Biography

Jason Patric

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Born
June 17, 1966 · Queens, New York, USA
Birth name
John Anthony Miller III
Height
5′ 10″ (1.78 m)

Mini bio

Esteemed stage, television, and film actor Jason Patric will next be seen starring opposite Sylvester Stallone in the high-octane thriller motion picture entitled Armor (2024) as well as the upcoming horror pic Terrifier 3 (2024).

Patric's notable feature film debut came in 1987 when he appeared in the breakout hit comedy-thriller The Lost Boys (1987). Since then, Jason has starred in numerous motion pictures, including the war drama The Beast of War (1988); After Dark, My Sweet (1990); and Rush (1991), which earned him critical acclaim.

Patric next starred in Geronimo: An American Legend (1993), The Journey of August King (1995), Sleepers (1996), and Your Friends and Neighbors (1998), which was the first feature Patric produced for his production company, Fleece.

Patric starred in the drama Narc (2002) and The Alamo (2004) for director John Lee Hancock. He starred in Downloading Nancy (2008), Expired (2007), My Sister's Keeper (2009), and The Losers (2010). Patric starred as Brick in the Broadway production of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Some of his other theatre credits include Neil LaBute's "Bash", "Beirut", "Out of Gas on Lover's Leap", "The Tempest", "Henry V", and "Love's Labor Lost".

Patric starred on Broadway in the revival of the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play "That Championship Season" with Chris Noth, Kiefer Sutherland, Brian Cox, and Jim Gaffigan, directed by Gregory Mosher. The play, originally presented in 1972, was written by Patric's father, Jason Miller.

Patric also appeared in The Vanished (2020), The Yellow Birds (2017) opposite Jennifer Aniston and Toni Collette, and starred in the television series Wayward Pines (2015).
- IMDb mini biography by: More Medavoy team

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Trivia

When his best friend Kiefer Sutherland broke off his engagement with Julia Roberts in the early 1990s, Julia ran off to Europe with Patric, and the two were eventually a couple but never married.
Son of actor-playwright Jason Miller and actress Linda Miller. Grandson of actor/comedian Jackie Gleason, and his wife, dancer Genevieve Halford. Ex-stepson of actress Sue Bernard. Patric's sister is Jennifer, his brother is Jordan and his half-brother is Joshua John Miller (an actor and author).
Turned down the role of Jesus in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ (2004).
Turned down the lead role of Mitch McDeere in The Firm (1993); the role then went to Tom Cruise.
Downed shots of Tabasco sauce between takes of his death scene in The Alamo (2004) to make it as realistic as possible.

Quotes

"I'm willing to take less money and fourth billing and do interesting roles. I hate putting Limitations on myself. I don't set out to sell popcorn or make money for the major studios. What I'd like is for my work to have meaning." - On his career choices (1987).
"He's so secure in himself that he's not afraid to reveal anything about himself. As a rule, guys don't talk to other people about their real feelings. That's what's makes the sauna scene in Your Friends and Neighbors (1998) so shocking." - On his controversial film character.
"I'm 32. When I look back on my career, I like that I was so brazen in my 20s. I only wish there had been more of those kinds of hard-edged scripts available to me." - On his career (1998).
"My grandfather was a very talented man but he was never part of my emotional life so I refuse to make him part of my professional life." -On his grandfather, Jackie Gleason.
"I wanted to skim into the global marketplace so that I could make small movies like Your Friends and Neighbors (1998). There was enough hype around Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) that I was able to get the funding for Your Friends and Neighbors (1998)" - On why he did Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997).