Robert Hammond Patrick (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor. Known for portraying villains and authority figures, Patrick is a Saturn Award winner with four other 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), he came to prominence as the T-1000, the antagonist of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) — a role he reprised for cameo appearances in Wayne's World (1992) and Last Action Hero (1993). His other 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), Ladder 49 (2004), 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 played FBI Special Agent John Doggett in The X-Files, Colonel Tom Ryan in The Unit, DHS agent Cabe Gallo in Scorpion, and Auggie Smith / White Dragon in Peacemaker. He has played ongoing roles in series such as 1923, Tulsa King, Reacher, The Outer Limits, The Sopranos, Elvis, Burn Notice, Last Resort, Sons of Anarchy, its spin-off Mayans M.C., Jamie Hawkins in The Night Agent, and From Dusk till Dawn: The Series, and Old Man Logan in the radio drama podcast series Marvel's Wastelanders.
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."
Early life
Patrick and raised there, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts; Dayton, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; and Bay Village, Ohio. He is the eldest of five children born to Nadine and Robert M. Patrick. He swam for three hours in order to save others still stranded on the accident site, and nearly drowned in doing so. The same year, he moved to Los Angeles.
Career
thumb|right|Patrick in December 2007
Patrick first appeared in several low-budget science-fiction and action films produced by Roger Corman and shot in the Philippines by Cirio H. Santiago. Looking back, he credited his early appearances in films to his "tough-looking exterior".
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, and had a fight scene with taekwondo master Hwang Jang-lee in Future Hunters.
His performance in Fire in the Sky led The X-Files creator Chris Carter to cast him in that series for the role of John Doggett. Patrick's brother, Richard, had previously worked for the series by adding music for the soundtrack albums Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files in 1996 and The X-Files: The Album in 1998. 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 2003, he appeared in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, which reunited him with his Striptease co-star, Demi Moore. He had a regular role on The Unit, and played Elvis Presley in Lonely Street (2009). 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. Patrick played a supporting role in Firewall, a 2006 action film starring Harrison Ford. 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). From 2014 to 2016, he starred in Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk till Dawn: The Series as Jacob Fuller. He also played Agent Cabe Gallo on the CBS drama series Scorpion from 2014 to 2018.
thumb|Robert Patrick at German Comic Con 2018
On March 28, 2017, Patrick was cast in Amazon Video horror anthology series Lore, which is based on the award-winning and critically acclaimed podcast of the same name. Lore recounts true stories of frightening and paranormal occurrences. Lore premiered on October 13, 2017, and ran for two seasons. In 2021, Patrick starred in Rushed, co-produced by Lars von Trier's Zentropa Entertainment, and written by Siobhan Fallon Hogan. Also starring Jake Weary and Peri Gilpin, Vertical Entertainment has acquired the distribution rights.
In 2022, Patrick played Auggie Smith / White Dragon, the racist supervillain father of Peacemaker in the HBO Max series Peacemaker, and he voiced Wolverine in the Marvel's Wastelanders: Wolverine podcast. Patrick was cast as a powerful figure and leader of the Dixie Mafia named Jeremiah Dunmire in the Paramount+ hit series Tulsa King, on March 21, 2025. He appeared in 10 episodes during the course of season 3.
Personal life
Patrick married actress Barbara Hooper in 1990. They have appeared together in various films and TV shows such as Zero Tolerance and The X-Files.
In August 2022, Patrick revealed for the first time that he struggled with substance abuse early on in his career and how it affected his momentum of procuring different acting roles after Terminator 2.
Patrick became co-owner of Santa Clarita Harley-Davidson with Oliver Shokouh in September 2018.
Filmography
Film
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
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| 1986
| Future Hunters
| Slade
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|-
| rowspan="4" | 1987
| Warlords from Hell
|
|
|-
| Eye of the Eagle
| Johnny Ransom
|
|-
| Equalizer 2000
| Deke
|
|-
| Killer Instinct
| Johnny Ransom
|
|-
| 1989
| Hollywood Boulevard II
| Cameraman
|
|-
| 1990
| Die Hard 2
| O'Reilly
|
|-
| 1991
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day
| rowspan="2" | T-1000
|
|-
| 1992
| Wayne's World
| Cameo
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1993
| Fire in the Sky
| Mike Rogers
|
|-
| Last Action Hero
| T-1000
| Cameo
|-
| Broken
| Cop
| Short film; uncredited
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1994
| Double Dragon
| Victor Guisman / Koga Shuko
|
|-
| The Cool Surface
| Jarvis Scott
|
|-
| Body Shot
| Mickey Dane
|
|-
| Hong Kong '97
| Reginald Cameron
|
|-
| Zero Tolerance
| Jeff Douglas
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| Decoy
| Jack Travis
|
|-
| Last Gasp
| Leslie Chase
