--- name: "Will Patton" canonical: "https://film.one/person/will-patton" fi1m_id: "will-patton" imdb_id: "nm0001599" tmdb_id: 883 wikidata_id: "Q361400" roles: ["Actor"] born: "14 June 1954" reviewed_on_fi1m: 13 average_fi1m_score: 68 average_as: "actor" average_over: 13 updated: "2026-10-05T19:49:00.230855+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." --- # Will Patton ## Identity Will Patton - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/will-patton - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** will-patton - **IMDb ID:** nm0001599 - **TMDB ID:** 883 - **Wikidata ID:** Q361400 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Patton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361400, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001599/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/883 Actor. Born 14 June 1954 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 14 June 1954, Charleston, South Carolina, USA - **Active:** 1985–present - **Also known as:** William Rankin 'Will' Patton, William Rankin Patton, William Patton, 윌 패튼, 威尔·帕顿, Вілл Петтон, ویل پاتون - **Frequently works with:** [Jerry Bruckheimer](https://film.one/person/jerry-bruckheimer.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 13 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 80 (1), 1990s 64 (4), 2000s 40 (1), 2010s 82 (2), 2020s 68 (5) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 63 across 13 titles - **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 4 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 10 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 11, Thriller 4, Mystery 3, Western 3, Action 2, Crime 2 - **Screen time:** 26 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,188m across 10 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Patton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361400, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001599/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/883 ## Streaming the US now - **Peacock:** [*Meek's Cutoff*](https://film.one/film/meeks-cutoff.md) (82) - **The Roku Channel:** [*After Hours*](https://film.one/film/after-hours.md) (80) - **Netflix:** [*Train Dreams*](https://film.one/film/train-dreams.md) (79) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Entrapment*](https://film.one/film/entrapment.md) (49) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Will Patton > Will Patton makes authority and menace feel personal, with a Southern drawl and a physical intensity that need little emphasis. We value him most when a film gives him something to play beyond toughness. Will Patton's Southern drawl and physical intensity make authority come easily, but we find him more interesting when toughness is only the start of the part. He can make an antagonistic figure seem to have reasons of his own, rather than simply a job to do for the plot. His supporting film work took hold in the mid-1980s, with Horst in Martin Scorsese's *After Hours* (1985) among the early roles. That unnerving comedy is worth returning to for its performances and restless camera, though the women are sometimes given little purpose beyond frightening Griffin Dunne. Scott Pritchard, the obsessive aide he plays opposite Gene Hackman and Kevin Costner in *No Way Out* (1987), shows how useful that attention to motivation can be. By *Armageddon* (1998), Patton was firmly established in studio supporting roles, playing the loyal oil-rig worker Chick for Michael Bay. We enjoyed the cast's company, but the frantic cutting and laboured tenderness wore us down. Chick gives Patton loyalty to play, a useful distinction in a film whose pleasures depend so much on the people enduring its foolishness. At 151 minutes, it asks too much of them. The restriction is the repeated invitation to play another tough man or authority figure. Coach Bill Yoast in *Remember the Titans* (2000), opposite Denzel Washington, belongs to the run of ensemble work that made him so dependable a supporting presence. Dependable can become an excuse for giving an actor familiar things to do, and we would rather see him asked for something less comfortable. The later work takes in independent film with Paul in *Minari* (2020), alongside recurring television parts in *Falling Skies* and *Silo*. Patton has expressed a wish to play more fragile characters, and we would welcome that shift. His audiobook narration is another reason to be interested in what he might do when a role relies less on physical intensity. The drawl is recognisable enough; it need not always introduce a threat. Start with *After Hours* for the film, then *No Way Out* for a supporting part that gives him more to work with. ## Biography Will Patton is an American actor. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he trained at the North Carolina School of the Arts and began his career in theatre, winning two Obie Awards for best actor in Sam Shepard's *Fool for Love* and the Public Theater production of *What Did He See?*. He is known for film roles including Chick in *Armageddon* (1998), Atley Jackson in *Gone in Sixty Seconds* (2000), Coach Bill Yoast in *Remember the Titans* (2000), Quentin Glass in *The Punisher* (2004), and Officer Hawkins in *Halloween* (2018) and *Halloween Kills* (2021). Television credits include Garrett Randall in *Yellowstone* (2018–) and Deputy Sam Marnes in *Silo* (2023). He has also narrated audiobooks. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (13) - *Train Dreams* (2025), Fi1m 79, as Narrator (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/train-dreams.md) - *Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1* (2024), Fi1m 55, as Owen Kittredge — [page](https://film.one/film/horizon-an-american-saga-chapter-1.md) - *Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2* (2024), Fi1m 48, as Owen Kittredge — [page](https://film.one/film/horizon-an-american-saga-chapter-2.md) - *Silo* (2023), Fi1m 75, as Deputy Sam Marnes — [page](https://film.one/tv/silo.md) - *Minari* (2021), Fi1m 84, as Paul — [page](https://film.one/film/minari.md) - *American Honey* (2016), Fi1m 81, as Back Seat Cowboy — [page](https://film.one/film/american-honey.md) - *Meek's Cutoff* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Soloman Tetherow — [page](https://film.one/film/meeks-cutoff.md) - *Gone in Sixty Seconds* (2000), Fi1m 40, as Atley Jackson — [page](https://film.one/film/gone-in-sixty-seconds.md) - *Entrapment* (1999), Fi1m 49, as Hector Cruz — [page](https://film.one/film/entrapment.md) - *Armageddon* (1998), Fi1m 64, as Chick — [page](https://film.one/film/armageddon.md) - *The Client* (1994), Fi1m 72, as Sergeant Hardy — [page](https://film.one/film/the-client.md) - *The Rapture* (1991), Fi1m 72, as Deputy Foster — [page](https://film.one/film/the-rapture.md) - *After Hours* (1985), Fi1m 80, as Horst — [page](https://film.one/film/after-hours.md) ## Complete filmography (119) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *You Can't Win* (2026), as Foot and a Half George - *Train Dreams* (2025), as Narrator (voice) — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/train-dreams.md) - *Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2* (2024), as Owen Kittredge — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/horizon-an-american-saga-chapter-2.md) - *Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1* (2024), as Owen Kittredge — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/horizon-an-american-saga-chapter-1.md) - *Janet Planet* (2024), as Wayne - *Silo* (2023), series, as Deputy Sam Marnes — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/silo.md) - *Halloween Ends* (2022), as Frank - *Outer Range* (2022), series, as Wayne Tillerson - *Halloween Kills* (2021), as Officer Hawkins - *Safe* (2021), as Francis - *The Forever Purge* (2021), as Caleb Tucker - *The Devil Below* (2021), as Schuttmann - *Minari* (2021), as Paul — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/minari.md) - *Sweet Thing* (2020), as Adam - *Blood on Her Name* (2020), as Richard - *Hammer* (2019), as Stephen Davis - *Radioflash* (2019), as Frank - *Swamp Thing* (2019), series, as Avery Sunderland - *Halloween* (2018), as Officer Hawkins - *An Actor Prepares* (2018), as Wisdom - *Boarding School* (2018), as Dr. Sherman - *Yellowstone* (2018), series, as Garrett Randle - *The Scent of Rain & Lightning* (2018), as Senior - *Salvage* (2018), as Guy Hill - *Megan Leavey* (2017), as Jim - *Shots Fired* (2017), series, as Sheriff Daniel Platt - *American Honey* (2016), as Back Seat Cowboy — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/american-honey.md) - *The November Man* (2014), as Perry Weinstein - *Abigail Harm* (2013), as The Visitor/Narrator - *The Girl* (2012), as Tommy - *Falling Skies* (2011), series, as Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver - *Waking Madison* (2011), as Steven Walker - *Meek's Cutoff* (2011), as Soloman Tetherow — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/meeks-cutoff.md) - *Knucklehead* (2010), as