Robert Patrick

For other people named Robert Patrick, see Robert Patrick (disambiguation).

Robert Patrick
Patrick at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	Robert Hammond Patrick, Jr. (1958-11-05) November 5, 1958 Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present
Spouse(s)	Barbara Patrick (m. 1990)
Children	2

Robert Hammond Patrick, Jr. (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his portrayals of villainous characters. He is a Saturn Award winner with four nominations.

Patrick dropped out of college when drama class sparked his interest in acting, and entered film in 1986. After playing a supporting role in Die Hard 2 (1990), Patrick starred as the T-1000, the main antagonist of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) – a role he reprised for cameo appearances in Wayne's World (1992) and Last Action Hero (1993). Other notable film credits include Fire in the Sky (1993), Striptease (1996), Cop Land (1997), The Faculty (1998), Spy Kids (2001), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Walk the Line (2005), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), We Are Marshall (2006), Bridge to Terabithia (2007), The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) and Safe House (2012).

In television, Patrick is known for his portrayals of FBI Special Agent John Doggett in The X-Files and Colonel Tom Ryan in The Unit, and has played ongoing roles in series such as The Outer Limits, The Sopranos, Elvis, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Burn Notice, Last Resort, Sons of Anarchy and From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series. He currently stars in the CBS drama series Scorpion as Agent Cabe Gallo.

AllMovie journalist Tracie Cooper wrote that, by the conclusion of The X-Files in 2002, Patrick had "developed a solid reputation within the industry", with critics, fans and co-stars alike praising his "work ethic, personality, and consistent performances". He was described by actor/director Jason Bateman as "one of the great heavies".

Early life

Patrick, the oldest of five siblings, was born in Marietta, Georgia, the son of Nadine and Robert Patrick, Sr., a banker. Patrick is of Scots-Irish and English ancestry. His siblings are Richard Patrick (who is the lead singer for the rock band Filter), Cheri, Karen and Lewis. He spent his early life in Bay Village, a small suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, while he moved around the country. Patrick did not start to pursue an acting career until his mid-twenties. During his childhood years, Patrick did not like to act. In third grade he refused to wear a pair of green tights required for Peter Pan. He graduated from Farmington High School in Farmington, Michigan, in 1977. Patrick was a track and field and football athlete at Bowling Green State University, although he dropped out before graduating when he found interest in Drama and acting.

After leaving college, Patrick secured a position as a house painter and continued as such until a boating accident in 1984 in Lake Erie. He swam for three hours in order to save the others still stranded on the accident site, nearly drowning in the attempt. After the accident, he moved from Ohio to Los Angeles, California, at age 26. His main income during the first years was as a bartender, and he often lived in his car. Patrick was then picked up for various small roles and cameos in low-budget films. Looking back, Patrick credited his early appearances in films to his "tough-looking exterior".

Career

Early work

Patrick made a short appearance in Die Hard 2 as a bit part henchman for Colonel Stuart before landing a role in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) as the main villain, the T-1000; it was his first starring role. James Cameron, the film's director, said he chose Patrick for the role because of his physical appearance, which he felt fit the role. During the filming of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Patrick was "broke", living in a cheap apartment with his girlfriend, Barbara, whom he married during filming. He has credited the film with starting his career.

After Terminator 2, Patrick landed roles in various feature films such as Last Action Hero, Fire in the Sky (both 1993) and Striptease (1996). Because of his fondness for martial arts, Patrick starred in two martial arts films titled Double Dragon and Hong Kong 97, both released in 1994. His performance in Fire in the Sky caught the attention of The X-Files creator, Chris Carter. After David Duchovny distanced himself from the show during the seventh season, Carter immediately contacted Patrick to audition for the role of John Doggett. Patrick's brother, Richard, had previously worked for the series by adding music for the soundtrack album The X-Files: The Album. Patrick was cast as Doggett in 2000. The X-Files was canceled two seasons later, after Duchovny left the show following season 7, which resulted in low ratings for the show. Patrick made several appearances on many genre magazines, with TV Guide going so far as to label him one of the Ten Sexiest Men of Sci-Fi.

In 2000, Patrick appeared in three episodes of The Sopranos ("The Happy Wanderer", "Bust Out" and "Funhouse") as David Scatino, a store owner struggling with gambling debts owed to Richie Aprile and Tony Soprano. Four years later, he made a guest appearance in the pilot episodes for Sci-Fi Channel's original series Stargate Atlantis, "Rising", as the military component commander of the Atlantis expedition, Marshall Sumner. He accepted the role, since he had worked with the same crew on The Outer Limits, a series which he appeared in during the early 1990s.

