Cast & creator
Will Patton
Best known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Silo, 24
William Rankin Patton (born June 14, 1954) is an American actor and audiobook narrator. He starred as Colonel Dan Weaver in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies. He also appeared in the films Remember the Titans, Armageddon, Gone in 60 Seconds and The Punisher. He appeared opposite Kevin Costner in two films: No Way Out (1987) and The Postman (1997). He 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?.
Also known as: William Rankin 'Will' Patton, William Rankin Patton, William Patton, 윌 패튼, 威尔·帕顿
101
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1951–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (121)
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Craig Halliday
2000
Silo
Deputy Sam Marnes
2023
24
Alan Wilson
2001
The Good Wife
Mike Tascioni
2009
Yellowstone
Garrett Randle
2018
Numb3rs
Det. Gary Walker
2005
American Playhouse
Matthew Perry
1982American Playhouse
Owen's Father
1982
Nature
Narrator (voice)
1982
The Equalizer
Officer Nick Braxton
1985
Falling Skies
Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver
2011
The Agency
Jackson Haisley
2001
Outer Range
Wayne Tillerson
2022
The Forever Purge
Caleb Tucker
2021
Swamp Thing
Avery Sunderland
2019
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Atley Jackson
2000
Halloween Kills
Officer Hawkins
2021
Armageddon
Chick
1998
Train Dreams
Narrator (voice)
2025
Halloween Ends
Frank
2022
The Punisher
Quentin Glass
2004
Remember the Titans
Coach Bill Yoast
2000
Halloween
Officer Hawkins
2018
The Client
Sergeant Hardy
1994
Entrapment
Hector Cruz
1999
Copycat
Nicoletti
1995
Into the West
James Fletcher
2005
The November Man
Perry Weinstein
2014
After Hours
Horst
1985
Shots Fired
Sheriff Daniel Platt
2017
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
Owen Kittredge
2024
The Fourth Kind
Sheriff August
2009
The Mothman Prophecies
Gordon Smallwood
2002
Nasty Boys
Batiste
1990
The Postman
Bethlehem
1997
Minari
Paul
2021
No Way Out
Scott Pritchard
1987
Janet Planet
Wayne
2024
VR.5
Dr. Frank Morgan
1995
Megan Leavey
Jim
2017
Brooklyn's Finest
Lt. Bill Hobarts
2010
Desperately Seeking Susan
Wayne Nolan
1985
A Mighty Heart
Randall Bennett
2007
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Owen Kittredge
2024
Romeo Is Bleeding
Martie
1993
American Honey
Back Seat Cowboy
2016
Meek's Cutoff
Soloman Tetherow
2011
Inventing the Abbotts
Lloyd Abbott
1997
The Puppet Masters
Dr. Lawrence Graves
1994
Fled
Gibson
1996
You Can't Win
Foot and a Half George
2026
Code Name: The Cleaner
Riley
2007
Road House 2: Last Call
Nate Tanner
2006
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth (Voice)
2009
Breakfast of Champions
Moe The Truck Driver
1999
Wendy and Lucy
Mechanic
2008
The Devil Below
Schuttmann
2021
This World, Then the Fireworks
Lt. Morgan
1997
Radioflash
Frank
2019
Search for Tomorrow
1951
A Shock to the System
Lieutenant Laker
1990
The List
Michael Harriston
2007
Silkwood
Joe
1983
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
Old Man Dobyne
2008
The Rapture
Deputy Foster
1991
Cold Heaven
Father Niles
1992
Boarding School
Dr. Sherman
2018
The Spitfire Grill
Nahum Goddard
1996
Natural Causes
Michael Murphy
1994
The Canyon
Henry
2009
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Preacher
1998
An Actor Prepares
Wisdom
2018
Blood on Her Name
Richard
2020The Magnificent Seven
Cyrus T. Clemons
Trixie
W. 'Red' Rafferty
2000
Princess Kaiulani
Sanford B. Dole
2010
American Violet
Sam Conroy
2008
Knucklehead
Vic Sullivan
2010
In the Deep Woods
Eric Gaines
1992
Everybody Wins
Jerry
1990The Ice at the Bottom of the World
The Scent of Rain & Lightning
Senior
2018
Stars & Bars
Duane Gage
1988
In the Soup
Skippy
1992
All Revved Up
Sean
1998
Dillinger
Melvin Purvis
1991
Bright Angel
Woody (uncredited)
1990
Jesus' Son
John Smith
2000
The Last Ride
Aaron Purnell
2004
Midnight Edition
Jack Travers
1993
Sweet Thing
Adam
2020
The Girl
Tommy
2012
Dog Days of Summer
Eli Cottonmouth
2007
A Gathering of Old Men
Lou Dimes
1987Ruby Road
Ruby Road
Executive Producer
Family Sins
Philip Rothman
2004
Lincoln and the War Within
1992
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story
Frank Maxwell
1992
Variety
Mark
1985
The Beniker Gang
Forest Ranger
1984
Hammer
Stephen Davis
2019
Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
1990
Belizaire the Cajun
Matthew Perry
1986
Judicial Consent
Alan Warwick
1994
Waking Madison
Steven Walker
2011
Signs of Life
Owen's Father
1989
Kent State
Peter
1981
Taking the Heat
Hadley
1993
Tollbooth
Dash
1994
Wildfire
Mike
1988
Deadly Desire
Giles Menteer
1991
Chinese Boxes
Marsh
1984
Lucky Days
J.C.
2008
Abigail Harm
The Visitor/Narrator
2013Salvage
Guy Hill
2018The Rough South of Larry Brown
2002
Safe
Francis
2021
The Paint Job
Wesley
1993
Minus Zero
Schreiber
1979
King Blank
Bar Customer
1983