Robert Patrick
Robert Hammond Patrick was born on November 5, 1958 in Marietta, Georgia, raised there and Boston, Mass., Dayton, Ohio, Detroit, Michigan, and Cleveland, Ohio. The eldest of five children. He attended the Bowling Green State University in Ohio, but dropped out after he took a drama course and became interested in acting. After leaving college, he took a job as a house painter and continued as such until a boating accident in Lake Erie in 1984. He swam for three hours in order to save the others still stranded on the accident site, while he nearly drowned in his attempt. After the accident, he moved from Ohio to Los Angeles, California. He worked in a bar to supplement his income and even lived in his own car.
Patrick starred in various direct-to-video television movies, and had a short appearance in Die Hard 2 (1990). His breakthrough role came as the liquid-metal, shape-shifting T-1000 in James Cameron's blockbuster Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). After that, he landed roles in various feature films such as Last Action Hero (1993), Fire in the Sky (1993) and Striptease (1996). His performance in Fire in the Sky caught the attention of Chris Carter, creator of the television series The X-Files (1993). After David Duchovny distanced himself from the series during its seventh season, Patrick was cast as FBI Special Agent John Doggett.
On the small screen, Robert was a series regular on Season Six of HBO's True Blood (2008) and also appeared in the final season. He had a memorable role in the final season of Sons of Anarchy (2008), did a cameo role on the sitcom Community (2009), and had a supporting role in Season One on Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2014) for the El Rey Network. In Spring 2017, it was announced that Robert would have a featured role in Gale Anne Hurd's highly anticipated Amazon series Lore (2017), based on the popular horror podcast. Recent film credits include Universal Pictures' Identity Thief (2013) with Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman, Warner Brothers' Gangster Squad (2013) in which he played Josh Brolin's squad member going up against Sean Penn as Mickey Cohan, Trouble with the Curve (2012) opposite Clint Eastwood, Lovelace (2013) opposite Sharon Stone and Amanda Seyfried, Universal's remake of Endless Love (2014) with Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde, Focus Features' Kill the Messenger (2014) opposite Jeremy Renner, and The Road Within (2014) with Kyra Sedgwick and Zoë Kravitz.
In addition to his acting success, Patrick is a lifelong supporter of the military and the USO. The grandson of an Army veteran who served during World Wars I and II and the Korean War, Patrick grew up with a profound respect for troops. Devoted to giving back, he regularly goes on USO hospital visits and has participated in four USO tours in seven countries since 2008, visiting more than 8,100 service members and military families. He is a passionate Harley-Davidson enthusiast and is co-owner of Harley-Davidson of Santa Clarita. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Barbara and their two children.
Acted in
Hounds of War
2024
as Colonel Hart
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
2024
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shelter in Solitude
2023
as Dwayne
Dark Asset
2023
as Dr. Cain
Royal Crackers
2023
as Agent Gubbins (voice)
The Night Agent
2023
as Hawkins
1923
2022
as Sheriff McDowell
Reacher
2022
as Shane Langston
Peacemaker
2022
as August 'Auggie' Smith / White Dragon
Rushed
2021
as Jim O'Brien
The Protégé
2021
as Billy Boy
No Man of God
2021
as Roger Depue
What Josiah Saw
2021
as Josiah Graham
A Place Among the Dead
2020
as RP
Honest Thief
2020
as Samuel Baker
Perry Mason
2020
as Herman Baggerly
Back Roads
2019
as Chief Mansour
The Rising Hawk
2019
as Zakhar Berkut
Jarhead: Law of Return
2019
as Senator Jackson
The Laundromat
2019
as Captain Paris
The Poison Rose
2019
as Chief Walsh
Tone-Deaf
2019
as Harvey
SGT. Will Gardner
2019
as Tony
Mayans M.C.
2018
as Les Packer
Edge of Fear
2018
as Jack Pryor
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017
as Self
Lore
2017
as Reverend Eliakim Phelps
Last Rampage
2017
as Gary Tison
Eloise
2016
as Doctor H.H. Greiss
Street Level
2016
as Giuseppe
Goliath
2016
MacGyver
2016
as Ian Cain
21 Days Under the Sky
2016
as Narrator
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
2015
as Self - Presenter
Hellions
2015
as Corman
Hollywood Adventures
2015
as Studio Guard #1
Tell
2014
as Ashton
The Road Within
2014
as Robert
Kill the Messenger
2014
as Ronny Quail
Scorpion
2014
as Agent Cabe Gallo
Lost After Dark
2014
as Mr. C.
