PERSON
Will Patton
plays Captain Dan Weaver; known for Falling Skies
Jun 14, 1954 United States
William Rankin Patton is an American actor. He starred as Colonel Dan Weaver in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies. He also appeared in the films The Client (1994), Armageddon (1998), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Remember the Titans (2000), The Punisher (2004), American Honey (2016), Halloween (2018), Minari (2020), and Train Dreams (2025). He appeared opposite Kevin Costner in four films: No Way Out (1987), The Postman (1997), and Horizon: An American Saga, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, as well as having a guest role in seasons 3 and 4 of Costner’s Paramount Network series Yellowstone (2020–2022). Patton played Deputy Marnes in season one of the 2023 TV series Silo.
