Robert Patrick
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 5, 1958
- Birthplace
- Marietta, Georgia, USA
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.
Filmography
- Hal
Hal TBA
Actor
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2 TBA
as Dallas Cambridge
Terminator: Of Machines and Men... and One Woman 2026
as Self
Diamond 2026
as Main Power Broker
Mermaid 2026
as Ron Bocca
FEEL 2025
as Sitter 13
Good Men 2024
as Self
Hounds of War 2024
as Colonel Hart
Chuck Zito: An American Story 2024
as Self
Shelter in Solitude 2023
as Dwayne
Dark Asset 2023
as Dr. Cain, Executive Producer
Rushed 2021
as Jim O'Brien, Producer
No Man of God 2021
as Roger Depue
The Protégé 2021
as Billy Boy
What Josiah Saw 2021
as Josiah Graham
A Place Among the Dead 2020
as RP
Troubled Waters 2020
as Sterling French
Honest Thief 2020
as Samuel Baker
Back Roads 2019
as Chief Mansour
The Rising Hawk 2019
as Zakhar Berkut
Jarhead: Law of Return 2019
as Senator Jackson
The Laundromat 2019
as Captain Paris
The Poison Rose 2019
as Chief Walsh
Tone-Deaf 2019
as Harvey
SGT. Will Gardner 2019
as Tony
- Implanted Memories: 25 Years of the X-Files
Implanted Memories: 25 Years of the X-Files 2018
as Self (archival footage)
Edge of Fear 2018
as Jack Pryor
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator 2017
as Self
Last Rampage 2017
as Gary Tison
Eloise 2016
as Doctor H.H. Greiss
Street Level 2016
as Giuseppe
21 Days Under the Sky 2016
as Narrator
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert 2015
as Self - Presenter
Scorpion - Tech, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll 2015
as Cabe Gallo
Hellions 2015
as Corman
Hollywood Adventures 2015
as Studio Guard #1
Tell 2014
as Ashton
The Road Within 2014
as Robert
Kill the Messenger 2014
as Ronny Quail
Lost After Dark 2014
as Mr. C.
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey 2014
as Self
Ask Me Anything 2014
as Doug Kampenfelt
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season 2014
Actor
Endless Love 2014
as Harry Elliot
Lovelace 2013
as John J. Boreman
Jayne Mansfield's Car 2013
as Jimbo Caldwell
Identity Thief 2013
as Skiptracer
Gangster Squad 2013
as Max Kennard
Trouble with the Curve 2012
as Vince
Safe House 2012
as Daniel Kiefe
The John Cena Experience 2011
as Self (archive footage)
Red Faction: Origins 2011
as Alec
Good Day for It 2011
as Luke Cain
S.W.A.T.: Firefight 2011
as Walter Hatch
- D-Minus
D-Minus 2011
as Chris
Mafia 2011
as Detective Jules Dupree
The Wrath of Cain 2010
as Warden Dean
Kill Speed 2010
Actor
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond 2010
as Pete, Executive Producer
Five Minarets in New York 2010
as Becker
Edgar Floats 2010
as Nicholas Breakey
The Men Who Stare at Goats 2009
as Todd Nixon
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil 2009
as Self
Alien Trespass 2009
as Vernon
Lonely Street 2009
as Mr. Aaron
Autopsy 2008
as Dr. David Benway
Fly Me to the Moon 2008
as Louie (voice)
Strange Wilderness 2008
as Gus Hayden
Balls of Fury 2007
as Sgt. Pete Daytona
Bridge to Terabithia 2007
as Jack Aarons
We Are Marshall 2006
as Rick Tolley (uncredited)
Flags of Our Fathers 2006
as Colonel Chandler Johnson
The Marine 2006
as Rome
Firewall 2006
as Gary Mitchell
- The Making of 'The Marine'
The Making of 'The Marine' 2006
as Self
Walk the Line 2005
as Ray Cash
Supercross 2005
as Earl Cole
Ladder 49 2004
as Lenny Richter
Cop Land: The Making of an Urban Western 2004
as Himself
Bad Apple 2004
as Colonel Tom Ryanmy 'Bells' Bellavita
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 2003
as Ray Carter
First to Die 2003
as Nicholas Jenks
Pavement 2002
as Sam Brown
Ticker 2002
as FBI Agent
Angels Don't Sleep Here 2002
as Det. Russell Stark
Backflash 2002
as Ray Bennett
D-Tox 2002
as Noah
Texas Rangers 2001
as Sgt. John Armstrong
Spy Kids 2001
as Mr. Lisp
All the Pretty Horses 2000
as Cole
Mexico City 2000
as Ambassador Mills
The Vivero Letter 2000
as James Wheeler
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D' 2000
as Self
Shogun Cop 1999
as Detective
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic 1999
as Self
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money 1999
as Buck
A Texas Funeral 1999
as Zach
The Faculty 1998
as Coach Willis
Renegade Force 1998
as Jake McInroy
Perfect Assassins 1998
as Leo Benita
Ambushed 1998
as Shannon Herrold
Tactical Assault 1998
as Colonel Lee Banning
Rag and Bone 1998
as Sgt. Daniel Ryan
Sink Or Swim 1997
as Goatee
Cop Land 1997
as Jack Rucker
Asylum 1997
as Nicholas Tordone
Rosewood 1997
as Lover
The Only Thrill 1997
as Colonel Tom Ryan McHenry
Striptease 1996
as Darrell Grant
Within the Rock 1996
Producer
Terminator: Battle Across Time 1996
as T-1000
Decoy 1995
as Travis
Last Gasp 1995
as Leslie Chase
Body Language 1995
as Delbert Radley
Spitfire 1995
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
Hong Kong 97 1994
as Reginald Cameron
Double Dragon 1994
as Kongo Shuko
Zero Tolerance 1994
as Jeff Douglas
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects 1994
as Self
The Cool Surface 1994
as Jarvis Scott
Body Shot 1994
as Mickey Dane
Last Action Hero 1993
as T-1000
Fire in the Sky 1993
as Mike Rodgers
T2: More Than Meets the Eye 1993
as Self
Wayne's World 1992
as Bad Cop / T-1000
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' 1991
as Self
Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991
as T-1000
Die Hard 2 1990
as O'Reilly
Hollywood Boulevard II 1989
as Cameraman
Future Hunters 1988
as Slade
Warlords from Hell 1988
Actor
Killer Instinct 1988
as Johnny Ransom
Equalizer 2000 1988
as Deke
Eye of the Eagle 1987
as Johnny Ransom
Credits from TMDB.