Will Patton

Will Patton

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?.

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Filmography

2025

Train Dreams
Train Dreams
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/26/2025

2024

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
as Owen Kittredge
Movie - Released: 9/7/2024
Janet Planet
Janet Planet
as Wayne
Movie - Released: 6/21/2024
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
as Owen Kittredge
Movie - Released: 6/26/2024

2023

Silo
Silo
as Deputy Sam Marnes
TV - Released: 5/4/2023

2022

Halloween Ends
Halloween Ends
as Frank
Movie - Released: 10/12/2022
Outer Range
Outer Range
as Wayne Tillerson
TV - Released: 4/14/2022

2021

Minari
Minari
as Paul
Movie - Released: 2/12/2021
The Forever Purge
The Forever Purge
as Caleb Tucker
Movie - Released: 6/30/2021
The Devil Below
The Devil Below
as Schuttmann
Movie - Released: 3/5/2021
Safe
Safe
as Francis
Movie - Released: 7/15/2021
Halloween Kills
Halloween Kills
as Officer Hawkins
Movie - Released: 10/14/2021

2020

Blood on Her Name
Blood on Her Name
as Richard
Movie - Released: 2/28/2020
Sweet Thing
Sweet Thing
as Adam
Movie - Released: 10/22/2020

2019

Radioflash
Radioflash
as Frank
Movie - Released: 11/15/2019
Hammer
Hammer
as Stephen Davis
Movie - Released: 12/5/2019
Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing
as Avery Sunderland
TV - Released: 5/31/2019

2018

Movie
Salvage
Movie - Released: 1/1/2018
The Scent of Rain & Lightning
The Scent of Rain & Lightning
as Senior
Movie - Released: 2/16/2018
An Actor Prepares
An Actor Prepares
as Wisdom
Movie - Released: 8/31/2018
Halloween
Halloween
as Officer Hawkins
Movie - Released: 10/18/2018
Boarding School
Boarding School
as Dr. Sherman
Movie - Released: 8/30/2018
Yellowstone
Yellowstone
as Garrett Randle
TV - Released: 6/20/2018

2017

Megan Leavey
Megan Leavey
as Jim
Movie - Released: 6/9/2017
Shots Fired
Shots Fired
as Sheriff Daniel Platt
TV - Released: 3/22/2017

2016

American Honey
American Honey
as Back Seat Cowboy
Movie - Released: 9/30/2016

2014

The November Man
The November Man
as Perry Weinstein
Movie - Released: 8/27/2014

2013

Abigail Harm
Abigail Harm
as The Visitor/Narrator
Movie - Released: 8/30/2013

2012

The Girl
The Girl
as Tommy
Movie - Released: 1/15/2012

2011

Meek's Cutoff
Meek's Cutoff
as Soloman Tetherow
Movie - Released: 4/8/2011
Falling Skies
Falling Skies
as Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver
TV - Released: 6/19/2011

2010

Brooklyn's Finest
Brooklyn's Finest
as Lt. Bill Hobarts
Movie - Released: 3/4/2010
Princess Kaiulani
Princess Kaiulani
as Sanford B. Dole
Movie - Released: 5/14/2010
Knucklehead
Knucklehead
as Vic Sullivan
Movie - Released: 10/22/2010

2009

The Fourth Kind
The Fourth Kind
as Sheriff August
Movie - Released: 11/5/2009
The Canyon
The Canyon
as Henry
Movie - Released: 10/23/2009
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
as John Wilkes Booth (Voice)
Movie - Released: 2/9/2009
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
as Mike Tascioni
TV - Released: 9/22/2009

2008

American Violet
American Violet
as Sam Conroy
Movie - Released: 8/28/2008
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
as Old Man Dobyne
Movie - Released: 9/12/2008
Lucky Days
Lucky Days
as J.C.
Movie - Released: 4/25/2008
Wendy and Lucy
Wendy and Lucy
as Mechanic
Movie - Released: 12/10/2008

2007

The List
The List
as Harriston
Movie - Released: 1/1/2007
Dog Days of Summer
Dog Days of Summer
as Eli Cottonmouth
Movie - Released: 9/14/2007
A Mighty Heart
A Mighty Heart
as Randall Bennett
Movie - Released: 6/22/2007
Code Name: The Cleaner
Code Name: The Cleaner
as Riley
Movie - Released: 1/5/2007

2006

Road House 2: Last Call
Road House 2: Last Call
as Nate Tanner
Movie - Released: 7/18/2006

2005

Family Sins
Family Sins
as Philip Rothman
Movie - Released: 2/7/2005
Numb3rs
Numb3rs
TV - Released: 1/23/2005
Into the West
Into the West
as James Fletcher
TV - Released: 6/10/2005

2004

The Punisher
The Punisher
as Quentin Glass
Movie - Released: 4/15/2004
The Last Ride
The Last Ride
as Aaron Purnell
Movie - Released: 6/2/2004

2002

The Mothman Prophecies
The Mothman Prophecies
as Gordon Smallwood
Movie - Released: 1/25/2002
Movie
The Rough South of Larry Brown
Movie - Released: 6/1/2002

2001

The Agency
The Agency
as Jackson Haisley
TV - Released: 9/27/2001
24
24
as Alan Wilson
TV - Released: 11/6/2001

