Pat Skipper

William Patterson "Pat" Skipper (born September 23, 1958) is an American actor. Skipper is probably best known for his television work on such shows as The X-Files and Boston Legal. On film, he played Carducci in the (1996) action/horror film Hellraiser IV: Bloodline, Mason Strode from Halloween, Seabiscuit's Vet from Seabiscuit (2003), Bob from Fits and Starts, and Agent Ellroy from Chain of Command. He also wrote a book called "The Working Actor" in 2015.

Skipper was born in Lakeland, Florida. He was educated at Florida State University and Yale University. He is married to composer/arranger Jennifer Hammond. Their twins, Jack and Amelia, were born in 2002.

Filmography

 * Wall Street (1987) – Postal Inspector
 * Demonstone (1989) – Tony McKee
 * Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) – Hitman
 * Predator 2 (1990) – Federal Team #2
 * Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) – Morrissey
 * Demolition Man (1993) - Helicopter Pilot
 * Hellraiser IV: Bloodline (1996) – Carducci
 * Independence Day (1996) – Redneck
 * The Pest (1997) – Glen Livitt
 * The X Files (1997) – Bill Scully Jr.
 * That '70s Show (1999) – Marty Forman
 * Chain of Command (2000) – Agent Ellroy
 * In the Light of the Moon (2000) – Sheriff Jim Stillwell
 * Fits and Starts (2002) – Bob
 * Seabiscuit (2003) – Seabiscuit's Vet
 * See Arnold Run (2005) – Mike Murphy
 * Bones (2006) – Vince McVicar
 * Criminal Minds (2007) – Harris Townsend
 * Halloween (2007) – Mason Strode
 * American Summer (2009) – Frank
 *  The Mentalist  (2014) - Supervising Agent Daniels
 * Babylon (2022) – William Randolph Hearst
 * Oppenheimer (2023) – Secretary of State James F. Byrnes

Video games

 * Cube Blue (2000) – Homer Farrow
 * Emergency Room 2 (1999)