1. William Rankin Patton was born on June 14,1954 and is an American actor.
18 Facts About Will Patton
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Will Patton starred as Colonel Dan Weaver in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies.
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Will Patton appeared in the films The Client, Armageddon, Gone in 60 Seconds, Remember the Titans, The Punisher, American Honey, Halloween, and Minari.
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William Rankin Patton was born on June 14,1954 in Charleston, South Carolina, the eldest of three children.
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Will Patton was raised on a farm, where his parents ran a foster home for wayward teenagers.
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Will Patton portrayed the evil antagonist in Desperately Seeking Susan and had a significant role in No Way Out opposite Kevin Costner, his first major film.
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Will Patton went on to play the role of General Bethlehem, again opposite Kevin Costner, in the 1997 The Postman.
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Will Patton portrayed coach Bill Yoast in Remember the Titans, and FBI agent Melvin Purvis in the 1991 made-for-television film Dillinger, before a supporting actor performance in Armageddon.
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Will Patton performed the role of Alan Wilson for five episodes on the TV show 24.
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Will Patton appeared in Silkwood, The Client, Copycat, The Spitfire Grill, Entrapment, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Mothman Prophecies, The Punisher, The Fourth Kind, Brooklyn's Finest, Minari and The Forever Purge.
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Will Patton had a guest role in seasons 3 and 4 of Costner's Paramount Network series Yellowstone.
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Will Patton portrayed the character of Sam Conroy in the film American Violet.
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In 2018, Will Patton portrayed Officer Frank Hawkins in the horror reboot of Halloween, and reprised his role in its two Halloween sequels, Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends.
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Will Patton portrayed Avery Sunderland in the DC Universe TV series Swamp Thing in 2019.
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Will Patton provided the voice for the audio version of Al Gore's 2007 The Assault on Reason.
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Will Patton recorded the audio version for 22 books written by best-selling mystery writer James Lee Burke.
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Will Patton's acting work has been noted, critically and by colleagues.
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Will Patton was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in The Postman.