Scott Patterson

Scott Gordon Patterson (born September 11, 1958) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his role as Luke Danes in Gilmore Girls and as Special Agent Peter Strahm in the Saw films. He also starred as Michael Buchanan in the NBC drama series The Event and as a Tenctonese alien commander in the TV film Alien Nation: Dark Horizon.

This article is about the actor. For other people, see Scott Patterson (disambiguation).
Scott Patterson
Scott Patterson at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2020
Born
Scott Gordon Patterson

(1958-09-11) September 11, 1958
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Alma materRutgers University
OccupationBaseball player (1980–1986)
Actor (1993–present)
Musician, (1990–present)
Known forLuke Danes in Gilmore Girls
Spouse(s)
Vera Davich
​
(
m. 1983; div. 1985)

Kristine Saryan
(
m. 2001)
[1]
Children1

Early life

Patterson was born September 11, 1958, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Hope Gordon, a homemaker, journalist, and actress in the Haddonfield Plays and Players Theatre Troupe, and Francis Ford Patterson IV, an advertising executive. His parents divorced in 1974. Patterson formed The Unknowns, his first band, in the third grade with longtime friend Tommy Poitras. They played just two songs – Back in the U.S.S.R. and (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone. The Unknowns added to their set list and performed throughout grade school and high school but disbanded after high school graduation.[2][3][4] Patterson was raised in Haddonfield, New Jersey and attended Haddonfield Memorial High School. He attended Rutgers University, pursuing a degree in Comparative Literature. He studied acting in New York with renowned coaches Robert Lewis and Sondra Lee. He was exposed to the teachings of such luminaries as Paul Newman, Arthur Penn, and Frank Corsaro at the Actors Studio, where he also participated in the Producer's Unit chaired by Penn. He appeared in numerous productions, including Rasputin and Miss Julie.

Baseball career
Patterson with the Nashville Sounds in 1983

Patterson spent seven years, from 1980 to 1986, as a professional pitcher in minor league baseball, topping out at the Triple-A level, the highest before the major leagues. He played in two major league farm systems for seven different minor league teams and was selected to four all-star teams (two with Atlanta and two with the New York Yankees). Patterson was initially selected by the Atlanta Braves in the first round (12th overall) of the 1980 Major League Baseball secondary draft (an event distinct from the amateur draft).[5] He played his first pro season with their Class A Anderson Braves in 1980. In 1981 Patterson won 13 consecutive games as a starting pitcher between Class A Durham and Double-A Savannah to set a Braves record for most consecutive wins to start a season. He was named the Braves Minor League Pitcher of the Month twice.

Patterson was traded from the Braves to the New York Yankees for Bob Watson on April 23, 1982,[6] and was placed on the Yankees Major League roster in 1983. Patterson was named as an All-Star both with the Yankees' Double-A Albany-Colonie Yankees and Triple-A Columbus Clippers in 1986.[7] In 1985 he was selected by the Texas Rangers in the Rule 5 draft but subsequently returned to the Yankees.[8] While in the Yankees organization Patterson was named their minor league Pitcher of the Month once, and Pitcher of the Week three times. Patterson also pitched in the Puerto Rican Winter League with the Lobos de Arecibo in 1984-85, and the Dominican Professional Baseball League with Santo Domingo in 1985-86. Patterson signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate, the Albuquerque Dukes, in late 1986[9] but never played at the major league level.

Acting career

In 1988, Patterson formed the Arclight Theatre Company in Soho, NYC with John Bishop. Patterson played Jedediah Kohler in Bishop's The Great, Great Grandson of Jedediah Kohler in the Company's debut production. One night, George Wolfe was in the audience and offered Gordon-Patterson a role in the European Traveling Company's Tamara but he turned it down to continue work with Arclight.

In 1993, Patterson was slated to play the lead in Castle Rock's Little Big League opposite Sela Ward. The producers recast the role at the last minute with Revenge of the Nerds star Timothy Busfield, opting to offer Patterson the role of Mike McGrevey.

Patterson completed filming the leading role in the feature film Her Best Move, directed by Norm Hunter and co-starring Lisa Darr. He also appeared on the big screen in Little Big League, with Jason Robards, and in Three Wishes, with Patrick Swayze and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. He also starred in the independent films Highway 395 and Rhapsody in Bloom with Penelope Ann Miller and Ron Silver, Boys of Abu Ghraib with Sean Astin, and Other People's Children with Diane Marshall-Grant.

On television, he has landed romantic roles; his most notable role, which he played for seven years on the television show Gilmore Girls, is Luke Danes, the on-again, off-again love interest of the show's protagonist, Lorelai Gilmore, played by Lauren Graham.

