Robert Patrick

His other film credits include Fire in the Sky (1993), Striptease (1996), Cop Land (1997), The Faculty (1998), Spy Kids (2001), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Walk the Line (2005), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Bridge to Terabithia (2007), Safe House (2012), Gangster Squad (2013), The Laundromat (2019), The Protégé (2021). On television, Patrick portrayed lead roles such as FBI Special Agent John Doggett in The X-Files (2000–2002), Colonel Tom Ryan in The Unit (2006–2009), DHS agent Cabe Gallo in Scorpion (2014–2018), and Auggie Smith / White Dragon in Peacemaker (2022–2025). He played recurring and single-season roles in notable series like The Sopranos (2000), True Blood (2012–2014), 1923 (2022–2025), Reacher (2023–2024), and Tulsa King (2025). He also appeared as Vernon Presley in the miniseries Elvis (2005). AllMovie journalist Tracie Cooper wrote that, by the conclusion of The X-Files in 2002, Patrick had developed a "solid reputation within the industry", with critics, fans and co-stars alike praising his "work ethic, personality, and consistent performances." Actor and director Jason Bateman described Patrick as "one of the great heavies."

• Name — Robert Patrick • Birth Name — Robert Hammond Patrick • Born — 5 November 1958 • Birthplace — Marietta, Georgia, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1983–present • Children — 2 • Relatives — Richard Patrick (brother)

Patrick was born in Marietta, Georgia, on November 5, 1958, and raised there, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts; Dayton, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; and Bay Village, Ohio. He is the eldest of five children born to Nadine and Robert M. Patrick. Patrick did not start to pursue an acting career until his mid-twenties. During his childhood, he did not like to act. In third grade, Patrick refused to wear a pair of green tights required for Peter Pan. He graduated from Farmington High School in Farmington, Michigan in 1977. Patrick was a track and field and football athlete at Bowling Green State University. He dropped out before graduating when he found an interest in drama and acting. After leaving college, Patrick worked as a house painter and continued as such until a boating accident in 1984 in Lake Erie. He swam for three hours in order to save others still stranded on the accident site, and nearly drowned in doing so. The same year, he moved to Los Angeles.

