Patrick

.......................................................... An internationally respected actor known for successfully bridging the gap between the theatrical world of Shakespearean stage and that of contemporary film and television, I continue to demonstrate my versatility with a wide range of upcoming projects.
Most recently, I starred in the highly successful "X-Men," based on the popular comic. In April 2000, I reprised my role in the Arthur Miller play, "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan," for a limited Broadway run. I played a bigamist, Lyman Felt, who is visited by his two wives while he is convalescing in a hospital after an automobile accident. I starred in the show's debut in 1998. That same year, I lent my considerable vocal talents to the character of 'Seti' in Dreamworks' highly acclaimed animated feature film, "The Prince of Egypt."
I have also recently been seen in the USA Network's "Moby Dick" opposite Gregory Peck and Henry Thomas. I earned an Emmy nomination for my portrayal of Captain Ahab. Also, I was seen in the psychological thriller "Safe House" for Filmquest Pictures. I play Mace Sowell, an ex-government official who, suffering the effects of Alzheimer's, becomes a recluse in an impenetrable high-tech home, fearing that what he knows about a former boss has put my life in jeopardy. One of my recent stage appearances was in the title role of "Othello" at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C. My performance was praised in the NY Times as "Never anything less than uncanny in my psychological portrait: It's like watching an autopsy on human feeling." In December of 1996, I played in "A Christmas Carol" an award-winning adaptation of Dickens' classic tale, to an exclusive engagement at the Doolittle Theatre, after having performed at several venues both in Los Angeles, New York and London's West End. In time for Christmas 1999, I starred in a full-cast version of this production, produced by my company, Flying Freehold, and Hallmark Entertainment. My portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge earned me a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries. On television I originated the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the hit series, Star Trek: The Next Generation and have subsequently reprised that role in four feature films. My additional film credits include the film adaptation of Paul Rudnick's play, Jeffrey, Hedda, Dune, Lady Jane, Excalibur, LA Story, Death Train, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Gunmen, Masterminds, The Pagemaster, and Conspiracy Theory. Other television roles include the title role of "The Canterville Ghost" for ABC and Hallmark Hall of Fame, as well as TNT's "In Search of Dr. Seuss" and "Animal Farm." In Fox's popular animated series The Simpsons, I lend my voice to the episode "Homer the Great." I have also hosted several documentary series including "The Shape of the World" on PBS and TNT's "MGM: When the Lion Roars," a six-part series on the history of MGM Studios. For the BBC, I have been seen in the acclaimed miniseries, "I, Claudius," "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," and "Smiley's People." I have also portrayed Salieri in "The Mozart Inquest," Oedipus in "Oedipus Rex" and Rev. Anderson in "The Devil's Disciple." In addition to "A Christmas Carol," I have adapted other works for stage, TV and radio, including "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" by Tom Stoppard which I directed in 1992. This show I starred with four other cast members of Star Trek: The Next Generation and the Orange County Symphony Orchestra. In 1993, the same production was presented with symphony orchestras in Minneapolis, Chicago and Atlanta. In 1995 I starred on Broadway as Prospero in Shakespeare's classic "The Tempest" for which I received a best actor nomination from the Outer Critics Circle. In 1996, in honor of my work on the stage, I received the prestigious "Will Award" from the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C. The Honor is given annually to an individual who makes "A significant contribution to classical theatre in America." The same year, I also won a Grammy Award for my narrative work on Best Spoken Word Album for Children, "Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf." I have been nominated for and received many awards for my various works, most recently the Theatre Wing Award in New York.