Patrick St. Esprit (born May 18, 1954) is an American character actor, best known for playing tough, authoritative roles such as Romulus Thread in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Elliot Oswald in Sons of Anarchy and LAPD Commander Robert Hicks in S.W.A.T.
Partial filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1986Fire in the Night Mike Swanson1997The Protector Security Guard2001Not Another Teen MovieAustin's Father2002We Were SoldiersGeneral in hall2003King of the Ants Sgt. Moorse2005Crash Landing Pilot Craig2006United 93Major Kevin NasypanySmokin' AcesMoustache2010Chain letterDean JonesGreen ZoneMilitary Intel 2 Star (Hayes)2011Super 8Weapons Commander2012Blue Lagoon: The Awakening Jack McMullen2013The Hunger Games: Catching FireCommander Romulus ThreadThe Last of Robin HoodHerb Aadland2014Draft DayTom Michaels2015TruthGeneral Buck Standt2016Independence Day: ResurgenceSecretary of Defense Reese TannerI Am WrathGovernor John MeserveWar DogsCaptain Phillip Santos2017The Fate of the FuriousDS Allan2018Acts of ViolenceHemland
Television Year Title Role Notes1982Police Squad!Buddy BriggsEpisode: "Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)"1985Knight RiderTommy-Lee BurgessEpisode: "Knight by a Nose"1988–1991Hunter Dino Morelli, Jack ColdfaxEpisodes: "Ring of Honor" (season 5), "All that Glitters" (season 7)1990MatlockRick AllenEpisode: "The Witness"1993Raven Junior Allen (uncredited)Episode: "Death Games"1993–2001Walker, Texas RangerLester Rawlins/Quint/Brad Furnell/Darby & Jack Garret5 episodes1994Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanCarlEpisode: "Ladies Night"2002AngelJenoffEpisode: "Double or Nothing"2003George LopezSpecial Agent SaundersEpisode: "Dubya Dad and Dating"2004MonkLodyEpisode: "Monk Goes to Jail"1999–2005JAGColonel 4 episodes2007Desperate HousewivesDetective BerryEpisode: "Distant Past"2007Cold CasePorter Rawley (2007)Episode: "Blood on the Tracks"2007–2010Saving GraceLeo Hanadarko2008Criminal MindsSheriff Merrill DobsonEpisode: "The Angel Maker"2008–2014Sons of AnarchyElliott Oswald2009NCISShip CommanderEpisode: "South by Southwest"2010CastleSpecial Agent ForrestEpisode: "Sucker Punch"HouseKeith TannenbaumEpisode: "5 to 9"The MentalistFrank LockhardtEpisode: "The Red Ponies"2011The Chicago CodeHugh Killian4 episodes2011–2017NCIS: Los AngelesLAPD Lieutenant Roger Bates4 episodes2012CSI: NYGerald BransonEpisode: "Brooklyn 'Til I Die"Body of ProofLeonard WaxmanEpisode: "Falling for You"Rizzoli & IslesDetective Artie McMurphyEpisode: "Welcome to the Dollhouse"2013ScandalPeter FosterEpisode: "Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington"RevolutionCommander Ramsey3 episodes2014Hawaii Five-0 Vice Admiral Graham Rhodes2 episodesHomelandAaronEpisode: "The Drone Queen"2014ScorpionCaptain PikeEpisode: "Pilot"2015–2016NarcosColonel Louis Wysession8 episodes2016Killing ReaganAlexander HaigTV movieThe Last ShipColonel Witt2 episodes2017–2025S.W.A.T.LAPD Commander Robert HicksRecurring (season 1)Regular (season 2 – 8)2018UnsolvedChief William Bratton3 episodes
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2013 Battlefield 4 Captain Roland Garrison
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