Will Patton
Acting
Born June 14, 1954 · Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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
Filmography
Train Dreams
2025 · Narrator (voice)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024 · Owen Kittredge
Janet Planet
2024 · Wayne
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024 · Owen Kittredge
Halloween Ends
2022 · Frank
Minari
2021 · Paul
The Forever Purge
2021 · Caleb Tucker
The Devil Below
2021 · Schuttmann
Halloween Kills
2021 · Officer Hawkins
Blood on Her Name
2020 · Richard
Sweet Thing
2020 · Adam
Radioflash
2019 · Frank
Hammer
2019 · Stephen Davis
The Scent of Rain & Lightning
2018 · Senior
An Actor Prepares
2018 · Wisdom
Halloween
2018 · Officer Hawkins
Boarding School
2018 · Dr. Sherman
Megan Leavey
2017 · Jim
American Honey
2016 · Back Seat Cowboy
The November Man
2014 · Perry Weinstein
The Girl
2012 · Tommy
Meek's Cutoff
2011 · Soloman Tetherow
Waking Madison
2011 · Steven Walker
Brooklyn's Finest
2010 · Lt. Bill Hobarts
Princess Kaiulani
2010 · Sanford B. Dole
Knucklehead
2010 · Vic Sullivan
The Fourth Kind
2009 · Sheriff August
The Canyon
2009 · Henry
American Violet
2008 · Sam Conroy
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
2008 · Old Man Dobyne
Wendy and Lucy
2008 · Mechanic
The List
2007 · Harriston
Dog Days of Summer
2007 · Eli Cottonmouth
A Mighty Heart
2007 · Randall Bennett
Code Name: The Cleaner
2007 · Riley
Road House 2: Last Call
2006 · Nate Tanner
Family Sins
2005 · Philip Rothman
The Punisher
2004 · Quentin Glass
The Last Ride
2004 · Aaron Purnell
The Mothman Prophecies
2002 · Gordon Smallwood
Remember the Titans
2000 · Coach Bill Yoast
Trixie
2000 · W. 'Red' Rafferty
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000 · Atley Jackson
Jesus' Son
2000 · John Smith
Entrapment
1999 · Hector Cruz
Breakfast of Champions
1999 · Moe The Truck Driver
Armageddon
1998 · Chick
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998 · Preacher
Inventing the Abbotts
1997 · Lloyd Abbott
The Postman
1997 · Bethlehem
This World, Then the Fireworks
1997 · Lt. Morgan
The Spitfire Grill
1996 · Nahum Goddard
Fled
1996 · Gibson
Copycat
1995 · Nicoletti
The Client
1994 · Sergeant Hardy
The Puppet Masters
1994 · Dr. Lawrence Graves
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993 · Martie
In the Deep Woods
1992 · Eric Gaines
Cold Heaven
1992 · Father Niles
In the Soup
1992 · Skippy
The Rapture
1991 · Deputy Foster
A Shock to the System
1990 · Lt. Laker
Everybody Wins
1990 · Jerry
Bright Angel
1990 · Woody (uncredited)
Stars & Bars
1988 · Duane Gage
No Way Out
1987 · Scott Pritchard
A Gathering of Old Men
1987 · Lou Dimes
After Hours
1985 · Horst
Variety
1985 · Mark
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985 · Wayne Nolan
Silkwood
1983 · Joe