William Patterson "Pat" Skipper (born September 23, 1958) is an American actor. Skipper is probably best known for his television work on such shows as The X-Files and Boston Legal. 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.
Skipper was born in Lakeland, Florida. 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.
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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
Demolition Man (1993) - Helicopter Pilot
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)
