# Mathew St. Patrick > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mathew_St._Patrick > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mathew_St._Patrick.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathew_St._Patrick > Source revision: 1357059546 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American actor (born 1968)}} {{Infobox person | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Mathew St. Patrick | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|3|17}} | birth_place = [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania](/source/Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1996–present }} '''Mathew St. Patrick''' (born March 17, 1968){{cite web| url=http://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/Scotland-School-for-Veterans-Children/259875?page=18| title=Scotland School for Veterans' Children Yearbook| year=1986| via=[Classmates.com](/source/Classmates.com)| access-date=February 24, 2014}} is an American actor best known for his portrayal of [Keith Charles](/source/Keith_Charles_(Six_Feet_Under)) on the [HBO](/source/HBO) drama series ''[Six Feet Under](/source/Six_Feet_Under_(TV_series))'' (2001−05). Previously, Patrick appeared as [Marcus Taggert](/source/Marcus_Taggert) in ''[General Hospital](/source/General_Hospital)'' (1997) and Adrian Sword in ''[All My Children](/source/All_My_Children)'' (1998−2000), both soap operas. St. Patrick also had a leading role as Detective Kenneth Marjorino in the series ''[Reunion](/source/Reunion_(American_TV_series))'' (2005−06). His film roles include ''[War](/source/War_(2007_film))'' (2007) and ''[Alien Raiders](/source/Alien_Raiders)'' (2008). ==Early life== St. Patrick was born and raised in [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania](/source/Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania), the son of Curtis St. Patrick, a hot dog vendor, and Brenda (née Queen), who taught grade school.{{cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/film-and-television-biographies/mathew-saint-patrick|title=St. Patrick, Mathew|last=Gianoulis|first=Tina|website=[Encyclopedia.com](/source/Encyclopedia.com)|access-date=October 29, 2022}} He was on the varsity track team of [Olney High School](/source/Olney_High_School),{{cite magazine| url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20137140,00.html| title=Ready, Set...Glow!| last2=Lynch| first2=Jason| date=May 27, 2002| last3=Scott| first3=Sophronia| last1=Espinoza| first1=Galina| magazine=[People](/source/People_(magazine))| access-date=February 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415215235/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20137140,00.html|archive-date=April 15, 2016}} but graduated in 1986 from Scotland School for Veterans' Children in [Scotland, Pennsylvania](/source/Scotland%2C_Pennsylvania), the last remaining school for children of military veterans in the United States.{{cite web| url=http://www.publicopiniononline.com/ci_11622389| archive-url=https://archive.today/20140225003530/http://www.publicopiniononline.com/ci_11622389| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 25, 2014| title=Scotland school last of its kind| last=Rauhut| first=Marcus| year=2009| newspaper=[Public Opinion](/source/Public_Opinion_(Chambersburg))| location=Chambersburg, PA| access-date=February 24, 2014}} After graduating from high school, St. Patrick lived in [New York](/source/New_York_(state)) and then for eight years in the [Chicago, Illinois](/source/Chicago%2C_Illinois) area (Carol Stream, Illinois) where he worked various jobs: delivery salesman for [Coca-Cola](/source/Coca-Cola) in St. Charles, Illinois, at [UPS](/source/United_Parcel_Service), a furniture store delivery driver (Zierks Furnishings) in St. Charles, Illinois, driving an 18-wheeled flatbed truck for Quikrete of Chicago, and for the [Union Pacific Railroad](/source/Union_Pacific_Railroad) loading and unloading new cars and trucks at West Chicago Yard.