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Mathew St. Patrick

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Mathew St. Patrick
Born
Mathew St. Patrick

(1969-03-17) March 17, 1969 (age 55)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present

Mathew St. Patrick (born March 17, 1969)[1] is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Keith Charles on the HBO drama series Six Feet Under (2001−05). Previously, Patrick appeared as Marcus Taggert in General Hospital (1997) and Adrian Sword in All My Children (1998−2000), both soap operas. St. Patrick also had a leading role as Detective Kenneth Marjorino in the series Reunion (2005−06). His film roles include War (2007) and Alien Raiders (2008).

Early life

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St. Patrick was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Curtis St. Patrick, a hot dog vendor, and Brenda (née Queen), who taught grade school.[2] He was on the varsity track team of Olney High School,[3] but graduated in 1986 from Scotland School for Veterans' Children in Scotland, Pennsylvania, the last remaining school for children of military veterans in the United States.[1][4]

After graduating from high school, he lived in New York and then for eight years in the Chicago, Illinois area ( Carol Stream, Illinois) where he worked a wide variety of jobs: delivery salesman for Coca-Cola in St. Charles, Illinois, at UPS, a furniture store delivery driver ( Zierks Furnishings ) in St. Charles, Illinois, driving an 18-wheeled flatbed truck for Quikrete of Chicago, and for the Union Pacific Railroad loading & unloading new cars & trucks at West Chicago Yard.[5]

Acting career

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In 1994, St. Patrick moved to Los Angeles, California to begin his acting career.[5] In Los Angeles, he first worked as a personal trainer[3] then in 1996 joined the West Coast Theater Ensemble.[5] After acting in his first stage production, Full Court Press, an agent noticed him and cast St. Patrick in the latter's film debut, Steel Sharks (1997), playing a Navy serviceman.[2]

St. Patrick was cast as Detective Marcus Taggert on soap opera General Hospital in 1997, replacing Réal Andrews in the role.[6] However, his time in the role was brief, and Andrews returned as Marcus in 1998.[7] St. Patrick was not satisfied with Marcus' character, describing him as "one-dimensional."[8] He joined another soap opera, All My Children, as police lieutenant Adrian Sword, appearing in the series until 2000.[9] For his performance as Adrian, St. Patrick received two NAACP Image Award nominations for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series, in 1999 and 2000.[2]

He made guest appearances on Beverly Hills, 90210,[6] Diagnosis: Murder, NYPD Blue[2] and Crossing Jordan.[10] St. Patrick landed the role of Keith Charles in the HBO series Six Feet Under in 2001, portraying a gay black man in an interracial relationship with David Fisher (Michael C. Hall).[11][12] Alongside his Six Feet Under cast members, St. Patrick was nominated five consecutive times for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2001−05), winning the award in 2002 and 2003.[2] St. Patrick continued playing Keith until the series ended in 2005.[13]

St. Patrick starred as Detective Marjorino in the Fox drama series Reunion, which ran from 2005 to 2006.[14] Additionally, he played an FBI agent in the film War (2007)[15] and Seth in the science fiction horror film Alien Raiders (2008).[16] St. Patrick voiced an EMT in the "Mr. Mathers" skit featured on Eminem's album Relapse (2009).[17] He was the first voice of Skulker on Danny Phantom (2004)[18] and did voice work in preschool series Higglytown Heroes (2005−06).[19]

Following the end of Six Feet Under, most of St. Patrick's roles on television have been minor characters. He appeared in the pilot of the TV series NCIS: Los Angeles (2013) and guest starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2006), Private Practice (2009) and Hawaii Five-0 (2017). St. Patrick had a recurring role during the final season of the award-winning FX drama Sons of Anarchy (2014), as Moses Cartwright.[20]

