Will Patton
Known for Acting · 119 credits
- Born
- 1954-06-14 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- Also known as
- William Rankin 'Will' Patton · William Rankin Patton · William Patton · 윌 패튼 · 威尔·帕顿 · Вілл Петтон
Biography
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
TV Shows (19)
Silo
2023
as Deputy Sam Marnes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Craig Halliday
Yellowstone
2018
as Garrett Randle
24
2001
as Alan Wilson
The Good Wife
2009
as Mike Tascioni
Numb3rs
2005
as Det. Gary Walker
Nature
1982
as Narrator (voice)
Falling Skies
2011
as Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver
American Playhouse
1982
as Matthew Perry / Owen's Father
The Equalizer
1985
as Officer Nick Braxton
The Agency
2001
as Jackson Haisley
Swamp Thing
2019
as Avery Sunderland
Outer Range
2022
as Wayne Tillerson
Into the West
2005
as James Fletcher
Search for Tomorrow
1951
Shots Fired
2017
as Sheriff Daniel Platt
Nasty Boys
1990
as Batiste
VR.5
1995
as Dr. Frank Morgan
The Magnificent Seven
as Cyrus T. Clemons
Movies (100)
Armageddon
1998
as Chick
Halloween
2018
as Officer Hawkins
The Punisher
2004
as Quentin Glass
Train Dreams
2025
as Narrator (voice)
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
as Atley Jackson
The Forever Purge
2021
as Caleb Tucker
Halloween Kills
2021
as Officer Hawkins
Remember the Titans
2000
as Coach Bill Yoast
The November Man
2014
as Perry Weinstein
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024
as Owen Kittredge
Halloween Ends
2022
as Frank
All Revved Up
1998
as Sean
The Mothman Prophecies
2002
as Gordon Smallwood
The Fourth Kind
2009
as Sheriff August
Megan Leavey
2017
as Jim
The Client
1994
as Sergeant Hardy
Entrapment
1999
as Hector Cruz
You Can't Win
2026
as Foot and a Half George
Minari
2021
as Paul
The Postman
1997
as Bethlehem
No Way Out
1987
as Scott Pritchard
Copycat
1995
as Nicoletti
Inventing the Abbotts
1997
as Lloyd Abbott
After Hours
1985
as Horst
Natural Causes
1994
as Michael Murphy
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
as Lt. Bill Hobarts
Cold Heaven
1992
as Father Niles
Fled
1996
as Gibson
Road House 2: Last Call
2006
as Nate Tanner
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
as Wayne Nolan
In the Deep Woods
1992
as Eric Gaines
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024
as Owen Kittredge
Code Name: The Cleaner
2007
as Riley
Janet Planet
2024
as Wayne
Jesus' Son
2000
as John Smith
Radioflash
2019
as Frank
American Honey
2016
as Back Seat Cowboy
Meek's Cutoff
2011
as Soloman Tetherow
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993
as Martie
Knucklehead
2010
as Vic Sullivan
Silkwood
1983
as Joe
A Mighty Heart
2007
as Randall Bennett
A Shock to the System
1990
as Lt. Laker
Midnight Edition
1993
as Jack Travers
Ruby Road
The Puppet Masters
1994
as Dr. Lawrence Graves
Wendy and Lucy
2008
as Mechanic
Breakfast of Champions
1999
as Moe The Truck Driver
The Rapture
1991
as Deputy Foster
The Devil Below
2021
as Schuttmann
A Gathering of Old Men
1987
as Lou Dimes
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
2008
as Old Man Dobyne
The Spitfire Grill
1996
as Nahum Goddard
Trixie
2000
as W. 'Red' Rafferty
Boarding School
2018
as Dr. Sherman
American Violet
2008
as Sam Conroy
Dog Days of Summer
2007
as Eli Cottonmouth
Princess Kaiulani
2010
as Sanford B. Dole
The Girl
2012
as Tommy
Bright Angel
1990
as Woody (uncredited)
Stars & Bars
1988
as Duane Gage
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
1992
as Frank Maxwell
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998
as Preacher
The Canyon
2009
as Henry
An Actor Prepares
2018
as Wisdom
Signs of Life
1989
as Owen's Father
The Ice at the Bottom of the World
The Beniker Gang
1984
as Forest Ranger
Family Sins
2005
as Philip Rothman
This World, Then the Fireworks
1997
as Lt. Morgan
Hammer
2019
as Stephen Davis
Kent State
1981
as Peter
Everybody Wins
1990
as Jerry
Judicial Consent
1994
as Alan Warwick
Tollbooth
1994
as Dash
Taking the Heat
1993
as Hadley
The List
2007
as Harriston
The Scent of Rain & Lightning
2018
as Senior
The Last Ride
2004
as Aaron Purnell
Variety
1985
as Mark
Sweet Thing
2020
as Adam
Belizaire the Cajun
1986
as Matthew Perry
Blood on Her Name
2020
as Richard
The Paint Job
1993
as Wesley
Deadly Desire
1991
as Giles Menteer
In the Soup
1992
as Skippy
Abigail Harm
2013
as The Visitor/Narrator
Chinese Boxes
1984
as Marsh
Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
1990
Waking Madison
2011
as Steven Walker
Dillinger
1991
as Melvin Purvis
Lincoln and the War Within
1992
Wildfire
1988
as Mike
Minus Zero
1979
as Schreiber
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
2009
as John Wilkes Booth (Voice)
Lucky Days
2008
as J.C.
Salvage
2018
King Blank
1983
as Bar Customer
Safe
2021
as Francis
The Rough South of Larry Brown
2002
About 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?. With 119 credits spanning from 1951 to 2026, Will Patton has appeared in 100 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Will Patton Movies
- Armageddon (1998) — as Chick
- Halloween (2018) — as Officer Hawkins
- The Punisher (2004) — as Quentin Glass
- Train Dreams (2025) — as Narrator (voice)
- Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) — as Atley Jackson
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