Scott Patterson
Scott Gordon Patterson (born September 11, 1958 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is an American actor and athlete.
Career
Before Patterson started acting, he was a professional pitcher in minor league baseball . He played for the New York Yankees , Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Dodgers . He was also called up to the Major League , but did not play there.
Eventually Patterson ended that career. After traveling Europe for a year , he took acting classes at New York's prestigious The Actors Studio .
Patterson made his acting debut in the 1994 comedy film Little Big Boss . He then starred alongside Patrick Swayze in the drama Three Wishes (1995) and alongside Penelope Ann Miller in Rhapsody in Bloom (1998). On television he starred in Seinfeld (1995) and Will & Grace (1999), among others . In 2000 he made his breakthrough with the role of Luke Danes in the hit series Gilmore Girls .
From 2007 to 2008 Patterson starred in the US series Aliens in America , which was produced over 18 episodes. There he played the role of the family man Gary Tolchuk . This series was about a Pakistani exchange student who comes to a Christian family in Wisconsin . Furthermore, you could Patterson in the role of Agent Strahm Special in Saw IV and Saw V see. Further film and television projects followed.
Filmography (selection)
- 1992: Intent to Kill
- 1994: Little Big Boss (Little Big League)
- 1994: Alien Nation: Dark Horizon (TV movie)
- 1995: His name was A Boy Called Hate
- 1995: The Secret of the Three Wishes
- 1995: Seinfeld (TV series, episode 7x09)
- 1996: Them ( Them , TV movie)
- 1998: Family chaos ( Rhapsody in Bloom , TV movie)
- 1999: Will & Grace (TV series, episode 2x03)
- 2000–2007: Gilmore Girls (TV series, 154 episodes)
- 2007: Kick It Like Sara (Her Best Move)
- 2007: Saw IV
- 2007–2008: Aliens in America (TV series, 18 episodes)
- 2008: Saw V
- 2009: Saw VI
- 2010: 90210 (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2010: Concrete Canyons (TV movie)
- 2010: The Event (TV series, 16 episodes)
- 2011: CSI: Miami (TV series, episode 10x05)
- 2012: A Beer Tale
- 2012: Love at the Christmas Table (TV movie)
- 2013: Meth Head
- 2014: Soldiers of Abu Ghraib
- 2015: Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story (TV movie)
- 2015: Other People's Children
- 2016: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life ( Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life , miniseries, 4 episodes)
Web links
- Scott Patterson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Patterson, Scott |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Patterson, Scott Gordon (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1958 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, United States |