Will Patton

Will Patton

Acting
Born Jun 14, 1954
From 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 — Acting

Armageddon
6.8
1998

Armageddon

Chick

The Punisher
6.4
2004

The Punisher

Quentin Glass

Train Dreams
7.3
2025

Train Dreams

Narrator (voice)

Gone in Sixty Seconds
6.5
2000

Gone in Sixty Seconds

Atley Jackson

The November Man
6.1
2014

The November Man

Perry Weinstein

Halloween
6.6
2018

Halloween

Officer Hawkins

Copycat
6.5
1995

Copycat

Nicoletti

The Forever Purge
6.9
2021

The Forever Purge

Caleb Tucker

Halloween Kills
6.4
2021

Halloween Kills

Officer Hawkins

The Client
6.7
1994

The Client

Sergeant Hardy

Halloween Ends
6.0
2022

Halloween Ends

Frank

Remember the Titans
7.6
2000

Remember the Titans

Coach Bill Yoast

After Hours
7.5
1985

After Hours

Horst

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
6.8
2024

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

Owen Kittredge

Minari
7.3
2021

Minari

Paul

Inventing the Abbotts
6.3
1997

Inventing the Abbotts

Lloyd Abbott

The Postman
6.3
1997

The Postman

Bethlehem

In the Soup
6.6
1992

In the Soup

Skippy

The Fourth Kind
6.3
2009

The Fourth Kind

Sheriff August

The Mothman Prophecies
6.2
2002

The Mothman Prophecies

Gordon Smallwood

No Way Out
6.9
1987

No Way Out

Scott Pritchard

Brooklyn's Finest
6.3
2010

Brooklyn's Finest

Lt. Bill Hobarts

Fled
5.6
1996

Fled

Gibson

Entrapment
6.2
1999

Entrapment

Hector Cruz

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
7.5
2024

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

Owen Kittredge

Breakfast of Champions
5.0
1999

Breakfast of Champions

Moe The Truck Driver

American Honey
6.8
2016

American Honey

Back Seat Cowboy

Megan Leavey
7.3
2017

Megan Leavey

Jim

Romeo Is Bleeding
6.3
1993

Romeo Is Bleeding

Martie

Janet Planet
6.2
2024

Janet Planet

Wayne

Silkwood
6.9
1983

Silkwood

Joe

Desperately Seeking Susan
6.1
1985

Desperately Seeking Susan

Wayne Nolan

Wendy and Lucy
6.8
2008

Wendy and Lucy

Mechanic

Meek's Cutoff
6.5
2011

Meek's Cutoff

Soloman Tetherow

The Rapture
5.7
1991

The Rapture

Deputy Foster

American Violet
6.7
2008

American Violet

Sam Conroy

Knucklehead
5.7
2010

Knucklehead

Vic Sullivan

Wildfire
3.1
1988

Wildfire

Mike

Code Name: The Cleaner
5.2
2007

Code Name: The Cleaner

Riley

A Mighty Heart
6.4
2007

A Mighty Heart

Randall Bennett

Trixie
4.6
2000

Trixie

W. 'Red' Rafferty

A Shock to the System
6.5
1990

A Shock to the System

Lt. Laker

The Last Ride
4.2
2004

The Last Ride

Aaron Purnell

The Puppet Masters
5.8
1994

The Puppet Masters

Dr. Lawrence Graves

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
5.3
2008

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

Old Man Dobyne

Road House 2: Last Call
5.3
2006

Road House 2: Last Call

Nate Tanner

Everybody Wins
4.0
1990

Everybody Wins

Jerry

Radioflash
5.1
2019

Radioflash

Frank

The Scent of Rain & Lightning
5.0
2018

The Scent of Rain & Lightning

Senior

The Canyon
5.6
2009

The Canyon

Henry

Jesus' Son
6.2
2000

Jesus' Son

John Smith

Boarding School
6.3
2018

Boarding School

Dr. Sherman

The Spitfire Grill
6.4
1996

The Spitfire Grill

Nahum Goddard

Kent State
6.0
1981

Kent State

Peter

Bright Angel
4.6
1990

Bright Angel

Woody (uncredited)

Hammer
5.4
2019

Hammer

Stephen Davis

A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
6.9
1992

A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story

Frank Maxwell

4.7
1994

Tollbooth

Dash

An Actor Prepares
5.8
2018

An Actor Prepares

Wisdom

The Devil Below
4.6
2021

The Devil Below

Schuttmann

The List
3.5
2007

The List

Harriston

Taking the Heat
4.0
1993

Taking the Heat

Hadley

Stars & Bars
4.3
1988

Stars & Bars

Duane Gage

The Paint Job
3.8
1993

The Paint Job

Wesley

All Revved Up
5.2
1998

All Revved Up

Sean

Princess Kaiulani
5.7
2010

Princess Kaiulani

Sanford B. Dole

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
5.0
1998

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

Preacher

This World, Then the Fireworks
5.0
1997

This World, Then the Fireworks

Lt. Morgan

Family Sins
5.7
2005

Family Sins

Philip Rothman

Signs of Life
4.6
1989

Signs of Life

Owen's Father

Cold Heaven
4.3
1992

Cold Heaven

Father Niles

Dillinger
4.7
1991

Dillinger

Melvin Purvis

Judicial Consent
5.1
1994

Judicial Consent

Alan Warwick

You Can't Win
2026

You Can't Win

Foot and a Half George

In the Deep Woods
5.2
1992

In the Deep Woods

Eric Gaines

Variety
5.3
1985

Variety

Mark

Midnight Edition
5.0
1993

Midnight Edition

Jack Travers

Deadly Desire
1.0
1991

Deadly Desire

Giles Menteer

Waking Madison
5.5
2011

Waking Madison

Steven Walker

A Gathering of Old Men
6.0
1987

A Gathering of Old Men

Lou Dimes

Blood on Her Name
5.6
2020

Blood on Her Name

Richard

The Ice at the Bottom of the World

2018

Salvage

The Beniker Gang
5.8
1984

The Beniker Gang

Forest Ranger

Belizaire the Cajun
5.5
1986

Belizaire the Cajun

Matthew Perry

Sweet Thing
6.7
2020

Sweet Thing

Adam

Lucky Days
2008

Lucky Days

J.C.

Lincoln and the War Within
1992

Lincoln and the War Within

Dog Days of Summer
4.3
2007

Dog Days of Summer

Eli Cottonmouth

King Blank
5.0
1983

King Blank

Bar Customer

Abigail Harm
4.0
2013

Abigail Harm

The Visitor/Narrator

Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
5.5
1990

Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice

Chinese Boxes
5.0
1984

Chinese Boxes

Marsh

Ruby Road

The Girl
6.1
2012

The Girl

Tommy

Safe
5.0
2021

Safe

Francis

Natural Causes
5.0
1994

Natural Causes

Michael Murphy

Minus Zero
1979

Minus Zero

Schreiber

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
4.5
2009

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

John Wilkes Booth (Voice)

2002

The Rough South of Larry Brown