My Take
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 harried deputy 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.
Overview
William Rankin Patton (born June 14, 1954) is an American actor. He starred as Colonel Dan Weaver in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies. 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 (2016), Halloween (2018), and Minari (2020).
1. Profile
- 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 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Horse
- Origin
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / audiobook narrator
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Audie Award for Best Male Narrator
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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.