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Robert Patrick
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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.
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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
NCIS
The Walking Dead
MacGyver
The Sopranos
Burn Notice
Community
Big Love
American Dad!
Psych
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sons of Anarchy
Stargate Atlantis
Krapopolis
Tales from the Crypt
The Batman
Perry Mason
The Outer Limits
Lost
Talking Sopranos
LIGHT & MAGIC
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Goliath
Batman Beyond
Royal Crackers
Dumb and Dumber
Superman: The Animated Series
Chuck
Ride with Norman Reedus
Mayans M.C.
The Angry Beavers
Hell's Kitchen
True Blood
1923
Ben 10
The Night Agent
Last Action Hero
We Are Marshall
Die Hard 2
Wayne's World
Reacher
Last Resort
Tulsa King
Identity Thief
Flags of Our Fathers
Spy Kids
Safe House
Gangster Squad
The Protégé
Ambushed
The Laundromat
The Unit
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Elvis
Peacemaker
Strange Wilderness
The Faculty
Trouble with the Curve
Firewall
Scorpion
Endless Love
Honest Thief
Striptease
Lore
Mafia
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
No Man of God
Bridge to Terabithia
Walk the Line
Ladder 49
The X-Files
The Marine
Body Language
Fire in the Sky
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
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