Later work

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Patrick in December 2007

Patrick played Johnny Cash's father, Ray Cash, in the Academy Award-winning film Walk the Line and Elvis's father, Vernon Presley in the Golden Globe Award winning and Emmy Award nominated miniseries Elvis. He had a regular role on The Unit, and played Elvis Presley in Lonely Street (2008). In October 2006, he starred in the WWE Films production The Marine as Rome. He also appeared in We Are Marshall as Marshall University head coach Rick Tolley, who lost his life when Southern Airways Flight 932 crashed in 1970. His credits also include a guest starring role in the Lost episode "Outlaws", as well as a recurring role as the voice of Master Piandao in Season 3 of the Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender.

He has also appeared in Meat Loaf's music video "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are" with Will Estes. Director McG, who directed Terminator Salvation, said that he wanted to reintroduce characters from the previous Terminator films: "I like the idea and the perspective for the next picture that you meet Robert Patrick the way he looks today, and he's a scientist that's working on, you know, improving cell replication so we can stay healthier and we can cure diabetes and do all these things that sound like good ideas, and to once again live as idealized expressions as ourselves." Patrick also starred in the psychological thriller The Black Water of Echo's Pond, which was directed by Italian filmmaker Gabriel Bologna. In recent years, he has appeared in such television series as Burn Notice, NCIS and True Blood, among others. From 2012 to 2013, he also starred in Last Resort as Chief of the Boat Joseph Prosser. He played a supporting character in Identity Thief (2013). Since 2014, he also starred in Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series as Jacob Fuller. He currently plays Agent Cabe Gallo on the CBS drama series Scorpion.

