Will Patton
Acting
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?.
TV Shows(18)
Silo
Deputy Sam Marnes
2023
Outer Range
Wayne Tillerson
2022
Swamp Thing
Avery Sunderland
2019
Yellowstone
Garrett Randle
2018
Shots Fired
Sheriff Daniel Platt
2017
Falling Skies
Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver
2011
The Good Wife
Mike Tascioni
2009
Into the West
James Fletcher
2005
Numb3rs
Det. Gary Walker
2005
24
Alan Wilson
2001
The Agency
Jackson Haisley
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Craig Halliday
2000
VR.5
Dr. Frank Morgan
1995
Nasty Boys
Batiste
1990
The Equalizer
Officer Nick Braxton
1985
Nature
Narrator (voice)
1982
Search for Tomorrow
1951
Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
Lou Smith
Movies(100)
You Can't Win
Foot and a Half George
2026
Train Dreams
Narrator (voice)
2025
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Owen Kittredge
2024
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
Owen Kittredge
2024
Janet Planet
Wayne
2024
Halloween Ends
Frank
2022
Halloween Kills
Officer Hawkins
2021
Safe
Francis
2021
The Forever Purge
Caleb Tucker
2021
The Devil Below
Schuttmann
2021
Minari
Paul
2021
Sweet Thing
Adam
2020
Blood on Her Name
Richard
2020
Hammer
Stephen Davis
2019
Radioflash
Frank
2019
Halloween
Officer Hawkins
2018
An Actor Prepares
Wisdom
2018
Boarding School
Dr. Sherman
2018
The Scent of Rain & Lightning
Senior
2018
Salvage
2018
Megan Leavey
Jim
2017
American Honey
Back Seat Cowboy
2016
The November Man
Perry Weinstein
2014
Abigail Harm
The Visitor/Narrator
2013
The Girl
Tommy
2012
Waking Madison
Steven Walker
2011
Meek's Cutoff
Soloman Tetherow
2011
Knucklehead
Vic Sullivan
2010
Princess Kaiulani
Sanford B. Dole
2010
Brooklyn's Finest
Lt. Bill Hobarts
2010
The Fourth Kind
Sheriff August
2009
The Canyon
Henry
2009
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth (Voice)
2009
Wendy and Lucy
Mechanic
2008
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
Old Man Dobyne
2008
American Violet
Sam Conroy
2008
Lucky Days
J.C.
2008
Dog Days of Summer
Eli Cottonmouth
2007
A Mighty Heart
Randall Bennett
2007
Code Name: The Cleaner
Riley
2007
The List
Harriston
2007
Road House 2: Last Call
Nate Tanner
2006
Family Sins
Philip Rothman
2005
The Last Ride
Aaron Purnell
2004
The Punisher
Quentin Glass
2004
The Rough South of Larry Brown
2002
The Mothman Prophecies
Gordon Smallwood
2002
Remember the Titans
Coach Bill Yoast
2000
Trixie
W. 'Red' Rafferty
2000
Jesus' Son
John Smith
2000
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Atley Jackson
2000
Entrapment
Hector Cruz
1999
Breakfast of Champions
Moe The Truck Driver
1999
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Preacher
1998
Armageddon
Chick
1998
All Revved Up
Sean
1998
The Postman
Bethlehem
1997
This World, Then the Fireworks
Lt. Morgan
1997
Inventing the Abbotts
Lloyd Abbott
1997
The Spitfire Grill
Nahum Goddard
1996
Fled
Gibson
1996
Copycat
Nicoletti
1995
Tollbooth
Dash
1994
The Puppet Masters
Dr. Lawrence Graves
1994
Judicial Consent
Alan Warwick
1994
The Client
Sergeant Hardy
1994
Natural Causes
Michael Murphy
1994
The Paint Job
Wesley
1993
Romeo Is Bleeding
Martie
1993
Taking the Heat
Hadley
1993
Midnight Edition
Jack Travers
1993
Lincoln and the War Within
1992
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
Frank Maxwell
1992
In the Deep Woods
Eric Gaines
1992
In the Soup
Skippy
1992
Cold Heaven
Father Niles
1992
Deadly Desire
Giles Menteer
1991
The Rapture
Deputy Foster
1991
Dillinger
Melvin Purvis
1991
Bright Angel
Woody (uncredited)
1990
A Shock to the System
Lt. Laker
1990
Everybody Wins
Jerry
1990
Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
1990
Signs of Life
Owen's Father
1989
Wildfire
Mike
1988
Stars & Bars
Duane Gage
1988
No Way Out
Scott Pritchard
1987
A Gathering of Old Men
Lou Dimes
1987
Belizaire the Cajun
Matthew Perry
1986
After Hours
Horst
1985
Desperately Seeking Susan
Wayne Nolan
1985
Variety
Mark
1985
Chinese Boxes
Marsh
1984
The Beniker Gang
Forest Ranger
1984
Silkwood
Joe
1983
King Blank
Bar Customer
1983
Kent State
Peter
1981
Minus Zero
Schreiber
1979
Ruby Road
The Ice at the Bottom of the World