2000

Remember the Titans
Remember the Titans
as Coach Bill Yoast
Movie - Released: 9/29/2000
Trixie
Trixie
as W. 'Red' Rafferty
Movie - Released: 6/28/2000
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Gone in Sixty Seconds
as Atley Jackson
Movie - Released: 6/9/2000
Jesus' Son
Jesus' Son
as John Smith
Movie - Released: 6/16/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Craig Halliday
TV - Released: 10/6/2000

1999

Entrapment
Entrapment
as Hector Cruz
Movie - Released: 4/29/1999
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions
as Moe The Truck Driver
Movie - Released: 2/18/1999

1998

Armageddon
Armageddon
as Chick
Movie - Released: 7/1/1998
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
as Preacher
Movie - Released: 9/13/1998
All Revved Up
All Revved Up
as Sean
Movie - Released: 4/19/1998

1997

Inventing the Abbotts
Inventing the Abbotts
as Lloyd Abbott
Movie - Released: 4/4/1997
The Postman
The Postman
as Bethlehem
Movie - Released: 12/25/1997
This World, Then the Fireworks
This World, Then the Fireworks
as Lt. Morgan
Movie - Released: 7/11/1997

1996

The Spitfire Grill
The Spitfire Grill
as Nahum Goddard
Movie - Released: 8/23/1996
Fled
Fled
as Gibson
Movie - Released: 7/19/1996

1995

Copycat
Copycat
as Nicoletti
Movie - Released: 10/27/1995
VR.5
VR.5
as Dr. Frank Morgan
TV - Released: 3/10/1995

1994

The Client
The Client
as Sergeant Hardy
Movie - Released: 7/20/1994
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters
as Dr. Lawrence Graves
Movie - Released: 10/21/1994
Movie
Tollbooth
as Dash
Movie - Released: 11/1/1994
Judicial Consent
Judicial Consent
as Alan Warwick
Movie - Released: 10/21/1994
Natural Causes
Natural Causes
as Michael Murphy
Movie - Released: 4/1/1994

1993

Romeo Is Bleeding
Romeo Is Bleeding
as Martie
Movie - Released: 9/13/1993
The Paint Job
The Paint Job
as Wesley
Movie - Released: 9/30/1993
Midnight Edition
Midnight Edition
as Jack Travers
Movie - Released: 1/1/1993
Taking the Heat
Taking the Heat
as Hadley
Movie - Released: 6/6/1993

1992

In the Deep Woods
In the Deep Woods
as Eric Gaines
Movie - Released: 10/26/1992
Cold Heaven
Cold Heaven
as Father Niles
Movie - Released: 5/29/1992
Lincoln and the War Within
Lincoln and the War Within
Movie - Released: 12/1/1992
In the Soup
In the Soup
as Skippy
Movie - Released: 10/23/1992
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
as Frank Maxwell
Movie - Released: 11/16/1992

1991

The Rapture
The Rapture
as Deputy Foster
Movie - Released: 10/4/1991
Deadly Desire
Deadly Desire
as Giles Menteer
Movie - Released: 10/13/1991
Dillinger
Dillinger
as Melvin Purvis
Movie - Released: 1/6/1991

1990

A Shock to the System
A Shock to the System
as Lt. Laker
Movie - Released: 3/23/1990
Everybody Wins
Everybody Wins
as Jerry
Movie - Released: 1/19/1990
Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990
Bright Angel
Bright Angel
as Woody (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/1/1990

1989

Signs of Life
Signs of Life
as Owen's Father
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989
Nasty Boys
Nasty Boys
as Batiste
TV - Released: 9/21/1989

1988

Stars & Bars
Stars & Bars
as Duane Gage
Movie - Released: 3/18/1988
Wildfire
Wildfire
as Mike
Movie - Released: 9/2/1988

1987

No Way Out
No Way Out
as Scott Pritchard
Movie - Released: 8/14/1987
A Gathering of Old Men
A Gathering of Old Men
as Lou Dimes
Movie - Released: 5/10/1987

1986

Belizaire the Cajun
Belizaire the Cajun
as Matthew Perry
Movie - Released: 6/13/1986

1985

After Hours
After Hours
as Horst
Movie - Released: 9/13/1985
Variety
Variety
as Mark
Movie - Released: 2/27/1985
Desperately Seeking Susan
Desperately Seeking Susan
as Wayne Nolan
Movie - Released: 3/29/1985
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Officer Nick Braxton
TV - Released: 9/18/1985

1984

The Beniker Gang
The Beniker Gang
as Forest Ranger
Movie - Released: 11/2/1984
Chinese Boxes
Chinese Boxes
as Marsh
Movie - Released: 11/29/1984

1983

King Blank
King Blank
as Bar Customer
Movie - Released: 3/10/1983
Silkwood
Silkwood
as Joe
Movie - Released: 12/14/1983

1982

Nature
Nature
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 10/10/1982

1981

Kent State
Kent State
as Peter
Movie - Released: 2/8/1981

1979

Minus Zero
Minus Zero
as Schreiber
Movie - Released: 1/1/1979

1951

Search for Tomorrow
Search for Tomorrow
TV - Released: 9/3/1951

Unknown

You Can't Win
You Can't Win
as Foot and a Half George
Movie