{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAydvmxTuGE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/EAydvmxTuGE |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live| title=Actor Mathew St. Patrick visits Elgin, Illinois| date=July 30, 2012| work=Elgin Spirit| access-date=February 24, 2014}}{{cbignore}} ==Acting career== In 1994, St. Patrick moved to [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California) to begin his acting career. In Los Angeles, he first worked as a personal trainer then in 1996 joined the West Coast Theater Ensemble. After acting in his first stage production, ''Full Court Press'', an agent noticed him and cast St. Patrick in the latter's film debut, ''[Steel Sharks](/source/Steel_Sharks)'' (1997), playing a [Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) serviceman. St. Patrick was cast as Detective [Marcus Taggert](/source/Marcus_Taggert) on the soap opera ''[General Hospital](/source/General_Hospital)'' in 1997, replacing [Réal Andrews](/source/R%C3%A9al_Andrews) in the role.{{cite news|last=Groves|first=Seli|date=May 25, 1997|title=Speaking Of Soaps|page=24|newspaper=[The Beaver County Times](/source/The_Beaver_County_Times)}} However, his time in the role was brief, and Andrews returned as Marcus in 1998.{{cite news|last=Goldstein|first=Toby|date=January 2, 1998|title=Soap Bubbles|newspaper=[Rome News-Tribune](/source/Rome_News-Tribune)}} St. Patrick was not satisfied with Marcus' character, describing him as "one-dimensional."{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xWIEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Mathew+St.+Patrick%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA128|pages=83−87; 128|last=Lemon|first=Brendan|date=March 2003|magazine=[Out](/source/Out_(magazine))|publisher=Hare Publishing|title=St. Patrick's day}} He joined another soap opera, ''[All My Children](/source/All_My_Children)'', as police lieutenant Adrian Sword, appearing in the series until 2000.{{cite news|date=September 30, 2000|title=Celebrity Mailbag|page=D8|newspaper=[Toledo Blade](/source/Toledo_Blade)}} For his performance as Adrian, St. Patrick received two [NAACP Image Award](/source/NAACP_Image_Award) nominations for [Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series](/source/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Daytime_Drama_Series), in 1999 and 2000. He made guest appearances on ''[Beverly Hills, 90210](/source/Beverly_Hills%2C_90210)'', ''[Diagnosis: Murder](/source/Diagnosis%3A_Murder)'', ''[NYPD Blue](/source/NYPD_Blue)'', and ''[Crossing Jordan](/source/Crossing_Jordan)''.{{cite news|date=May 13, 2005|title=Best Bets|page=2|newspaper=[Warsaw Times-Union](/source/Warsaw_Times-Union)}} St. Patrick landed the role of [Keith Charles](/source/Keith_Charles_(Six_Feet_Under)) in the HBO series ''[Six Feet Under](/source/Six_Feet_Under_(TV_series))'' in 2001, portraying a cop in a relationship with [David Fisher](/source/David_Fisher_(Six_Feet_Under)) ([Michael C. Hall](/source/Michael_C._Hall)).{{cite web|url=https://www.windycitytimes.com/lgbt/Mathew-St-Patrick-of-Six-Feet-Under/8668.html|title=Mathew St. Patrick of Six Feet Under|last=Davis|first=Andrew|date=June 22, 2005|website=[Windy City Times](/source/Windy_City_Times)|access-date=October 29, 2022}}{{cite news|last=Daniel|first=Jeff|date=October 23, 2002|title=In movies and on TV, staying quiet about race can speak volumes|page=10|newspaper=Bartow Press}} Alongside his ''Six Feet Under'' cast members, St. Patrick was nominated five consecutive times for the [Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series](/source/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_an_Ensemble_in_a_Drama_Series) (2001−05), winning the award in 2002 and 2003. St. Patrick continued playing Keith until the series ended in 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/22/arts/television/and-they-all-died-happily-ever-after-sort-of.html|title=And They All Died Happily Ever After, Sort Of|last=Heffernan|first=Virginia|date=August 22, 2005|website=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|access-date=October 29, 2022|author-link=Virginia Heffernan}} St. Patrick starred as Detective Marjorino in the [Fox](/source/Fox_Broadcasting_Company) drama series ''[Reunion](/source/Reunion_(American_TV_series))'', which ran from 2005 to 2006.