| Jason Patric | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 17, 1966 Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Jason Patric (born June 17, 1966) is an American film, television and stage actor. He may be best known for his roles in the films The Lost Boys, Sleepers, Your Friends & Neighbors, Narc, The Losers and Speed 2: Cruise Control. His father was actor/playwright Jason Miller. Patric is the maternal grandson of Jackie Gleason.
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Patric was born as John Anthony Miller, Jr. in Queens, New York to Academy Award-nominated actor and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Jason Miller (né John Anthony Miller; 1939–2001), and Linda Mae Gleason, daughter of actor/comedian Jackie Gleason.[1] His half-brother is actor Joshua John Miller. The family is of Irish Catholic descent.
Growing up in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, he attended the all-boys Salesian Roman Catholic Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, New Jersey, and Saint Monica Catholic High School in Santa Monica, California.[1] He appeared in high school productions of Dracula and Grease.
After graduation, he was cast in the television drama Toughlove. The following year, Patric was cast in Solarbabies alongside Peter DeLuise, Jami Gertz, Lukas Haas, James LeGros and Adrian Pasdar. Within a few years, Patric would reunite with Gertz and Dern in The Lost Boys and After Dark, My Sweet, respectively. He co-starred with George Dzundza and Stephen Baldwin in The Beast.
In 1993, he starred alongside Wes Studi and Matt Damon as 1st Lt. Charles B. Gatewood in the movie Geronimo: An American Legend.[2]
His scenes in The Thin Red Line were cut before the film's release. He also appeared in the Alec Baldwin film The Devil and Daniel Webster, which was shot in 2001, and released in late 2007 as Shortcut to Happiness. He turned down the lead role in The Firm (1993), and the part went instead to Tom Cruise. Patric garnered excellent reviews for his performance as an undercover narcotics officer in 2002's Narc.
In 2005, Patric appeared on Broadway as "Brick" in a revival of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, which also starred Ashley Judd, Ned Beatty and Margo Martindale.[3]
On November 2, 2010, it was announced that he will next appear on Broadway opposite Brian Cox, Chris Noth, Kiefer Sutherland and Jim Gaffigan in That Championship Season which will open in March 2011.[4] That play (written by Jason Patric's father, Jason Miller) first debuted in 1972, and won, among other awards, the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award.
Patric began dating actress Julia Roberts days after she canceled her wedding to Kiefer Sutherland in June 1991.[5] They dated for two years, after which he dated supermodel Christy Turlington (from 1994–2000).
In 2004, Patric was arrested on charges of public intoxication and resisting arrest in Austin, Texas, and was involved in a physical confrontation with the arresting officer. Patric claimed the charges were false and that the officer assaulted him. The prosecuting attorney's office later dropped the charges, which included assault on a police officer. He subsequently sued the arresting officer for violating his civil rights, but the federal jury ruled in the officer's favor.
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1986 | Solarbabies | Jason | Alternative title: Solar Warriors |
| 1987 | The Lost Boys | Michael Emerson | |
| 1988 | The Beast | Koverchenko | Alternative title: The Beast of War |
| 1990 | Denial | Michael | Alternative title: Loon |
| After Dark, My Sweet | Kevin 'Kid' Collins | ||
| Frankenstein Unbound | Lord George Gordon Byron | ||
| 1991 | Rush | Jim Raynor | |
| 1993 | Geronimo: An American Legend | 1st Lt. Charles B. Gatewood[2] | |
| 1995 | The Journey of August King | August King | |
| 1996 | Sleepers | Lorenzo 'Shakes' Carcaterra | |
| 1997 | Speed 2: Cruise Control | Officer Alex Shaw | |
| Incognito | Harry Donovan | ||
| 1998 | Your Friends & Neighbors | Cary | |
| 2002 | Narc | Nick Tellis | |
| Three Days of Rain | |||
| 2004 | The Alamo | Col. James Bowie | |
| 2006 | Walker Payne | Walker Payne | |
| 2007 | Shortcut to Happiness | Ray | Alternative title: The Devil and Daniel Webster |
| Expired | Jay | ||
| In the Valley of Elah | Lt. Kirklander | ||
| 2008 | Downloading Nancy | Louis | |
| 2009 | My Sister's Keeper | Brian Fitzgerald | |
| 2010 | The Losers | Max | |
| 2011 | Keyhole | Ulysses Pick | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Toughlove | Gary Charters | TV-Movie |
| 1990 | Teach 109 | Teach 109 | TV Short film |
| 1994 | Saturday Night Live | Host | Episode: Jason Patric/Blind Melon |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade | Kevin | TV-special |
| 2008 | Entourage | Himself | Episode: Pie |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
Online Film Critics Society Awards
Stockholm International Film Festival
Western Heritage Awards