Mathew St. Patrick (born March 17, 1969) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Keith Charles on the HBO drama series '' Six Feet Under'' (2001−05). Previously, Patrick appeared as

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in ''

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'' (1997) and Adrian Sword in ''

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'' (1998−2000), both soap operas. St. Patrick also had a leading role as Detective Kenneth Marjorino in short-lived series ''

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'' (2005−06). His film roles include ''

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'' (2007) and '' Alien Raiders'' (2008).

Early life

St. Patrick was born and raised in

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, the son of Curtis St. Patrick, a hot dog vendor, and Brenda (née Queen), who taught grade school. He was on the varsity track team of

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, but graduated in 1986 from Scotland School for Veterans' Children in

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, the last remaining school for children of military veterans in the United States. After graduating from high school, he lived in

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and then for eight years in

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, where he worked a wide variety of jobs: delivery salesman for

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, at UPS, a furniture store, and for the

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Acting career

In 1994, St. Patrick moved to

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to begin his acting career. In Los Angeles, he first worked as a personal trainer then in 1996 joined the West Coast Theater Ensemble. After acting in his first stage production, ''Full Court Press'', an agent noticed him and cast St. Patrick in the latter's film debut, ''

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'' (1997), playing a

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serviceman. St. Patrick was cast as Detective

on soap opera ''

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'' in 1997, replacing

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in the role. However, his time in the role was brief, and Andrews returned as Marcus in 1998. St. Patrick was not satisfied with Marcus' character, describing him as "one-dimensional." He joined another soap opera, ''

'', as police lieutenant Adrian Sword, appearing in the series until 2000. For his performance as Adrian, St. Patrick received two

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nominations for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series, in 1999 and 2000. He made guest appearances on ''

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'', '' Diagnosis: Murder'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. St. Patrick landed the role of Keith Charles in the HBO series '' Six Feet Under'' in 2001, portraying a gay black man in an interracial relationship with David Fisher ( Michael C. Hall). Alongside his ''Six Feet Under'' cast members, St. Patrick was nominated five consecutive times for the

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(2001−05), winning the award in 2002 and 2003. St. Patrick continued playing Keith until the series ended in 2005. St. Patrick starred as Detective Marjorino in the Fox drama series ''

'', which ran from 2005 to 2006. Additionally, he played an FBI agent in the film ''

'' (2007) and Seth in the science fiction horror film '' Alien Raiders'' (2008). St. Patrick voiced an EMT in the "Mr. Mathers" skit featured on

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's album ''

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'' (2009). He was the first voice of Skulker on ''

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'' (2004) and did voice work in preschool series ''

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'' (2005−06). Following the end of ''Six Feet Under'', most of St. Patrick's roles on television have been minor characters. He appeared in the pilot of the TV series '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' (2013) and guest starred on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2006), '' Private Practice'' (2009) and '' Hawaii Five-0'' (2017). St. Patrick had a recurring role during the final season of the award-winning FX drama ''

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'' (2014), as Moses Cartwright.

Personal life

St. Patrick has a son, and reads the bible regularly.

Filmography

References

External links

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Six Feet Under
- Official website
All My Children
- Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:St. Patrick, Matthew 1969 births American male film actors Living people Male actors from Philadelphia American male soap opera actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors African-American male actors American male television actors 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American people