Patrick St. Esprit
Biography
Patrick St. Esprit is an American male character actor born on May 18, 1954 in California, United States. He is credited with 96 acting roles and is listed under the alternate name Patrick Lincoln. St. Esprit is noted for portraying tough, authoritative figures, most prominently Romulus Thread in the film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Elliot Oswald in the television series Sons of Anarchy, and LAPD Commander Robert Hicks in the series S.W.A.T. His professional profile on The Movie Database records a content score of 100 and categorizes his primary occupation as acting. He is recognized for his extensive work across both film and television.
Career overview
Patrick St. Esprit is an American character actor born on May 18, 1954, in California, United States. He is sometimes credited as Patrick Lincoln. Over the course of his career he has accumulated ninety‑six credited acting roles, as listed in the database of The Movie Database. His work spans both film and television, where he is frequently cast in tough, authoritative parts.
Among his most recognizable performances are the role of Romulus Thread in the film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the portrayal of Elliot Oswald in the television series Sons of Anarchy, and his depiction of LAPD Commander Robert Hicks in the series S.W.A.T. These characters exemplify the type of commanding, gritty figures for which he is best known. The consistency of such roles has contributed to his reputation as a reliable supporting actor in contemporary American screen productions.
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- S.W.A.T. Exiles (2026) as Robert 'Bob' Hicks
- Acts of Violence (2018) as Hemland
- S.W.A.T. (2017) as Robert 'Bob' Hicks
- Big Little Lies (2017) as Mayor Bartley
- The Fate of the Furious (2017) as DS Allan
- Life After Flash (2017) as Self
- Incorporated (2016)
- Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) as Secretary of Defense
- War Dogs (2016) as Captain Phillip Santos
- I Am Wrath (2016) as Governor Meserve
- Killing Reagan (2016) as Alexander Haig
- Ballers (2015) as Dallas Cowboys GM
- Truth (2015) as Brig. Gen. Buck Staudt
- Little Loopers (2015) as Judge
- The Last Ship (2014) as Witt
- Scorpion (2014) as Captain James Pike
- Draft Day (2014) as Tom Michaels
- Ray Donovan (2013) as Hector's Manager
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) as Romulus Thread
- Ironside (2013) as Nick Sturgess
- The Last of Robin Hood (2013) as Herb Aadland
- The Last of Robin Hood (2013)
- Torn (2013) as Charles
- Scandal (2012) as Peter Foster
- Revolution (2012) as Wayne Ramsey
- Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012) as Jack McMullen
- Homeland (2011) as Aaron
- Body of Proof (2011) as Leonard Waxman
- Against the Wall (2011) as Officer Whiteside
- Super 8 (2011) as Weapons Commander
- The Chicago Code (2011) as Hugh Killian
- Demoted (2011) as JR Daniels
- Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Vice Admiral Rhodes
- Rizzoli & Isles (2010) as Artie McMurphy
- The Glades (2010) as Tim Ballard
- Green Zone (2010) as Military Intel 2 Star
- Chain Letter (2010) as Dean Jones
- Back Nine (2010) as Sheriff
- Castle (2009) as Agent Forrest
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) as Roger Bates
- Men of a Certain Age (2009)
- The Mentalist (2008) as Frank Lockhardt
- Sons of Anarchy (2008) as Elliott Oswald
- Eleventh Hour (2008) as Henry Brooks
- Saving Grace (2007) as Leo Hanadarko
- Journeyman (2007) as Carl Hanson
- Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) as Major Walsh
- Brothers and Sisters (2006) as Bill Stanton
- The Unit (2006) as Agent Inman
- Smokin' Aces (2006) as Moustache
- United 93 (2006) as Major Kevin Nasypany
- Crash Landing (2006) as Pilot Craig
- Criminal Minds (2005) as Sheriff Merrill Dobson
- The Closer (2005) as Caleb Walker
- Eyes (2005) as George Sanborn
- Must Love Dogs (2005) as Marshall
- House (2004) as Keith Tannenbaum
- Desperate Housewives (2004) as Detective Berry
- NCIS (2003) as Commander Weidman
- Cold Case (2003) as Porter Rawley (2007)
- Tremors (2003) as Karl Hartung
- King of the Ants (2003) as Sgt. Moorse
- Lost Treasure (2003) as Lieutenant Mullen
- CSI: Miami (2002) as Paul Jennings
- Monk (2002) as Lody
- The Shield (2002) as Lester
- Without a Trace (2002) as Bob Clifford
- She Spies (2002) as Dallas Dassi
- George Lopez (2002) as Special Agent Saunders
- We Were Soldiers (2002) as General in Hallway
- Crossing Jordan (2001) as Off. Dodd
- Face Value (2001) as Agent Edwards
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Sheriff Gardner
- Angel (1999) as Jenoff
- Crusade (1999) as Captain Ross
- Where Truth Lies (1996) Stunts
- JAG (1995) as Markov
- ER (1994) as Mr. Thorpe
- I Love Trouble (1994) as Assassin
- Texas Payback (1994) as Jimmy
- The X-Files (1993) as Guard #2
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) as Carl
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Quint
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Brad Furnell
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Jack Garrett
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Darby
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Lester Rawlins
- Renegade (1992)
- She's the Sheriff (1987) as Coach Campbell
- The Wild Pair (1987) as Commando
- Beauty and the Beast (1987) as Arvin Cates
- Terminal Exposure (1987) as Ned Carson
- Matlock (1986) as Rick Allen
- Sidekicks (1986)
- Fire in the Night (1986) as Mike Swanson
- Hunter (1984) as Dino Morelli
- Hunter (1984) as Jack Colefax
- Knight Rider (1982) as Tommy-Lee Burgess
- Police Squad! (1982)
- Simon & Simon (1981)
- The Love Boat (1977) as Pete
- Liberty as Sgt. Tanner