1000, the villain ofJames Cameron'sTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), which proved to be his most famous and breakthrough role. Cameron said he chose Patrick because of his physical appearance, which he felt fit the role. Patrick was "broke" at the time, living in a cheap apartment with his girlfriend, Barbara, whom he married during shooting. He has credited the film with starting his career.[2][7]
AfterTerminator 2, Patrick landed roles in variousfeature films such asLast Action Hero,Fire in the Sky (both 1993) andStriptease (1996). Because of his fondness formartial arts, Patrick starred in two martial arts films titledDouble Dragon andHong Kong 97, both released in 1994, and even had a fight scene withtaekwondo masterHwang Jang-Lee in Future Hunters (1988).
His performance inFire in the Sky ledThe X-Files creatorChris Carter to cast him in that series for the role ofJohn Doggett. Patrick's brother,Richard, had previously worked for the series by adding music for the soundtrack albumsSongs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files in 1996 andThe X-Files: The Album in 1998. Patrick was cast as Doggett in 2000.The X-Files was canceled two seasons later, after Duchovny left the show following season 7, which resulted in low ratings for the show. Patrick made several appearances on many genre magazines, withTV Guide going so far as to label him one of the Ten Sexiest Men of Sci-Fi.[2]
In 2000, Patrick appeared in three episodes ofThe Sopranos ("The Happy Wanderer", "Bust Out" and "Funhouse") asDavid "Davey" Scatino, a store owner struggling with gambling debts owed toRichie Aprile andTony Soprano. Four years later, he made a guest appearance in the pilot episodes forSci-Fi Channel's original seriesStargate Atlantis, "Rising", as the military component commander of the Atlantis expedition,Marshall Sumner. He accepted the role, since he had worked with the same crew onThe Outer Limits, a series which he appeared in during the early 1990s.[7]
Patrick playedJohnny Cash's father, Ray Cash, in the filmWalk the Line andElvis's father, Vernon Presley in the miniseriesElvis.[8] In 2003, he appeared inCharlie's Angels: Full Throttle, which reunited him with hisStriptease co-star,Demi Moore. He had a regular role onThe Unit,[9] and playedElvis Presley inLonely Street (2009).[10] In October 2006, he starred in theWWE Films productionThe Marine as Rome.[11] He also appeared inWe Are Marshall asMarshall University head coachRick Tolley, who lost his life whenSouthern Airways Flight 932 crashed in 1970.[12] His credits also include a guest starring role in theLost episode "Outlaws", as well as a recurring role as the voice of Master Piandao inseason 3 of theNickelodeon animated seriesAvatar: The Last Airbender. Patrick played a supporting role inFirewall, a 2006 action film starringHarrison Ford. He has also appeared inMeat Loaf's music video "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are" withWill Estes.[13]
DirectorMcG, who directedTerminator Salvation, said that he wanted to reintroduce characters from the previousTerminator films: "I like the idea and the perspective for the next picture that you meet Robert Patrick the way he looks today, and he's a scientist that's working on, you know, improvingcell replication so we can stay healthier and we can curediabetes and do all these things that sound like good ideas, and to once again live as idealized expressions as ourselves."[14] Patrick also starred in the psychological thrillerThe Black Water of Echo's Pond, which was directed by Italian filmmaker Gabriel Bologna.[15] In recent years, he has appeared in such television series asBurn Notice,NCIS andTrue Blood, among others. From 2012 to 2013, he also starred inLast Resort asChief of the Boat Joseph Prosser. He played asupporting character inIdentity Thief (2013). From 2014 to 2016, he starred inRobert Rodriguez'sFrom Dusk till Dawn: The Series as Jacob Fuller. He also played Agent Cabe Gallo on the CBS drama seriesScorpion from 2014 to 2018.
