Robert Patrick
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.
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.
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Movies (134)
Terminator: Of Machines and Men... and One Woman
2026 · Self
Diamond
2026 · Main Power Broker
Mermaid
2026 · Ron Bocca
FEEL
2025 · Sitter 13
Good Men
2024 · Self
Perros de Guerra
2024 · Colonel Hart
Chuck Zito: An American Story
2024 · Self
Shelter in Solitude
2023 · Dwayne
Dark Asset
2023 · Dr. Cain, Executive Producer
Una Madre con Furia
2021 · Jim O'Brien, Producer
La Protegida
2021 · Billy Boy
No Man of God
2021 · Roger Depue
What Josiah Saw
2021 · Josiah Graham
A Place Among the Dead
2020 · RP
Troubled Waters
2020 · Sterling French
Venganza Implacable
2020 · Samuel Baker
Back Roads
2019 · Chief Mansour
El vuelo del halcón
2019 · Zakhar Berkut
Soldado anónimo: Ley de retorno
2019 · Senator Jackson
La lavandería
2019 · Captain Paris
La rosa venenosa
2019 · Chief Walsh
Insanidad
2019 · Harvey
Camino a Casa
2019 · Tony
Implanted Memories: 25 Years of the X-Files
2018 · Self (archival footage)
Edge of Fear
2018 · Jack Pryor
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017 · Self
Last Rampage
2017 · Gary Tison
Eloise
2016 · Doctor H.H. Greiss
Street Level
2016 · Giuseppe
21 Days Under the Sky
2016 · Narrator
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
2015 · Self - Presenter
Scorpion - Tech, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll
2015 · Cabe Gallo
Hellions
2015 · Corman
Hollywood Adventures
2015 · Studio Guard #1
Tell
2014 · Ashton
The Road Within
2014 · Robert
Maten al mensajero (Kill the Messenger)
2014 · Ronny Quail
Lost After Dark
2014 · Mr. C.
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
2014 · Self
Pregunta lo que quieras
2014 · Doug Kampenfelt
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
2014
Amor Eterno
2014 · Harry Elliot
Lovelace: Garganta Profunda
2013 · John J. Boreman
Infierno en Alabama
2013 · Jimbo Caldwell
Ladrona de identidades
2013 · Skiptracer
Fuerza antigángster
2013 · Max Kennard
Curvas de la vida
2012 · Vince
Protegiendo al enemigo
2012 · Daniel Kiefe
Red Faction: Origins
2011 · Alec
The John Cena Experience
2011 · Self (archive footage)
Good Day for It
2011 · Luke Cain
S.W.A.T.: Unidad especial 2
2011 · Walter Hatch
D-Minus
2011 · Chris
Mafia
2011 · Detective Jules Dupree
The Wrath of Cain
2010 · Warden Dean
Velocidad mortal
2010
The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
2010 · Pete, Executive Producer
Five Minarets in New York
2010 · Becker
Edgar Floats
2010 · Nicholas Breakey
Hombres de mentes
2009 · Todd Nixon
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
2009 · Self
Alien Trespass
2009 · Vernon
Lonely Street
2009 · Mr. Aaron
Autopsy
2008 · Dr. David Benway
Vamos a la luna
2008 · Louie (voice)
Strange Wilderness
2008 · Gus Hayden
Una Loca Competencia
2007 · Sgt. Pete Daytona
El Mundo Mágico de Terabithia
2007 · Jack Aarons
Somos Marshall
2006 · Rick Tolley (uncredited)
La conquista del honor
2006 · Colonel Chandler Johnson
El Marine
2006 · Rome
Cortafuego
2006 · Gary Mitchell
The Making of 'The Marine'
2006 · Self
Johnny y June: Pasión y locura
2005 · Ray Cash
Supercross
2005 · Earl Cole
Brigada 49
2004 · Lenny Richter
Cop Land: The Making of an Urban Western
2004 · Himself
Bad Apple
2004 · Colonel Tom Ryanmy 'Bells' Bellavita
Los Ángeles de Charlie 2: Al Límite
2003 · Ray Carter
First to Die
2003 · Nicholas Jenks
Pavement
2002 · Sam Brown
Ticker
2002 · FBI Agent
Angels Don't Sleep Here
2002 · Det. Russell Stark
Backflash
2002 · Ray Bennett
D-Tox
2002 · Noah
Texas Rangers
2001 · Sgt. John Armstrong
Mini Espías
2001 · Mr. Lisp
Espíritu salvaje
2000 · Cole
Mexico City
2000 · Ambassador Mills
The Vivero Letter
2000 · James Wheeler
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
2000 · Self
Shogun Cop
1999 · Detective
