William Mark Fagerbakke is an American actor and voice actor. He is best known for his long-running roles as Patrick Star in the animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants."

Fagerbakke has appeared on television in other roles such as assistant coach "Dauber" Dybinski on "Coach," in movies, including "Funny Farm," and several on and off-Broadway stage shows. He had a role as the mentally disabled Tom Cullen in the 1994 miniseries Stephen King's "The Stand." In 1999, he had a role in HBO's original series "Oz" as Officer Karl Metzger.

In 2007, he made a cameo appearance on the show "Heroes" as Steve Gustavson in the episodes "Run" and "Unexpected." Fagerbakke has received critical acclaim as a thespian by the Screen Actors Guild and Juilliard School of Performing Arts for his roles as Shylock in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice," and Torvald in Ibsen's "A Doll's House." In 2009, he had a role in the film "Jennifer's Body." He also played the role of Marvin Eriksen Sr. in the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," and made a cameo appearance in the TV show "Weeds." Most recently, he had a recurring role in Netflix's acclaimed miniseries "Unbelievable."

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