Robert Hammond Patrick was born on November 5, 1958 in Marietta, Georgia, raised there and Boston, Mass., Dayton, Ohio, Detroit, Michigan, and Cleveland, Ohio. The eldest of five children. He attended the Bowling Green State University in Ohio, but dropped out after he took a drama course and became interested in acting. After leaving college, he took a job as a house painter and continued as such until a boating accident in Lake Erie in 1984. He swam for three hours in order to save the others still stranded on the accident site, while he nearly drowned in his attempt. After the accident, he moved from Ohio to Los Angeles, California. He worked in a bar to supplement his income and even lived in his own car. Patrick starred in various direct-to-video television movies, and had a short appearance in Die Hard 2 (1990). His breakthrough role came as the liquid-metal, shape-shifting T-1000 in James Cameron's blockbuster Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). After that, he landed roles in various feature films such as Last Action Hero (1993), Fire in the Sky (1993) and Striptease (1996). His performance in Fire in the Sky caught the attention of Chris Carter, creator of the television series The X-Files (1993). After David Duchovny distanced himself from the series during its seventh season, Patrick was cast as FBI Special Agent John Doggett. On the small screen, Robert was a series regular on Season Six of HBO's True Blood (2008) and also appeared in the final season. He had a memorable role in the final season of Sons of Anarchy (2008), did a cameo role on the sitcom Community (2009), and had a supporting role in Season One on Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2014) for the El Rey Network. In Spring 2017, it was announced that Robert would have a featured role in Gale Anne Hurd's highly anticipated Amazon series Lore (2017), based on the popular horror podcast. Recent film credits include Universal Pictures' Identity Thief (2013) with Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman, Warner Brothers' Gangster Squad (2013) in which he played Josh Brolin's squad member going up against Sean Penn as Mickey Cohan, Trouble with the Curve (2012) opposite Clint Eastwood, Lovelace (2013) opposite Sharon Stone and Amanda Seyfried, Universal's remake of Endless Love (2014) with Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde, Focus Features' Kill the Messenger (2014) opposite Jeremy Renner, and The Road Within (2014) with Kyra Sedgwick and Zoë Kravitz. In addition to his acting success, Patrick is a lifelong supporter of the military and the USO. The grandson of an Army veteran who served during World Wars I and II and the Korean War, Patrick grew up with a profound respect for troops. Devoted to giving back, he regularly goes on USO hospital visits and has participated in four USO tours in seven countries since 2008, visiting more than 8,100 service members and military families. He is a passionate Harley-Davidson enthusiast and is co-owner of Harley-Davidson of Santa Clarita. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Barbara and their two children.
Walk the Line
(Ray Cash)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
(T-1000)
Bridge to Terabithia
(Jack Aarons)
Die Hard 2
(O'Reilly)
Cop Land
(Jack Rucker)
Spy Kids
(Mr. Lisp)
The Men Who Stare at Goats
(Todd Nixon)
Double Dragon
(Kongo Shuko)
Flags of Our Fathers
(Colonel Chandler Johnson)
Ladder 49
(Lenny Richter)
All the Pretty Horses
(Cole)
Decoy
(Travis)
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
(Buck)
Wayne's World
(Bad Cop / T-1000)
The Marine
(Rome)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
(Ray Carter)
The Faculty
(Coach Joe Willis)
Balls of Fury
(Sgt. Pete Daytona)
Firewall
(Gary Mitchell)
Striptease
(Darrell Grant)
Texas Rangers
(Sgt. John Armstrong)
Fly Me to the Moon
(Louie (voice))
Strange Wilderness
(Gus Hayden)
Tactical Assault
(Colonel Lee Banning)
Good Day for It
(Luke Cain)
Fire in the Sky
(Mike Rodgers)
Renegade Force
(Jake McInroy)
The Wrath of Cain
(Warden Dean)
Alien Trespass
(Vernon)
Autopsy
(Dr. David Benway)
Red Faction: Origins
(Alec)
Body Language
(Delbert Radley)
Kill Speed
Supercross
(Earl Cole)
Pavement
(Sam Brown)
A Texas Funeral
(Zach)
Five Minarets in New York
(Becker)
Bad Apple
(Colonel Tom Ryanmy 'Bells' Bellavita)
Gangster Squad
(Max Kennard)
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
(Walter Hatch)
Future Hunters
(Slade)
Jayne Mansfield's Car
(Jimbo Caldwell)
Backflash
(Ray Bennett)
Safe House
(Daniel Kiefe)
Lovelace
(John J. Boreman)
Trouble with the Curve
(Vince)
Les petites étrangères
Identity Thief
(Skiptracer)
Eye of the Eagle
(Johnny Ransom)
Ambushed
(Shannon Herrold)
Zero Tolerance
(Jeff Douglas)
Street Level
(Giuseppe)
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
(Pete)
Hong Kong 97
(Reginald Cameron)
The Making of 'The Marine'
(Self)
Dark Asset
(Dr. Cain)
Asylum
(Nicholas Tordone)
Hollywood Adventures
(Studio Guard #1)
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
(Self)
Warlords from Hell
Endless Love
(Harry Elliot)
Last Gasp
(Leslie Chase)
Shelter in Solitude
(Dwayne)
The Road Within
(Robert)
Perfect Assassins
(Leo Benita)
Kill the Messenger
(Ronny Quail)
The Only Thrill
(Colonel Tom Ryan McHenry)
Body Shot
(Mickey Dane)
Equalizer 2000
(Deke)
Mexico City
(Ambassador Mills)
Ask Me Anything
(Doug Kampenfelt)
The Cool Surface
(Jarvis Scott)
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
(Self)
Angels Don't Sleep Here
(Det. Russell Stark)
The Vivero Letter
(James Wheeler)
Lost After Dark
(Mr. C.)