On Seinfeld, Patterson was deemed "spongeworthy" by Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus). He had a profound effect on Grace (Debra Messing) in the "Das Boob" episode of Will & Grace, and he played the love interests of Jennifer Grey in It's Like, You Know and Sharon Lawrence's character in Fired Up. He has also guest starred on Arli$$ and Get Real.

Among Patterson's recent projects are a co-starring role on Aliens in America and voicing the character of King Faraday in the 2004 animated series Justice League Unlimited, from Warner Bros. Animation.[10] He has also starred as Agent Strahm in two iterations of the Saw franchise, Saw IV and Saw V, also appearing through flashback sequences in Saw VI.

Patterson appeared in some episodes of the second season of 90210 as Liam Court's ex-con father who has recently been released from prison and wants to reconnect with his son.

Patterson starred as Michael Buchanan in the NBC drama series The Event, which premiered on September 20, 2010. His character was killed off in episode 18.[11][12]

In 2016, Patterson reprised his role as Luke Danes for the revival miniseries Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, which streamed on Netflix on November 25, 2016.[13]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1992 Intent to Kill Al Direct-to-video
1994 Little Big League Mike McGrevey
1995 A Boy Called Hate CHP Officer
1995 Three Wishes Scott's Father
2000 Highway 395 Mark Bradley
2007 Her Best Move Gil Davis
2007 Saw IV Agent Peter Strahm
2008 Saw V Agent Peter Strahm
2009 Saw VI Agent Peter Strahm Uncredited
2012 The Frankenstein Brothers George Martin also known as A Beer Tale
2013 Meth Head Hank
2014 Boys of Abu Ghraib Captain Hayes
2015 Other People's Children Frank Tassler
2017 Ape Bill Short film
2017 Yellow Fever John Smart
2018 Batman: Gotham by Gaslight James Gordon Voice role
2018 Con Man Older Mikey
TBA The Rogue Agent Wyatt Pre-production
TBA Liberty Ian Jensen Pre-production
TBA The Sons of Summer Coach Pre-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1993 The Return of Ironside Gillette Television film
1994 Alien Nation: Dark Horizon Ahpossno Television film
1995 Seinfeld Billy Episode: "The Sponge"
1996 Them Simon Trent Television film
1996 Silk Stalkings Chick Chandler Episode: "Pre-Judgement Day"
1997 Arliss Dan Manville Episode: "The Real Thing"
1997–1998 Fired Up Mickey Guest role; 2 episodes
1998 Rhapsody in Bloom Phil Television film
1998 Vengeance Unlimited Det. Tom Swain Recurring role; 2 episodes
1999 It's Like, You Know... Ted Episode: "The Client"
1999 Get Real Jacob Perryhill Episode: "Performance Anxiety"
1999 Will & Grace Don Gregorio Episode: "Das Boob"
2000–2007 Gilmore Girls Luke Danes Main role; 153 episodes
2005 Justice League Unlimited Agent King Faraday / Franco Bertinelli Recurring role; 3 episodes, voice role
2007–2008 Aliens in America Gary Tolchuck Main role; 18 episodes
2010 90210 Finnigan "Finn" Court Recurring role; 3 episodes
2010 Concrete Canyons Ben Sloane Television film
2010–2011 The Event Michael Buchanan Main role; 16 episodes
2011 CSI: Miami Brendon Dwyer Episode: "Killer Regrets"
2012 Love at the Christmas Table Tom Patton Television film
2015 Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story James DiMaggio Television film
2016 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Luke Danes Television mini-series
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References
  1. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20136305,00.html
  2. He is a direct descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte, Sir Francis Drake, Richard Stockton (signer of the Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States), and Richard Leeds, who fathered thirteen children in the Pine Barrens section of South Jersey. Leeds thirteenth child was known as the Jersey Devil. Scott Patterson Biography (1958-)
  3. Scott Patterson Biography – Yahoo! Movies
  4. Olivia Abel. "Out of the Bullpen".
  5. https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/gilmore-girls-luke-danes-and-his-minor-league-baseball-past-120416
  6. Shanks, Bill. "Former Braves first baseman Bob Watson dies at 74," BravesCentral (Sports Illustrated), Friday, May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020
  7. "Scott Patterson Statistics". The Baseball Cube. 24 January 2008.
  8. Newberg, Jamey (2009). The Newberg Report 2010. Brown Books Publishing Group. p. 35. ISBN 9781933651774. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  9. "Names in the News". Los Angeles Times. 11 November 1986. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  10. "Scott Patterson as Luke Danes". CWTV.com. Archived from the original on 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2006-09-12.
  11. "NBC Picks Up Three New Series for 2010-11 Season with "The Event", "Outsourced" and "Love Bites"". The Futon Critic. May 7, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
  12. Hibberd, James (May 16, 2010). "NBC's fall schedule, upfront revealed". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
  13. Highfill, Samantha (April 8, 2016). "The 37 characters returning for Netflix's Gilmore Girls revival". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
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