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Will Patton
Actor · Crew· Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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?.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
74 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | You Can't Win | Foot and a Half George | Film |
| 2025 | Train Dreams | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2024 | Janet Planet | Wayne | Film |
| 2024 | Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 | Owen Kittredge | Film |
| 2022 | Halloween Ends | Frank | Film |
| 2021 | Minari | Paul | Film |
| 2021 | Halloween Kills | Officer Hawkins | Film |
| 2021 | The Forever Purge | Caleb Tucker | Film |
| 2019 | Radioflash | Frank | Film |
| 2018 | Boarding School | Dr. Sherman | Film |
| 2018 | The Scent of Rain & Lightning | Senior | Film |
| 2018 | Halloween | Officer Hawkins | Film |
| 2016 | American Honey | Back Seat Cowboy | Film |
| 2014 | The November Man | Perry Weinstein | Film |
| 2013 | Abigail Harm | The Visitor/Narrator | Film |
| 2012 | The Girl | Tommy | Film |
| 2011 | Waking Madison | Steven Walker | Film |
| 2011 | Meek's Cutoff | Soloman Tetherow | Film |
| 2010 | Princess Kaiulani | Sanford B. Dole | Film |
| 2010 | Knucklehead | Vic Sullivan | Film |
| 2010 | Brooklyn's Finest | Lt. Bill Hobarts | Film |
| 2009 | The Canyon | Henry | Film |
| 2009 | The Fourth Kind | Sheriff August | Film |
| 2008 | American Violet | Sam Conroy | Film |
| 2008 | The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond | Old Man Dobyne | Film |
| 2007 | Dog Days of Summer | Eli Cottonmouth | Film |
| 2007 | Code Name: The Cleaner | Riley | Film |
| 2007 | A Mighty Heart | Randall Bennett | Film |
| 2006 | Road House 2: Last Call | Nate Tanner | Film |
| 2005 | Family Sins | Philip Rothman | Film |
| 2004 | The Last Ride | Aaron Purnell | Film |
| 2004 | The Punisher | Quentin Glass | Film |
| 2002 | The Mothman Prophecies | Gordon Smallwood | Film |
| 2000 | Trixie | W. 'Red' Rafferty | Film |
| 2000 | Jesus' Son | John Smith | Film |
| 2000 | Remember the Titans | Coach Bill Yoast | Film |
| 2000 | Gone in Sixty Seconds | Atley Jackson | Film |
| 1999 | Breakfast of Champions | Moe The Truck Driver | Film |
| 1999 | Entrapment | Hector Cruz | Film |
| 1998 | I Woke Up Early the Day I Died | Preacher | Film |
| 1998 | Armageddon | Chick | Film |
| 1997 | The Postman | Bethlehem | Film |
| 1997 | This World, Then the Fireworks | Lt. Morgan | Film |
| 1997 | Inventing the Abbotts | Lloyd Abbott | Film |
| 1996 | The Spitfire Grill | Nahum Goddard | Film |
| 1996 | Fled | Gibson | Film |
| 1995 | Copycat | Nicoletti | Film |
| 1994 | The Puppet Masters | Dr. Lawrence Graves | Film |
| 1994 | The Client | Sergeant Hardy | Film |
| 1994 | Judicial Consent | Alan Warwick | Film |
| 1994 | Tollbooth | Dash | Film |
| 1993 | Romeo Is Bleeding | Martie | Film |
| 1993 | The Paint Job | Wesley | Film |
| 1992 | In the Soup | Skippy | Film |
| 1992 | In the Deep Woods | Eric Gaines | Film |
| 1992 | Lincoln and the War Within | Film | |
| 1992 | Cold Heaven | Father Niles | Film |
| 1991 | The Rapture | Deputy Foster | Film |
| 1990 | Everybody Wins | Jerry | Film |
| 1990 | Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice | Film | |
| 1990 | A Shock to the System | Lt. Laker | Film |
| 1990 | Bright Angel | Woody (uncredited) | Film |
| 1989 | Signs of Life | Owen's Father | Film |
| 1988 | Stars & Bars | Duane Gage | Film |
| 1987 | A Gathering of Old Men | Lou Dimes | Film |
| 1987 | No Way Out | Scott Pritchard | Film |
| 1986 | Belizaire the Cajun | Matthew Perry | Film |
| 1985 | After Hours | Horst | Film |
| 1985 | Variety | Mark | Film |
| 1985 | Desperately Seeking Susan | Wayne Nolan | Film |
| 1984 | The Beniker Gang | Forest Ranger | Film |
| 1984 | Chinese Boxes | Marsh | Film |
| 1983 | Silkwood | Joe | Film |
| The Magnificent Seven | Cyrus T. Clemons | TV |
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