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Robert Patrick
Known for: ActingRobert Hammond Patrick is an American actor best known for portraying intense antagonists and authority figures. He broke out in 1991 with his iconic performance as the T-1000 in James Cameron’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day, where his cold, physical presence turned the character into one of cinema’s most enduring villains. Following Terminator 2, Patrick became a fixture across film and television, with notable roles in Fire in the Sky (1993), Last Action Hero (1993), The Faculty (1998), Walk the Line (2005), and Bridge to Terabithia (2007), as well as The X-Files (2000–2002), where he portrayed FBI Special Agent John Doggett. He later led the military drama The Unit (2006–2009) as Colonel Tom Ryan, the commanding officer overseeing an elite covert operations team, grounding the series with a disciplined, authoritative presence rooted in military realism. He also appeared in Scorpion (2014–2018), where he played Cabe Gallo, the former federal agent who recruits and oversees the show’s team of geniuses. Patrick also appeared in Peacemaker in 2022, a DC Comics–based series created by James Gunn, portraying Auggie Smith, a radical, authoritarian figure tied to Peacemaker’s past and ideology, a role that highlighted a darker and more unsettling side of his screen persona. Outside of acting, Patrick is a longtime supporter of the U.S. military and the USO, a commitment shaped by his family history. The grandson of an Army veteran who served in World Wars I and II and the Korean War, he has participated in multiple USO tours since 2008, traveling to seven countries and regularly visiting military hospitals. He is also a dedicated Harley-Davidson enthusiast and co-owner of Harley-Davidson of Santa Clarita, and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Barbara, and their two children.
Filmography 92
Scorpion
as Cabe Gallo
Peacemaker
The Unit
as Tom Ryan
Bridge to Terabithia
as Jack Aarons
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
as T-1000
Die Hard 2
The Faculty
as Coach Willis
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Gangster Squad
as Max Kennard
Safe House
Honest Thief
Flags of Our Fathers
as Colonel Chandler Johnson
The Protégé
Walk the Line
Spy Kids
as Mr. Lisp
Last Resort
as Master Chief Joseph Prosser
Identity Thief
as Skiptracer
The Laundromat
Wayne's World
as Bad Cop / T-1000
Striptease
as Darrell Grant
No Man of God
as Roger Depue
Endless Love
as Harry Elliot
The Poison Rose
Kill the Messenger
as Ronny Quail
Fire in the Sky
as Mike Rodgers
Ladder 49
Cop Land
as Jack Rucker
Trouble with the Curve
as Vince
The Men Who Stare at Goats
as Todd Nixon
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
as Walter Hatch
Lovelace
as John J. Boreman
The Marine
as Rome
Balls of Fury
as Sgt. Pete Daytona
Fly Me to the Moon
as Louie (voice)
Hounds of War
as Colonel Hart
Mermaid
as Ron Bocca
Jarhead: Law of Return
as Senator Jackson
All the Pretty Horses
as Cole
Firewall
as Gary Mitchell
D-Tox
as Noah
Elvis
as Vernon Presley
The Rising Hawk
as Zakhar Berkut
Double Dragon
as Kongo Shuko
Strange Wilderness
as Gus Hayden
Jayne Mansfield's Car
as Jimbo Caldwell
Ask Me Anything
as Doug Kampenfelt
Five Minarets in New York
as Becker
Back Roads
as Chief Mansour
Texas Rangers
as Sgt. John Armstrong
Autopsy
as Dr. David Benway
The Road Within
as Robert
Red Faction: Origins
as Alec
Dark Asset
as Dr. Cain
Last Gasp
Last Rampage
What Josiah Saw
as Josiah Graham
Supercross
as Earl Cole
Troubled Waters
as Sterling French
Rosewood
as Lover
Edge of Fear
as Jack Pryor
Angels Don't Sleep Here
as Det. Russell Stark
Tone-Deaf
as Harvey
Rushed
as Jim O'Brien
SGT. Will Gardner
as Tony
Mafia
The Only Thrill
as Colonel Tom Ryan McHenry
Eloise
as Doctor H.H. Greiss
Shelter in Solitude
as Dwayne
Alien Trespass
as Vernon
Zero Tolerance
as Jeff Douglas
A Texas Funeral
as Zach
Backflash
as Ray Bennett
Hellions
as Corman
Chuck Zito: An American Story
as Self
A Place Among the Dead
as RP
Lost After Dark
as Mr. C.
Within the Rock
Producer
Asylum
as Nicholas Tordone
Tell
Sink Or Swim
as Goatee
Eye of the Eagle
as Johnny Ransom
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
as Pete
Future Hunters
as Slade
Equalizer 2000
Good Day for It
as Luke Cain
Pavement
as Sam Brown
Rag and Bone
as Sgt. Daniel Ryan
Mexico City
as Ambassador Mills