A worldly, intelligent performer who stands out in most rooms for his towering presence and authoritative demeanor, Patrick can often be seen inhabiting characters that combine an aloof, stoic charm with a complex moral compass. He has brought a powerful, uncompromising, and naturalistic style to his work on screen and is quickly proving to be a dynamic, rising star for playing intense villains, strong anti-heroes, and often damaged characters who are at a profound crossroads in life. A native of Seattle, WA, he has worked in theatre and film since he was a teenager and spent most of his summers attending plays and workshops at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. After school he worked in theatre in the Seattle area, later joining the Washington Shakespeare Festival where he received outstanding reviews for his ability to perform Shakespeare in a naturalistic and approachable style. From there, he starred in the film A Thousand Years as a young widower dealing with the emotional fallout of his wife's sudden death. He then joined the ensemble cast of the original play Odes by Nathan Auer, which premiered at the Seattle Fringe Festival to rave reviews. Again he played a young widower with a child trying to cope with modern relationships in a complex dating scene. By the early 2000's, Patrick pursued one of his other business ventures as a master kiltmaker. He was highly regarded as an excellent craftsman and expert on tartans. Alway an adventurer, upon retiring from kilt making, he traveled the world learning to dogsled in the Yukon Territory, riding camels in the Arabian desert, photographing tigers in the jungles of Central India, cage diving with Great White Sharks at Isla Guadalupe, and going on photo safaris in Southern Africa. By 2013, he moved to the Southeast to take up acting again. In 2015 he won Best Actor for the dark comedy Behind Closed Doors for his portrayal as a bitter man going through unconventional marriage counseling. In 2016 he won Best Actor for the film Scalawag playing a Union prisoner of Southern decent who must come to terms with the consequences of his loyalties. That same year he made a brief appearance in the film The Birth of a Nation as a cruel slave buyer. Once again in 2017, he won Best Actor for the film In Deed playing a mysterious salesman with a checkered past seeking redemption. In 2018, he was nominated for Best Actor for the thriller Chello playing a murderous drifter who wreaks havoc in a small Southern community. Coming up in 2019, he has a supporting role in Killerman from writer/director Malik Bader and a major supporting role in the historic drama Emperor from director Mark Amin. In his leisure time, he enjoys cooking, travel, wildlife photography, history, and cultural studies. - IMDb Mini Biography By: R.J. Murphy
