25 Facts About Scott Patterson

Scott Patterson was born on September 11,1958 and is an American actor.

Scott Patterson is known for his role as Luke Danes in Gilmore Girls and as Peter Strahm in the Saw films.

Scott Patterson starred as Michael Buchanan in the NBC drama series The Event and as a Tenctonese alien commander in the TV film Alien Nation: Dark Horizon.

Scott Patterson studied acting in New York with renowned coaches Robert Lewis and Sondra Lee.

Scott Patterson was exposed to the teachings of Paul Newman, Arthur Penn, and Frank Corsaro at the Actors Studio, where he participated in the Producer's Unit chaired by Penn.

Scott Patterson appeared in numerous productions, including Rasputin and Miss Julie.

Scott Patterson spent seven years, from 1980 to 1986, as a professional pitcher in minor league baseball, topping out at the Triple-A level, the highest before the major leagues.

Scott Patterson played in two major league farm systems for seven different minor league teams and was selected to four all-star teams.

Scott Patterson was initially selected by the Atlanta Braves in the first round of the 1980 Major League Baseball secondary draft.

Scott Patterson played his first pro season with their Class A Anderson Braves in 1980.

In 1981 Scott Patterson won 13 consecutive games as a starting pitcher between Class A Durham and Double-A Savannah to set a Braves record for most consecutive wins to start a season.

Scott Patterson was named the Braves Minor League Pitcher of the Month twice.

Scott Patterson was traded from the Braves to the New York Yankees for Bob Watson on April 23,1982, and was placed on the Yankees Major League roster in 1983.

Scott Patterson was named as an All-Star both with the Yankees' Double-A Albany-Colonie Yankees and Triple-A Columbus Clippers in 1986.

Scott Patterson signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate, the Albuquerque Dukes, in late 1986 but never played at the major league level.

In 1993, Scott Patterson was slated to play the lead in Castle Rock's Little Big League opposite Sela Ward.

Scott Patterson completed filming the leading role in the feature film Her Best Move, directed by Norm Hunter and co-starring Lisa Darr.

Scott Patterson appeared on the big screen in Little Big League, with Jason Robards, and in Three Wishes, with Patrick Swayze and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.

Scott Patterson appeared in the independent films Highway 395 and Rhapsody in Bloom with Penelope Ann Miller and Ron Silver, Boys of Abu Ghraib with Sean Astin, and Other People's Children with Diane Marshall-Green.

On Seinfeld, Scott Patterson's character was deemed "spongeworthy" by Elaine.

Scott Patterson played the love interests of Jennifer Grey in It's Like, You Know and Sharon Lawrence's character in Fired Up.

Scott Patterson appeared in some episodes of the second season of 90210 as Liam Court's ex-con father who has recently been released from prison and wants to reconnect with his son.

Scott Patterson starred as Michael Buchanan in the NBC drama series The Event, which premiered on September 20,2010.

In 2016, Scott Patterson reprised his role as Luke Danes for the revival miniseries Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, which streamed on Netflix on November 25,2016 and consisted of four 90-minute episodes featuring most of the original cast.

In 2021, Scott Patterson partnered with I Heart Radio to launch the 'I Am All In' podcast dedicated to fans of Gilmore Girls.