Scott Patterson

Scott Patterson
Scott Patterson at the ATX television festival in 2015
Born	Scott Gordon Patterson (1958-09-11) September 11, 1958 (age 58) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence	Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Baseball pitcher (1980–1986) Actor (1993–present) Musician, (1990–present)
Spouse(s)	Vera Davich (m. 1983–1985), Kristine Saryan
Children	1

Scott Gordon Patterson (born September 11, 1958) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his role as Luke Danes in Gilmore Girls and Agent Strahm in Saw IV, Saw V and Saw VI. He also starred as Michael Buchanan in the NBC drama series The Event and as a Tenctonese alien commander in the TV film Alien Nation: Dark Horizon. Patterson also formed his newest band, SMITHRADIO, in September 2016. SMITHRADIO release their debuted single "HAHA SONG" on November 23, 2016, which sat at number one on the iTunes Indie Rock Song Top 100 Chart making it the best selling single for 2016 for iTunes in that genre. "HAHA SONG" was released on Patterson's newly formed label, Blind Horse Records.

Patterson was born September 11, 1958, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Hope Gordon, a homemaker, an actress in the Haddonfield Plays and Players Theatre Troupe and journalist, and Francis Ford Patterson IV, an advertising executive. His parents divorced in 1974. Patterson formed his first band in the third grade with longtime friend Tommy Poitras. They played just two songs – Back In The USSR by The Beatles, and I'm Not Your Stepping Stone. The name of the band was The Unknowns. The Unknowns added to their set list and performed throughout grade school and high school but disbanded after HS graduation. Patterson was raised in Haddonfield, New Jersey and attended Haddonfield Memorial High School. He attended Rutgers University, pursuing a degree in Comparative Literature. He studied acting in New York with renowned coaches Robert Lewis and Sondra Lee. He was exposed to the teachings of such luminaries as Paul Newman, Arthur Penn, and Frank Corsaro at The Actors Studio. At The Actor's Studio, he also participated in the Producer's Unit chaired by Arthur Penn. He appeared in numerous productions, including Rasputin and Miss Julie.