Will Patton Net Worth

What Is Will Patton’s Net Worth?

Will Patton, a versatile American actor and audiobook narrator, has accumulated a net worth of $7 million. His career spans across various media, contributing to his financial standing through acting roles in film and television, as well as his extensive work in audiobook narration.

Early Life and Career Beginnings

William Rankin Patton was born on June 14, 1954, in Charleston, South Carolina. He spent his childhood on a farm, raised by his mother, Carole, and father, Bill, alongside his two younger siblings. His parents fostered teenage boys, adding to the dynamic of his upbringing. Bill Patton was not only a playwright but also taught acting and directing; he served as a Lutheran minister and chaplain at Duke University. Will’s formal training includes studies at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, as well as at the Actors Studio and Open Theatre in New York. These early experiences and education laid the groundwork for his diverse and successful career.

Patton started his acting career with a debut in the 1979 film “Minus Zero,” His early work also includes a role in the TV movie “Kent State” in 1981. He then had appearances on television shows such as “CBS Library” in 1982 and “Ryan’s Hope” from 1982 to 1983. From 1984 to 1985, Patton gained recognition as Kentucky Bluebird on the CBS soap opera “Search for Tomorrow,” marking the beginning of his consistent presence on screen.

Film and Television Career

Patton’s career includes roles in more than 110 acting credits. His early film work included roles in “Silkwood” (1983), where he starred alongside Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, and Cher; the film received a Golden Globe nomination. In 1985, he appeared in “Desperately Seeking Susan” with Madonna and Rosanna Arquette, taking on the role of Wayne Nolan. These roles helped establish him in the film industry. Throughout the 1980s, Patton also took on roles in films such as “Variety” (1983), “King Blank” (1983), “The Beniker Gang” (1985), “After Hours” (1985), “Chinese Boxes” (1986), “Belizaire the Cajun” (1986), “No Way Out” (1987), “Wildfire” (1988), “Stars and Bars” (1988), and “Signs of Life” (1989), as well as a TV movie “A Gathering of Old Men” (1987). He also guest-starred on “The Equalizer” in 1985.

Entering the 1990s, Patton appeared in films such as “Everybody Wins” (1990), “A Shock to the System” (1990), “Bright Angel” (1990), “The Rapture” (1991), and “Cold Heaven” (1991). Patton starred in the TV movies “Dillinger” (1991), “Deadly Desire” (1991), “Lincoln and the War Within” (1992), “In the Deep Woods” (1992), “A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story” (1992), and “Taking the Heat” (1993). Later in the 1990s, he continued to build his filmography with roles in “In the Soup” (1992), “The Paint Job” (1993), “Midnight Edition” (1993), “Romeo Is Bleeding” (1993), “Tollbooth” (1994), “Natural Causes” (1994), “The Puppet Masters” (1994), “Copycat” (1995), “The Spitfire Grill” (1996), “Inventing the Abbotts” (1997), “I Woke Up Early the Day I Died” (1998), “Breakfast of Champions” (1999), “Entrapment” (1999), and “Jesus’ Son” (1999). His role in “The Postman” (1997) earned him a Saturn Award nomination.

One of Patton’s significant roles was in “Armageddon” (1998), which grossed $553.7 million at the box office, and “Remember the Titans” (2000). He co-starred in “Gone in 60 Seconds” (2000) and “The Mothman Prophecies” (2002). On television, Patton starred as Jackson Haisley on the CBS action-drama “The Agency” from 2001 to 2003.

In the 2000s and beyond, Patton’s career in television included recurring roles as Lieutenant Gary Walker on “Numbers” (2006–2007) and Alan Wilson on “24” (2009). He provided the voice of John Wilkes Booth in the “American Experience” episode “The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln” in 2009. From 2011 to 2015, he played Captain Dan Weaver on TNT’s “Falling Skies.” His film roles in this period include “The Punisher” (2004), “Road House 2” (2006), “Code Name: The Cleaner” (2007), “A Mighty Heart” (2007), “American Violet” (2008), and “The Fourth Kind” (2009). He starred in films such as “Brooklyn’s Finest” (2010), “Meek’s Cutoff” (2010), “The Girl” (2012), “The November Man” (2014), and “American Honey” (2016). Patton played Mike Tascioni in four episodes of “The Good Wife” in 2016. In 2017, he starred as Sheriff Daniel Platt on Fox’s “Shots Fired.” He also starred in “Halloween” (2018), “Halloween Kills” (2021) and “Halloween Ends” (2022).

More recently, Patton has played Garrett Randall on the Paramount Network neo-Western “Yellowstone” (2020–present) and Wayne Tillerson on Amazon Prime Video’s “Outer Range” (2022–present). His recent film credits include “An Actor Prepares” (2018), “Blood on Her Name” (2019), “Hammer” (2019), “Radioflash” (2019), “Sweet Thing” (2020), “The Devil Below” (2021), and “The Forever Purge” (2021). He won a North Carolina Film Critics Association award for his performance in “Minari” (2020).

Audiobook Narration Career

In addition to his acting career, Will Patton has narrated over 60 audiobooks. He is particularly known for his work on several of Stephen King’s novels, including “Doctor Sleep” (2013), “Mr. Mercedes” (2014), “Finders Keepers” (2015), “End of Watch” (2016), “The Mist” (2017), “The Outsider” (2018), and “If It Bleeds” (2020). Besides King’s novels, he has also narrated “The Assault on Reason” (2007) by Al Gore and “On the Road” (2007) by Jack Kerouac, along with numerous novels by James Lee Burke. His work in audiobooks has not only diversified his income streams but has also solidified his reputation as a versatile performer.

Awards and Recognition

Will Patton’s talent has been recognized through several awards and nominations. He won a Tar Heel Award for “Minari” from the North Carolina Film Critics Association in 2021, and the film’s cast received the Ensemble Cast Spotlight Award at the 2020 Middleburg Film Festival. The cast of “Minari” also received nominations from the CinEuphoria Awards, Gold Derby Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Patton earned a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination as part of the “Yellowstone” cast for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2022. He received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for “The Postman” in 1998 and a “Fangoria” Chainsaw Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for “The Mothman Prophecies” in 2003. Patton also earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Male for “Sweet Thing” in 2022. For his stage work, Will won Obie Awards for a 1983 production of Sam Shepard’s “Fool for Love” and a 1988 production of Richard Foreman’s “What Did He See?”. These awards and nominations reflect Patton’s contribution to film, television, and theater.

Personal Life

In February 2015, Will Patton was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) on the Isle of Palms in South Carolina after failing a field sobriety test. He was released from jail the following day on a personal recognizance bond of $997.