On March 28, 2017, Patrick was cast inAmazon Video horror anthology seriesLore, which is based on the award-winning and critically acclaimed podcast of the same name.Lore recounts true stories of frightening and paranormal occurrences.Lore premiered on October 13, 2017,[16] and ran for two seasons. In 2021, Patrick starred inRushed, co-produced byLars von Trier'sZentropa Entertainment, and written bySiobhan Fallon Hogan.[17] Also starringJake Weary andPeri Gilpin,Vertical Entertainment has acquired the distribution rights.[18]In 2022, Robert Patrick played Auggie Smith / White Dragon, the racist supervillain father of Peacemaker in theHBO Max seriesPeacemaker,[19] and he voicedWolverine in theMarvel's Wastelanders: Wolverine podcast.[20]
Patrick married actress Barbara Hooper in 1990. They have appeared together in various films and TV shows such asZero Tolerance andThe X-Files.[2] They have two children: a son and a daughter. His younger brother is musicianRichard Patrick, the lead singer ofFilter and former touring guitarist forNine Inch Nails.
Patrick is a devout Episcopalian. He is also a member of theBoozefighters motorcycle club.[21]
In August 2022, Patrick revealed for the first time that he struggled with substance abuse early on in his career and how it affected his momentum of procuring different acting roles afterTerminator 2.[22]
Robert became co-owner of Santa Clarita Harley-Davidson with Oliver Shokouh in September 2018.[23]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Future Hunters | Slade | |
| 1987 | Warlords from Hell | ||
| Eye of the Eagle | Johnny Ransom | ||
| Equalizer 2000 | Deke | ||
| Killer Instinct | Johnny Ransom | ||
| 1989 | Hollywood Boulevard II | Cameraman | |
| 1990 | Die Hard 2 | O'Reilly | |
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | T-1000 | |
| 1992 | Wayne's World | Cameo | |
| 1993 | Fire in the Sky | Mike Rogers | |
| Last Action Hero | T-1000 | Cameo | |
| Broken | Cop | Uncredited | |
| 1994 | Double Dragon | Victor Guisman / Koga Shuko | |
| The Cool Surface | Jarvis Scott | ||
| Body Shot | Mickey Dane | ||
| Hong Kong 97 | Reginald Cameron | ||
| Zero Tolerance | Jeff Douglas | ||
| 1995 | Decoy | Jack Travis | |
| Last Gasp | Leslie Chase | ||
| 1996 | T2 3-D: Battle Across Time | T-1000 | Universal Studios attraction |
| Striptease | Darrell Grant | ||
| 1997 | Cop Land | Officer Jack Rucker | |
| Rosewood | Fanny's Lover | ||
| Hacks | 'Goatee' | ||
| The Only Thrill | Tom McHenry | ||
| Asylum | Nicholas Tordone | ||
| 1998 | The Vivero Letter | James Wheeler | |
| Ambushed | Shannon Herrold | ||
| Renegade Force | Jake McInroy | ||
| The Faculty | Coach Joe Willis | ||
| Tactical Assault | Colonel Lee Banning | ||
| 1999 | From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money | Buck Bowers | Direct-to-video |
| A Texas Funeral | Zach | ||
| Shogun Cop | Detective | ||
| 2000 | Mexico City | Ambassador Mills | |
| All the Pretty Horses | Cole | ||
| 2001 | Spy Kids | Mr. Lisp | |
| Texas Rangers | Sergeant John Armstrong | ||
| Backflash | Ray Bennet | ||
| Angels Don't Sleep Here | Detective Russell Stark | ||
| 2002 | Out of These Rooms | John Michael | |
| Pavement | Samuel Brown | ||
| Ticker | FBI Agent | Segment for theBMW short film seriesThe Hire Uncredited | |
| D-Tox | Peter Noah | ||
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Ray Carter | |
| 2004 | Ladder 49 | Lenny Richter | |
| 2005 | Supercross | Earl Cole | |
