Robert Patrick
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.
Movies (125)
Diamond
2026
Mermaid
2026
FEEL
2025
Good Men
2024
Hounds of War
2024
Chuck Zito: An American Story
2024
Shelter in Solitude
2023
Dark Asset
2023
Rushed
2021
The Protégé
2021
No Man of God
2021
What Josiah Saw
2021
A Place Among the Dead
2020
Troubled Waters
2020
Honest Thief
2020
Back Roads
2019
The Rising Hawk
2019
Jarhead: Law of Return
2019
The Laundromat
2019
The Poison Rose
2019
Tone-Deaf
2019
SGT. Will Gardner
2019
Edge of Fear
2018
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017
Last Rampage
2017
Eloise
2016
Street Level
2016
21 Days Under the Sky
2016
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
2015
Hellions
2015
Hollywood Adventures
2015
Tell
2014
The Road Within
2014
Kill the Messenger
2014
Lost After Dark
2014
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
2014
Ask Me Anything
2014
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
2014
Endless Love
2014
Lovelace
2013
Jayne Mansfield's Car
2013
Identity Thief
2013
Gangster Squad
2013
Trouble with the Curve
2012
Safe House
2012
Red Faction: Origins
2011
The John Cena Experience
2011
Good Day for It
2011
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
2011
Mafia
2011
The Wrath of Cain
2010
Kill Speed
2010
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
2010
Five Minarets in New York
2010
Edgar Floats
2010
The Men Who Stare at Goats
2009
Alien Trespass
2009
Lonely Street
2009
Autopsy
2008
Fly Me to the Moon
2008
Strange Wilderness
2008
Balls of Fury
2007
Bridge to Terabithia
2007
The Broken Movie
2006
We Are Marshall
2006
Flags of Our Fathers
2006
The Marine
2006
Firewall
2006
Walk the Line
2005
Supercross
2005
Ladder 49
2004
Bad Apple
2004
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
First to Die
2003
Pavement
2002
Ticker
2002
Angels Don't Sleep Here
2002
Backflash
2002
D-Tox
2002
Texas Rangers
2001
Spy Kids
2001
All the Pretty Horses
2000
Mexico City
2000
The Vivero Letter
2000
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
2000
Shogun Cop
1999
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
1999
A Texas Funeral
1999
The Faculty
1998
Renegade Force
1998
Perfect Assassins
1998
Ambushed
1998
Tactical Assault
1998
Rag and Bone
1998
Sink Or Swim
1997
Cop Land
1997
Asylum
1997
Rosewood
1997
The Only Thrill
1997
Striptease
1996
Decoy
1995
Last Gasp
1995
Body Language
1995
Hong Kong 97
1994
Double Dragon
1994
Zero Tolerance
1994
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
The Cool Surface
1994
Body Shot
1994
Last Action Hero
1993
Fire in the Sky
1993
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
1993
Nine Inch Nails: Broken
1993
Wayne's World
1992
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
Hollywood Boulevard II
1991
Die Hard 2
1990
Warlords from Hell
1988
Killer Instinct
1988
Equalizer 2000
1988
Eye of the Eagle
1987
Future Hunters
1986
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2
TV Shows (55)
Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James Gunn
2025
Krapopolis
2023
Royal Crackers
2023
The Night Agent
2023
1923
2022
Tulsa King
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
Reacher
2022
Peacemaker
2022
Peacemaker
2022
Perry Mason
2020
Talking Sopranos
2020
Mayans M.C.
2018
Lore
2017
Goliath
2016
MacGyver
2016
Ride with Norman Reedus
2016
Scorpion
2014
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
2014
Last Resort
2012
Halloween Wars
2011
The Walking Dead
2010
The Walking Dead
2010
Community
2009
True Blood
2008
Sons of Anarchy
2008
Chuck
2007
Burn Notice
2007
Psych
2006
Big Love
2006
The Unit
2006
Ben 10
2005
Hell's Kitchen
2005
Elvis
2005
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
American Dad!
2005
Lost
2004
The Batman
2004
Stargate Atlantis
2004
NCIS
2003
The Hire
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Batman Beyond
1999
The Sopranos
1999
The Legend of Calamity Jane
1997
The Angry Beavers
1997
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
Dumb and Dumber
1995
Dumb and Dumber
1995
The Outer Limits
1995
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993
The X-Files
1993
The New Lassie
1989
Tales from the Crypt
1989