Will Patton

Acting

Will Patton

Born June 14, 1954Charleston, South Carolina, USA118 credits

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

You Can't Win

You Can't Win

Movie

2026

Train Dreams
7.3

Train Dreams

Movie

2025

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
7.5

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

Movie

2024

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
6.8

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

Movie

2024

Janet Planet
6.2

Janet Planet

Movie

2024

Silo
8.1

Silo

TV

2023

Filmography

You Can't Win
2026You Can't Winas Foot and a Half GeorgeMovie
Train Dreams
2025Train Dreamsas Narrator (voice)Movie
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2as Owen KittredgeMovie
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1as Owen KittredgeMovie
Janet Planet
2024Janet Planetas WayneMovie
Silo
2023Siloas Deputy Sam MarnesTV
Halloween Ends
2022Halloween Endsas FrankMovie
Outer Range
2022Outer Rangeas Wayne TillersonTV
Halloween Kills
2021Halloween Killsas Officer HawkinsMovie
Safe
2021Safeas FrancisMovie
The Forever Purge
2021The Forever Purgeas Caleb TuckerMovie
The Devil Below
2021The Devil Belowas SchuttmannMovie
Minari
2021Minarias PaulMovie
Sweet Thing
2020Sweet Thingas AdamMovie
Blood on Her Name
2020Blood on Her Nameas RichardMovie
Hammer
2019Hammeras Stephen DavisMovie
Radioflash
2019Radioflashas FrankMovie
Swamp Thing
2019Swamp Thingas Avery SunderlandTV
Halloween
2018Halloweenas Officer HawkinsMovie
An Actor Prepares
2018An Actor Preparesas WisdomMovie
Boarding School
2018Boarding Schoolas Dr. ShermanMovie
Yellowstone
2018Yellowstoneas Garrett RandleTV
The Scent of Rain & Lightning
2018The Scent of Rain & Lightningas SeniorMovie
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2018SalvageMovie
Megan Leavey
2017Megan Leaveyas JimMovie
Shots Fired
2017Shots Firedas Sheriff Daniel PlattTV
American Honey
2016American Honeyas Back Seat CowboyMovie
The November Man
2014The November Manas Perry WeinsteinMovie
Abigail Harm
2013Abigail Harmas The Visitor/NarratorMovie
The Girl
2012The Girlas TommyMovie
Falling Skies
2011Falling Skiesas Captain Daniel 'Dan' WeaverTV
Waking Madison
2011Waking Madisonas Steven WalkerMovie
Meek's Cutoff
2011Meek's Cutoffas Soloman TetherowMovie
Knucklehead
2010Knuckleheadas Vic SullivanMovie
Princess Kaiulani
2010Princess Kaiulanias Sanford B. DoleMovie
Brooklyn's Finest
2010Brooklyn's Finestas Lt. Bill HobartsMovie
The Fourth Kind
2009The Fourth Kindas Sheriff AugustMovie
The Canyon
2009The Canyonas HenryMovie
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Mike TascioniTV
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
2009The Assassination of Abraham Lincolnas John Wilkes Booth (Voice)Movie
Wendy and Lucy
2008Wendy and Lucyas MechanicMovie
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
2008The Loss of a Teardrop Diamondas Old Man DobyneMovie
American Violet
2008American Violetas Sam ConroyMovie
Lucky Days
2008Lucky Daysas J.C.Movie
Dog Days of Summer
2007Dog Days of Summeras Eli CottonmouthMovie
A Mighty Heart
2007A Mighty Heartas Randall BennettMovie
Code Name: The Cleaner
2007Code Name: The Cleaneras RileyMovie
The List
2007The Listas HarristonMovie
Road House 2: Last Call
2006Road House 2: Last Callas Nate TannerMovie
Into the West
2005Into the Westas James FletcherTV
Family Sins
2005Family Sinsas Philip RothmanMovie
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas Det. Gary WalkerTV
The Last Ride
2004The Last Rideas Aaron PurnellMovie
The Punisher
2004The Punisheras Quentin GlassMovie
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2002The Rough South of Larry BrownMovie
