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