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999 · Self
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
1999 · Buck
A Texas Funeral
1999 · Zach
The Faculty
1998 · Coach Willis
Renegade Force
1998 · Jake McInroy
Perfect Assassins
1998 · Leo Benita
Ambushed
1998 · Shannon Herrold
Tactical Assault
1998 · Colonel Lee Banning
Rag and Bone
1998 · Sgt. Daniel Ryan
Sink Or Swim
1997 · Goatee
Cop Land
1997 · Jack Rucker
Asylum
1997 · Nicholas Tordone
Rosewood
1997 · Lover
The Only Thrill
1997 · Colonel Tom Ryan McHenry
Striptease
1996 · Darrell Grant
Within the Rock
1996 · Producer
Terminator: Battle Across Time
1996 · T-1000
Decoy
1995 · Travis
Last Gasp
1995 · Leslie Chase
Body Language
1995 · Delbert Radley
Spitfire
1995 · Tough Guy (uncredited)
Hong Kong 97
1994 · Reginald Cameron
Double Dragon
1994 · Kongo Shuko
Zero Tolerance
1994 · Jeff Douglas
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994 · Self
The Cool Surface
1994 · Jarvis Scott
Body Shot
1994 · Mickey Dane
Last Action Hero
1993 · T-1000
Fire in the Sky
1993 · Mike Rodgers
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
1993 · Self
Wayne's World
1992 · Bad Cop / T-1000
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991 · Self
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · T-1000
Die Hard 2
1990 · O'Reilly
Hollywood Boulevard II
1989 · Cameraman
Future Hunters
1988 · Slade
Warlords from Hell
1988
Killer Instinct
1988 · Johnny Ransom
Equalizer 2000
1988 · Deke
Eye of the Eagle
1987 · Johnny Ransom
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2
· Dallas Cambridge
Hal
TV shows (53)
Peacemaker: El Podcast Oficial con James Gunn
2025 · Self
Krapopolis
2023 · Fatherinlawus (voice)
Royal Crackers
2023 · Agent Gubbins (voice)
El agente nocturno
2023 · Hawkins
1923
2022 · Sheriff McDowell
Tulsa King
2022 · Jeremiah Dunmire
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
Reacher
2022 · Shane Langston
Peacemaker
2022 · August 'Auggie' Smith / White Dragon, August 'Auggie' Smith / Blue Dragon
Perry Mason
2020 · Herman Baggerly
Talking Sopranos
2020 · Self
Mayans M.C.
2018 · Les Packer
Mitos y Leyendas
2017 · Reverend Eliakim Phelps
Goliat: Poder y debilidad
2016 · Coach (Billy's Father)
MacGyver
2016 · Ian Cain
Ride with Norman Reedus
2016 · Self
Scorpion
2014 · Cabe Gallo
Del crepúsculo al amanecer
2014 · Jacob Fuller
Last Resort
2012 · Master Chief Joseph Prosser
Guerras de Halloween
2011 · Self - Guest Judge
The Walking Dead
2010 · Mays / Mays' Brother, Mays 1 (Archive Footage) (uncredited)
Community
2009 · Waldron
True Blood
2008 · Jackson Herveaux
Hijos de la anarquía
2008 · Les Packer
La Doble Vida de Chuck
2007 · Col. James Keller
Operación Miami
2007 · John Barrett
Psych
2006 · Major General Felts
Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol
2006
Big Love
2006 · Bud Maybury
The Unit
2006 · Tom Ryan
Ben 10
2005 · Phil (voice)
Hell's Kitchen
2005 · Self - Restaurant Patron
Elvis
2005 · Vernon Presley
Avatar: La leyenda de Aang
2005 · Master Piandao (voice)
American Dad!
2005 · Mindhunter (voice)
Lost
2004 · Hibbs
The Batman
2004 · Hawkman (voice)
Stargate Atlantis
2004 · Colonel Marshall Sumner
NCIS
2003 · Merton Bell
The Hire
2001 · FBI Agent
La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Ray Schenkel
Batman Beyond
1999 · Richard Armacost (voice)
The Sopranos
1999 · David Scatino
The Legend of Calamity Jane
1997 · John Wesley Hardin (voice)
The Angry Beavers
1997
Superman: The Animated Series
1996 · LeBeau (voice)
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996 · Race Bannon (voice)
Dumb and Dumber
1995 · Cop (voice), Bee Guard (voice)
The Outer Limits
1995 · Major John Skokes
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993 · Dr. Greenbox (voice)
The X-Files
1993 · John Doggett
The New Lassie
1989
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Lothar