Will Patton

Will Patton
Patton in Blood On Her Name (2019)
Born
William Rankin Patton

(1954-06-14) June 14, 1954 (age 70)[not verified in body]
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present

William Rankin Patton (born June 14, 1954) is an American actor. He starred as Colonel Dan Weaver in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies.[1] He also appeared in the films The Client (1994), Armageddon (1998), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Remember the Titans (2000), The Punisher (2004), American Honey (2016), Halloween (2018), and Minari (2020).[2] He appeared opposite Kevin Costner in four films: No Way Out (1987), The Postman (1997), and Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 (both 2024), as well as having a guest role in seasons 3 and 4 of Costner's Paramount Network series Yellowstone (2020–2022). Patton played Deputy Marnes in season one of the 2023 TV series Silo.

Patton was nominated alongside castmates for his ensemble work in Minari and Yellowstone at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2020 and 2021,[3][4] and 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?.[5]

  1. ^ "Kindly Keep Your Mitts Off My Planet" by Katrina Onstad at nytimes.com
  2. ^ "‘Minari’ Wins Big With North Carolina Film Critics Association, Chloé Zhao’s Directing Winning Streak Continues" by Clayton Davis at variety.com
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference MinariSAG27th was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference YellowstoneSAG28th was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Seasoned actor takes on diversity of roles" by Bill Thompson, The Post and Courier (21 Dec, 1997) Retrieved from ProQuest 373812714