
ACTING
Robert Patrick
- Born
- Nov 5, 1958 in Marietta, Georgia, USA
Biography
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.
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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.
MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for

The Walking Dead
TV · 2010
Mays / Mays' Brother · Mays 1 (Archive Footage) (uncredited)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Movie · 1991
T-1000

Die Hard 2
Movie · 1990
O'Reilly

Bridge to Terabithia
Movie · 2007
Jack Aarons

Lost
TV · 2004
Hibbs

Avatar: The Last Airbender
TV · 2005
Master Piandao (voice)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · 1999
Ray Schenkel

Gangster Squad
Movie · 2013
Max Kennard

Scorpion
TV · 2014
Cabe Gallo

Safe House
Movie · 2012
Daniel Kiefe

Spy Kids
Movie · 2001
Mr. Lisp

The Sopranos
TV · 1999
David Scatino
FILMOGRAPHY
187 movie & TV credits
- 2026Terminator: Of Machines and Men... and One WomanMovie · Self
- 2026DiamondMovie · Main Power Broker
- 2026MermaidMovie · Ron Bocca
- 2025Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James GunnTV · Self
- 2025FEELMovie · Sitter 13
- 2024Good MenMovie · Self
- 2024Hounds of WarMovie · Colonel Hart
- 2024Chuck Zito: An American StoryMovie · Self
- 2023Shelter in SolitudeMovie · Dwayne
- 2023KrapopolisTV · Fatherinlawus (voice)
- 2023Dark AssetMovie · Dr. Cain, Executive Producer
- 2023Royal CrackersTV · Agent Gubbins (voice)
- 2023The Night AgentTV · Hawkins
- 20221923TV · Sheriff McDowell
- 2022Tulsa KingTV · Jeremiah Dunmire
- 2022LIGHT & MAGICTV · Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2022ReacherTV · Shane Langston
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