• Illustration — Patrick in December 2007 Patrick first appeared in several low-budget science-fiction and action films produced by Roger Corman and shot in the Philippines by Cirio H. Santiago. Looking back, he credited his early appearances in films to his "tough-looking exterior". He played leading roles in pictures such as Eye of the Eagle, Equalizer 2000 or Future Hunters. Patrick later commented that his experience with Santiago had been his "film school". The B movies he made in the Philippines helped him get a SAG card. Patrick's first major Hollywood film was Die Hard 2, in a small part as a henchman for Colonel Stuart, before landing the role of the T-1000, the villain of James Cameron's Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), which proved to be his most famous and breakthrough role. Cameron said he chose Patrick because of his physical appearance, which he felt fit the role. Patrick was "broke" at the time, living in a cheap apartment with his girlfriend, Barbara, whom he married during shooting. He has credited the film with starting his career. After Terminator 2, Patrick landed roles in various feature films such as Last Action Hero, Fire in the Sky (both 1993) and Striptease (1996). Because of his fondness for martial arts, Patrick starred in two martial arts films titled Double Dragon and Hong Kong 97, both released in 1994, and had a fight scene with taekwondo master Hwang Jang-lee in Future Hunters. His performance in Fire in the Sky led The X-Files creator Chris Carter to cast him in that series for the role of John Doggett. Patrick's brother, Richard, had previously worked for the series by adding music for the soundtrack albums Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files in 1996 and The X-Files: The Album in 1998. Patrick was cast as Doggett in 2000. The X-Files was canceled two seasons later, after Duchovny left the show following season 7, which resulted in low ratings for the show. Patrick made several appearances on many genre magazines, with TV Guide going so far as to label him one of the Ten Sexiest Men of Sci-Fi. In 2000, Patrick appeared in three episodes of The Sopranos ("The Happy Wanderer", "Bust Out" and "Funhouse") as David "Davey" Scatino, a store owner struggling with gambling debts owed to Richie Aprile and Tony Soprano. Four years later, he made a guest appearance in the pilot episodes for Sci-Fi Channel's original series Stargate Atlantis, "Rising", as the military component commander of the Atlantis expedition, Marshall Sumner. He accepted the role, since he had worked with the same crew on The Outer Limits, a series which he appeared in during the early 1990s. Patrick played Johnny Cash's father Ray Cash in the film Walk the Line and Elvis Presley's father Vernon Presley in the miniseries Elvis. In 2003, he appeared in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, which reunited him with his Striptease co-star, Demi Moore. He had a regular role on The Unit, and played Elvis Presley in Lonely Street (2009). In October 2006, he starred in the WWE Films production The Marine as Rome. He also appeared in We Are Marshall as Marshall University head coach Rick Tolley, who lost his life when Southern Airways Flight 932 crashed in 1970. His credits also include a guest starring role in the Lost episode "Outlaws", as well as a recurring role as the voice of Master Piandao in season 3 of the Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Patrick played a supporting role in Firewall, a 2006 action film starring Harrison Ford. He has also appeared in Meat Loaf's music video "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are" with Will Estes. Patrick also starred in the psychological thriller The Black Water of Echo's Pond, which was directed by Italian filmmaker Gabriel Bologna.. In 2012, he played against type as a shaggy show business manager in Harry Lennix's Mr. Sophistication, which is about a self-destructive stand-up comedian. From 2012 to 2013, he also starred in Last Resort as Chief of the Boat Joseph Prosser. He played a supporting character in Identity Thief (2013). Around this time, he also appeared in television series as Burn Notice, NCIS and True Blood, among others. From 2014 to 2016, he starred in Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk till Dawn: The Series as Jacob Fuller. He also played Agent Cabe Gallo on the CBS drama series Scorpion from 2014 to 2018. • Illustration — Robert Patrick at German Comic Con 2018 On March 28, 2017, Patrick was cast in Amazon Video horror anthology series Lore, which is based on the award-winning and critically acclaimed podcast of the same name. Lore recounts true stories of frightening and paranormal occurrences. Lore premiered on October 13, 2017, and ran for two seasons. In 2021, Patrick starred in Rushed, co-produced by Lars von Trier's Zentropa Entertainment, and written by Siobhan Fallon Hogan. Also starring Jake Weary and Peri Gilpin, Vertical Entertainment has acquired the distribution rights. In 2022, Patrick played August "Auggie" Smith, the racist supervillain father of Peacemaker, in the HBO Max series Peacemaker, and he voiced Wolverine in the Marvel's Wastelanders: Wolverine podcast. Patrick was cast as a powerful figure and leader of the Dixie Mafia named Jeremiah Dunmire in the Paramount+ hit series Tulsa King, on March 21, 2025. He appeared in 10 episodes during the course of season 3.