Personal life

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St. Patrick has a son[19] and reads the bible regularly.[8]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 NYPD Blue Rickie Episode: "Unembraceable You"
1996 Moesha Trainer Episode: "The List"
1997 Beverly Hills, 90210 Basketball Official Episode: "Straight Shooter"
1997 Steel Sharks Mattox
1997 Diagnosis Murder Howie Lanier Episode: "Slam Dunk Dead"
1998 NYPD Blue Marvin Episode: "You're Under a Rasta"
1998 Surface to Air Quinland
1998 Mike Hammer, Private Eye Marcus Aurelis Sterling 2 episodes
1998–2000 All My Children Adrian Sword 63 episodes
Nominated—Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series (2000–01)
2001–2005 Six Feet Under Keith Charles 63 episodes
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2003–04)
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2002, 2005–06)
2004 Danny Phantom Skulker Voice role, 3 episodes; after St. Patrick's departure from the series, Skulker was voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson for the remainder of the series.
2004 Crossing Jordan William Avery Episode: "Justice Delayed"
2005–2006 Higglytown Heroes Policeman Hero 2 episodes
2005–2006 Reunion Detective Kenneth Marjorino 13 episodes
2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Roddy Franklin Episode: "Class"
2007 War Wick
2008 Sleepwalking Detective #1
2008 Ball Don't Lie Louis Accord
2008 Alien Raiders Seth Steadman
2009 Private Practice Malcolm Episode: "What You Do for Love"
2009 NCIS: Los Angeles Bobby J. Jenlow Episode: "Identity"
2009–2010 Saving Grace Tom Harris 2 episodes
2013 NCIS Metro Detective Bill Shard Episode: "Prime Suspect"
2014 Sons of Anarchy Moses Cartwright 3 episodes
2015 Eddie and the Aviator The Aviator
2017 Hawaii Five-0 John Berris Episode: "Ka Laina Ma Ke One"
2017 Extinction Agent Davidson
2018 Doe Carl
2019 Ice Cream in the Cupboard Dr. Derek Crowder

References

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  1. ^ a b "Scotland School for Veterans' Children Yearbook". 1986. Retrieved February 24, 2014 – via Classmates.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e Gianoulis, Tina. "St. Patrick, Mathew". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Espinoza, Galina; Lynch, Jason; Scott, Sophronia (May 27, 2002). "Ready, Set...Glow!". People. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  4. ^ Rauhut, Marcus (2009). "Scotland school last of its kind". Public Opinion. Chambersburg, PA. Retrieved February 24, 2014.[dead link]
  5. ^ a b c "Actor Mathew St. Patrick visits Elgin, Illinois". Elgin Spirit. July 30, 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Groves, Seli (May 25, 1997). "Speaking Of Soaps". The Beaver County Times. p. 24.
  7. ^ Goldstein, Toby (January 2, 1998). "Soap Bubbles". Rome News-Tribune.
  8. ^ a b Lemon, Brendan (March 2003). "St. Patrick's day". Out. Hare Publishing. pp. 83−87, 128.
  9. ^ "Celebrity Mailbag". Toledo Blade. September 30, 2000. p. D8.
  10. ^ "Best Bets". Warsaw Times-Union. May 13, 2005. p. 2.
  11. ^ Davis, Andrew (June 22, 2005). "Mathew St. Patrick of Six Feet Under". Windy City Times. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  12. ^ Daniel, Jeff (October 23, 2002). "In movies and on TV, staying quiet about race can speak volumes". Bartow Press. p. 10.
  13. ^ Heffernan, Virginia (August 22, 2005). "And They All Died Happily Ever After, Sort Of". The New York Times. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  14. ^ Muir, John Kenneth (2007). TV Year: The Prime Time 2005-2006. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 116. ISBN 9781557836847.
  15. ^ Southern, Nathan. "Mathew St. Patrick". All Movie. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  16. ^ DuPée, Matthew C. (June 7, 2022). A Scary Little Christmas: A History of Yuletide Horror Films, 1972-2020. McFarland & Company. p. 301. ISBN 9781476645407.
  17. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (May 22, 2009). "Eminem: Inside the comeback". USA Today. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  18. ^ "Mathew St Patrick (visual voices guide)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  19. ^ a b Fromm, Emily (November 10, 2005). "Reunion s Mathew St. Patrick". People. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  20. ^ Surette, Tom (August 5, 2014). "Six Feet Under's Mathew St. Patrick Joins Sons of Anarchy's Final Season". TV Guide. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
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