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
2014
as Himself
Ask Me Anything
2014
as Doug Kampenfelt
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
2014
as Jacob Fuller
Endless Love
2014
as Harry Elliot
Troubled Waters
2013
as Sterling French
Lovelace
2013
as John J. Boreman
Jayne Mansfield's Car
2013
as Jimbo Caldwell
Identity Thief
2013
as Skiptracer
Gangster Squad
2013
as Max Kennard
Last Resort
2012
as Master Chief Joseph Prosser
Trouble with the Curve
2012
as Vince
Safe House
2012
as Daniel Kiefe
Halloween Wars
2011
as Self - Guest Judge
Red Faction: Origins
2011
as Alec
Good Day for It
2011
as Luke Cain
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
2011
as Walter Hatch
D-Minus
2011
as Chris
Mafia
2011
as Detective Jules Dupree
The Wrath of Cain
2010
as Warden Dean
The Walking Dead
2010
as Mays / Mays' Brother
Kill Speed
2010
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
2010
as Pete
Five Minarets in New York
2010
as Becker
Edgar Floats
2010
as Nicholas Breakey
The Men Who Stare at Goats
2009
as Todd Nixon
Community
2009
as Waldron
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
2009
as Self
Alien Trespass
2009
as Vernon
Lonely Street
2009
as Mr. Aaron
True Blood
2008
as Jackson Herveaux
Sons of Anarchy
2008
as Les Packer
Autopsy
2008
as Dr. David Benway
Fly Me to the Moon
2008
as Louie (voice)
Sozin's Comet
2008
as Piandao
Les petites étrangères
2008
Strange Wilderness
2008
as Gus Hayden
Chuck
2007
as Col. James Keller
Balls of Fury
2007
as Sgt. Pete Daytona
Burn Notice
2007
as John Barrett
Bridge to Terabithia
2007
as Jack Aarons
We Are Marshall
2006
as Rick Tolley (uncredited)
Flags of Our Fathers
2006
as Colonel Chandler Johnson
The Marine
2006
as Rome
Psych
2006
as Major General Felts
Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol
2006
The Unit
2006
as Tom Ryan
Firewall
2006
as Gary Mitchell
The Making of 'The Marine'
2006
as Self
Ben 10
2005
as Phil (voice)
Walk the Line
2005
as Ray Cash
Supercross
2005
as Earl Cole
Hell's Kitchen
2005
as Self - Restaurant Patron
Elvis
2005
as Vernon Presley
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
American Dad!
2005
as Mindhunter (voice)
Ladder 49
2004
as Lenny Richter
Lost
2004
as Hibbs
The Batman
2004
as Hawkman (voice)
Stargate Atlantis
2004
as Colonel Marshall Sumner
Bad Apple
2004
as Colonel Tom Ryanmy 'Bells' Bellavita
NCIS
2003
as Colonel Merton Bell
Duck Dodgers
2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
as Ray Carter
First to Die
2003
as Nicholas Jenks
Pavement
2002
as Sam Brown
Ticker
2002
as FBI Agent
Angels Don't Sleep Here
2002
as Det. Russell Stark
Backflash
2002
as Ray Bennett
D-Tox
2002
as Noah
Texas Rangers
2001
as Sgt. John Armstrong
The Hire
2001
as FBI Agent
Spy Kids
2001
as Mr. Lisp
All the Pretty Horses
2000
as Cole
Mexico City
2000
as Ambassador Mills
The Vivero Letter
2000
as James Wheeler
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
2000
as Self
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Ray Schenkel
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999
as Self
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
1999
as Buck
Batman Beyond
1999
as Richard Armacost (voice)
The Sopranos
1999
as David Scatino
A Texas Funeral
1999
as Zach
The Faculty
1998
as Coach Joe Willis
Renegade Force
1998
as Jake McInroy
Perfect Assassins
1998
as Leo Benita
Ambushed
1998
as Shannon Herrold
Tactical Assault
1998
as Colonel Lee Banning
Rag and Bone
1998
as Sgt. Daniel Ryan
Sink or Swim
1997
as Goatee
The Legend of Calamity Jane
1997
as John Wesley Hardin (voice)
Cop Land
1997
as Jack Rucker
Asylum
1997
as Nicholas Tordone
The Angry Beavers
1997
Rosewood
1997
as Lover
The Only Thrill
1997
as Colonel Tom Ryan McHenry
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as LeBeau (voice)
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
as Race Bannon (voice)
Striptease
1996
as Darrell Grant
Decoy
1995
as Travis
Last Gasp
1995
as Leslie Chase
Body Language
1995
as Delbert Radley
The Outer Limits
1995
as Major John Skokes
Hong Kong 97
1994
as Reginald Cameron
Double Dragon
1994
as Kongo Shuko
Zero Tolerance
1994
as Jeff Douglas
The Cool Surface
1994
as Jarvis Scott
Body Shot
1994
as Mickey Dane
The X-Files
1993
as John Doggett
Last Action Hero
1993
as T-1000
Fire in the Sky
1993
as Mike Rodgers
WWE Raw
1993
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
1993
as Self
Wayne's World
1992
as Bad Cop / T-1000
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
as T-1000
Hollywood Boulevard II
1991
as Cameraman
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991
as Self
Die Hard 2
1990
as O'Reilly
The New Lassie
1989
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Lothar
Warlords from Hell
1988
Killer Instinct
1988
as Johnny Ransom
Equalizer 2000
1988
as Deke
Eye of the Eagle
1987
as Johnny Ransom
Future Hunters
1986
as Slade