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A steely-eyed veteran to his craft, Robert Patrick commands the screen with his powerful, confident presence. In 2006, he co-stars with Harrison Ford in the thriller Firewall, and he appears in The Marine. For the small screen, Patrick also just landed the starring role of Tom Ryan, the team commander, in the CBS pilot The Unit, which was officially picked up as a midseason series.

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Audiences will remember him as 'John Doggett' on the last two seasons of Fox Television's cult-classic The X-Files but Patrick has an extensive television and film resume. He is best known for his performance as the 'T-1000' in the box office smash hit Terminator 2: Judgement Day. He received critical acclaim for his high profile performances in the second season of HBO's The Sopranos. Other movies include Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Spy Kids opposite Antonio Banderas and All The Pretty Horses with Matt Damon and directed by Billy Bob Thornton; as well as The Faculty, From Dusk 'Til Dawn 2: Texas Blood, James Mangold's Cop Land alongside Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro, Eye See You, also with Stallone, A Texas Funeral and the independent film The Only Thrill, opposite Diane Keaton, Diane Lane, and Sam Shepard. Other films include his chilling appearance in Rosewood as a personal favor to John Singleton, Striptease with Demi Moore, Fire In The Sky, Double Dragon: The Movie, Decoy, The Last Gasp and Hong Kong '97. He was also featured in an episode of Showtime's The Outer Limits, the TNT Original Movie Bad Apple and CBS's mini series Elvis in which he plays Elvis's father. Patrick notably was just seen starring as a heroic firefighter alongside John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix in Ladder 49.

Born in Marietta, Georgia, Patrick was an avid athlete growing up but was taken with acting after sitting in on some drama classes in high school. He moved to Hollywood in 1984 and was cast in the beatnik play Go. He got his break during this performance when he was discovered by casting director Roger Corman. Ever involved in all aspects of his trade, he enjoys producing film when he is not performing. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Barbara and their two children.

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