Will Patton

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

Chick

Armageddon

Deputy Foster

The Rapture

Martie

Romeo Is Bleeding

Nicoletti

Copycat

Hector Cruz

Entrapment

Scott Pritchard

No Way Out

Coach Bill Yoast

Remember the Titans

Gordon Smallwood

The Mothman Prophecies

Sergeant Hardy

The Client

Preacher

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

Horst

After Hours

Lt. Laker

A Shock to the System

Sam Conroy

American Violet

Sheriff August

The Fourth Kind

W. 'Red' Rafferty

Trixie

Quentin Glass

The Punisher

Henry

The Canyon

Dr. Lawrence Graves

The Puppet Masters

Lt. Bill Hobarts

Brooklyn's Finest

Frank

Halloween Ends

Atley Jackson

Gone in Sixty Seconds

Lloyd Abbott

Inventing the Abbotts

Bethlehem

The Postman

Old Man Dobyne

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

Jerry

Everybody Wins

Harriston

The List

Aaron Purnell

The Last Ride

Lt. Morgan

This World, Then the Fireworks

Sanford B. Dole

Princess Ka'iulani

Nahum Goddard

The Spitfire Grill

Owen Kittredge

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

Gibson

Fled

Eli Cottonmouth

Dog Days of Summer

Dash

Tollbooth

Owen's Father

Signs of Life

Mark

Variety

Soloman Tetherow

Meek's Cutoff

Lou Dimes

A Gathering of Old Men

Eric Gaines

In the Deep Woods

Tommy

The Girl

Father Niles

Cold Heaven

Lincoln and the War Within

Duane Gage

Stars & Bars

Alan Warwick

Judicial Consent

Philip Rothman

Family Sins

The Visitor/Narrator

Abigail Harm

Wayne

Janet Planet

Forest Ranger

The Beniker Gang

Wesley

The Paint Job

Giles Menteer

Deadly Desire

Melvin Purvis

Dillinger

Perry Weinstein

The November Man

Mike

Wildfire

The Rough South of Larry Brown

Jack Travers

Midnight Edition

Matthew Perry

Belizaire the Cajun

Nate Tanner

Road House 2: Last Call

Owen Kittredge

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

Sean

OK Garage

Vic Sullivan

Knucklehead

Salvage

Marsh

Chinese Boxes

Peter

Kent State

Back Seat Cowboy

American Honey

Skippy

In the Soup

Senior

The Scent of Rain & Lightning

Jim

Megan Leavey

Moe The Truck Driver

Breakfast of Champions

Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice

Wisdom

An Actor Prepares

Frank Maxwell

A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story

Wayne Nolan

Desperately Seeking Susan

Michael Murphy

Natural Causes

Officer Hawkins

Halloween

John Smith

Jesus' Son

Dr. Sherman

Boarding School

Richard

Blood on Her Name

Paul

Minari

Randall Bennett

A Mighty Heart

Frank

Radioflash

Bar Customer

King Blank

Caleb Tucker

The Forever Purge

John Wilkes Booth (Voice)

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Hadley

Taking the Heat

Adam

Sweet Thing

J.C.

Lucky Days

Foot and a Half George

You Can't Win

Stephen Davis

Hammer

Joe

Silkwood

Woody (uncredited)

Bright Angel

Schuttmann

The Devil Below

Mechanic

Wendy and Lucy

Schreiber

Minus Zero

Riley

Code Name: The Cleaner

Francis

Safe

Officer Hawkins

Halloween Kills

Narrator

Train Dreams

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

97

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-06-14

Place of Birth

Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Also Known As

William Rankin 'Will' Patton