Mark Patton

Mark Patton

1958-09-22

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").

Also appears in

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge

5.8

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

7.8

Swallowed

Swallowed

5.7

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

5.9

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

5.8

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

6.7

Anna to the Infinite Power

Anna to the Infinite Power

5.1

Amityville Clownhouse

Amityville Clownhouse

1.1

The Once and Future Smash

The Once and Future Smash

8.0

Misplaced

Misplaced

Not yet rated

#StopTheNightmare

#StopTheNightmare

6.0

Alien Danger! With Raven Van Slender

Alien Danger! With Raven Van Slender

Not yet rated

Family Possessions

Family Possessions

5.1

Watchdog

Watchdog

Not yet rated

Reunion from Hell 2

Reunion from Hell 2

Not yet rated

Amityville in the Hood

Amityville in the Hood

1.5

1 Dead Dog

1 Dead Dog

Not yet rated

Kelsey’s Son

Kelsey’s Son

Not yet rated