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