Will Patton
Acting

Will Patton

"An iconic presence in cinema, defining characters with depth and intensity."

Age

72 years

Origin

USA

Active

1951 — Present

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...

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Silkwood
19831983

Silkwood

Starring as Joe

Like most of the people in her town, Karen Silkwood works at the local nuclear plant producing highly radioactive plutonium. Exposed one day to a lethal dose of radiation, Karen faces the blank walls of corporate indifference and denial. As her illness increases, her protest grows louder and she becomes an obvious danger to the powers that be.

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114 Credits found

You Can't Win

You Can't Win

Foot and a Half George

2026

Train Dreams

Train Dreams

Narrator (voice)

2025

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

Owen Kittredge

2024

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

Owen Kittredge

2024

Janet Planet

Janet Planet

Wayne

2024

Silo

Silo

Deputy Sam Marnes

2023

Halloween Ends

Halloween Ends

Frank

2022

Outer Range

Outer Range

Wayne Tillerson

2022

Halloween Kills

Halloween Kills

Officer Hawkins

2021

Safe

Safe

Francis

2021

The Forever Purge

The Forever Purge

Caleb Tucker

2021

The Devil Below

The Devil Below

Schuttmann

2021

Minari

Minari

Paul

2020

Sweet Thing

Sweet Thing

Adam

2020

Blood on Her Name

Blood on Her Name

Richard

2020

Hammer

Hammer

Stephen Davis

2019

Radioflash

Radioflash

Frank

2019

Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing

Avery Sunderland

2019

Halloween

Halloween

Officer Hawkins

2018

An Actor Prepares

An Actor Prepares

Wisdom

2018

Boarding School

Boarding School

Dr. Sherman

2018

Yellowstone

Yellowstone

Garrett Randle

2018

The Scent of Rain & Lightning

The Scent of Rain & Lightning

Senior

2018

Megan Leavey

Megan Leavey

Jim

2017

Shots Fired

Shots Fired

Sheriff Daniel Platt

2017

American Honey

American Honey

Back Seat Cowboy

2016

The November Man

The November Man

Perry Weinstein

2014

Abigail Harm

Abigail Harm

The Visitor/Narrator

2013

The Girl

The Girl

Tommy

2012

Falling Skies

Falling Skies

Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver

2011

Waking Madison

Waking Madison

Steven Walker

2011

Meek's Cutoff

Meek's Cutoff

Soloman Tetherow

2011

Knucklehead

Knucklehead

Vic Sullivan

2010

Princess Kaiulani

Princess Kaiulani

Sanford B. Dole

2010

Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

Lt. Bill Hobarts

2010

The Fourth Kind

The Fourth Kind

Sheriff August

2009

The Canyon

The Canyon

Henry

2009

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

Mike Tascioni

2009

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

John Wilkes Booth (Voice)

2009

Wendy and Lucy

Wendy and Lucy

Mechanic

2008

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

Old Man Dobyne

2008

American Violet

American Violet

Sam Conroy

2008

Lucky Days

Lucky Days

J.C.

2008

Dog Days of Summer

Dog Days of Summer

Eli Cottonmouth

2007

A Mighty Heart

A Mighty Heart

Randall Bennett

2007

Code Name: The Cleaner

Code Name: The Cleaner

Riley

2007

The List

The List

Michael Harriston

2007

Road House 2: Last Call

Road House 2: Last Call

Nate Tanner

2006

Into the West

Into the West

James Fletcher

2005

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

Det. Gary Walker

2005

The Last Ride

The Last Ride

Aaron Purnell

2004

The Punisher

The Punisher

Quentin Glass

2004

Family Sins

Family Sins

Philip Rothman

2004

The Mothman Prophecies

The Mothman Prophecies

Gordon Smallwood

2002

24

24

Alan Wilson

2001

The Agency

The Agency

Jackson Haisley

2001

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Craig Halliday

2000

Remember the Titans

Remember the Titans

Coach Bill Yoast

2000

Trixie

Trixie

W. 'Red' Rafferty

2000

Jesus' Son

Jesus' Son

John Smith

2000

Career Impact Analysis

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19884.4
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19925.5
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19956.6
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19995.6
20006.5
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20206.5
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