Jason Patric facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Jason Patric
|
|
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg)
Patric at the 2016 WonderCon
|
|
| Born |
John Anthony Miller III
June 17, 1966 New York City, U.S.
|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Partner(s) | Danielle Schreiber (2002–2012) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents |
|
| 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.
Contents
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
- 1998: Nominated, "Worst Screen Couple" - Speed 2: Cruise Control (shared w/Sandra Bullock)
- 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
In Spanish: Jason Patric para niños
