Will Patton

William Rankin Patton (born June 14, 1954) is an American actor and audiobook narrator. He starred as Colonel Dan Weaver in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies. He also appeared in the films Remember the Titans, Armageddon, Gone in 60 Seconds and The Punisher. He appeared opposite Kevin Costner in two films: No Way Out (1987) and The Postman (1997). He won two Obie Awards for best actor in Sam Shepard's play Fool for Love and the Public Theater production of What Did He See?.

Will Patton
Born
William Rankin Patton

(1954-06-14) June 14, 1954
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present

Early life

Patton was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the eldest of three children. His father is Bill Patton, a playwright and acting/directing instructor who was a Lutheran minister and served as a chaplain at Duke University.[1][2][3] Patton was raised on a farm, where his parents ran a foster home for wayward teenagers.[1] He attended the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem and The Actors' Studio in New York City, New York.

Career

Patton won two Obie Awards for best actor for his performances in Sam Shepard's play Fool for Love and the Public Theater production of What Did He See?. He portrayed the evil antagonist in Desperately Seeking Susan, and had a significant role in No Way Out, his first major film. He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of General Bethlehem in The Postman. He portrayed coach Bill Yoast in Remember the Titans, and FBI agent Melvin Purvis in the 1991 made-for-television film Dillinger, before an acclaimed supporting actor performance in Armageddon. Patton provided the voice for the audio version of The Assault on Reason by Al Gore, as well as the role of Alan Wilson on the TV show 24. He recorded the audio version for 22 books written by best-selling mystery writer James Lee Burke. Patton plays the character of Sam Conroy in the film American Violet.

2011-15, he starred as Colonel Weaver in the TNT sci-fi television series Falling Skies, executive-produced by Steven Spielberg.

2019, Patton portrayed Avery Sunderland in the DC Universe (streaming service) TV series, Swamp Thing (2019 TV series).

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1983 Variety Mark
King Blank Bar Customer
Silkwood Joe
1985 The Beniker Gang Forest Ranger
Desperately Seeking Susan Wayne Nolan
After Hours Horst
1986 Chinese Boxes Lang Marsh
Belizaire the Cajun Matthew Perry
1987 No Way Out Scott Pritchard
1988 Wildfire Mike
Stars and Bars Duane Gage
1989 Signs of Life Mr. Coughlin
1990 Everybody Wins Jerry
A Shock to the System Lieutenant Laker
Bright Angel Woody Uncredited
1991 The Rapture Deputy Foster
Cold Heaven Father Niles
1992 In the Soup 'Skippy'
1993 The Paint Job Wesley
Midnight Edition Jack Travers
Romeo Is Bleeding Martie
1994 Tollbooth Dash Pepper
Natural Causes Michael Murphy
Judicial Consent Alan Warwick
The Client Sergeant Hardy
The Puppet Masters Dr. Graves
1995 Copycat Inspector Nicoletti
1996 Plain Pleasures
The Spitfire Grill Nahum Goddard
Fled Detective Matthew 'Gib' Gibson
1997 Inventing the Abbotts Lloyd Abbott
Hounddogg
This World, Then the Fireworks Lieutenant Morgan
The Postman General Bethlehem
1998 OK Garage Sean
Armageddon Charles 'Chick' Chapple
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died Preacher
1999 Breakfast of Champions 'Moe' The Truck Driver
Entrapment Hector Cruz
Jesus' Son John Smith
2000 Gone in 60 Seconds Atley Jackson
Trixie W. 'Red' Rafferty
Remember the Titans Coach Bill Yoast
2002 The Mothman Prophecies Gordon Smallwood
2004 The Punisher Quentin Glass
2006 Road House 2 Nate Tanner
2007 Code Name: The Cleaner Riley
A Mighty Heart DSS Special Agent Randall Bennett
The List Michael Harriston
Dog Days of Summer Eli Cottonmouth
2008 Wendy and Lucy The Mechanic
American Violet Sam Conroy
Lucky Days J.C.
2009 Barbarian Princess Sanford B. Dole
Looking at Animals Raymond
The Canyon Henry
The Fourth Kind Sheriff August
Waking Madison Madison's Father
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Old Man Dobyne
2010 Brooklyn's Finest Lieutenant Bill Hobarts
Meek's Cutoff Solomon Tetherow
Knucklehead Vic Sullivan
2012 The Girl Tommy
Abigail Harm The Visitor / Narrator
2014 The November Man Perry Weinstein
2016 American Honey Backseat Cowboy
2017 The Scent of Rain and Lightning Senior
Megan Leavey Jim
2018 Boarding School Dr. Sherman
An Actor Prepares Wisdom
Halloween Deputy Frank Hawkins
2019 Blood on Her Name Richard Tiller
2019 Hammer Stephen Davis
2020 Minari Paul
2021 The Forever Purge