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RyEPeFB8DzAC&dq=%22Mathew+St.+Patrick%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA116|page=116|title=TV Year: The Prime Time 2005-2006|last=Muir|first=John Kenneth|date=2007|publisher=Applause Theatre & Cinema Books|isbn=9781557836847|author-link=John Kenneth Muir}} Additionally, he played an FBI agent in the film ''[War](/source/War_(2007_film))'' (2007){{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/mathew-st-patrick-p360583|title=Mathew St. Patrick|last=Southern|first=Nathan|website=[AllMovie](/source/AllMovie)|access-date=October 29, 2022}} and Seth in the science fiction horror film ''[Alien Raiders](/source/Alien_Raiders)'' (2008).{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TYl0EAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Mathew+St.+Patrick%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA301|page=301|title=A Scary Little Christmas: A History of Yuletide Horror Films, 1972-2020|last=DuPée|first=Matthew C.|date=June 7, 2022|publisher=[McFarland & Company](/source/McFarland_%26_Company)|isbn=9781476645407}} St. Patrick voiced an EMT in the "Mr. Mathers" skit featured on [Eminem](/source/Eminem)'s album ''[Relapse](/source/Relapse_(Eminem_album))'' (2009).{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/eminem-inside-comeback-wbna30889466|title=Eminem: Inside the comeback|last=Vozick-Levinson|first=Simon|date=May 22, 2009|website=[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)|access-date=October 29, 2022}} He was the first voice of [Skulker](/source/Skulker_(Danny_Phantom)) on ''[Danny Phantom](/source/Danny_Phantom)'' (2004), but was later replaced in the role by [Kevin Michael Richardson](/source/Kevin_Michael_Richardson).{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Mathew-St-Patrick/|title=Mathew St Patrick (visual voices guide)|website=Behind the Voice Actors|access-date=October 29, 2022}} St. Patrick did voice work in the preschool series ''[Higglytown Heroes](/source/Higglytown_Heroes)'' (2005−06).{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/reunions-mathew-st-patrick/|title=''Reunion'' s Mathew St. Patrick|last=Fromm|first=Emily|date=November 10, 2005|website=[People](/source/People_(magazine))|access-date=October 29, 2022}} Following the end of ''Six Feet Under'', most of St. Patrick's roles on television have been minor characters. He appeared in the pilot of the TV series ''[NCIS: Los Angeles](/source/NCIS%3A_Los_Angeles)'' (2013) and guest starred on ''[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)'' (2006), ''[Private Practice](/source/Private_Practice_(TV_series))'' (2009) and ''[Hawaii Five-0](/source/Hawaii_Five-0_(2010_TV_series))'' (2017). St. Patrick had a recurring role during the final season of the [FX](/source/FX_(TV_channel)) drama series ''[Sons of Anarchy](/source/Sons_of_Anarchy)'' (2014), as Moses Cartwright.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/sons-of-anarchy-mathew-st-patrick-1085290/|title=Six Feet Under's Mathew St. Patrick Joins Sons of Anarchy's Final Season|last=Surette|first=Tom|date=August 5, 2014|website=[TV Guide](/source/TV_Guide)|access-date=October 29, 2022}} ==Personal life== St. Patrick has a son and reads the Bible regularly. ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1996 || ''[NYPD Blue](/source/NYPD_Blue)'' || Rickie || Episode: "Unembraceable You" |- | 1996 || ''[Moesha](/source/Moesha)'' || Trainer || Episode: "The List" |- | 1997 || ''[Beverly Hills, 90210](/source/Beverly_Hills%2C_90210)'' || Basketball Official || Episode: "Straight Shooter" |- | 1997 || ''[Steel Sharks](/source/Steel_Sharks)'' || Mattox || |- | 1997 || ''[Diagnosis Murder](/source/Diagnosis_Murder)'' || Howie Lanier || Episode: "Slam Dunk Dead" |- | 1998 || ''[NYPD Blue](/source/NYPD_Blue)'' || Marvin || Episode: "You're Under a Rasta" |- | 1998 || ''Surface to Air'' || Quinland || |- | 1998 || ''[Mike Hammer, Private Eye](/source/Mike_Hammer%2C_Private_Eye)'' || Marcus Aurelis Sterling || 2 episodes |- | 1998–2000 || ''[All My Children](/source/All_My_Children)'' || Adrian Sword || 63 episodes
Nominated—[Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series](/source/NAACP_Image_Awards) (2000–01) |- | 2001–2005 || ''[Six Feet Under](/source/Six_Feet_Under_(TV_series))'' || [Keith Charles](/source/Keith_Charles_(Six_Feet_Under)) || 63 episodes
