| Scott Patterson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Scott Gordon Patterson September 11, 1958 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Baseball pitcher (1980–1986) Actor (1993–present) |
Scott Gordon Patterson (born September 11, 1958) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Luke Danes in Gilmore Girls and Agent Strahm in Saw IV, Saw V and Saw VI. He also starred as Michael Buchanan in the NBC drama series The Event.
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Patterson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Hope, a homemaker, and Frank Patterson, a boxer turned advertising executive. His parents divorced in 1974.[1][2][3] Patterson was raised in Haddonfield, New Jersey. He attended Rutgers University, pursuing a degree in comparative literature, but eventually dropped out. He studied acting in New York with renowned coaches Robert Lewis and Sondra Lee. He was exposed to the teachings of such luminaries as Paul Newman, Arthur Penn and Frank Corsaro at The Actors Studio. He appeared in numerous productions, including Rasputin and Miss Julie.
Patterson spent seven years, from 1980 to 1986, as a professional pitcher in minor league baseball, topping out at the Triple-A level (the highest before the major leagues). He played in two major league farm systems for seven different minor league teams. He was initially selected by the Atlanta Braves in the first round (12th overall pick) of the 1980 amateur entry draft. He played his first pro season with their Class A Anderson Braves in 1980, and his last with the New York Yankees' Double-A Albany-Colonie Yankees and Triple-A Columbus Clippers in 1986.[4]
In 1982, Patterson was traded from the Braves to the Yankees for Bob Watson.[5]
Patterson completed filming the leading role in the feature film Her Best Move, directed by Norm Hunter and co-starring Lisa Darr. He also appeared on the big screen in Little Big League, with Timothy Busfield and Jason Robards, and in Three Wishes, with Patrick Swayze and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. He also starred in the independent films Highway 395 and Rhapsody in Bloom, with Penelope Ann Miller.
On television, he has landed romantic roles guest starring opposite some appealing leading women; his most notable role, which he played for seven years on the television show Gilmore Girls, is Luke Danes, the on-again, off-again love interest of the show's protagonist, Lorelai Gilmore, played by Lauren Graham. On Seinfeld, Patterson was deemed "spongeworthy" by Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus). He had a profound effect on Grace (Debra Messing) in the "Das Boob" episode of Will & Grace, and he played the love interests of Jennifer Grey in It's Like, You Know and Sharon Lawrence's character in Fired Up. He has also guest starred on Arli$$ and Get Real.
Among Patterson's recent projects are a co-starring role on Aliens in America and voicing the character of King Faraday in the 2004 animated series Justice League Unlimited, from Warner Bros. Animation.[6] He has also starred as Agent Strahm in two iterations of the Saw franchise, Saw IV and Saw V respectively, also appearing through flashback sequences in Saw VI.
Patterson appeared in some episodes of the second season of 90210 as Liam Court's ex-con father who has recently been released from prison and wants to reconnect with his son.
Patterson starred as Michael Buchanan in the NBC drama series The Event, which premiered on September 20, 2010. His character was killed off in episode 17.[7][8]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Intent to Kill | Al | Direct-to-video |
| 1994 | Little Big League | Mike McGrevey | |
| 1995 | A Boy Called Hate | CHP Officer | |
| Three Wishes | Scott's Father | ||
| 2000 | Highway 395 | Mark Bradley | |
| 2007 | Her Best Move | Gil | |
| Saw IV | Agent Peter Strahm | ||
| 2008 | Saw V | Agent Peter Strahm | |
| 2009 | Saw VI | Agent Peter Strahm | uncredited, Archive Footage |
| 2010 | The Frankenstein Brothers | George | post-production |
| Liberty | Wesley Jensen | pre-production[9] | |
| The Rogue | Agent Wyatt | pre-production[9] |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Return of Ironside | TV film | |
| 1994 | Alien Nation: Dark Horizon | Ahpossno | TV film |
| 1995 | Seinfeld | Billy | Episode: "The Sponge" |
| 1996 | Them | Simon Trent | TV film |
| Silk Stalkings | Chick Chandle | Episode: "Pre-Judgement Day" | |
| 1997 | Arliss | Dan Manville | Episode: "The Real Thing" |
| 1997,1998 | Fired Up | Mickey | Episodes: "Where There's Smoke", "Fire and Nice" |
| 1998 | Rhapsody in Bloom | Phil | TV film |
| Vengeance Unlimited | Detective Tom Swain | Episodes: "Justice", "Noir" | |
| 1999 | It's Like, You Know... | Ted | Episode: "The Client" |
| Get Real | Jacob Perryhill | Episode: "Performance Anxiety" | |
| Will & Grace | John Gregorio | Episode: "Das Boob" | |
| 2000–2007 | Gilmore Girls | Luke Danes | 153 episodes |
| 2005 | Justice League | Agent King Faraday | Episodes: "Double Date", "I Am Legion", "To Another Shore" |
| 2007–2008 | Aliens in America | Gary Tolchuck | 18 episodes |
| 2010 | Concrete Canyons | Ben Sloane | Lifetime TV Film |
| 90210 | Finn Court | Episodes: "Another Another Chance", "Multiple Choices" | |
| The Event | Michael Buchanan | Main cast | |
| 2011 | CSI:Miami | Brendon Dwyer | 10 season 5 episode: "Killer Regrets" |