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| T2 3-D: Battle Across Time
| T-1000
| Universal Studios attraction
|-
| Striptease
| Darrell Grant
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1997
| Cop Land
| Officer Jack Rucker
|
|-
| Rosewood
| Fanny's Lover
|
|-
| Hacks
| 'Goatee'
|
|-
| The Only Thrill
| Tom McHenry
|
|-
| Asylum
| Nicholas Tordone
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1998
| The Vivero Letter
| James Wheeler
|
|-
| Renegade Force
| Jake McInroy
|
|-
| The Faculty
| Coach Joe Willis
|
|-
| Tactical Assault
| Colonel Lee Banning
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1999
| From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
| Buck Bowers
| Direct-to-video
|-
| A Texas Funeral
| Zach
|
|-
| Shogun Cop
| Detective
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| Mexico City
| Ambassador Mills
|
|-
| All the Pretty Horses
| Cole
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2001
| Spy Kids
| Mr. Lisp
|
|-
| Texas Rangers
| Sergeant John Armstrong
|
|-
| Backflash
| Ray Bennet
|
|-
| Angels Don't Sleep Here
| Detective Russell Stark
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2002
| Out of These Rooms
| John Michael
|
|-
| Pavement
| Samuel Brown
|
|-
| The Hire
| FBI Agent
| Short film; segment: Ticker; uncredited
|-
| D-Tox
| Peter Noah
|
|-
| 2003
| Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
| Ray Carter
|
|-
| 2004
| Ladder 49
| Lenny Richter
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| Supercross
| Earl Cole
|
|-
| Walk the Line
| Ray Cash
|
|-
| The Fix
| Shay Riley
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2006
| Firewall
| Gary Mitchell
|
|-
| The Marine
| Rome
|
|-
| Flags of Our Fathers
| Colonel Chandler Johnson
|
|-
| We Are Marshall
| Head Coach Rick Tolley
| Uncredited
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| Bridge to Terabithia
| Jack Aarons
|
|-
| Balls of Fury
| Sergeant Pete Daytona
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2008
| Fly Me to the Moon
| Louie
| Voice
|-
| Strange Wilderness
| Gus Hayden
|
|-
| Autopsy
| Dr. David Benway
|
|-
| Lonely Street
| Mr. Aaron
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2009
| Alien Trespass
| Vernon
|
|-
| The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
| Pete
|
|-
| The Men Who Stare at Goats
| Todd Nixon
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| Five Minarets in New York
| Becker
|
|-
| The Wrath of Cain
| Warden Dean
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| S.W.A.T.: Firefight
| Walter Hatch
| Direct-to-video
|-
| Good Day for It
| Luke Cain
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2012
| Safe House
| CIA Agent Daniel Kiefer
|
|-
| Trouble with the Curve
| Vince
|
|-
| Jayne Mansfield's Car
| Jim 'Jimbo' Caldwell
|
|-
| Mafia
| Jules Dupree
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013
| Gangster Squad
| Officer Max Kennard
|
|-
| Lovelace
| John Boreman
|
|-
| Identity Thief
| Skiptracer
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2014
| Endless Love
| Harry Elliot
|
|-
| Kill the Messenger
| Ronald J. Quail
|
|-
| The Road Within
| Robert
|
|-
| Ask Me Anything
| Doug Kampenfelt
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| Lost After Dark
| Mr. C.
|
|-
| Hellions
| Corman
|
|-
| Hollywood Adventures
| Studio Guard #1/T-1000
| Cameo
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| Eloise
| Dr. H.H. Greiss
|
|-
| Last Rampage
| Gary Tison
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Edge of Fear
| Jack Pryor
|
|-
| Back Roads
| Chief Mansour
|
|-
| rowspan=6| 2019
| Jarhead: Law of Return
| Senator Jackson
| Direct-to-video
|-
| Sgt. Will Gardner
| Tony
|
|-
| The Poison Rose
| Chief Bing Walsh
|
|-
| The Rising Hawk
| Zakhar Berkut
|
|-
| The Laundromat
| Captain Richard Paris
|
|-
| Tone-Deaf
| Harvey
| Also executive producer
|-
| 2020
| Honest Thief
| Agent Sam Baker
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2021
| No Man of God
| Roger Depue
|
|-
| What Josiah Saw
| Josiah Graham
|
|-
| The Protégé
| Billy 'Billy Boy'
|
|-
| Rushed
| Jim O'Brien
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| Dark Asset
| Dr. Cain
| Also executive producer
|-
| Shelter in Solitude
| Dwayne
|
|-
| 2025
| Mermaid
| Ron Bocca
|
|-
| 2026
| Diamond
| Main Power Broker
|
|}
Television
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! 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"
|-
| 1994
| Captain Planet and the Planeteers
| Professor Posey
| Voice; episode: "Bug Off"
|-
| rowspan="2"|1995
| Body Language
| Delbert Radley
| Television film
|-
| Dumb and Dumber
| Bee Guard / Cop
| Voice; episode: "To Bee or Not to Bee"
|-
| MacGyver
| Ian Cain
| Episode: "SOS + Hazmat + Ultrasound + Frequency + Malihini"
|-
| Goliath
| Coach (Billy's Father)
| Recurring role; 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2022–2025
| Peacemaker
| Auggie Smith / White Dragon / Blue Dragon
| Main role
|-
| 1923
| Sheriff William McDowell
| Recurring role
|-
| 2023
| Praise Petey
| Various
| Voice; 2 episodes
|-
| 2023–2024
| Reacher
| Shane Langston
| Main role (Season 2)
|-
| 2023–2025
| The Night Agent
| Hawkins
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2025
| Tulsa King
| Jeremiah Dunmire
| Main role (Season 3)
|-
|}
Video games
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1992
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day: The Video Game
| T-1000
| Voice and performance capture
|-
| 1995
| The Dig
| Commander Boston Low
| rowspan="3" | Voice