Will Patton

William Rankin Patton (born June 14, 1954) is an American actor and audiobook narrator. He starred as Colonel Dan Weaver in the TNT science fiction series ''Falling Skies''.[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/arts/television/noah-wyle-and-will-patton-in-tnts-falling-skies.html "Kindly Keep Your Mitts Off My Planet"] by Katrina Onstad at nytimes.com He also appeared in the films ''The Client'' (1994), ''Armageddon'' (1998), ''Gone in 60 Seconds'' (2000), ''Remember the Titans'' (2000), ''The Punisher'' (2004), ''American Honey'', ''Halloween'', and ''Minari'' (2020).[https://variety.com/2021/film/awards/minari-nomadland-north-carolina-film-critics-winners-1234878337/ "‘Minari’ Wins Big With North Carolina Film Critics Association, Chloé Zhao’s Directing Winning Streak Continues"] by Clayton Davis at variety.com He appeared opposite Kevin Costner in two films: ''No Way Out'' (1987) and ''The Postman'' (1997), as well as having a guest role in seasons 3 and 4 of Costner's Paramount Network series ''Yellowstone'' (2020–2022). Patton also played Deputy Marnes in season 1 of the 2023 TV series ''Silo''.

Patton was nominated alongside castmates for his ensemble work in ''Minari'' and ''Yellowstone'' at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2020 and 2021, and won two Obie Awards for Best Actor in Sam Shepard's play ''Fool for Love'' and the Public Theater production of ''What Did He See?''."Seasoned actor takes on diversity of roles" by Bill Thompson, ''The Post and Courier'' (21 Dec, 1997) Retrieved from Provided by Wikipedia