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'''Robert Hammond Patrick''' (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor. Known for portraying villains, degenerate gamblers, and authority figures alike,<ref>[https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/fall-tv/yahoo-tv-q-last-resort-robert-patrick-says-024255972.html {{"'}}Last Resort's' Robert Patrick says he's not the villain this time"]. Yahoo! TV.</ref> Patrick is a [[Saturn Award]] winner with four other nominations.

Patrick dropped out of college when drama class sparked his interest in acting, and entered film in 1986. After playing a supporting role in ''[[Die Hard 2]]'' (1990), he came to prominence as the [[T-1000]], the [[antagonist]] of ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'' (1991)—a - a role he reprised for [[cameo appearance]]s in ''[[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]'' (1992) and ''[[Last Action Hero]]'' (1993). His other film credits include ''[[Fire in the Sky]]'' (1993), ''[[Striptease (film)|Striptease]]'' (1996), ''[[Cop Land]]'' (1997), ''[[The Faculty]]'' (1998), ''[[Spy Kids (film)|Spy Kids]]'' (2001), ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]'' (2003), ''[[Ladder 49]]'' (2004), ''[[Walk the Line]]'' (2005), ''[[Flags of Our Fathers (film)|Flags of Our Fathers]]'' (2006), ''[[We Are Marshall]]'' (2006), ''[[Bridge to Terabithia (2007 film)|Bridge to Terabithia]]'' (2007), ''[[The Men Who Stare at Goats (film)|The Men Who Stare at Goats]]'' (2009), and ''[[Safe House (2012 film)|Safe House]]'' (2012).

Patrick did not start to pursue an acting career until his mid-twenties. During his childhood, he did not like to act. In third grade, Patrick refused to wear a pair of green tights required for ''[[Peter Pan]]''.<ref name=allmovie/> He graduated from [[Farmington High School (Michigan)|Farmington High School]] in [[Farmington, Michigan]] in 1977. Patrick was a track and field and football athlete at [[Bowling Green State University]]. He dropped out before graduating when he found an interest in drama and acting.<ref name="TV_Guide"/> After leaving college, Patrick worked as a house painter and continued as such until a boating accident in 1984 in [[Lake Erie]].<ref name=allmovie/> He swam for three hours in order to save others still stranded on the accident site, and nearly drowned in doing so.<ref name="TV_Guide">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/robert-patrick/bio/172325 | title=Robert Patrick: Biography | magazine=TV Guide | access-date=August 21, 2009 }}</ref> After the accident, he moved to [[Los Angeles]] at age 26.

Patrick first appeared in several low-budget science-fiction and action films produced by [[Roger Corman]] and shot in the [[Philippines]] by [[Cirio H. Santiago]].<ref name="asilo"> {{cite news | author=Asilo, Rito P. |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/273365/robert-patrick-owes-hollywood-career-filipino-connection | title=Why Robert Patrick owes his Hollywood career to his 'Filipino connection' | publisher=Inquirer.net | date= February 28, 2008 | access-date=May 8, 2018 }}</ref> Looking back, he credited his early appearances in films to his "tough-looking exterior".<ref name=allmovie/> He played leading roles in pictures such as ''[[Eye of the Eagle (1987 film)|Eye of the Eagle]]'', ''[[Equalizer 2000]]'' or ''Future Hunters''. Patrick later commented that his experience with Santiago had been his "film school". The [[B movie]]s he made in the Philippines helped him get ana [[SAG-AFTRA|SAG]] card.<ref name="asilo"/> Patrick's first major Hollywood film was ''[[Die Hard 2]]'', in a small part as a henchman for Colonel Stuart, before landing the role of the [[T-1000]], the villain of [[James Cameron]]'s ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'' (1991). Cameron said he chose Patrick because of his physical appearance, which he felt fit the role. Patrick was "broke" at the time, living in a cheap apartment with his girlfriend, Barbara, whom he married during shooting. He has credited the film with starting his career.<ref name=allmovie/><ref name="Interview">{{cite news | author= Anderson, Martin |url=http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/12393/the_den_of_geek_interview_robert_patrick.html | title=The Den of Geek interview: Robert Patrick | publisher=The Den of Geek | date= February 28, 2008 | access-date=August 21, 2009 }}</ref>

After ''Terminator 2'', Patrick landed roles in various [[feature film]]s such as ''[[Last Action Hero]]'', ''[[Fire in the Sky]]'' (both 1993) and ''[[Striptease (film)|Striptease]]'' (1996). Because of his fondness for [[martial arts]], Patrick starred in two martial arts films titled ''[[Double Dragon (film)|Double Dragon]]'' and ''[[Hong Kong 97 (film)|Hong Kong 97]]'', both released in 1994, and even had a fight scene with [[taekwondo]] master [[Hwang Jang-Lee]] in Future Hunters (1988).

