---
name: "Patrick MontesDeOca"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/patrick-montesdeoca"
fi1m_id: "patrick-montesdeoca"
imdb_id: "nm0599581"
tmdb_id: 2673156
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:51:17.430277+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Patrick MontesDeOca

## Identity

Patrick MontesDeOca

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/patrick-montesdeoca
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** patrick-montesdeoca
- **IMDb ID:** nm0599581
- **TMDB ID:** 2673156
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0599581/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2673156

Actor.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Also known as:** Patrick Montes
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0599581/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2673156

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Dead Again*](https://film.one/film/dead-again.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Patrick MontesDeOca is an American actor and writer, credited as Patrick Montes in his acting roles. His screen credits include the part of the Pickup Driver in the 1991 film *Dead Again*, Dr. Ausanta in the 2004 episode of *The Shield*, a Mover in the 1994 episode of *Melrose Place*, and Luis Guerro in the 2001 episode of *Walker, Texas Ranger*.

As a writer, MontesDeOca discovered and developed the story that formed the basis for the 2022 Hulu mini-series *Welcome to Chippendales*. He co-wrote the 2014 book *Deadly Dance: The Chippendales Murders*, which inspired the series, and is also credited with discovering and developing the story for the 1993 film *Rudy*.

*Sources: imdb.com, theshield.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Dead Again* (1991), Fi1m 78, as Pickup Driver — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-again.md)

## Complete filmography (6)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Welcome to Chippendales* (2022), series, Book
- *The Shield* (2002), series, as Dr. Ausanta — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom* (1993), as Newscaster
- *Melrose Place* (1992), series, as Mover
- *Chance of a Lifetime* (1991), as Customs Officer
- *Dead Again* (1991), as Pickup Driver — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-again.md)

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