Vic Sullivan - *Princess Kaiulani* (2010), as Sanford B. Dole - *Brooklyn's Finest* (2010), as Lt. Bill Hobarts - *The Fourth Kind* (2009), as Sheriff August - *The Canyon* (2009), as Henry - *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Mike Tascioni — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md) - *The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln* (2009), as John Wilkes Booth (Voice) - *Wendy and Lucy* (2008), as Mechanic - *The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond* (2008), as Old Man Dobyne - *American Violet* (2008), as Sam Conroy - *Lucky Days* (2008), as J.C. - *Dog Days of Summer* (2007), as Eli Cottonmouth - *A Mighty Heart* (2007), as Randall Bennett - *Code Name: The Cleaner* (2007), as Riley - *The List* (2007), as Michael Harriston - *Road House 2: Last Call* (2006), as Nate Tanner - *Into the West* (2005), series, as James Fletcher - *Numb3rs* (2005), series, as Det. Gary Walker - *The Last Ride* (2004), as Aaron Purnell - *The Punisher* (2004), as Quentin Glass - *Family Sins* (2004), as Philip Rothman - *The Rough South of Larry Brown* (2002), Actor - *The Mothman Prophecies* (2002), as Gordon Smallwood - *24* (2001), series, as Alan Wilson — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md) - *The Agency* (2001), series, as Jackson Haisley - *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Craig Halliday - *Remember the Titans* (2000), as Coach Bill Yoast - *Trixie* (2000), as W. 'Red' Rafferty - *Jesus' Son* (2000), as John Smith - *Gone in Sixty Seconds* (2000), as Atley Jackson — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/gone-in-sixty-seconds.md) - *Entrapment* (1999), as Hector Cruz — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/entrapment.md) - *Breakfast of Champions* (1999), as Moe The Truck Driver - *I Woke Up Early the Day I Died* (1998), as Preacher - *Armageddon* (1998), as Chick — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/armageddon.md) - *All Revved Up* (1998), as Sean - *The Postman* (1997), as Bethlehem - *This World, Then the Fireworks* (1997), as Lt. Morgan - *Inventing the Abbotts* (1997), as Lloyd Abbott - *The Spitfire Grill* (1996), as Nahum Goddard - *Fled* (1996), as Gibson - *Copycat* (1995), as Nicoletti - *VR.5* (1995), series, as Dr. Frank Morgan - *Tollbooth* (1994), as Dash - *The Puppet Masters* (1994), as Dr. Lawrence Graves - *Judicial Consent* (1994), as Alan Warwick - *The Client* (1994), as Sergeant Hardy — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-client.md) - *Natural Causes* (1994), as Michael Murphy - *The Paint Job* (1993), as Wesley - *Romeo Is Bleeding* (1993), as Martie - *Taking the Heat* (1993), as Hadley - *Midnight Edition* (1993), as Jack Travers - *Lincoln and the War Within* (1992), Actor - *A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story* (1992), as Frank Maxwell - *In the Deep Woods* (1992), as Eric Gaines - *In the Soup* (1992), as Skippy - *Cold Heaven* (1992), as Father Niles - *Deadly Desire* (1991), as Giles Menteer - *The Rapture* (1991), as Deputy Foster — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-rapture.md) - *Dillinger* (1991), as Melvin Purvis - *Bright Angel* (1990), as Woody (uncredited) - *A Shock to the System* (1990), as Lieutenant Laker - *Nasty Boys* (1990), series, as Batiste - *Everybody Wins* (1990), as Jerry - *Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice* (1990), Actor - *Signs of Life* (1989), as Owen's Father - *Wildfire* (1988), as Mike - *Stars & Bars* (1988), as Duane Gage - *No Way Out* (1987), as Scott Pritchard - *A Gathering of Old Men* (1987), as Lou Dimes - *Belizaire the Cajun* (1986), as Matthew Perry - *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Officer Nick Braxton - *After Hours* (1985), as Horst — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/after-hours.md) - *Desperately Seeking Susan* (1985), as Wayne Nolan - *Variety* (1985), as Mark - *Chinese Boxes* (1984), as Marsh - *The Beniker Gang* (1984), as Forest Ranger - *Silkwood* (1983), as Joe - *King Blank* (1983), as Bar Customer - *Nature* (1982), series, as Narrator (voice) - *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Matthew Perry, Owen's Father - *Kent State* (1981), as Peter - *Minus Zero* (1979), as Schreiber - *Search for Tomorrow* (1951), series, Actor - *The Ice at the Bottom of the World*, Actor - *Ruby Road*, as Executive Producer - *The Magnificent Seven*, series, as Cyrus T. 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