Jason Patric
Jason Patric (born John Anthony Miller Jr. on June 17, 1966 in New York City ) is an American actor .
Life
Patric is the son of Linda Gleason and her then-husband, the actor and playwright Jason Miller (1939-2001), who was best known for his role as Father Damien Karras in The Exorcist . Jason Patric attended the Salesian- run Don Bosco Preparatory School .
Patric made his debut as an actor in the television film Der Auseg (1985), in which he had taken on one of the bigger roles. In the horror film The Lost Boys (1987) by Joel Schumacher , he played the leading role. He also played one of the leading roles alongside George Dzundza and Stephen Baldwin in the film Bestie Krieg (1988), alongside Jennifer Jason Leigh in the film Feverish (1991), alongside Gene Hackman , Robert Duvall and Matt Damon in the film Geronimo (1993), alongside Thandie Newton in the film Weg der Träume (1995), alongside Robert De Niro , Dustin Hoffman , Kevin Bacon and Brad Pitt in the film Sleepers (1996), and (alongside Sandra Bullock and Willem Dafoe ) in the action film Speed 2 - Cruise Control (1997). For his role in Your Friends & Neighbors (1998), in which he starred alongside Aaron Eckhart , Catherine Keener , Nastassja Kinski and Ben Stiller , he won the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award and was also awarded a Golden Satellite Award and nominated for the Online Film Critics Society Award . He also worked as a film producer on this film .
Patric turned down the leading roles in the films The Company and The Passion of Christ .
In the early 1990s, Patric had a relationship with Julia Roberts .
Filmography (selection)
- 1985: The Way Out ( Toughlove , TV movie)
- 1986: Solarfighters (Solarbabies)
- 1987: The Lost Boys
- 1988: The Beast of War (The Beast of War)
- 1990: Teach 109 (short film)
- 1990: Denial
- 1990: After Dark, My Sweet
- 1990: Roger Corman's Frankenstein (Frankenstein Unbound)
- 1991: Feverish (Rush)
- 1993: Geronimo : An American Legend
- 1995: A Bend in the Road (The Journey of August King)
- 1996: Sleepers
- 1997: Speed 2 - Cruise Control
- 1997: Incognito
- 1998: Men, Women, and the Truth About Sex (Your Friends & Neighbors)
- 2002: Narc
- 2003: Shortcut to Happiness - The Devil is in the Detail (The Devil and Daniel Webster)
- 2004: Alamo - The Dream, Fate, the Legend (The Alamo)
- 2007: In the Valley of Elah
- 2008: Downloading Nancy
- 2008: Entourage (guest appearance as himself)
- 2009: My Sister's Keeper (My Sister's Keeper)
- 2010: The Losers
- 2014: The Prince - Only God Forgives (The Prince)
- 2016: Wayward Pines (TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2016: The Treasure of Walton Island ( Lost & Found )
- 2017: The Yellow Birds
- 2017: Gangster Land (In the Absence of Good Men)
Web links
- Jason Patric in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Patric, Jason |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | John Anthony Miller Jr. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1966 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |