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.
Known For
FEEL
Sitter 13
2025
Mermaid
Ron Bocca
2025
Good Men
Self
2024
Hounds of War
Colonel Hart
2024
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Self
2024
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Shelter in Solitude
Dwayne
2023
Dark Asset
Dr. Cain
2023
Rushed
Jim O'Brien
2021
The Protégé
Billy Boy
2021
No Man of God
Roger Depue
2021
What Josiah Saw
Josiah Graham
2021
A Place Among the Dead
RP
2020
Honest Thief
Samuel Baker
2020
Back Roads
Chief Mansour
2019
The Rising Hawk
Zakhar Berkut
2019
Jarhead: Law of Return
Senator Jackson
2019
The Laundromat
Captain Paris
2019
The Poison Rose
Chief Walsh
2019
Tone-Deaf
Harvey
2019
SGT. Will Gardner
Tony
2019
Edge of Fear
Jack Pryor
2018
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
Self
2017
Eloise
Doctor H.H. Greiss
2016
21 Days Under the Sky
Narrator
2016
Mafia
Detective Jules Dupree
2011
Edgar Floats
Nicholas Breakey
2010
Lonely Street
Mr. Aaron
2009
Chuck
Col. James Keller · (1 episode)
2007
The Broken Movie
cop
2006
We Are Marshall
Rick Tolley (uncredited)
2006
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Master Piandao (voice) · (2 episodes)
2005
American Dad!
Mindhunter (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
The Batman
Hawkman (voice) · (2 episodes)
2004
D-Tox
Noah
2002
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
Self
2000
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Self
1999
Batman Beyond
Richard Armacost (voice) · (1 episode)
1999
Rag and Bone
Sgt. Daniel Ryan
1998
Rosewood
Lover
1997
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Race Bannon (voice) · (26 episodes)
1996
T2 3-D: Battle Across Time
T-1000
1996
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
1994
Last Action Hero
T-1000
1993
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
Self
1993
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
Self
1991
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2
Dallas Cambridge
Royal Crackers
Agent Gubbins (voice) · (1 episode)
2023
The Night Agent
Hawkins · (3 episodes)
2023
1923
Sheriff McDowell · (11 episodes)
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Actor (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2022
Reacher
Shane Langston · (8 episodes)
2022
Peacemaker
August 'Auggie' Smith / White Dragon · (8 episodes)
2022
Perry Mason
Herman Baggerly · (7 episodes)
2020
Talking Sopranos
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Mayans M.C.
Les Packer · (2 episodes)
2018
Lore
Reverend Eliakim Phelps · (6 episodes)
2017
Last Rampage
Gary Tison
2017
Street Level
Giuseppe
2016
Goliath
(2 episodes)
2016
MacGyver
Ian Cain · (1 episode)
2016
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
Self - Presenter
2015
Hellions
Corman
2015
Hollywood Adventures
Studio Guard #1
2015
Tell
Ashton
2014
The Road Within
Robert
2014
Kill the Messenger
Ronny Quail
2014
Scorpion
Agent Cabe Gallo · (93 episodes)
2014
Lost After Dark
Mr. C.