Personal life

Patrick married actress Barbara Hooper during the filming of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Patrick and Barbara have appeared together in various media releases such as Zero Tolerance and The X-Files. He has two children, a son, Samuel, and a daughter, Austin (named after the police officer the T-1000 impersonates in Terminator 2). Almost every year, he does the Love Ride, a charity motorcycle ride held annually in Southern California. His brother is Richard Patrick, former guitarist of Nine Inch Nails and lead singer of the rock bands Filter and Army of Anyone. On 22 October 2010, the brothers sang guest vocals on the Filter song "So I Quit" on stage in Dallas, Texas. Patrick is a devout Christian, of the Episcopalian denomination.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Eye of the Eagle	Johnny Ransom
1986	Equalizer 2000	Deke
1986	Future Hunters	Slade
1987	Killer Instinct	Johnny Ransom
1987	Warlords from Hell
1989	Hollywood Boulevard II	Cameraman
1990	Die Hard 2	O'Reilly
1991	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	T-1000
1992	Wayne's World	T-1000	Cameo
1992	Broken	Cop	Uncredited
1993	Fire in the Sky	Mike Rogers
1993	Last Action Hero	T-1000	Brief non-speaking cameo
1994	Double Dragon	Koga Shuko
1994	The Cool Surface	Jarvis Scott	Writer
1994	Body Shot	Mickey Dane
1994	Hong Kong 97	Reginald Cameron
1995	Zero Tolerance	Jeff Douglas
1995	Body Language	Delbert Radley	Television film
1995	Decoy	Jack Travis
1996	T2 3-D: Battle Across Time	T-1000	Universal Studios attraction
1996	Striptease	Darrell Grant
1997	Cop Land	Officer Jack Rucker
1997	Rosewood	Fanny's Lover
1997	Hacks	Goatee
1997	The Only Thrill	Tom McHenry
1997	Rag and Bone	Sgt. Daniel Ryan	Television film
1997	Asylum	Nicholas Tordone
1998	The Vivero Letter	James Wheeler
1998	Tactical Assault	Colonel Lee Banning
1998	Ambushed	Shannon Herrold
1998	Perfect Assassins	Leo Benita	Television film
1998	Rogue Force	Jake McInroy
1998	The Faculty	Coach Joe Willis
1999	From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money	Buck	Direct-to-video
1999	A Texas Funeral	Zach
1999	Shogun Cop	Detective
2000	Mexico City	Ambassador Mills
2000	All the Pretty Horses	Cole
2001	Spy Kids	Mr. Lisp
2001	Texas Rangers	Sgt. John Armstrong
2001	BackFlash	Ray Bennet
2001	Angels Don't Sleep Here	Detective Russell Stark
2002	Out of These Rooms	John Michael
2002	Pavement	Samuel Brown
2002	The Hire: Ticker	FBI Agent	Short film Uncredited
2002	D-Tox	Peter Noah
2003	Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle	Ray Carter
2003	1st to Die	Nicholas Jenks	Television film
2004	Bad Apple	Colonel Tom Ryanmy "Bells" Bellavita	Television film
2004	Ladder 49	Lenny Richter
2005	Supercross	Earl Cole
2005	Walk the Line	Ray Cash
2005	The Fix	Shay Riley
2006	Firewall	Gary Mitchell
2006	The Marine	Rome
2006	Flags of Our Fathers	Colonel Chandler Johnson
2006	We Are Marshall	Head Coach Rick Tolley	Uncredited
2007	Bridge to Terabithia	Jack Aarons	Main Character
2007	Balls of Fury	Sgt. Pete Daytona
2008	Fly Me to the Moon	Louie	Voice
2008	Strange Wilderness	Gus Hayden
2008	Autopsy	Dr. David Benway
2009	Alien Trespass	Vernon
2009	Lonely Street	Mr. Aaron
2009	The Black Waters of Echo's Pond	Pete
2009	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Todd Nixon
2010	Five Minarets in New York	Becker
2010	The Wrath of Cain	Warden Dean
2011	S.W.A.T.: Fire Fight	Walter Hatch
2011	Red Faction: Origins	Alec Mason
2011	Good Day for It	Luke Cain
2012	Safe House	Daniel Kiefer
2012	Trouble with the Curve	Vince
2012	Jayne Mansfield's Car	Jimbo Caldwell
2013	Gangster Squad	Max Kennard
2013	Lovelace	John Boreman
2013	Identity Thief	Skiptracer
2014	Endless Love	Harry Elliot
2014	Kill the Messenger	Ronald J. Quail
2014	The Road Within	Robert
2014	Ask Me Anything	Doug Kampenfelt
2015	Hellion	Corman
2015	Eloise
2015	Hollywood Adventures	Studio Guard #1	Chinese film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	The New Lassie	Russ	Episode: "Once Upon a Time..."
1992	Tales from the Crypt	Lothar	Episode: "The New Arrival"
1993	SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron	Dr. Lieter Greenbox	Voice Episode: "Chaos in Crystal"
1995–1996	The Outer Limits	Major John Strokes	2 episodes
1996–1997	The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest	Roger T. "Race" Bannon/Additional voices	Main cast Voice 24 episodes
1996	Superman: The Animated Series	LeBeau	Voice Episode: "Feeding Time"
1999	The Angry Beavers	Wingnut	Voice Episode: "Mistaken Identity/Easy Peasy Rider"
2000	The Sopranos	David Scatino	3 episodes
2000	Batman Beyond	Richard Armacost	Voice Episode: "Big Time"
2000–2002	The X-Files	John Doggett	Main cast 41 Episodes
2004	Stargate Atlantis	Colonel Marshall Sumner	Episode: "Rising"
2005	Lost	Hibbs	Episode: "Outlaws"
2005	Duck Dodgers	J. Edgar Ashcan/Prisoner	Voice Episode: "Of Course You Know, This Means War and Peace: Part I"
2005	Elvis	Vernon Presley	Miniseries
2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Ray Schenkel	Episode: "Demons"
2006	Ben 10	Phil/Rookie	Voice Episode: "Truth"
2006–2009	The Unit	Colonel Tom Ryan	Main cast 69 episodes
2006–2009	Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol	Narrator	Voice
2007–2008	Avatar: The Last Airbender	Piandao	Voice 2 episodes
2008	The Batman	Hawkman/Katar Hol	Voice 2 episodes
2009	Hell's Kitchen	Himself	Episode: "9 Chefs Compete"
2009	American Dad!	Stranger	Episode: "In Country...Club
2009-2010	NCIS	Col. Merton Bell	2 episodes
2010	Psych	Major General Felts	Episode: "You Can't Handle This Episode"
2010	Chuck	Colonel Keller	Episode: "Chuck Versus the Tic Tac"
2010	Burn Notice	John Barrett	2 episodes
2011	Big Love	Bud Mayberry	2 episodes
2012–2014	True Blood	Jackson Herveaux	Main cast 12 episodes
2012	Last Resort	Command Master Chief Petty Officer Joseph Prosser	Main cast 13 episodes
2013–2014	Sons of Anarchy	President Les Packer	2 episodes
2014	Community	Head of Parking Waldron	Episode: "Analysis of Cork-Based Networking"
2014	From Dusk till Dawn: The Series	Jacob Fuller	Main cast 10 episodes
2014–present	Scorpion	Agent Cabe Gallo	Main cast

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	T-1000	Voice
1995	The Dig	Commander Boston Low	Voice
2005	The Outfit	Deuce Williams	Voice
2013	LocoCycle	S.P.I.K.E.	Voice
2014	Elite: Dangerous	Zachary Hudson	Voice

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1992	MTV Movie Awards	Best Villain	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	Nominated
1992	Saturn Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	Nominated
1994	Saturn Awards	Best Actor	Fire in the Sky	Nominated
2001	Saturn Awards	Best Actor on Television	The X-Files	Won
2002	Saturn Awards	Best Actor in a Television Series	The X-Files	Nominated
2005	Jury Awards	Best Actor	The Fix	Won

External links

• Robert Patrick at the Internet Movie Database
• Robert Patrick on Twitter
• Robert Patrick on TVGuide.com