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Jason Patric
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Patric at the 2016 WonderCon
Born
John Anthony Miller III

(1966-06-17) June 17, 1966 (age 57)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1985–present
Partner(s) Danielle Schreiber
(2002–2012)
Children 1
Parents
  • Jason Miller (father)
  • Linda Gleason (mother)
Relatives Jackie Gleason (grandfather)
Joshua John Miller
(half-brother)

Jason Patric (born John Anthony Miller III; June 17, 1966) is an American film, television and stage actor. He is known for his roles in films such as The Lost Boys, Rush, Sleepers, Geronimo: An American Legend, Your Friends & Neighbors, Narc, The Losers, The Alamo, and Speed 2: Cruise Control. His father was actor/playwright Jason Miller and his maternal grandfather was actor Jackie Gleason.

Early life

Born in New York City in the borough of Queens, Patric is the son of Academy Award-nominated actor and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Jason Miller (born John Anthony Miller Jr.) and actress Linda Miller (born Linda Mae Gleason), and his maternal grandfather was actor/comedian Jackie Gleason. His half-brother is actor Joshua John Miller. His ancestry is mostly Irish, with some German.

Growing up in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, he attended schools such as Cavallini Middle School and the all-boys Catholic school Salesian Roman Catholic Don Bosco Preparatory High School (Ramsey, New Jersey). In California, he attended Saint Monica Catholic High School (Santa Monica, California). He appeared in high school productions of Dracula and Grease.

Career

After graduation, he was cast in the television drama Toughlove with Bruce Dern. The following year, Patric was cast in Solarbabies alongside Peter DeLuise, Jami Gertz, Lukas Haas, James LeGros and Adrian Pasdar. Within a couple years, Patric would reunite with Gertz in The Lost Boys and After Dark, My Sweet with Dern. He co-starred with George Dzundza and Stephen Baldwin in The Beast.

In 1993, he starred alongside Gene Hackman and Robert Duvall as 1st Lt. Charles B. Gatewood in the movie Geronimo: An American Legend. His scenes in The Thin Red Line were cut before the film's release. He turned down the lead role in The Firm (1993), which went to Tom Cruise. He garnered excellent reviews for his performances in Rush (1991) and Narc (2002).

In 2005, Patric appeared on Broadway as "Brick" in a revival of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, opposite Ashley Judd, Ned Beatty and esteemed character actress Margo Martindale. He next appeared on Broadway opposite Brian Cox, Chris Noth, Kiefer Sutherland and Jim Gaffigan in a revival of his father Jason Miller's play, That Championship Season, which began previews on February 9, 2011, and closed on May 29, 2011. The play (written by Jason Miller) debuted in 1972, and won, among other awards, the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award.

In 2012, he began filming the Civil War film, Copperhead, but several weeks into the shoot, he was removed from the project by the director, Ronald F. Maxwell for "refusing to take instructions". His replacement was Billy Campbell.

Personal life

Patric began dating actress Julia Roberts days after she canceled her wedding to Kiefer Sutherland in June 1991.

Patric then dated Danielle Schreiber off-and-on for approximately ten years. During the relationship, they had a son. They separated in May 2012.

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
1986 Solarbabies Jason
1987 The Lost Boys Michael Emerson
1988 The Beast Konstantin Koverchenko
1990 Denial Michael
After Dark, My Sweet Kevin 'Kid' Collins
Frankenstein Unbound George Gordon, Lord Byron
1991 Rush Detective Jim Raynor
1993 Geronimo: An American Legend 1st Lieutenant Charles B. Gatewood
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 Detective Nick Tellis
Three Days of Rain Extra
2004 The Alamo Colonel Jim Bowie
2006 Walker Payne Walker Payne
2007 Expired Jay Caswell
Shortcut to Happiness Ray uncredited
In the Valley of Elah Lieutenant Kirklander
2008 Downloading Nancy Louis Farley
2009 My Sister's Keeper Brian Fitzgerald
2010 The Losers Max
Quality Time Father Short film
2011 Keyhole Ulysses Pick
2013 The Outsider Detective Klein
Cavemen Jack Bartlett
2014 Rise of the Lonestar Ranger Kip Duane
The Prince Paul
2016 The Abandoned Cooper
Home Invasion Mike Direct-to-video
Lost & Found Trent Walton
2017 The Yellow Birds Captain Anderson
Gangster Land Detective Reed
2018 Big Kill The Preacher Netflix
2020 The Vanished Sheriff Baker Also known as "Hour of Lead"
Runt Coach Wilkes
Becoming Kevin Lee
2021 Burning at Both Ends Andre Eerikäinen
2022 Nightshade Randy Bell
MK Ultra Galvin Morgan

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 Night Live: The Best of David Spade Kevin special
2008 Entourage Himself Episode: "Pie"
2011 Tilda Andrew Brown unaired pilot
2016 Wayward Pines Dr. Theo Yedlin Main cast (season 2)
2018 The Girl in the Bathtub A. Charles Peruto Jr. TV movie

Awards and nominations

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

  • 1998: Won, "Best Supporting Actor" - Your Friends & Neighbors

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • 1999: Nominated, "Best Supporting Actor" - Your Friends & Neighbors

Prism Awards

  • 2003: Nominated, "Best Performance in a Theatrical Feature Film" - Narc

Golden Raspberry Award

  • 1998: Nominated, "Worst Screen Couple" - Speed 2: Cruise Control (shared w/Sandra Bullock)

Satellite Award

  • 1999: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Motion Picture" - Your Friends & Neighbors

Stockholm International Film Festival

  • 2007: Won, "Best Actor" - Expired

Western Heritage Awards

  • 1994: Won, "Best Theatrical Motion Picture" - Geronimo: An American Legend

See also

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