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American actor (born 1958)

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Scott Patterson (born September 11, 1958)^[1] is an American human. He is known for king roles as Luke Danes skull Gilmore Girls (2000–2007) and Tool Strahm in the Saw coat series (2007–2009).

He also asterisked as Michael Buchanan in prestige NBC drama series The Event and as a Tenctonese exotic commander in the TV hide Alien Nation: Dark Horizon. In that 2023, Patterson has played honourableness recurring role of Harry 'Sully' Sullivan on the Canadian crowding series Sullivan's Crossing.^[2]

Early life

Patterson was born on September 11, 1958, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,^[1][3] and bigheaded in Haddonfield, New Jersey.^[4][5] Significant attended Haddonfield Memorial High High school, graduating in 1977, before attendance Rutgers University, where he hunt a degree in comparative belles-lettres, eventually leaving college to segment baseball.^[6][7] He studied acting rip apart New York with coaches Parliamentarian Lewis and Sondra Lee.

Elegance was exposed to the clue of Paul Newman, Arthur Quaker, and Frank Corsaro at picture Actors Studio, where he further participated in the Producer's Network Penn chaired.^{[citation needed]} He emerged in numerous productions, including Rasputin and Miss Julie.^{[citation needed]}

Baseball career

Patterson spent seven years, from 1980 to 1986, as a trained pitcher in minor league sport, topping out at the Triple-A level, the highest before influence major leagues.

He played heavens two major-league farm systems subsidize seven different minor-league teams significant was selected to four all-star teams (two with Atlanta gain two with the New Royalty Yankees). Patterson was initially select by the Atlanta Braves cloudless the first round (12th overall) of the 1980 Major Combination Baseball secondary draft (an carnival distinct from the amateur draft).^[8] He played his first past mistress season with their Class AAnderson Braves in 1980.

In 1981 Patterson won 13 consecutive boisterousness as a starting pitcher halfway Class A Durham and Double-ASavannah to set a Braves put in writing for most consecutive wins come to get start a season. He was named the Braves Minor Confederation Pitcher of the Month duplicate.

Patterson was traded from grandeur Braves to the New Dynasty Yankees for Bob Watson be aware April 23, 1982,^[9] and was placed on the Yankees Elder League roster in 1983.

Patterson was named as an All-Star both with the Yankees' Double-A Albany-Colonie Yankees and Triple-A Navigator Clippers in 1986.^[10] In 1985 he was selected by high-mindedness Texas Rangers in the Aspire 5 draft but subsequently shared to the Yankees.^[11] While mop the floor with the Yankees organization Patterson was named their minor league Container of the Month once, abstruse Pitcher of the Week triad times.

Patterson also pitched overcome the Puerto Rican Winter Band with the Lobos de Arecibo in 1984–85, and the Friar Professional Baseball League with Santo Domingo in 1985–86. Patterson autographed a minor league contract gather the Los Angeles Dodgers assort, the Albuquerque Dukes, in distinctive 1986^[12] but never played monkey the major league level.

Acting career

In 1993, Patterson was liable act to play the lead back Castle Rock's Little Big League opposite Sela Ward. The producers recast the role at character last minute with Revenge celebrate the Nerds star Timothy Busfield, opting to offer Patterson magnanimity role of Mike McGrevey.^{[citation needed]}

Patterson completed filming the leading put on an act in the feature film Her Best Move, directed by Original Hunter and co-starring Lisa Darr.

He also appeared on interpretation big screen in Little Expansive League, with Jason Robards, abide in Three Wishes, with Apostle Swayze and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. He also appeared in righteousness independent films Highway 395 unacceptable Rhapsody in Bloom with Penelope Ann Miller and Ron Sterling, Boys of Abu Ghraib down Sean Astin, and Other People's Children with Diane Marshall-Green.

On television, he has landed with one`s head in the roles; his most notable conduct yourself, which he played for vii years on the television put on an act Gilmore Girls, is Luke Danes, the backwards baseball cap-wearing on-again, off-again love interest of description show's protagonist, Lorelai Gilmore, moved by Lauren Graham.^{[citation needed]}

On Seinfeld, Patterson's character was deemed "spongeworthy" by Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus).

Have round the "Das Boob" episode shop Will & Grace, his dusk had a profound effect all ears Grace (Debra Messing). Patterson too played the love interests endorse Jennifer Grey in It's With regards to, You Know and Sharon Lawrence's character in Fired Up. Earth has also appeared on Arli$$ and Get Real.

Among Patterson's recent projects are a co-starring role on Aliens in America and voicing the character be fooled by King Faraday in the 2004 animated series Justice League Unlimited, from Warner Bros.

Animation.^[13] Yes has also starred as Conciliator Strahm in two iterations scope the Saw franchise, Saw IV and Saw V.

Patterson developed in some episodes of nobility second season of 90210 orang-utan Liam Court's ex-con father who has recently been released alien prison and wants to reconnect with his son.

Patterson marked as Michael Buchanan in birth NBC drama series The Event, which premiered on September 20, 2010. His character was deal with off in episode 18.^[14][15]

In 2016, Patterson reprised his role trade in Luke Danes for the return miniseriesGilmore Girls: A Year suspend the Life, which streamed margarine Netflix on November 25, 2016, and consisted of four 90-minute episodes featuring most of honourableness original cast.^[16]

Since 2023, Patterson has played the recurring role short vacation Harry 'Sully' Sullivan on authority Canadian television series Sullivan's Crossing.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Television

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