{{short description|American actor}} {{Use American English|date=March 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Pat Skipper | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = William Patterson Skipper | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|9|23|mf=y}} | birth_place = Lakeland, Florida, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = | spouse = Jennifer Hammond | children = 2 }} '''William Patterson "Pat" Skipper''' (born September 23, 1958) is an American actor.<ref name="rott_PatS">{{Cite web| title = Pat Skipper| author = | work = Rotten Tomatoes| date = | access-date = 2 August 2020| url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/pat_skipper}}</ref> Skipper is probably best known for his television work on such shows as ''The X-Files'' and ''Boston Legal''.<ref name="beck_2019">{{Cite web| title = 2019 Upper Deck X-Files: UFOs and Aliens Checklist and Details| author = Cracknell, Ryan| work = Beckett News| date = | access-date = 2 August 2020| url = https://www.beckett.com/news/2019-upper-deck-x-files-ufos-aliens-trading-cards/}}</ref><ref name="what_TheX">{{Cite web| title = The X-Files Revival: 21 WTF Moments From Episodes 3 & 4| author = | work = WhatCulture.com| date = February 15, 2016| access-date = 2 August 2020| url = https://whatculture.com/tv/the-x-files-revival-21-wtf-moments-from-episodes-3-4}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pat |first=Skipper |title=www.amazon.com |url=https://www.amazon.com/stores/Pat-Skipper/author/B014XWK5Y6?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true |website=Amazon}}</ref>
Skipper was born in Lakeland, Florida.<ref name="lalt_Lake">{{Cite web| title = Lakeland's famous alumni| author = | work = LALtoday| date = 2019-12-10| access-date = 2 August 2020| url = https://laltoday.6amcity.com/famous-lakeland-fl-alumni/}}</ref> 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<ref name="ConrichWoods2004">{{cite book|first1=Ian|last1=Conrich|first2=David|last2=Woods|title=The Cinema of John Carpenter: The Technique of Terror|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=luhZyiXodCUC&pg=PA188|year=2004|publisher=Wallflower Press|isbn=978-1-904764-14-4|pages=188–}}</ref> *''Demolition Man'' (1993) - Helicopter Pilot<ref name="cine_Stas">{{Cite web| title = Stasera in tv: "Demolition Man" su Rete 4| author = Ferraro, Pietro| work = Cineblog.it| date = 2017-01-14| access-date = 2 August 2020| url = https://www.cineblog.it/post/732903/stasera-in-tv-demolition-man-su-rete-4}}</ref> *''The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.'' (1994) – Donovan Joe *''Hellraiser IV: Bloodline'' (1996) – Carducci *''Independence Day'' (1996) – Redneck *''The Pest'' (1997) – Glen Livitt *''The X Files'' (1997) – Bill Scully Jr. *''JAG'' (1998) – General Albanese *''That '70s Show'' (1999) – Marty Forman *''Chain of Command'' (2000) – Agent Ellroy *''In the Light of the Moon'' (2000) – Sheriff Jim Stillwell *''Walker, Texas Ranger'' (1999) – Detective Baker *''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 *''Den of Thieves 2: Pantera'' (2025) – Ed Flanagan
==Video games== *''Emergency Room: Code Blue'' (2000) – Homer Farrow *''Emergency Room 2'' (1999)
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0804361|Pat Skipper}}
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