Acting
Robert Patrick
EN, FR, ZH cinema · 134 credits
Born
5 November 1958 (age 67)
Birthplace
Marietta, Georgia, USA
Also known as Robert Hammond Patrick Jr.
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
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2
as Dallas Cambridge
Hal
Hal
Actor
Mermaid
as Ron Bocca
Diamond
as Main Power Broker
FEEL
as Sitter 13
Hounds of War
as Colonel Hart
Good Men
as Self
Dark Asset
as Dr. Cain, Executive Producer
Shelter in Solitude
as Dwayne
What Josiah Saw
as Josiah Graham
The Protégé
as Billy Boy
No Man of God
as Roger Depue
Rushed
as Jim O'Brien, Producer
Troubled Waters
as Sterling French
Honest Thief
as Samuel Baker
Back Roads
as Chief Mansour
Tone-Deaf
as Harvey
The Poison Rose
as Chief Walsh
The Laundromat
as Captain Paris
The Rising Hawk
as Zakhar Berkut
Jarhead: Law of Return
as Senator Jackson
Edge of Fear
as Jack Pryor
Implanted Memories: 25 Years of the X-Files
2018
Implanted Memories: 25 Years of the X-Files
as Self (archival footage)
Last Rampage
as Gary Tison
Street Level
as Giuseppe
Eloise
as Doctor H.H. Greiss
21 Days Under the Sky
as Narrator
Hollywood Adventures
as Studio Guard #1
Hellions
as Corman
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
as Self - Presenter
Endless Love
as Harry Elliot
The Road Within
as Robert
Kill the Messenger
as Ronny Quail
Ask Me Anything
as Doug Kampenfelt
Lost After Dark
as Mr. C.
Tell
as Ashton
Gangster Squad
as Max Kennard
Jayne Mansfield's Car
as Jimbo Caldwell
Lovelace
as John J. Boreman
Identity Thief
as Skiptracer
Safe House
as Daniel Kiefe
Good Day for It
as Luke Cain
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
as Walter Hatch
Mafia
as Detective Jules Dupree
The John Cena Experience
as Self (archive footage)
The Wrath of Cain
as Warden Dean
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
as Pete, Executive Producer
Edgar Floats
as Nicholas Breakey
The Men Who Stare at Goats
as Todd Nixon
Alien Trespass
as Vernon
Lonely Street
as Mr. Aaron
Fly Me to the Moon
as Louie (voice)
Strange Wilderness
as Gus Hayden
Autopsy
as Dr. David Benway
Bridge to Terabithia
as Jack Aarons
Balls of Fury
as Sgt. Pete Daytona
Flags of Our Fathers
as Colonel Chandler Johnson
The Marine
as Rome
Firewall
as Gary Mitchell
We Are Marshall
as Rick Tolley (uncredited)
Walk the Line
as Ray Cash
Supercross
as Earl Cole
Ladder 49
as Lenny Richter
Bad Apple
as Colonel Tom Ryanmy 'Bells' Bellavita
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as Ray Carter
First to Die
as Nicholas Jenks
Pavement
as Sam Brown
Backflash
as Ray Bennett
Angels Don't Sleep Here
as Det. Russell Stark
Ticker
as FBI Agent
D-Tox
as Noah
Spy Kids
as Mr. Lisp
Texas Rangers
as Sgt. John Armstrong
Mexico City
as Ambassador Mills
The Vivero Letter
as James Wheeler
A Texas Funeral
as Zach
Shogun Cop
as Detective
The Faculty
as Coach Willis
Tactical Assault
as Colonel Lee Banning
Renegade Force
as Jake McInroy
Ambushed
as Shannon Herrold
Perfect Assassins
as Leo Benita
Rag and Bone
as Sgt. Daniel Ryan
Cop Land
as Jack Rucker
Asylum
as Nicholas Tordone
The Only Thrill
as Colonel Tom Ryan McHenry
Sink Or Swim
as Goatee
Rosewood
as Lover
Striptease
as Darrell Grant
Within the Rock
Producer
Decoy
as Travis
Body Language
as Delbert Radley
Last Gasp
as Leslie Chase
Spitfire
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
Double Dragon
as Kongo Shuko
Zero Tolerance
as Jeff Douglas
Hong Kong 97
as Reginald Cameron
Body Shot
as Mickey Dane
The Cool Surface
as Jarvis Scott
Fire in the Sky
as Mike Rodgers
Last Action Hero
as T-1000
Wayne's World
as Bad Cop / T-1000
Die Hard 2
as O'Reilly
Hollywood Boulevard II
as Cameraman
Future Hunters
as Slade
Equalizer 2000
as Deke
Killer Instinct
as Johnny Ransom
Eye of the Eagle
as Johnny Ransom