His performance in ''Fire in the Sky'' led ''[[The X-Files]]'' creator [[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Chris Carter]] to cast him in that series for the role of [[John Doggett]]. Patrick's brother, [[Richard Patrick|Richard]], had previously worked for the series by adding music for the soundtrack albumalbums ''[[Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files]]'' in 1996 and ''[[The X-Files: The Album]]'' in 1998. Patrick was cast as Doggett in 2000. ''The X-Files'' was canceled two seasons later, after Duchovny left the show following season 7, which resulted in low ratings for the show. Patrick made several appearances on many genre magazines, with ''[[TV Guide]]'' going so far as to label him one of the Ten Sexiest Men of Sci-Fi.<ref name=allmovie/>

Patrick played [[Johnny Cash]]'s father, Ray Cash, in the film ''[[Walk the Line]]'' and [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]]'s father, Vernon Presley in the miniseries ''[[Elvis (miniseries)|Elvis]].''<ref>{{cite news |author=Bianco, Robert |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/reviews/2005-05-05-elvis_x.htm | title=A shook-up 'Elvis' biopic | newspaper=USA Today | date=May 5, 2008 | access-date=August 28, 2009 }}</ref> In 2003, he appeared in ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]'', which reunited him with his ''Striptease'' co-star, [[Demi Moore]]. He had a regular role on ''[[The Unit]]'',<ref name="Sopranos">{{cite news | author= Baillie, Russell |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10406546&pnum=2 | title=Robert Patrick goes commando | newspaper=New Zealand Herald | date= October 21, 2006 | access-date=August 28, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021094221/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10406546&pnum=2 |archive-date= Oct 21, 2012 }}</ref> and played [[Elvis Presley]] in ''[[Lonely Street (film)|Lonely Street]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite news | author=Beifuss, John |url=http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/133649534 | title=As Elvis, Robert Patrick Wanted to Pay Tribute, Restore 'Dignity' to the King | publisher=California Chronicle | date=August 1, 2009 | access-date=August 28, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227033037/http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/133649534 | archive-date=February 27, 2012 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}{{dead link|date=July 2024}}</ref> In October 2006, he starred in the [[WWE Films]] production ''[[The Marine]]'' as Rome.<ref>{{cite news | author= Hiltbrand, David|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2003304551_webmarine14.html | title="The Marine": Little depth, lotsa pow! | newspaper=The Seattle Times | date= August 1, 2009 | access-date=August 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604103410/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2003304551_webmarine14.html |archive-date= Jun 4, 2011 }}</ref> He also appeared in ''[[We Are Marshall]]'' as [[Marshall University]] head coach [[Rick Tolley]], who lost his life when [[Southern Airways Flight 932]] crashed in 1970.<ref>Toole, Angie (January 7, 2007) {{"'}}We Are Marshall': Former NHS Eagles football star gets to try on coaching cleats in this new Matthew McConaughey movie". ''Northwest Florida Daily News''. Retrieved on August 28, 2009.</ref> His credits also include a guest starring role in the ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' episode "[[Outlaws (Lost)|Outlaws]]", as well as a recurring role as the voice of Master Piandao in [[Avatar: The Last Airbender (season 3)|season 3]] of the [[Nickelodeon]] animated series ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''. Patrick played a supporting role in ''[[Firewall (film)|Firewall]]'', a 2006 action film starring [[Harrison Ford]]. He has also appeared in [[Meat Loaf]]'s music video "[[Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer than They Are]]" with [[Will Estes]].<ref>Catlin, Roger (January 7, 2007) "On Tour, Meat Loaf head's for home". ''Hartford Courant''. Retrieved on August 28, 2009.</ref>

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