Director McG, who directed "Terminator Salvation", said that he wanted to reintroduce characters from the previous "Terminator" films: "I like the idea and the perspective for the next picture that you meet Robert Patrick the way he looks today, and he's a scientist that's working on, you know, improving cell replication so we can stay healthier and we can cure diabetes and do all these things that sound like good ideas, and to once again live as idealized expressions as ourselves." Patrick also starred in the psychological thriller "The Black Water of Echo's Pond", which was directed by Italian filmmaker Gabriel Bologna. In recent years, he has appeared in such television series as "Burn Notice", "NCIS" and "True Blood", among others. From 2012 to 2013, he also starred in "Last Resort" as Chief of the Boat Joseph Prosser. He played a supporting character in "Identity Thief" (2013). From 2014 to 2016, he starred in Robert Rodriguez's "" as Jacob Fuller. He also played Agent Cabe Gallo on the CBS drama series "Scorpion" from 2014 to 2018.