
Will Patton
Biography
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?.
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Movie Appearances

Armageddon
as Chick
1998

The Rapture
as Deputy Foster
1991

Romeo Is Bleeding
as Martie
1993

Copycat
as Nicoletti
1995

Entrapment
as Hector Cruz
1999

No Way Out
as Scott Pritchard
1987

Remember the Titans
as Coach Bill Yoast
2000

The Mothman Prophecies
as Gordon Smallwood
2002

The Client
as Sergeant Hardy
1994

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
as Preacher
1998

After Hours
as Horst
1985

A Shock to the System
as Lt. Laker
1990

American Violet
as Sam Conroy
2008

The Fourth Kind
as Sheriff August
2009

Trixie
as W. 'Red' Rafferty
2000

The Punisher
as Quentin Glass
2004

The Puppet Masters
as Dr. Lawrence Graves
1994

The Canyon
as Henry
2009

Brooklyn's Finest
as Lt. Bill Hobarts
2010

Halloween Ends
as Frank
2022
TV Appearances

Numb3rs
as Det. Gary Walker
2005

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Craig Halliday
2000

The Agency
as Jackson Haisley
2001

VR.5
as Dr. Frank Morgan
1995

24
as Alan Wilson
2001

The Equalizer
as Officer Nick Braxton
1985

Into the West
as James Fletcher
2005

Nature
as Narrator (voice)
1982

Nasty Boys
as Batiste
1990

Silo
as Deputy Sam Marnes
2023

Falling Skies
as Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver
2011

Search for Tomorrow
1951