[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series](/source/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_an_Ensemble_in_a_Drama_Series) (2003–04)
Nominated—[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series](/source/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_an_Ensemble_in_a_Drama_Series) (2002, 2005–06) |- | 2004 || ''[Danny Phantom](/source/Danny_Phantom)'' || [Skulker](/source/Skulker_(Danny_Phantom))|| Voice role, 3 episodes; after St. Patrick's departure from the series, Skulker was voiced by [Kevin Michael Richardson](/source/Kevin_Michael_Richardson) for the remainder of the series. |- | 2004 || ''[Crossing Jordan](/source/Crossing_Jordan)'' || William Avery || Episode: "Justice Delayed" |- | 2005–2006 || ''[Higglytown Heroes](/source/Higglytown_Heroes)'' || Policeman Hero || 2 episodes |- | 2005–2006 || ''[Reunion](/source/Reunion_(American_TV_series))'' || Detective Kenneth Marjorino || 13 episodes |- | 2006 || ''[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)'' || Roddy Franklin || Episode: "Class" |- | 2007 || ''[War](/source/War_(2007_film))'' || Wick || |- | 2008 || ''[Sleepwalking](/source/Sleepwalking_(film))'' || Detective #1 || |- | 2008 || ''[Ball Don't Lie](/source/Ball_Don't_Lie)'' || Louis Accord || |- | 2008 || ''[Alien Raiders](/source/Alien_Raiders)'' || Seth Steadman || |- | 2009 || ''[Private Practice](/source/Private_Practice_(TV_series))'' || Malcolm || Episode: "What You Do for Love" |- | 2009 || ''[NCIS: Los Angeles](/source/NCIS%3A_Los_Angeles)'' || Bobby J. Jenlow || Episode: "Identity" |- | 2009–2010 || ''[Saving Grace](/source/Saving_Grace_(American_TV_series))'' || Tom Harris || 2 episodes |- | 2013 || ''[NCIS](/source/NCIS_(TV_series))'' || Metro Detective Bill Shard || Episode: "[Prime Suspect](/source/Prime_Suspect_(NCIS))" |- | 2014 || ''[Sons of Anarchy](/source/Sons_of_Anarchy)'' || Moses Cartwright || 3 episodes |- | 2015 || ''Eddie and the Aviator'' || The Aviator || |- | 2017 || ''[Hawaii Five-0](/source/Hawaii_Five-0_(2010_TV_series))'' || John Berris || Episode: "Ka Laina Ma Ke One" |- | 2017 || ''Extinction'' || Agent Davidson || |- | 2018 || ''Doe'' || Carl || |- | 2019 || ''[Ice Cream in the Cupboard](/source/Ice_Cream_in_the_Cupboard)'' || Dr. Derek Crowder || |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0820783|name=Mathew St. Patrick}} *[http://www.hbo.com/sixfeetunder/ Six Feet Under] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830013539/http://www.hbo.com/sixfeetunder/ |date=2009-08-30 }} - Official website *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070111161837/http://abc.go.com/daytime/allmychildren/ All My Children] - Official website {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:St. Patrick, Matthew}} Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century African-American male actors Category:21st-century African-American male actors Category:20th-century American male actors Category:21st-century American male actors Category:American male film actors Category:American male soap opera actors Category:American male television actors Category:American male voice actors Category:Male actors from Philadelphia --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mathew St. Patrick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathew_St._Patrick) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathew_St._Patrick?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.