Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
14 Juni 1954 (72)
Place of birth
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Also known as
William Rankin 'Will' Patton · William Rankin Patton · William Patton · 윌 패튼
Biography
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?.
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7.1
Series
Falling Skies
Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver
2011–2015
6.3
Film
Brooklyn's Finest
Lt. Bill Hobarts
2010
7.7
Film
Remember the Titans
Coach Bill Yoast
2000
6.8
Film
Armageddon
Chick
1998
6.4
Film
The Punisher
Quentin Glass
2004
6.9
Series
The Agency
Jackson Haisley
2001–2003
7.4
Series
Swamp Thing
Avery Sunderland
2019
6.9
Film
The Forever Purge
Caleb Tucker
2021
6.4
Film
Halloween Kills
Officer Hawkins
2021
6.6
Film
Halloween
Officer Hawkins
2018
7.3
Film
Train Dreams
Narrator (voice)
2025
6.1
Film
The November Man
Perry Weinstein
2014
6.0
Film
Halloween Ends
Frank
2022
6.4
Film
The Fourth Kind
Sheriff August
2009
6.2
Film
Entrapment
Hector Cruz
1999
7.5
Film
After Hours
Horst
1985
6.3
Film
The Postman
Bethlehem
1997
8.0
Series
Into the West
James Fletcher
2005
7.3
Film
Minari
Paul
2021
6.8
Film
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
Owen Kittredge
2024
6.5
Film
Copycat
Nicoletti
1995
6.8
Film
Wendy and Lucy
Mechanic
2008
6.4
Film
A Mighty Heart
Randall Bennett
2007
6.2
Film
The Mothman Prophecies
Gordon Smallwood
2002
5.1
Film
Code Name: The Cleaner
Riley
2007
6.7
Film
The Client
Sergeant Hardy
1994
6.1
Film
Desperately Seeking Susan
Wayne Nolan
1985
5.7
Film
Fled
Gibson
1996
6.5
Film
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Atley Jackson
2000
7.0
Film
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
Owen Kittredge
2024
5.6
Series
Shots Fired
Sheriff Daniel Platt
2017
5.6
Film
All Revved Up
Sean
1998
6.3
Film
Romeo Is Bleeding
Martie
1993
6.5
Film
Meek's Cutoff
Soloman Tetherow
2011
6.2
Film
Jesus' Son
John Smith
2000
4.5
Film
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth (Voice)
2009
6.7
Series
VR.5
Dr. Frank Morgan
1995–1997
6.3
Film
Inventing the Abbotts
Lloyd Abbott
1997
6.9
Film
No Way Out
Scott Pritchard
1987
7.3
Film
Megan Leavey
Jim
2017
5.7
Film
The Rapture
Deputy Foster
1991
5.2
Film
Radioflash
Frank
2019
4.6
Film
The Devil Below
Schuttmann
2021
5.2
Film
You Can't Win
Foot and a Half George
2026
6.3
Film
Boarding School
Dr. Sherman
2018
6.0
Film
Janet Planet
Wayne
2024
5.0
Film
The Scent of Rain & Lightning
Senior
2018
5.4
Film
Hammer
Stephen Davis
2019
6.7
Film
Sweet Thing
Adam
2020
5.8
Film
An Actor Prepares
Wisdom
2018
5.6
Film
Blood on Her Name
Richard
2020
5.0
Film
Safe
Francis
2021
Acting credits 52 titles
You Can't Win
as Foot and a Half George
5.2
2026
Train Dreams
as Narrator (voice)
7.3
2025
Janet Planet
as Wayne
6.0
2024
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
as Owen Kittredge
7.0
2024
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
as Owen Kittredge
6.8
2024
Halloween Ends
as Frank
6.0
2022
Safe
as Francis
5.0
2021
The Devil Below
as Schuttmann
4.6
2021
Minari
as Paul
7.3
2021
The Forever Purge
as Caleb Tucker
6.9
2021
Halloween Kills
as Officer Hawkins
6.4
2021
Blood on Her Name
as Richard
5.6
2020
Sweet Thing
as Adam
6.7
2020
Hammer
as Stephen Davis
5.4
2019
Radioflash
as Frank
5.2
2019
Swamp Thing
as Avery Sunderland
7.4
2019
The Scent of Rain & Lightning
as Senior
5.0
2018
An Actor Prepares
as Wisdom
5.8
2018
Halloween
as Officer Hawkins
6.6
2018
Boarding School
as Dr. Sherman
6.3
2018
Shots Fired
as Sheriff Daniel Platt
5.6
2017
Megan Leavey
as Jim
7.3
2017
The November Man
as Perry Weinstein
6.1
2014
Meek's Cutoff
as Soloman Tetherow
6.5
2011
Falling Skies
as Captain Daniel 'Dan' Weaver
7.1
2011–2015
Brooklyn's Finest
as Lt. Bill Hobarts
6.3
2010
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
as John Wilkes Booth (Voice)
4.5
2009
The Fourth Kind
as Sheriff August
6.4
2009
Wendy and Lucy
as Mechanic
6.8
2008
Code Name: The Cleaner
as Riley
5.1
2007
A Mighty Heart
as Randall Bennett
6.4
2007
Into the West
as James Fletcher
8.0
2005
The Punisher
as Quentin Glass
6.4
2004
The Mothman Prophecies
as Gordon Smallwood
6.2
2002
The Agency
as Jackson Haisley
6.9
2001–2003
Remember the Titans
as Coach Bill Yoast
7.7
2000
Gone in Sixty Seconds
as Atley Jackson
6.5
2000
Jesus' Son
as John Smith
6.2
2000
Entrapment
as Hector Cruz
6.2
1999
All Revved Up
as Sean
5.6
1998
Armageddon
as Chick
6.8
1998
The Postman
as Bethlehem
6.3
1997
Inventing the Abbotts
as Lloyd Abbott
6.3
1997
Fled
as Gibson
5.7
1996
VR.5
as Dr. Frank Morgan
6.7
1995–1997
Copycat
as Nicoletti
6.5
1995
The Client
as Sergeant Hardy
6.7
1994
Romeo Is Bleeding
as Martie
6.3
1993
The Rapture
as Deputy Foster
5.7
1991
No Way Out
as Scott Pritchard
6.9
1987
Desperately Seeking Susan
as Wayne Nolan
6.1
1985
After Hours
as Horst
7.5
1985