Scott Patterson

Scott Patterson was born on September 11, 1958, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Haddonfield, New Jersey. He pursued a degree in comparative literature at Rutgers University before embarking on a career in professional baseball. From 1980 to 1986, Patterson played as a pitcher in minor league baseball, reaching the Triple-A level. He was initially drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 1980 and later traded to the New York Yankees in 1982, where he was placed on their Major League roster in 1983. He also played for the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Following his baseball career, Patterson transitioned to acting, studying in New York with renowned coaches Robert Lewis and Sondra Lee. He became involved with The Actors Studio, founded a theater company called Arc Light in 1988, and appeared in numerous stage productions. His film debut was in “Intent to Kill” (1992), and he subsequently appeared in movies such as “Little Big League” (1994), “Three Wishes” (1995), and “Her Best Move” (2007). Television audiences came to know him significantly through his role as Luke Danes on “Gilmore Girls,” which ran from 2000 to 2007, a role he reprised in the 2016 Netflix miniseries “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.” Other notable TV appearances include “Seinfeld,” “Will & Grace,” and a main role as Gary Tolchuck in “Aliens in America” (2007–2008).

Patterson’s career has also included roles in the horror franchise “Saw IV” (2007) and “Saw V” (2008) as Agent Peter Strahm. In the 2010s, he had a main role as Michael Buchanan in the NBC series “The Event” (2010–2011) and lent his voice to characters like James Gordon and Jack the Ripper in the animated film “Batman: Gotham by Gaslight” (2018). More recently, since 2023, he has taken on a main role as Harry “Sully” Sullivan in the Canadian television series “Sullivan’s Crossing,” which also airs on The CW.