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My Take
Patrick Fugit will forever be William Miller to me, and that is no insult, his wide-eyed, earnest performance in Almost Famous is one of the great coming-of-age turns in modern film. What I appreciate is that he never chased blockbuster fame, instead drifting toward odd, soulful indies like Wristcutters: A Love Story that suit his offbeat sincerity. His supporting work in Gone Girl showed a wryer, more adult register, and Outcast proved he could anchor a darker genre series. There is an unaffected, slightly rumpled quality to him that makes every character feel like a real person rather than a movie star.
Overview
Patrick Fugit (born October 27, 1982) is an American actor from Salt Lake City, Utah. He made his breakthrough as teenage rock journalist William Miller in Cameron Crowe's acclaimed film Almost Famous (2000). He has since appeared in films such as Wristcutters: A Love Story and Gone Girl, and starred in the television series Outcast.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Patrick Fugit
- Name (Japanese)
- パトリック・フュジット
- Reading
- ぱとりっく・ふゅじっと
- Born
- October 27, 1982 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dog
- Origin
- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Actor / Television actor / Skateboarder / Film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Specialties
- Skateboarding
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.