Cast and crew
The Patriot
Directed by Roland Emmerich · starring Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger and Joely Richardson
- 18 actors
- 4 in the crew
- 2000
- 2 h 45 min
The Patriot: cast and crew
Director
Actors and characters
- Actors
- 18
- Crew
- 4
- Youngest at release
- 7 yearsSkye McCole Bartusiak
- Eldest at release
- 52 yearsTom Wilkinson
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Mel Gibson Benjamin Martin
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Heath Ledger † 2008 Gabriel Martin
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Joely Richardson Charlotte Selton
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Jason Isaacs Colonel William Tavington
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Chris Cooper Colonel Harry Burwell
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Tchéky Karyo † 2025 Jean Villeneuve
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Tom Wilkinson † 2023 Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis
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Donal Logue Dan Scott
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Adam Baldwin Capt. Wilkins
The whole cast 18
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Mel Gibson Benjamin Martin
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Heath Ledger Gabriel Martin
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Joely Richardson Charlotte Selton
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Jason Isaacs Colonel William Tavington
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Chris Cooper Colonel Harry Burwell
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Tchéky Karyo Jean Villeneuve
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Tom Wilkinson Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis
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Donal Logue Dan Scott
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Adam Baldwin Capt. Wilkins
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Gregory Smith Thomas Martin
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Mika Boorem Margaret Martin
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Skye McCole Bartusiak Susan Martin
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Trevor Morgan Nathan Martin
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Logan Lerman William Martin
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Andy Stahl Gen. Nathanel Greene
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John Curran Sargento Redcoat
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Roy McCrerey Redcoat
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Patrick Tatopoulos French Naval Officer
Crew
Writers 1
Music 1
Producers 2
Companies
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures, Mutual Film Company
Questions about the cast of The Patriot
- Who plays Benjamin Martin in The Patriot?
- Mel Gibson plays Benjamin Martin.
- Who plays Gabriel Martin in The Patriot?
- Heath Ledger plays Gabriel Martin.
- Who plays Charlotte Selton in The Patriot?
- Joely Richardson plays Charlotte Selton.
- Who plays Colonel William Tavington in The Patriot?
- Jason Isaacs plays Colonel William Tavington.
- Who plays Colonel Harry Burwell in The Patriot?
- Chris Cooper plays Colonel Harry Burwell.
- Who plays Jean Villeneuve in The Patriot?
- Tchéky Karyo plays Jean Villeneuve.
- Who directed The Patriot?
- Roland Emmerich.
- Who wrote The Patriot?
- Robert Rodat.
- Who composed the music for The Patriot?
- John Williams.
- How many actors are in The Patriot?
- 18 actors are credited, and 4 people in the crew.
The cast in numbers
Roland Emmerich has also directed Joely Richardson in Anonymous (2011).
Roland Emmerich had already directed Adam Baldwin in Independence Day (1996).
Tom Wilkinson and Joely Richardson have worked together on one other film: Snowden (2016).
Logan Lerman and Mel Gibson have worked together on one other film: What Women Want (2000).
Logan Lerman and Jason Isaacs have worked together on one other film: Fury (2014).
Chris Cooper and Andy Stahl had already worked together on one film: A Time to Kill (1996).
With the most films on MovieNCo: Tom Wilkinson (49), Mel Gibson (45) and Jason Isaacs (43).
The cast’s average age at release is 32 (of the 14 actors whose birth date we know).



