Robert Patrick's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) The X-Files John Doggett The Unit Colonel Tom… The Outer Limits Major John …

Main Movie Roles 2009 - Alien Trespass 2009 - The Men Who Stare at Goats 2009 - Lonely Street 2008 - Fly Me to the Moon 2008 - Strange Wilderness 2008 - Autopsy 2007 - Bridge to Terabithia 2007 - Balls of Fury 2006 - The Marine 2006 - We Are Marshall 2006 - Flags of Our Fathers 2006 - Firewall 2005 - Walk the Line 2005 - Supercross 2004 - Ladder 49 2003 - Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 2002 - D-Tox 2002 - Pavement 2001 - Texas Rangers 2001 - Spy Kids 2000 - All the Pretty Horses 1998 - The Faculty 1997 - Cop Land 1997 - Rosewood 1996 - Striptease 1995 - Decoy 1994 - Double Dragon 1993 - Fire in the Sky 1993 - Last Action Hero 1992 - Wayne's World 1991 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1990 - Die Hard 2: Die Harder

BIOGRAPHY:

Robert Hammond Patrick, Jr. (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor, known for his work in the science fiction genre. He is a Saturn Award-winner.
Patrick dropped out of college when drama class sparked his interest in acting, receiving his first professional acting job in the 1986 television film, Eye of the Eagle. He went on to appear in supporting roles in such motion pictures as Die Hard 2, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Wayne's World, Last Action Hero, Fire in the Sky, Cop Land, The Faculty, Walk the Line, Bridge to Terabithia, Spy Kids and Flags of Our Fathers. Patrick also starred in popular television shows such as The Sopranos, The Outer Limits, Elvis, The Unit, and The X-Files as FBI Special Agent John Doggett. He recently teamed up again with The Unit writer, Shawn Ryan for Last Resort.
Allmovie described Patrick as having "developed a solid reputation within the industry", with critics, fans and co-stars praising "his work ethic, personality, and consistent performances".

Patrick married actress Barbara Patrick during the filming of Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Patrick and Barbara have appeared together in various media releases such as Zero Tolerance and The X-Files. He has two children, a son, Samuel, and a daughter, Austin (named after the police officer the T-1000 impersonates in Terminator 2). Almost every year, he does the Love Ride, a charity motorcycle ride held annually in Southern California. He is the current president of Chapter 101 of the Boozefighters motorcycle club. His brother is Richard Patrick, former guitarist of Nine Inch Nails and lead singer of the rock bands Filter and Army of Anyone. On 22 October 2010, the brothers sang guest vocals on the Filter song "So I Quit" on stage in Dallas, TX.


TRIVIA:

• Has appeared in two movies with 'Joaquin Phoenix' (qv): _Walk the Line (2005)_ (qv) and _Ladder 49 (2004)_ (qv).
• Two children, daughter Austin, son Samuel.
• He frequently plays characters who are involved in law enforcement or the military. Among Patrick's roles, he has played 4 different "Colonels".
• During his first 10 years in the film business in which Patrick was a struggling actor in "B" movies, his pay was so meager that he had to supplement it by bartending at night.
• Enjoys riding motorcycles.
• He appeared in 'Meat Loaf' (qv)'s "Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are" music video.
• Brother of Richard, Cheri, Karen and Lewis Patrick.
• In the mid to late 1980s lived in the same Los Angeles complex with such neighbors such as 'Jim Carrey' (qv) (_Bruce Almighty (2003)_ (qv)), 'Ernie Hudson' (qv) (_Ghost Busters (1984)_ (qv)) and 'Cynthia Ettinger' (qv) (_"Deadwood" (2004)_ (qv), _The Silence of the Lambs (1991)_ (qv)).