Jason Patric was born on June 17, 1966 in Queens, New York, USA. He is an American film, television and stage actor.

His feature film debut came in 1987 when he appeared in the comedy-thriller The Lost Boys. He then starred in the war drama The Beast. His performances in the erotic thriller After Dark, My Sweet and the drama Rush earned Patric critical acclaim and led respected film critic David Denby to label him the best young actor in American movies.

He also appeared in the Alec Baldwin film The Devil and Daniel Webster, which was shot in 2001, but has never been released. He turned down the lead role in The Firm (1993), and the part went instead to Tom Cruise; he also turned down the role of Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ (2004), which went to Jim Caviezel. He earned rave reviews for his performance as an undercover narcotics officer in 2002's Narc.

He dated model Christy Turlington in the late '90s.

Filmography

• Watchmen (2009)
• Downloading Nancy (2007)
• In the Valley of Elah (2007)
• Expired (2007)
• Walker Payne (2006)
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade (2005)
• The Devil and Daniel Webster (2004)
• The Alamo (2004)
• Three Days of Rain (2003)
• Narc (2002)
• Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
• Incognito (1997)
• Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
• Sleepers (1996)
• The Journey of August King (1995)
• "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1994)
• Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
• Rush (1991)
• Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
• After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
• Denial (1990)
• Teach 109 (1990)
• The Beast of War (1988)
• The Lost Boys (1987)
• Solarbabies (1986)
• Toughlove (1985)