| Walk the Line | Ray Cash | ||
| The Fix | Shay Riley | ||
| 2006 | Firewall | Gary Mitchell | |
| The Marine | Rome | ||
| Flags of Our Fathers | ColonelChandler Johnson | ||
| We Are Marshall | Head CoachRick Tolley | Uncredited | |
| 2007 | Bridge to Terabithia | Jack Aarons | |
| Balls of Fury | Sergeant Pete Daytona | ||
| 2008 | Fly Me to the Moon | Louie | Voice[24] |
| Strange Wilderness | Gus Hayden | ||
| 2009 | Autopsy | Dr. David Benway | |
| Alien Trespass | Vernon | ||
| Lonely Street | Mr. Aaron | ||
| The Black Waters of Echo's Pond | Pete | ||
| The Men Who Stare at Goats | Todd Nixon | ||
| 2010 | Five Minarets in New York | Becker | |
| The Wrath of Cain | Warden Dean | ||
| 2011 | S.W.A.T.: Firefight | Walter Hatch | |
| Red Faction: Origins | Alec Mason | ||
| Good Day for It | Luke Cain | ||
| 2012 | Safe House | CIA Agent Daniel Kiefer | |
| Trouble with the Curve | Vince | ||
| Jayne Mansfield's Car | Jim 'Jimbo' Caldwell | ||
| Mafia | Jules Dupree | ||
| 2013 | Gangster Squad | Officer Max Kennard | |
| Lovelace | John Boreman | ||
| Identity Thief | Skiptracer | ||
| 2014 | Endless Love | Harry Elliot | |
| Kill the Messenger | Ronald J. Quail | ||
| The Road Within | Robert | ||
| Ask Me Anything | Doug Kampenfelt | ||
| 2015 | Lost After Dark | Mr. C. | |
| Hellions | Corman | ||
| Hollywood Adventures | Studio Guard #1/T-1000 | Cameo- Chinese film | |
| 2017 | Eloise | Dr. H.H. Greiss | |
| Last Rampage | Gary Tison | ||
| 2018 | Edge of Fear | Jack Pryor | |
| Back Roads | Chief Mansour | ||
| 2019 | Sgt. Will Gardner | Tony | |
| The Poison Rose | Chief Bing Walsh | ||
| The Rising Hawk | Zakhar Berkut | ||
| The Laundromat | Captain Richard Paris | ||
| Tone-Deaf | Harvey | ||
| 2020 | Honest Thief | Agent Sam Baker | |
| 2021 | No Man of God | Roger Depue | |
| What Josiah Saw | Josiah Graham | ||
| The Protégé | Billy 'Billy Boy' | ||
| Rushed | Jim O'Brien | ||
| 2023 | Dark Asset | Dr. Cain | |
| Shelter in Solitude | Dwayne | ||
| TBA | Diamond | TBA | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The New Lassie | Russ | Episode: "Once Upon a Time..." |
| 1992 | Tales from the Crypt | Lothar | Episode: "The New Arrival" |
| 1993 | SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron | Dr. Lieter Greenbox | Voice, episode: "Chaos in Crystal" |
| 1994 | Captain Planet | Professor Posey | Voice, episode: "Bug Off" |
| 1995 | Body Language | Delbert Radley | Television film |
| 1995–1996 | The Outer Limits | MajorJohn Skokes | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Dumb and Dumber | Bee Guard, Cop | Voice, episode: "To Bee or Not to Bee"[24] |
| 1996–1997 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Race Bannon | Voice, main role (season 1)[24] |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Martin LeBeau | Voice, episode: "Feeding Time"[24] |
| 1997 | Rag and Bone | Sergeant Daniel Ryan | Television film |
| The Legend of Calamity Jane | John Wesley Hardin | Voice, English dub[24] | |
| 1998 | Perfect Assassins | Leo Benita | Television film |
| 1999 | The Angry Beavers | Wingnut | Voice, episode: "Easy Peasy Rider"[24] |
| 2000 | The Sopranos | David Scatino | Guest role; 3 episodes |
| Batman Beyond | Richard Armacost | Voice, episode: "Big Time"[24] | |
| 2000–2002 | The X-Files | John Doggett | Main role; 41 episodes |
| 2003 | 1st to Die | Nicholas Jenks | Television film |
| 2004 | Bad Apple | Colonel Tom Ryanmy "Bells" Bellavita | |
