Robert Patrick
Acting
- Born:
- 1958-11-05
- Place of birth:
- Marietta, Georgia, USA
Biography
Robert 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.
Known For
Filmography
Terminator: Of Machines and Men... and One Woman
Diamond
Mermaid
Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James Gunn
FEEL
Good Men
Hounds of War
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Shelter in Solitude
Krapopolis
Dark Asset
Royal Crackers
The Night Agent
1923
Tulsa King
LIGHT & MAGIC
Reacher
Peacemaker
Rushed
The Protégé
No Man of God
What Josiah Saw
A Place Among the Dead
Troubled Waters
Honest Thief
Perry Mason
Talking Sopranos
Back Roads
The Rising Hawk
Jarhead: Law of Return
The Laundromat
The Poison Rose
Tone-Deaf
SGT. Will Gardner
Implanted Memories: 25 Years of the X-Files
Mayans M.C.
Edge of Fear
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
Lore
Last Rampage
Eloise
Street Level
Goliath
MacGyver
Ride with Norman Reedus
21 Days Under the Sky
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
Scorpion - Tech, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll
Hellions
Hollywood Adventures
Tell
The Road Within
Kill the Messenger
Scorpion
Lost After Dark
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
Ask Me Anything
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
Endless Love
Lovelace
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Identity Thief
Gangster Squad
Last Resort
Trouble with the Curve
Safe House
Halloween Wars
Red Faction: Origins
The John Cena Experience
Good Day for It
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
D-Minus
Mafia
The Wrath of Cain
The Walking Dead
Kill Speed
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
Five Minarets in New York
Edgar Floats
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Community
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
Alien Trespass
Lonely Street
True Blood
Sons of Anarchy
Autopsy
Fly Me to the Moon
Strange Wilderness
Chuck
Balls of Fury
Burn Notice
Bridge to Terabithia
We Are Marshall
Flags of Our Fathers
The Marine
Psych
Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol
Big Love
The Unit
Firewall
The Making of 'The Marine'
Ben 10
Walk the Line
Supercross
Hell's Kitchen
Elvis
Avatar: The Last Airbender
American Dad!
Ladder 49
Lost
The Batman
Stargate Atlantis
Cop Land: The Making of an Urban Western
Bad Apple
NCIS
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
First to Die
Pavement
Ticker
Angels Don't Sleep Here
Backflash
D-Tox
Texas Rangers
The Hire
Spy Kids
All the Pretty Horses
Mexico City
The Vivero Letter
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
Shogun Cop
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
Batman Beyond
The Sopranos
A Texas Funeral
The Faculty
Renegade Force
Perfect Assassins
Ambushed
Tactical Assault
Rag and Bone
Sink Or Swim
The Legend of Calamity Jane
Cop Land
Asylum
The Angry Beavers
Rosewood
The Only Thrill
Superman: The Animated Series
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Striptease
Terminator: Battle Across Time
Decoy
Dumb and Dumber
Last Gasp
Body Language
The Outer Limits
Spitfire
Hong Kong 97
Double Dragon
Zero Tolerance
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
The Cool Surface
Body Shot
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
The X-Files
Last Action Hero
Fire in the Sky
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
Wayne's World
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Die Hard 2
The New Lassie
Tales from the Crypt
Hollywood Boulevard II
Future Hunters
Warlords from Hell
Killer Instinct
Equalizer 2000
Eye of the Eagle
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2
Hal