Robert Patrick

Robert Hammond Patrick is an American actor born on November 5, 1958. He is widely recognized for portraying villains and authority figures across film and television. Patrick is a Saturn Award winner with four additional nominations, and fellow actor Jason Bateman described him as "one of the great heavies." Over his career, he has built a solid industry reputation for his work ethic and consistent performances in both leading and supporting roles.

Patrick was born in Marietta, Georgia, to Nadine and Robert M. Patrick, as the eldest of five children. He spent his upbringing across several cities, including Boston, Dayton, Detroit, and Bay Village, Ohio. After graduating from Farmington High School in 1977, he attended Bowling Green State University as a track and field and football athlete. He dropped out to pursue drama and subsequently worked as a house painter. Following a 1984 boating accident in Lake Erie, during which he swam for three hours to help save others, Patrick moved to Los Angeles, California.

In Los Angeles, Patrick began his acting career starring in low-budget science-fiction and action films produced by Roger Corman and directed by Cirio H. Santiago in the Philippines, including Future Hunters, Eye of the Eagle, and Equalizer 2000. He secured a supporting role in Die Hard 2 in 1990, which served as his first major Hollywood project. The following year, Patrick achieved his breakthrough role as the T-1000 antagonist in James Cameron's Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), a performance that launched his career.

Following his breakthrough, Patrick appeared in feature films across multiple genres. His film credits include Fire in the Sky, Last Action Hero, Double Dragon, Hong Kong 97, Striptease, Cop Land, The Faculty, Spy Kids, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, and Flags of Our Fathers. He portrayed Ray Cash in Walk the Line (2005), head coach Rick Tolley in We Are Marshall (2006), and appeared in Bridge to Terabithia (2007). His later film credits include Safe House, Gangster Squad, Identity Thief, The Laundromat, The Protégé, and Rushed.

On television, Patrick gained prominent roles such as FBI Special Agent John Doggett in The X-Files from 2000 to 2002. He went on to play lead and recurring characters in numerous series, including Davey Scatino in The Sopranos, Colonel Tom Ryan in The Unit, DHS agent Cabe Gallo in Scorpion, and Auggie Smith in Peacemaker. His other television credits include Stargate Atlantis, Lost, True Blood, From Dusk till Dawn: The Series, Lore, 1923, Reacher, and Tulsa King, along with portraying Elvis Presley's father Vernon Presley in the miniseries Elvis.

Patrick married actress Barbara Hooper in 1990, and the couple has two children. His younger brother is musician Richard Patrick, known for his work with the band Filter and Nine Inch Nails. Outside of acting, Patrick is a devout Episcopalian, a member of the Boozefighters motorcycle club, and became co-owner of Santa Clarita Harley-Davidson in September 2018.