Mark Patton

Mark Patton

Birthdate
September 22, 1958 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Riverside, Missouri, USA
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
September 22, 1958 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Riverside, Missouri, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Mark Patton (born September 22, 1958) is an American interior designer and former actor. Patton grew up in Riverside, Missouri and, after graduating high school, he moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. Within a few years he landed the role of Joe Qualley in the 1982 Broadway production of Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. Patton reprised the role in the 1982 film of the same name. In 1985 Patton landed the lead role in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge portraying Jesse Walsh, a teen whose body becomes possessed by Freddy Krueger. Patton, who is openly gay, gave up on his acting career following being cast in a planned CBS series in which he would have played a gay character. The reason being the strong homophobia he perceived in Hollywood at that time. After that, years later, he had a hard time struggling with HIV (was diagnosed on his 40th birthday). Upon recovering, he moved to Mexico, where he currently lives happily married.

Patton appears in the A Nightmare on Elm Street documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy, directed by Dan Farrands. Following his appearance in the documentary Patton began touring horror conventions where he is lauded as mainstream cinema's first male "scream queen". After the success he started some projects concerning his life experiences with film (including books and a documentary called "There is no Jesse").

Mark Patton's LGBTQ+ Titles

Swallowed
Swallowed
Rich
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
Self

Acting (20)

2023
Watchdog as Robert
2023
Reunion from Hell 2 as Ryan Lavery
2022
The Once and Future Smash as Mark Patton
2022
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story as Self
2022
Swallowed as Rich
2021
Amityville in the Hood as James (uncredited)
2021
Alien Danger! With Raven Van Slender as Tank
2020
1 Dead Dog as Uncle Ted
2020
#StopTheNightmare as Jesse Walsh
2017
Amityville Clownhouse as James
2016
Family Possessions as Tyson
2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self
1989
Misplaced as Roughneck
1985
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge as Jesse Walsh
1984
CBS Schoolbreak Special as Chris Jenson (1 episode)
1983
Kelsey's Son
1983
Anna to the Infinite Power as Rowan
1982
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean as Joe Qualley
1982
Hotel as Todd Radcliff (1 episode)

Production (1)

• Producer