Tell
(Ashton)
Killer Instinct
(Johnny Ransom)
First to Die
(Nicholas Jenks)
Hellions
(Corman)
Troubled Waters
(Sterling French)
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
(Self - Presenter)
Ticker
(FBI Agent)
Sink or Swim
(Goatee)
D-Minus
(Chris)
Hollywood Boulevard II
(Cameraman)
Last Rampage
(Gary Tison)
Hounds of War
(Colonel Hart)
Mafia
(Detective Jules Dupree)
We Are Marshall
(Rick Tolley (uncredited))
D-Tox
(Noah)
Eloise
(Doctor H.H. Greiss)
Rag and Bone
(Sgt. Daniel Ryan)
Back Roads
(Chief Mansour)
Rosewood
(Lover)
Last Action Hero
(T-1000)
Tone-Deaf
(Harvey)
The Poison Rose
(Chief Walsh)
Edge of Fear
(Jack Pryor)
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
(Self)
The Laundromat
(Captain Paris)
SGT. Will Gardner
(Tony)
Honest Thief
(Samuel Baker)
The Rising Hawk
(Zakhar Berkut)
21 Days Under the Sky
(Narrator)
Jarhead: Law of Return
(Senator Jackson)
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
(Self)
Lonely Street
(Mr. Aaron)
What Josiah Saw
(Josiah Graham)
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
(Self)
The Protégé
(Billy Boy)
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
(Self)
No Man of God
(Roger Depue)
Rushed
(Jim O'Brien)
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
(Self)
Edgar Floats
(Nicholas Breakey)
A Place Among the Dead
(RP)
Good Men
(Self)
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
(Self)
Chuck Zito: An American Story
(Self)
Batman Beyond
(Richard Armacost (voice))
Duck Dodgers
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Chuck
(Col. James Keller)
American Dad!
(Mindhunter (voice))
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
(Race Bannon (voice))
The Batman
(Hawkman (voice))
The Unit
(Tom Ryan)
Tales from the Crypt
(Lothar)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(Ray Schenkel)
MacGyver
(Ian Cain)
The Angry Beavers
Superman: The Animated Series
(LeBeau (voice))
Lost
(Hibbs)
Ben 10
(Phil (voice))
The Walking Dead
(Mays / Mays' Brother)
The New Lassie
Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol
The Outer Limits
(Major John Skokes)
The Night Agent
(Hawkins)
Last Resort
(Master Chief Joseph Prosser)
Hell's Kitchen
(Self - Restaurant Patron)
Stargate Atlantis
(Colonel Marshall Sumner)
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
(Jacob Fuller)
Scorpion
(Agent Cabe Gallo)
Community
(Waldron)
Elvis
(Vernon Presley)
Psych
(Major General Felts)
True Blood
(Jackson Herveaux)
Goliath
Burn Notice
(John Barrett)
The Sopranos
(David Scatino)
The Hire
(FBI Agent)
Sons of Anarchy
(Les Packer)
Halloween Wars
(Self - Guest Judge)
The Legend of Calamity Jane
(John Wesley Hardin (voice))
Lore
(Reverend Eliakim Phelps)
Reacher
(Shane Langston)
Royal Crackers
(Agent Gubbins (voice))
NCIS
(Colonel Merton Bell)
WWE Raw
Mayans M.C.
(Les Packer)
1923
(Sheriff McDowell)
Perry Mason
(Herman Baggerly)
The X-Files
(John Doggett)
Peacemaker
(August 'Auggie' Smith / White Dragon)
Talking Sopranos
(Self)