Will Patton

Will Patton is the definition of a character actor who makes every scene better without ever demanding the spotlight — and I mean that as the highest possible compliment. You've seen his face a hundred times: he's the hard-nosed Coach Bill Yoast in Remember the Titans, the driller Chick Chapple in Armageddon, popping up in Gone in 60 Seconds and The Punisher, anchoring Falling Skies as Colonel Weaver for five seasons. Born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1954, he brings this lived-in, weathered authenticity that no amount of acting school can manufacture — it just accumulates over decades of honest work. He even won an Audie Award for audiobook narration, which tells you everything about how much weight that voice carries. The guy never headlines the trades, never courts controversy, just shows up and quietly elevates whatever he's in. Actors like that are the real backbone of Hollywood, and I wish they got talked about more.

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Name (English)

Will Patton

Name (Japanese)

ウィル・パットン

Reading

うぃる・ぱっとん

Born

June 14, 1954 (age 72)

Origin

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / audiobook narrator

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Horse

Awards & achievements

• Audie Award for Best Male Narrator

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will%20Patton
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361400

Tags

• South Carolina
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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