Will Patton

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June 14, 1954 in Charleston, SC
Biography:Actor "Will Patton" successfully divides his time between mainstream and independent features, television films, and a stage career on and off-Broadway. Born and raised in North Carolina, the son of a Lutheran minister, Patton learned his craft at the North Carolina School of the Arts and at New York's Actor's Studio where he studied under "Lee Strasberg". In addition, Patton studied at the Open Theater under "Joseph Chaikin" before making it to the New York stage. Patton has won two Obie Awards for Tourists and Refugees No. 2 and for "Sam Shepard"'s Fool for Love. Patton also has had experience working at London's Royal Court Theatre. Upon his return to New York, Patton joined the experimental Winter Project troupe. During the 1970s, Patton performed in two soap operas, "Search for Tomorrow" and "Ryan's Hope". Patton first appeared on film in the short underground film Minus Zero(1979). During the... Full Biography
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Will Patton as Randall Bennett in "A Mighty Heart" (Paramount Vantage)
From left: Alfre Woodard and Will Patton in "American Violet" (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
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