Patrick married actress Barbara Hooper in 1990. They have appeared together in various films and TV shows such as Zero Tolerance and The X-Files. They have two children: a son and a daughter. His younger brother is musician Richard Patrick, the lead singer of Filter and former touring guitarist for Nine Inch Nails. Patrick is a devout Episcopalian. He is also a member of the Boozefighters motorcycle club. In August 2022, Patrick revealed for the first time that he struggled with substance abuse early on in his career and how it affected his momentum of procuring different acting roles after Terminator 2. Patrick became co-owner of Santa Clarita Harley-Davidson with Oliver Shokouh in September 2018.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1989 — The New Lassie — Russ — Episode: "Once Upon a Time..." • 1992 — Tales from the Crypt — Lothar — Episode: "The New Arrival" • 1993 — SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron — Dr. Lieter Greenbox — Voice; episode: "Chaos in Crystal" • 1994 — Captain Planet and the Planeteers — Professor Posey — Voice; episode: "Bug Off" • 1995 — Body Language — Delbert Radley — Television film • Dumb and Dumber — Bee Guard / Cop — Voice; episode: "To Bee or Not to Bee" • 1995–1996 — The Outer Limits — Major John Skokes — Guest role; 2 episodes • 1996 — Superman: The Animated Series — Martin LeBeau — Voice; episode: "Feeding Time" • 1996–1997 — The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest — Race Bannon — Voice; main role (season 1) • 1997 — The Legend of Calamity Jane — John Wesley Hardin — Voice; English dub • Rag and Bone — Sergeant Daniel Ryan — Television film • 1998 — Perfect Assassins — Leo Benita • Ambushed — Shannon Herrold • 1999 — The Angry Beavers — Wingnut — Voice; episode: "Easy Peasy Rider" • 2000 — The Sopranos — David "Davey" Scatino — Recurring role; 3 episodes • Batman Beyond — Richard Armacost — Voice; episode: "Big Time" • 2000–2002 — The X-Files — John Doggett — Main role; 41 episodes • 2003 — 1st to Die — Nicholas Jenks — Television film • 2004 — Bad Apple — Colonel Tom Ryanmy "Bells" Bellavita • Stargate Atlantis — Colonel Marshall Sumner — Episode: "Rising" • 2005 — Lost — Hibbs — Episode: "Outlaws" • Duck Dodgers — J. Edgar Ashcan — Voice; episode: "Of Course You Know, This Means War and Peace: Part I" • Elvis — Vernon Presley — Miniseries • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Ray Schenkel — Episode: "Demons" • 2006 — Ben 10 — Phil Billings — Voice; episode: "Truth" • 2006–2009 — The Unit — Colonel Tom Ryan — Main role; 69 episodes • Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol — Narrator — Voice • 2007–2008 — Avatar: The Last Airbender — Master Piandao — Voice; 2 episodes • 2008 — The Batman — Katar Hol / Hawkman • 2009 — Hell's Kitchen — Himself — Red guest diner; episode: "9 Chefs Compete" • American Dad! — Stranger — Voice; episode: "In Country...Club" • NCIS — Colonel Merton Bell — Episode: "Outlaws and In-Laws" • 2010 — Psych — Major General Felts — Episode: "You Can't Handle This Episode" • Chuck — Colonel Keller — Episode: "Chuck Versus the Tic Tac" • Burn Notice — John Barrett — Guest role; 2 episodes • 2011 — Big Love — Bud Mayberry • Red Faction: Origins — Alec Mason — Television film • 2012 — Last Resort — Command Master Chief Petty Officer Joseph Prosser — Main role; 13 episodes • 2012–2014 — True Blood — Jackson Herveaux — Recurring role; 12 episodes • 2013–2014 — Sons of Anarchy — President Les Packer — Guest role; 2 episodes (seasons 6–7) • 2014 — Community — Head of Parking Waldron — Episode: "Analysis of Cork-Based Networking" • From Dusk till Dawn: The Series — Jacob Fuller — Main cast (season 1); 10 episodes • 2014–2018 — Scorpion — Agent Cabe Gallo — Main role; 93 episodes • 2015 — Ultimate Spider-Man — Robert Frank / Whizzer — Voice; episode: "S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy" • 2017 — Lore — Reverend Eliakim Phelps — Episode: "Passing Notes" • 2018–2019 — Mayans M.C. — President Les Packer — 2 episodes • 2020 — Perry Mason — Herman Baggerly — Recurring role • 2021 — The Walking Dead — Mays — Episode: "One More" • MacGyver — Ian Cain — Episode: "SOS + Hazmat + Ultrasound + Frequency + Malihini" • Goliath — Coach (Billy's Father) — Recurring role; 4 episodes • 2022–2025 — Peacemaker — Auggie Smith / White Dragon / Blue Dragon — Main role • 1923 — Sheriff William McDowell — Recurring role • 2023 — Praise Petey — Various — Voice; 2 episodes • 2023–2024 — Reacher — Shane Langston — Main role (Season 2) • 2023–2025 — The Night Agent — Hawkins — 3 episodes • 2025 — Tulsa King — Jeremiah Dunmire — Main role (Season 3)

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1992 — Terminator 2: Judgment Day: The Video Game — T-1000 — Voice and performance capture • 1995 — The Dig — Commander Boston Low — Voice • 2006 — The Outfit — 'Deuce' Williams • 2013 — LocoCycle — S.P.I.K.E. • 2020 — Madden NFL 21 — Coach Red O'Brien — Voice and model • 2025 — Mortal Kombat 1 — T-1000