Scott Patterson is an American actor, a former baseball player. He was remembered for his game in the Saw horror.
The son of a former boxer
Scott Patterson was born on September 11, 1958. This happened in Philadelphia in the family of a housewife and former boxer. Father, Frank, worked as an advertising agent.
When Scott was sixteen years old, his parents split up. The young man began to live in Haddonfield (New Jersey).
He was educated at Rutgers University, which is considered one of the oldest universities in the United States. Scott never got a diploma. He moved to New York, where he studied at the "Acting Studio". Mastery was taught to him by such luminaries of American cinema as Robert Lewis, Paul Newman, Arthur Penn and others.
Patterson's ambitions did not stop only at school. Given the physical data, he decided to try himself in sports. What came of it?
Baseball game
In 1980-1986, Scott Patterson played in the minor baseball league. The young man was a pitcher, that is, a player who throws the ball to the house. He was able to get to the highest game level. Above was only the main league, which operates in North America.
The baseball player played in the reserve teams of the major league. During the selection process, he was accepted into the Atlanta Braves professional team. His first professional season took place in 1980. The last season ended after six years.
Actor career
Scott Patterson began acting in films since 1992. His first work was the role of Al in the film "Deadly Intent." Then there were many episodic and secondary roles in film and television.
He got the main role in 2007. It was a picture called "Her best move." The director was Norm Hunter.
At one time, he worked on the set with such Hollywood stars as Patrick Swayze, Sharon Lawrence and others. In television projects, he often got romantic roles.
Filmography
On the account of actor Scott Patterson about thirty works.
The most significant roles:
- Mike McGreevey in the 1992 film Little Big League, where the actor was able to take advantage of his sporting past.
- Billy is a cameo in the comedy series Seinfeld, which was released in 1995.
- Tom Swain is a detective in the mini-series Revenge Without Limit, which appeared on the screens in 1998.
- John Gregorio - participation in 1999 of one of the episodes of the series "Will and Grace".
- Mark Bradley in the independent film 2000, Route 395.
- Luke Danes in the series "Gilmore Girls" - was released in 2000-2007.
- King Faraday - dubbing the character of the 2005 cartoon Justice League.
- Finn Kurt - the father of one of the heroes of the series "90210", appeared in three episodes of 2010.
- Michael Buchanan is a fantastic 2010 series about the discovery of aliens in 2010.
- Brandon Dwyer - episode of the 2011 series Crime Scene: Miami.
Agent Peter Stram
The film “Saw 4”, which was released in 2007, belongs to the horror genre. The plot begins in the morgue. A recorder is found in Cramer’s body. The entry is addressed to Hoffman. John suggests the detective play.
Stram appears in Saw 4 at the crime scene where they found the body of Detective Kerry. He immediately realizes that Amanda Young was not able to drag Kerry into a trap. So Saw has a partner. It must be discovered. Stram does not trust Rigg.
Peter and Lindsay are in the same building where Saw created another trap. As a result, Lindsay Perez shoots charges from Billy's doll. She is dying. Stram is furiously interrogating Jill Tuck. After that, it illuminates. He understands that his colleagues are in the building of Gideon, and this is the first house of John, besides that was the name of his unborn child. Stram walks into the building, he kills Jeff, who does not control himself. Peter sees the dead bodies of Denlon, Young, and Saws.
Hoffman is assisted by the Saw. He locks Stram in a room full of corpses. But the agent did not see Mark, therefore, does not yet know the whole truth.
In Saw 5, Stram heads down a secret corridor to unravel the tangle. A masked man attacks him and introduces a tranquilizer. He is trapped: his head is in a cube, which began to fill with water. To survive, he makes himself a tracheostomy with the help of a pen, which he finds in his pocket. To Hoffman's surprise, the agent survives. He is being taken away by ambulance.
Mark visits Peter at the hospital. He asks Hoffman inappropriate questions, he leaves and begins a new game. Stram suspects the detective and seeks information about him. As a result, he understands how everything really happened, that Saw and Hoffman are partners. The detective is doing everything so that the suspicion falls on Peter. He succeeds. And yet the agent follows Mark. He is trapped with Hoffman. A struggle ensues between them, the agent pushes the detective into the sarcophagus with glasses and closes it. At this moment, the walls of the room begin to move, and Stram realizes that he has lost. He dies, and Mark Hoffman survives.
Scott Patterson’s films cannot be called mega-successful. But his career does not stop. The actor became most famous for his role in the creation of Darren Bowman.