# Patrick Fugit

Patrick Raymond Fugit (/ˈfjuːɡɪt/; born October 27, 1982) is an American actor. His breakout role was William Miller in the comedy-drama film Almost Famous (2000), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.
Fugit has also had starring roles in the films Spun (2002), White Oleander (2002), Saved! (2004), Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006), Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009), We Bought a Zoo (2011), and Thanks for Sharing (2012). He had supporting roles in Gone Girl (2014) and First Man (2018). Fugit had the lead role in the psychological horror film My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To (2020), which he also produced.
Fugit played the lead role of Kyle Barnes on the Cinemax horror series Outcast (2016–2018). He also had a main role as Pat Montgomery on the HBO Max miniseries Love & Death (2023).
Fugit performed the role of Owen Moore in the 2020 video game The Last of Us Part II.

## Early life

Fugit was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and lived briefly in Danbury, New Hampshire. His mother, Jan Clark-Fugit, is a dance teacher, and his father, Bruce Fugit, is an electrical engineer. Fugit is the oldest of three children: he has a younger sister and a younger brother. Fugit attended East High School. He appeared in a school production of The Twelve Dancing Princesses as the shoemaker when he was in seventh grade. He has been a skateboarder since he was fifteen.

## Career

Fugit's career launched when he was cast as the young rock-fan-turned-reporter in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous. Fugit said that he did not have any knowledge of 1970s rock music before starting the music-laden project.
Fugit played an aspiring comic book artist in White Oleander (2002) and a naive drug addict in the dark comedy Spun (2003).
His next film, Saved! (2004), was a satirical look at the religious right in high schools. Fugit's character was originally a surfer, but it changed into a skateboarder due to his skateboarding experience.
Fugit starred in The Amateurs and played Evra Von in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009).
In 2011, Fugit was cast in We Bought A Zoo, another Cameron Crowe film.
In 2016, he joined the cast of Cinemax's television series Outcast. He stated he enjoyed playing a father but worried that not being one in real life at the time might make him seem awkward.
In 2020, Fugit was cast in a lead role on ABC's pilot for Thirtysomething(else), a sequel to Thirtysomething; however, the pilot was scrapped by ABC later that same year.

## Personal life

Fugit and his best friend, David Fetzer, formed a folk rock band, Mushman, in which Fugit played the guitar and sometimes sang. Fetzer died in 2012. Fugit studies flamenco guitar, which he played on the Cavedoll song "Mayday" and the Mushman song "Brennan's Theme" for the ending scene in Wristcutters: A Love Story.
Growing up in Salt Lake City, Fugit says he was "the weird kid" in school because he learned ballet as his mother was a ballet teacher and because he was not Mormon but attended a predominantly Mormon school.
Fugit has a child with his long-term partner, actress Jennifer Del Rosario.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Almost Famous | William Miller | |
| 2002 | Spun | Frisbee | |
| 2002 | White Oleander | Paul Trout | |
| 2004 | Saved! | Patrick Wheeler | |
| 2004 | Dead Birds | Sam | |
| 2005 | The Amateurs | Emmett Orwin | Alternative title: The Moguls |
| 2006 | Wristcutters: A Love Story | Zia | |
| 2006 | Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas | Bickford Shmeckler | |
| 2007 | The Good Life | Andrew | |
| 2009 | Horsemen | Cory | |
| 2009 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Evra the Snake Boy | |
| 2011 | We Bought a Zoo | Robin Jones | |
| 2012 | Thanks for Sharing | Danny | |
| 2013 | Reckless | David Harrison | |
| 2014 | Gone Girl | Officer James Gilpin | |
| 2015 | Queen of Earth | Rich | |
| 2018 | Alex & The List | Alex | |
| 2018 | First Man | Elliot See | |
| 2019 | Robert the Bruce | Will | |
| 2020 | My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To | Dwight | Also producer |
| 2022 | Babylon | Officer Elwood | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997–98 | Touched by an Angel | Boy #1 / Joey | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Legion of Fire: Killer Ants! | Scott Blount | Television film |
| 2001 | MADtv | William Miller | Episode: 6.19 |
| 2003 | ER | Sean Simmons | 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Everything You Want | Customer | Television film Also known as Love Surreal |
| 2006 | House | Jack Walters | Episode: "Whac-A-Mole" |
| 2011 | Cinema Verite | Alan Raymond | Television film |
| 2016–2018 | Outcast | Kyle Barnes | Main role |
| 2019 | Treadstone | Stephen Haynes | Recurring role |
| 2023 | Love & Death | Pat Montgomery | Main role |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2020 | The Last of Us Part II | Owen Moore (voice) | Also motion capture |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2001 | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Male – Newcomer | Almost Famous | Nominated |
| 2001 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Most Promising Actor | Almost Famous | Won |
| 2001 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Breakthrough Male Performance | Almost Famous | Nominated |
| 2001 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Breakthrough Performance | Almost Famous | Nominated |
| 2001 | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Ensemble | Almost Famous | Won |
| 2001 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Almost Famous | Nominated |
| 2001 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Breakout Film Performance | Almost Famous | Nominated |
| 2001 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor | Almost Famous | Nominated |
| 2015 | Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | Best Ensemble | Gone Girl | Nominated |
| 2017 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best TV Actor | Outcast | Nominated |