Patrick Fugit

Patrick Fugit was born on October 27, 1982, in Salt Lake City, Utah. An avid skateboarder from youth, Fugit studied acting in local community theatre before beating out thousands of contenders to star in Cameron Crowe’s semi-autobiographical masterpiece 'Almost Famous' (2000). Playing William Miller, an earnest 15-year-old rock journalist touring with the band Stillwater for Rolling Stone magazine, Fugit’s wide-eyed empathy, nuanced intelligence, and chemistry with Kate Hudson and Philip Seymour Hoffman earned him universal critical praise and SAG Award nominations.

Fugit proved his versatility across varied indie and studio projects, starring in the dark addiction drama 'Spun' (2002), 'White Oleander' (2002), the satirical teen comedy 'Saved!' (2004), and the cult dark comedy 'Wristcutters: A Love Story' (2006). In 2014, he played Detective Jim Gilpin in David Fincher’s psychological thriller 'Gone Girl', and from 2016 to 2018 starred as Kyle Barnes in Robert Kirkman's supernatural horror series 'Outcast'. In 2023, Fugit starred in HBO's true-crime mini-series 'Love & Death'.