Cast & creator
Patrick St. Esprit
Best known for The Mentalist, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Minds
Patrick St. Esprit is an American character actor, best known for playing tough, authoritative roles such as Romulus Thread in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Elliot Oswald in Sons of Anarchy, and LAPD Commander Robert Hicks in S.W.A.T.
Also known as: Patrick Lincoln
36
film credits
66
television credits
101
1977–2026 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (102)
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The Mentalist
Frank Lockhardt
2008
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sheriff Gardner
2000
Criminal Minds
Sheriff Merrill Dobson
2005
NCIS
Commander Weidman
2003
Castle
Agent Forrest
2009
House
Keith Tannenbaum
2004
Hawaii Five-0
Vice Admiral Rhodes
2010
NCIS: Los Angeles
Roger Bates
2009
Desperate Housewives
Detective Berry
2004
CSI: Miami
Paul Jennings
2002
S.W.A.T.
Robert 'Bob' Hicks
2017
JAG
Markov
1995
The X-Files
Guard #2
1993
Monk
Lody
2002
Sons of Anarchy
Elliott Oswald
2008
The Closer
Caleb Walker
2005
The Love Boat
Pete
1977
Scandal
Peter Foster
2012
Without a Trace
Bob Clifford
2002
Rizzoli & Isles
Artie McMurphy
2010
ER
Mr. Thorpe
1994
Homeland
Aaron
2011
Crossing Jordan
Dodd
2001
Scorpion
Captain James Pike
2014
Cold Case
Porter Rawley (2007)
2003
Knight Rider
Tommy-Lee Burgess
1982
Angel
Jenoff
1999
The Shield
Lester
2002
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Carl
1993
Matlock
Rick Allen
1986
The Last Ship
Witt
2014
Brothers and Sisters
Bill Stanton
2006
The Unit
Agent Inman
2006
Simon & Simon
1981
Renegade
1992
Ray Donovan
Hector's Manager
2013
Walker, Texas Ranger
Quint
1993Walker, Texas Ranger
Brad Furnell
1993Walker, Texas Ranger
Jack Garrett
1993Walker, Texas Ranger
Lester Rawlins
1993Walker, Texas Ranger
Darby
1993
Hunter
Dino Morelli
1984Hunter
Jack Colefax
1984
Body of Proof
Leonard Waxman
2011
S.W.A.T. Exiles
Robert 'Bob' Hicks
2026
Ballers
Dallas Cowboys GM
2015
The Glades
Tim Ballard
2010
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Romulus Thread
2013
Saving Grace
Leo Hanadarko
2007
She Spies
Dallas Dassi
2002
Big Little Lies
Mayor Bartley
2017
War Dogs
Captain Phillip Santos
2016
The Fate of the Furious
DS Allan
2017
Eleventh Hour
Henry Brooks
2008
George Lopez
Special Agent Saunders
2002
Revolution
Wayne Ramsey
2012
She's the Sheriff
Coach Campbell
1987
Tremors
Karl Hartung
2003
Eyes
George Sanborn
2005
Journeyman
Carl Hanson
2007
Men of a Certain Age
2009
Against the Wall
Officer Whiteside
2011
Incorporated
2016
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening
Jack McMullen
2012
Crusade
Captain Ross
1999
Independence Day: Resurgence
Secretary of Defense
2016
Super 8
Weapons Commander
2011
We Were Soldiers
General in Hallway
2002
Police Squad!
1982
The Chicago Code
Hugh Killian
2011
Smokin' Aces
Moustache
2006
Ironside
Nick Sturgess
2013
Sidekicks
1986
Green Zone
Military Intel 2 Star
2010
I Am Wrath
Governor Meserve
2016
United 93
Major Kevin Nasypany
2006
Draft Day
Tom Michaels
2014
Must Love Dogs
Marshall
2005
I Love Trouble
Assassin
1994
Acts of Violence
Hemland
2018
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Major Walsh
2007
Chain Letter
Dean Jones
2010
Truth
Brig. Gen. Buck Staudt
2015
The Last of Robin Hood
Herb Aadland
2013The Last of Robin Hood
2013
Crash Landing
Pilot Craig
2006
Demoted
JR Daniels
2011
Life After Flash
Self
2017
Terminal Exposure
Ned Carson
1987
Little Loopers
Judge
2015
Beauty and the Beast
Arvin Cates
1987
Where Truth Lies
Stunts
1996
Liberty
Sgt. Tanner
The Wild Pair
Commando
1987
Killing Reagan
Alexander Haig
2016
King of the Ants
Sgt. Moorse
2003
Face Value
Agent Edwards
2001
Fire in the Night
Mike Swanson
1986
Lost Treasure
Lieutenant Mullen
2003Back Nine
Sheriff
2010
Texas Payback
Jimmy
1994
Torn
Charles
2013