The Mothman Prophecies
2002The Mothman Propheciesas Gordon SmallwoodMovie
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200124as Alan WilsonTV
The Agency
2001The Agencyas Jackson HaisleyTV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Craig HallidayTV
Remember the Titans
2000Remember the Titansas Coach Bill YoastMovie
Trixie
2000Trixieas W. 'Red' RaffertyMovie
Jesus' Son
2000Jesus' Sonas John SmithMovie
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000Gone in Sixty Secondsas Atley JacksonMovie
Entrapment
1999Entrapmentas Hector CruzMovie
Breakfast of Champions
1999Breakfast of Championsas Moe The Truck DriverMovie
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998I Woke Up Early the Day I Diedas PreacherMovie
Armageddon
1998Armageddonas ChickMovie
All Revved Up
1998All Revved Upas SeanMovie
The Postman
1997The Postmanas BethlehemMovie
This World, Then the Fireworks
1997This World, Then the Fireworksas Lt. MorganMovie
Inventing the Abbotts
1997Inventing the Abbottsas Lloyd AbbottMovie
The Spitfire Grill
1996The Spitfire Grillas Nahum GoddardMovie
Fled
1996Fledas GibsonMovie
Copycat
1995Copycatas NicolettiMovie
VR.5
1995VR.5as Dr. Frank MorganTV
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1994Tollboothas DashMovie
The Puppet Masters
1994The Puppet Mastersas Dr. Lawrence GravesMovie
Judicial Consent
1994Judicial Consentas Alan WarwickMovie
The Client
1994The Clientas Sergeant HardyMovie
Natural Causes
1994Natural Causesas Michael MurphyMovie
The Paint Job
1993The Paint Jobas WesleyMovie
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993Romeo Is Bleedingas MartieMovie
Taking the Heat
1993Taking the Heatas HadleyMovie
Midnight Edition
1993Midnight Editionas Jack TraversMovie
Lincoln and the War Within
1992Lincoln and the War WithinMovie
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
1992A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Storyas Frank MaxwellMovie
In the Deep Woods
1992In the Deep Woodsas Eric GainesMovie
In the Soup
1992In the Soupas SkippyMovie
Cold Heaven
1992Cold Heavenas Father NilesMovie
Deadly Desire
1991Deadly Desireas Giles MenteerMovie
The Rapture
1991The Raptureas Deputy FosterMovie
Dillinger
1991Dillingeras Melvin PurvisMovie
Bright Angel
1990Bright Angelas Woody (uncredited)Movie
A Shock to the System
1990A Shock to the Systemas Lt. LakerMovie
Everybody Wins
1990Everybody Winsas JerryMovie
Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
1990Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone JusticeMovie
Nasty Boys
1989Nasty Boysas BatisteTV
Signs of Life
1989Signs of Lifeas Owen's FatherMovie
Wildfire
1988Wildfireas MikeMovie
Stars & Bars
1988Stars & Barsas Duane GageMovie
No Way Out
1987No Way Outas Scott PritchardMovie
A Gathering of Old Men
1987A Gathering of Old Menas Lou DimesMovie
Belizaire the Cajun
1986Belizaire the Cajunas Matthew PerryMovie
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizeras Officer Nick BraxtonTV
After Hours
1985After Hoursas HorstMovie
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985Desperately Seeking Susanas Wayne NolanMovie
Variety
1985Varietyas MarkMovie
Chinese Boxes
1984Chinese Boxesas MarshMovie
The Beniker Gang
1984The Beniker Gangas Forest RangerMovie
Silkwood
1983Silkwoodas JoeMovie
King Blank
1983King Blankas Bar CustomerMovie
Nature
1982Natureas Narrator (voice)TV
Kent State
1981Kent Stateas PeterMovie
Minus Zero
1979Minus Zeroas SchreiberMovie
Search for Tomorrow
1951Search for TomorrowTV
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—Ruby RoadMovie
T
—The Ice at the Bottom of the WorldMovie
U
—Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramseyas Lou SmithTV