Jason Patric Born (1966-06-17) June 17, 1966 (age 46), Queens, New York, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1985-present Jason Patric (born June 17, 1966) is an American film, television and stage actor. He is known for his roles in the films The Lost Boys, Sleepers, Your Friends & Neighbors, Narc, The Losers and Speed 2: Cruise Control. His father was actor/playwright Jason Miller. Patric is the maternal grandson of Jackie Gleason. Early life: Patric was born as Jason Patric Miller, Jr. in Queens, New York. He is the son of Academy Award-nominated actor and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Jason Miller (born John Anthony Miller) and Linda Mae Gleason, daughter of actor/comedian Jackie Gleason. His half-brother is actor Joshua John Miller. His ancestry is mostly Irish, with some German. Growing up in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, he attended the all-boys Salesian Roman Catholic Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, New Jersey, and Saint Monica Catholic High School in Santa Monica, California. He appeared in high school productions of Dracula and Grease. Career: After graduation, he was cast in the television drama Toughlove. The following year, Patric was cast in Solarbabies alongside Peter DeLuise, Jami Gertz, Lukas Haas, James LeGros and Adrian Pasdar. Within a few years, Patric would reunite with Gertz and Dern in The Lost Boys and After Dark, My Sweet, respectively. He co-starred with George Dzundza and Stephen Baldwin in The Beast. In 1993, he starred alongside Gene Hackman and Robert Duvall as 1st Lt. Charles B. Gatewood in the movie Geronimo: An American Legend. His scenes in The Thin Red Line were cut before the film's release. He appeared in the Alec Baldwin film The Devil and Daniel Webster, which was shot in 2001, and released in late 2007 as Shortcut to Happiness, but turned down the lead role in The Firm (1993), which went to Tom Cruise. Patric garnered excellent reviews for his performance as an undercover narcotics officer in Narc (2002). In 2005, Patric appeared on Broadway as "Brick" in a revival of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, opposite starred Ashley Judd, Ned Beatty and Margo Martindale. He next appeared on Broadway opposite Brian Cox, Chris Noth, Kiefer Sutherland and Jim Gaffigan in a revival of his Father Jason Miller's play, That Championship Season, which began previews on February 9, 2011 and closed on May 29, 2011. The play (written by Jason Miller) first debuted in 1972, and won, among other awards, the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award. In 2012, he began filming the Civil War film, Copperhead, but several weeks into the shoot, he was removed from the project by the director, Ronald F. Maxwell for "failing to take direction". His replacement was Billy Campbell. Personal life: Patric began dating actress Julia Roberts days after she canceled her wedding to Kiefer Sutherland in June 1991. They dated for two years, after which he dated former co-star Jennifer Jason Leigh (1993-94). From 1994-2000 he was in a relationship with supermodel Christy Turlington. With a former girlfriend, Danielle Schrieber, Patric has one child, a son, Augustus (born December 2009). Filmography: Film Year Film Role Other notes 1986 Solarbabies Jason Alternative title: Solar Warriors 1987 The Lost Boys Michael Emerson 1988 The Beast Koverchenko Alternative title: The Beast of War 1990 Denial Michael Alternative title: Loon After Dark, My Sweet Kevin 'Kid' Collins Frankenstein Unbound Lord George Gordon Byron 1991 Rush Jim Raynor 1993 Geronimo: An American Legend 1st Lt. Charles B. Gatewood 1995 The Journey of August King August King 1996 Sleepers Lorenzo 'Shakes' Carcaterra 1997 Speed 2: Cruise Control Officer Alex Shaw Incognito Harry Donovan 1998 Your Friends & Neighbors Cary 2002 Narc Nick Tellis Three Days of Rain 2004 The Alamo Col. James Bowie 2006 Walker Payne Walker Payne 2007 Shortcut to Happiness Ray Alternative title: The Devil and Daniel Webster Expired Jay In the Valley of Elah Lt. Kirklander 2008 Downloading Nancy Louis 2009 My Sister's Keeper Brian Fitzgerald 2010 The Losers Max 2011 Keyhole Ulysses Pick Television Year Title Role Notes 1985 Toughlove Gary Charters TV-Movie 1990 Teach 109 Teach 109 TV Short film 1994 Saturday Night Live Host Episode: Jason Patric/Blind Melon 2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade Kevin TV-special 2008 Entourage Himself Episode: Pie Awards and nominations: Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 1998: Won, "Best Supporting Actor" - Your Friends & Neighbors, Online Film Critics Society Awards 1999: Nominated, "Best Supporting Actor" - Your Friends & Neighbors, PRISM Awards 2003: Nominated, "Best Performance in a Theatrical Feature Film" - Narc, Golden Raspberry Award 1998: Nominated, "Worst Screen Couple" - Speed 2: Cruise Control (shared w/Sandra Bullock), Satellite Award 1999: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Motion Picture" - Your Friends & Neighbors, Stockholm International Film Festival 2007: Won, "Best Actor" - Expired, Western Heritage Awards 1994: Won, "Best Theatrical Motion Picture" - Geronimo: An American Legend

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