| Stargate Atlantis | Colonel Marshall Sumner | Episode: "Rising" | |
| 2005 | Lost | Hibbs | Episode: "Outlaws" |
| Duck Dodgers | J. Edgar Ashcan | Voice, episode: "Of Course You Know, This Means War and Peace: Part I"[24] | |
| Elvis | Vernon Presley | Miniseries | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ray Schenkel | Episode: "Demons" | |
| 2006 | Ben 10 | Phil Billings | Voice, episode: "Truth"[24] |
| 2006–2009 | The Unit | Colonel Tom Ryan | Main role; 69 episodes |
| Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol | Narrator | Voice | |
| 2007–2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Master Piandao | Voice, 2 episodes[24] |
| 2008 | The Batman | Katar Hol / Hawkman | |
| 2009 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | Red guest diner; episode: "9 Chefs Compete" |
| American Dad! | Stranger | Voice, episode: "In Country...Club" | |
| NCIS | Colonel Merton Bell | Episode: "Outlaws and In-Laws" | |
| 2010 | Psych | Major General Felts | Episode: "You Can't Handle This Episode" |
| Chuck | Colonel Keller | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Tic Tac" | |
| Burn Notice | John Barrett | Guest role; 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Big Love | Bud Mayberry | |
| 2012–2014 | True Blood | Jackson Herveaux | Main role; 12 episodes |
| 2012 | Last Resort | Command Master Chief Petty Officer Joseph Prosser | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Sons of Anarchy | President Les Packer | Guest role; 2 episodes (seasons 6–7) |
| 2014 | Community | Head of Parking Waldron | Episode: "Analysis of Cork-Based Networking" |
| From Dusk till Dawn: The Series | Jacob Fuller | Main cast (season 1); 10 episodes | |
| 2014–2018 | Scorpion | Agent Cabe Gallo | Main role; 93 episodes |
| 2015 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Robert Frank / Whizzer | Voice, episode: "S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy"[24] |
| 2017 | Lore | Reverend Eliakim Phelps | Episode: "Passing Notes" |
| 2018–2019 | Mayans M.C. | President Les Packer | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Perry Mason | Herman Baggerly | Recurring role |
| 2021 | The Walking Dead | Mays | Episode: "One More"[25] |
| MacGyver | Ian Cain | Episode: "SOS + Hazmat + Ultrasound + Frequency + Malihini" | |
| Goliath | Coach (Billy's Father) | Recurring role; 4 episodes | |
| 2022–present | Peacemaker | Auggie Smith / White Dragon / Blue Dragon | Main role |
| 2022–25 | 1923 | Sheriff William McDowell | Recurring role |
| 2023–25 | The Night Agent | Hawkins | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | Praise Petey | Various | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2023–24 | Reacher | Shane Langston | Main role (Season 2) |
| 2025 | Tulsa King | Jeremiah Dunmire | Main role (Season 3) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | T-1000 | Voice and performance capture |
| 1995 | The Dig | Commander Boston Low | Voice[24] |
| 2005 | The Outfit | 'Deuce' Williams | |
| 2013 | LocoCycle | S.P.I.K.E. | Voice |
| 2020 | Madden NFL 21 | Coach Red O'Brien | Voice and Model |
| 2025 | Mortal Kombat 1 | T-1000 | Voice and Model, original game released in 2023 |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Villain | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | ||
| 1994 | Best Actor | Fire in the Sky | Nominated | |
| 2001 | Best Actor on Television | The X-Files | Won | |
| 2002 | Nominated | |||
| 2005 | Jury Awards | Best Actor | The Fix | Won |
