Person
Will Patton
Acting · Born 1954-06-14 · Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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
Silo
Deputy Sam Marnes
Yellowstone
Garrett Randle
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Craig Halliday
24
Alan Wilson
The Good Wife
Mike Tascioni
Numb3rs
Det. Gary Walker
Falling Skies
Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver
The Equalizer
Officer Nick Braxton
Nature
Narrator (voice)
The Agency
Jackson Haisley
Filmography
- 2026You Can't WinFoot and a Half George
- 2025Train DreamsNarrator (voice)
- 2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2Owen Kittredge
- 2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1Owen Kittredge
- 2024Janet PlanetWayne
- 2023SiloDeputy Sam Marnes
- 2022Halloween EndsFrank
- 2022Outer RangeWayne Tillerson
- 2021Halloween KillsOfficer Hawkins
- 2021SafeFrancis
- 2021The Forever PurgeCaleb Tucker
- 2021The Devil BelowSchuttmann
- 2021MinariPaul
- 2020Sweet ThingAdam
- 2020Blood on Her NameRichard
- 2019HammerStephen Davis
- 2019RadioflashFrank
- 2019Swamp ThingAvery Sunderland
- 2018HalloweenOfficer Hawkins
- 2018An Actor PreparesWisdom
- 2018Boarding SchoolDr. Sherman
- 2018YellowstoneGarrett Randle
- 2018The Scent of Rain & LightningSenior
- 2018Salvage
- 2017Megan LeaveyJim
- 2017Shots FiredSheriff Daniel Platt
- 2016American HoneyBack Seat Cowboy
- 2014The November ManPerry Weinstein
- 2013Abigail HarmThe Visitor/Narrator
- 2012The GirlTommy
- 2011Falling SkiesCaptain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver
- 2011Waking MadisonSteven Walker
- 2011Meek's CutoffSoloman Tetherow
- 2010KnuckleheadVic Sullivan
- 2010Princess KaiulaniSanford B. Dole
- 2010Brooklyn's FinestLt. Bill Hobarts
- 2009The Fourth KindSheriff August
- 2009The CanyonHenry
- 2009The Good WifeMike Tascioni
- 2009The Assassination of Abraham LincolnJohn Wilkes Booth (Voice)
- 2008Wendy and LucyMechanic
- 2008The Loss of a Teardrop DiamondOld Man Dobyne
- 2008American VioletSam Conroy
- 2008Lucky DaysJ.C.
- 2007Dog Days of SummerEli Cottonmouth
- 2007A Mighty HeartRandall Bennett
- 2007Code Name: The CleanerRiley
- 2007The ListHarriston
- 2006Road House 2: Last CallNate Tanner
- 2005Into the WestJames Fletcher
- 2005Family SinsPhilip Rothman
- 2005Numb3rsDet. Gary Walker
- 2004The Last RideAaron Purnell
- 2004The PunisherQuentin Glass
- 2002The Rough South of Larry Brown
- 2002The Mothman PropheciesGordon Smallwood
- 200124Alan Wilson
- 2001The AgencyJackson Haisley
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCraig Halliday
- 2000Remember the TitansCoach Bill Yoast
- 2000TrixieW. 'Red' Rafferty
- 2000Jesus' SonJohn Smith
- 2000Gone in Sixty SecondsAtley Jackson
- 1999EntrapmentHector Cruz
- 1999Breakfast of ChampionsMoe The Truck Driver
- 1998I Woke Up Early the Day I DiedPreacher
- 1998ArmageddonChick
- 1998All Revved UpSean
- 1997The PostmanBethlehem
- 1997This World, Then the FireworksLt. Morgan
- 1997Inventing the AbbottsLloyd Abbott
- 1996The Spitfire GrillNahum Goddard
- 1996FledGibson
- 1995CopycatNicoletti
- 1995VR.5Dr. Frank Morgan
- 1994TollboothDash
- 1994The Puppet MastersDr. Lawrence Graves
- 1994Judicial ConsentAlan Warwick
- 1994The ClientSergeant Hardy
- 1994Natural CausesMichael Murphy
- 1993The Paint JobWesley
- 1993Romeo Is BleedingMartie
- 1993Taking the HeatHadley
- 1993Midnight EditionJack Travers
- 1992Lincoln and the War Within
- 1992A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood StoryFrank Maxwell
- 1992In the Deep WoodsEric Gaines
- 1992In the SoupSkippy
- 1992Cold HeavenFather Niles
- 1991Deadly DesireGiles Menteer
- 1991The RaptureDeputy Foster
- 1991DillingerMelvin Purvis
- 1990Bright AngelWoody (uncredited)
- 1990A Shock to the SystemLt. Laker
- 1990Nasty BoysBatiste
- 1990Everybody WinsJerry
- 1990Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
- 1989Signs of LifeOwen's Father
- 1988WildfireMike
- 1988Stars & BarsDuane Gage
- 1987No Way OutScott Pritchard
- 1987A Gathering of Old MenLou Dimes
- 1986Belizaire the CajunMatthew Perry
- 1985The EqualizerOfficer Nick Braxton
- 1985After HoursHorst
- 1985Desperately Seeking SusanWayne Nolan
- 1985VarietyMark
- 1984Chinese BoxesMarsh
- 1984The Beniker GangForest Ranger
- 1983SilkwoodJoe
- 1983King BlankBar Customer
- 1982NatureNarrator (voice)
- 1981Kent StatePeter
- 1979Minus ZeroSchreiber
- 1951Search for Tomorrow
- —Ruby Road
- —The Ice at the Bottom of the World
- —The Magnificent SevenCyrus T. Clemons
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