- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- A worldly, intelligent performer who stands out in most rooms for his towering presence and authoritative demeanor, Patrick can often be seen inhabiting characters that combine an aloof and stoic charm, with a complex moral compass. He has brought a powerful, uncompromising, and naturalistic style to his work on screen and is quickly proving to be a dynamic, rising star for playing intense antagonists, strong anti-heroes, and often very damaged characters who are at a profound crossroads in life.
Patrick appeared in 2022 as the irritable pharmacist Kevin in the pilot episode of Panhandle (2022). He played the recurring guest star role of Ryder, the intimidating brother of series regular Trinity Whiteside's character Preston, on Tyler Perry's Sistas on BET in 2021. Also in 2021, he appeared the final chapter (1666) of highly anticipated Fear Street Trilogy on Netflix. He played a powerful supporting role as the cruel Hank Beaumont, opposite star Dayo Okeniyi, in the 2020 Pre-Civil War thriller Emperor. He can also be seen in his recurring role as the eternally downbeat Ken in the 2019 hit comedy series Florida Girls on POP TV opposite series creator and star Laura Chinn.
A native of Seattle, WA, he has worked in theatre and film since he was a teenager and spent most of his summers attending plays and workshops at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. After school he worked in theatre in the Seattle area, later joining the Washington Shakespeare Festival where he received outstanding reviews for his ability to perform Shakespeare in a naturalistic and approachable style. From there, he starred in the film A Thousand Years as a young widower dealing with the emotional fallout of his wife's sudden death. He then joined the ensemble cast of the original play Odes by Nathan Auer, which premiered at the Seattle Fringe Festival to rave reviews. Again he played a young widower with a child trying to cope with modern relationships in a complex dating scene.
By the early 2000's, Patrick pursued one of his other business ventures as a master kiltmaker. He was highly regarded as an excellent craftsman and expert on tartans. Always an adventurer, upon retiring from kilt making, he traveled the world learning to dogsled in the Yukon Territory, riding camels in the Arabian desert, photographing tigers in the jungles of Central India, cage diving with Great White Sharks at Isla Guadalupe, and going on photo safaris in Southern Africa.
By 2013, he moved to the Southeast to take up acting again. In 2015 he won Best Actor for the dark comedy Behind Closed Doors for his portrayal as a bitter man going through unconventional marriage counseling. In 2016 he won Best Actor for the film Scalawag playing a Union prisoner of Southern decent who must come to terms with the consequences of his loyalties. That same year he made a brief appearance in the film The Birth of a Nation as a cruel slave buyer. Once again in 2017, he won Best Actor for the film In Deed playing a mysterious salesman with a checkered past seeking redemption. In 2018, he was nominated for Best Actor for the thriller Chello playing a murderous drifter who wreaks havoc in a small Southern community.
In his leisure time, he enjoys cooking, travel, photography, history, and cultural studies.- IMDb Mini Biography By: R.J. Murphy
- SpouseKristina Grant(2015 - 2021) (divorced)
- Towering height and slender frame
- Deep, resonant voice
- Having learned to sew at an early age, he became a costume designer for a number of years and with a strong interest in his Celtic roots, he eventually ran a business as kiltmaker. He estimates that during his kiltmaking career he made between 2000-3000 kilts for people all over the world.
- Having an adventurous streak and a love of nature, he has been dog sledding in the Yukon, rode camels in Dubai, photographed tigers in India, been on photo safaris in South Africa, Zambia, and Botswana, been horseback riding in Mexico and Iceland, walked and paddled through gator and snake infested swamps in Florida, photographed grizzlies in Montana, and cage dived with Great White sharks in Isla Guadalupe in Mexico.
- Is a two time cancer survivor (adenocarcinoma & renal cell carcinoma) and is an advocate for cancer and body awareness. In fact, he was battling kidney cancer during the filming of Emperor. He went in to the audition with cancer, had surgery two days later, and got a callback two days after leaving the hospital. He still had staples and a Jackson-Pratt surgical drain in, so he strapped himself together with a back brace to stabilize his abdomen and went to the callback. After booking the role, he spent 6 weeks in bed recovering and doing research for the part. He even did his own stunts for the fight scenes. He stresses that he is only alive to this day, because he has made a point of being aware of what his body is telling him, getting regular check ups, and going to the doctor when anything seems off. The key to catching cancer is early detection and vigilance.
- He is a cousin of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson through his Great Grandmother. LBJ, who was an avid letter writer, wrote many letters to his family from both his Senate office and later The White House.
- Loves being in the kitchen and is an accomplished cook.
- [on supporting actors who are just getting started] "So many people's dreams die because they just can't get people to believe in them."
- [on playing the antagonist in Emperor] "I'm the kind of actor who doesn't like to bring the work home, so I try to avoid that as much as possible. That said, it's pretty hard not to have bits of darkness seep into you when you are portraying this kind of person. It costs you a little something every time, so I look for things to do to shake it off. It took a bit of time to shake that one completely. Luckily, I filmed Florida Girls (a comedy) for POP TV a couple of months after this, so it was nice to have had the opportunity to have that release valve and just be silly on the next one."
- [on having cancer twice] "You've got to live your life now and to the fullest. Cancer derailed my acting career for almost two years when I was 19. Once I was done with chemo, I got right back up on stage as fast as I could. I got myself an agent as soon as I could. I did other things for a while (kiltmaking) and came back to acting. When it hit me again, I didn't stay down. I confronted it head-on. I'm not the kind of guy to let a silly little thing like cancer keep me down. Now, one thing I've tried to do as an advocate for cancer survivors and patients is to express to people that body awareness and self-awareness are key to catching this stuff early and early detention is what saves your life. I'm living proof of that."
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