2014
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
Self
2014
Ask Me Anything
Doug Kampenfelt
2014
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
Jacob Fuller · (10 episodes)
2014
Endless Love
Harry Elliot
2014
Troubled Waters
Sterling French
2013
Lovelace
John J. Boreman
2013
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Jimbo Caldwell
2013
Identity Thief
Skiptracer
2013
Gangster Squad
Max Kennard
2013
Last Resort
Master Chief Joseph Prosser · (13 episodes)
2012
Trouble with the Curve
Vince
2012
Safe House
Daniel Kiefe
2012
Halloween Wars
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
2011
Red Faction: Origins
Alec
2011
Good Day for It
Luke Cain
2011
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
Walter Hatch
2011
D-Minus
Chris
2011
The Wrath of Cain
Warden Dean
2010
The Walking Dead
Mays / Mays' Brother · (1 episode)
2010
The Walking Dead
Mays 1 (Archive Footage) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
2010
Kill Speed
2010
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
Pete
2010
Five Minarets in New York
Becker
2010
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Todd Nixon
2009
Community
Waldron · (1 episode)
2009
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
Self
2009
Alien Trespass
Vernon
2009
True Blood
Jackson Herveaux · (12 episodes)
2008
Sons of Anarchy
Les Packer · (2 episodes)
2008
Autopsy
Dr. David Benway
2008
Fly Me to the Moon
Louie (voice)
2008
Les petites étrangères
2008
Strange Wilderness
Gus Hayden
2008
Balls of Fury
Sgt. Pete Daytona
2007
Burn Notice
John Barrett · (2 episodes)
2007
Bridge to Terabithia
Jack Aarons
2007
Flags of Our Fathers
Colonel Chandler Johnson
2006
The Marine
Rome
2006
Psych
Major General Felts · (1 episode)
2006
Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol
(2 episodes)
2006
Big Love
Bud Maybury · (2 episodes)
2006
The Unit
Tom Ryan · (69 episodes)
2006
Firewall
Gary Mitchell
2006
The Making of 'The Marine'
Self
2006
Ben 10
Phil (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
Walk the Line
Ray Cash
2005
Supercross
Earl Cole
2005
Hell's Kitchen
Self - Restaurant Patron · (1 episode)
2005
Elvis
Vernon Presley · (2 episodes)
2005
Ladder 49
Lenny Richter
2004
Lost
Hibbs · (1 episode)
2004
Stargate Atlantis
Colonel Marshall Sumner · (3 episodes)
2004
Bad Apple
Colonel Tom Ryanmy 'Bells' Bellavita
2004
NCIS
Merton Bell · (1 episode)
2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Ray Carter
2003
First to Die
Nicholas Jenks
2003
Pavement
Sam Brown
2002
Ticker
FBI Agent
2002
Angels Don't Sleep Here
Det. Russell Stark
2002
Backflash
Ray Bennett
2002
Texas Rangers
Sgt. John Armstrong
2001
The Hire
FBI Agent · (1 episode)
2001
Spy Kids
Mr. Lisp
2001
All the Pretty Horses
Cole
2000
Mexico City
Ambassador Mills
2000
The Vivero Letter
James Wheeler
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ray Schenkel · (1 episode)
1999
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
Buck
1999
The Sopranos
David Scatino · (3 episodes)
1999
A Texas Funeral
Zach
1999
The Faculty
Coach Joe Willis
1998
Renegade Force
Jake McInroy
1998
Perfect Assassins
Leo Benita
1998
Ambushed
Shannon Herrold
1998
Tactical Assault
Colonel Lee Banning
1998
Sink Or Swim
Goatee
1997
The Legend of Calamity Jane
John Wesley Hardin (voice) · (2 episodes)
1997
Cop Land
Jack Rucker
1997
Asylum
Nicholas Tordone
1997
The Angry Beavers
(1 episode)
1997
The Only Thrill
Colonel Tom Ryan McHenry
1997
Superman: The Animated Series
LeBeau (voice) · (1 episode)
1996
Striptease
Darrell Grant
1996
Decoy
Travis
1995
Last Gasp
Leslie Chase
1995
Body Language
Delbert Radley
1995
The Outer Limits
Major John Skokes · (2 episodes)
1995
Hong Kong 97
Reginald Cameron
1994
Double Dragon
Kongo Shuko
1994
Zero Tolerance
Jeff Douglas
1994
The Cool Surface
Jarvis Scott
1994
Body Shot
Mickey Dane
1994
The X-Files
John Doggett · (41 episodes)
1993
Fire in the Sky
Mike Rodgers
1993
Raw
(1 episode)
1993
Wayne's World
Bad Cop / T-1000
1992
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
T-1000
1991
Hollywood Boulevard II
Cameraman
1991
Die Hard 2
O'Reilly
1990
The New Lassie
(1 episode)
1989
Tales from the Crypt
Lothar · (1 episode)
1989
Warlords from Hell
1988
Killer Instinct
Johnny Ransom
1988
Equalizer 2000
Deke
1988
Eye of the Eagle
Johnny Ransom
1987
Future Hunters
Slade
1986