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1981 Kent State Peter Television film
1982 CBS Library Ben Moody Episode: "Robbers, Rooftops and Witches"
1982–1983 Ryan's Hope 'Ox' Knowles 2 episodes
1984–1985 Search for Tomorrow Kentucky Bluebird 26 episodes
1985 The Equalizer Officer Nick Braxton Episode: "Lady Cop"
1987 A Gathering of Old Men Lou Dimes Television film
1990 Nasty Boys Raymond Batiste Episode: "Flesh and Blood"
1991 Dillinger FBI Agent Melvin Purvis Television film
Deadly Desire Giles Menteer Television film
1992 Lincoln and the War Within Unknown Character Television film
In the Deep Woods Eric Gaines Television film
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story Frank Maxwell Television film
1993 Taking the Heat Hadley Television film
1995–1997 VR.5 Dr. Frank Morgan 5 episodes
1997 The Protector Jeff Unknown episodes
2001–2003 The Agency Jackson Haisley 44 episodes
2004 Family Sins Philip Rothman Television film
The Last Ride Aaron Purnell Television film
2005 Into the West James Fletcher Episode: "Wheel to the Stars"
2006–2007 Numbers Lieutenant Gary Walker 4 episodes
2009 24 Alan Wilson 5 episodes
American Experience John Wilkes Booth (voice) Episodes: "The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln"
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Craig Haliday Episode: "Unshockable"
2011–2015 Falling Skies Captain Dan Weaver 52 episodes
2016 The Good Wife Mike Tascioni 4 episodes
2017 Shots Fired Sheriff Daniel Platt 10 episodes
2020 Swamp Thing Avery Sunderland[4] TBA
2020 Yellowstone Garrett Randall premiered Season 3, episode 9

Voice work

Audio books
Title Author Year
If It Bleeds Stephen King 2020
Tales of Ordinary MadnessCharles Bukowski2017
Call Down The Hawk Maggie Stiefvater 2019
The OutsiderStephen King2018
RobicheauxJames Lee Burke2018
The MistStephen King2017
Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann 2017
End of WatchStephen King2016
The Raven KingMaggie Stiefvater2016
House of the Rising SunJames Lee Burke2015
Finders KeepersStephen King2015
Blue Lily, Lily BlueMaggie Stiefvater2014
Mr. MercedesStephen King2014
Doctor SleepStephen King2013
The Dream ThievesMaggie Stiefvater2013
The SonPhilipp Meyer2013
My Cross to BearGregg Allman2012
The Raven BoysMaggie Stiefvater2012
Creole BelleJames Lee Burke2012
DeliveranceJames Dickey2011
Feast Day of FoolsJames Lee Burke2011
The Glass RainbowJames Lee Burke2010
Alas, BabylonPat Frank2010
Light in AugustWilliam Faulkner2010
Jesus' SonDenis Johnson2009
Swan PeakJames Lee Burke2008
On the RoadJack Kerouac2007
The Tin Roof BlowdownJames Lee Burke2007
The Assault on ReasonAl Gore2007
Fine Just the Way It Is: Wyoming Stories 3Annie Proulx2008
Tree of SmokeDenis Johnson2007
Last Car to Elysian FieldsJames Lee Burke2007
Thirteen MoonsCharles Frazier2006
Pegasus DescendingJames Lee Burke2006
Crusader's CrossJames Lee Burke2006
Jolie Blon's BounceJames Lee Burke2006
The Thomas Berryman NumberJames Patterson2006
To Have and Have NotErnest Hemingway2006
A Dave Robicheaux Audio CollectionJames Lee Burke2006
When Zachary Beaver Came to TownKimberly Willis Holt2006
CosmopolisDon DeLillo2005
In the Moon of Red PoniesJames Lee Burke2004
Cimarron RoseJames Lee Burke2004
White Doves at MorningJames Lee Burke2003
BitterrootJames Lee Burke2001
Cadillac JukeboxJames Lee Burke2001
Purple Cane RoadJames Lee Burke2000
Boone's LickLarry McMurtry2000
Burning AngelJames Lee Burke1999
Heaven's PrisonersJames Lee Burke1999
HeartwoodJames Lee Burke1999
Primal FearWilliam Diehl1999
Dixie City JamJames Lee Burke1999
A Stained White RadianceJames Lee Burke1998
Sunset LimitedJames Lee Burke1998
The Sea-WolfJack London1997
Dead Man's WalkLarry McMurtry1996
Dirty White BoysStephen Hunter1995
The Water Is WidePat Conroy1995
The FermataNicholson Baker1995
Gump and Co.Winston Groom1995
Gone SouthRobert R. McCammon1994
Lila – An Inquiry into MoralsRobert M. Pirsig1991
The Lost Get-Back BoogieJames Lee Burke1986

References
  1. Elias, Justine (July 5, 1998). "FILM; Emerging as a Leading Man of Supporting Actors". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. p. 9. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  2. Harrington, Douglas MacKaye (May 7, 2010). "Bill Patton Returns To The Hamptons With A New Play". Hamptons.com. Bridgehampton, NY. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  3. "Bill Patton One-Act Play". Harcum College. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  4. Andreeva, Nellie (November 5, 2018). "'Swamp Thing': Will Patton Cast As Avery Sunderland In DC Universe Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
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