Patrick Muldoon

William 'Patrick Muldoon' (qv) III was born and raised in the Los Angeles waterfront town of San Pedro, California, the son of Deanna and William 'Patrick Muldoon' (qv) II, a personal injury and maritime attorney. He has Irish and Croatian ancestry. His parents' artistic backgrounds, in painting, writing, and music, induced the same appetites in their son, as well as athletics. He played college football for the U.S.C. Trojans and has two Rose Bowl rings. His first job in the entertainment business was as a model for Calvin Klein and started at the esteemed Wilhelmina Modeling agency . Early in his career he appeared on _Who's the Boss? (1984)_ (qv) with 'Tony Danza' (qv) and _Silk Stalkings (1991)_ (qv) with 'Rob Estes' (qv) which led to _Days of Our Lives (1965)_ (qv) and the role of Austin Reed. Patrick won the Soap Opera Digest award for best new actor and spent the next three years at NBC. Being one of the most visible faces from the soaps, he caught the attention of Spelling Entertainment, and received the only development deal from the company in it's history - it led to a season on _Melrose Place (1992)_ (qv). His next big break was landing the part of Zander Barkalow in 'Paul Verhoeven' (qv)'s _Starship Troopers (1997)_ (qv) with 'Casper Van Dien' (qv). He's appeared in a host of independent films including the Sundance contestant _Wicked (1998)_ (qv) with 'Julia Stiles' (qv), and 'Frank Darabont' (qv)'s _Black Cat Run (1998)_ (qv). In 2011 he returned to _Days of Our Lives (1965)_ (qv) for a year. He has since starred in _All About Christmas Eve (2012)_ (qv) with 'Haylie Duff' (qv) for 'Lifetime,' _Holiday Road Trip_ with 'Ashley Scott' and 'George Hamilton' (qv), _In the Dark (2013)_ (qv) with 'Elisabeth Röhm' (qv) for 'Lifetime.' He produced and starred in Badge of Honor starring Martin Sheen and Mena Suvari. In 2019, he produced and starred in "Arkansas" starring Vince Vaughn, John Malkovich, and Liam Hemsworth, directed by Clark Duke. In 2019, he produced and starred in"The Comeback Trail", starring Robert Deniro, Tommy Lee Jones, and Morgan Freeman. Directed by George Gallo. Both films will be released in 2020. Patrick is a singer / song writer and in 2019 released an EP "Muldoon and Ives" available on all streaming platforms. He is also blue belt in "Krav Maga", and martial arts enthusiast which he uses to fight crime all over the world.::mosaic