Patrick Flueger

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| birthname = Patrick John Flueger

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| birth_place = Red Wing, Minnesota, US

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| occupation = Actor

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Patrick John Flueger (born December 10, 1983) is an American actor, first known for a principal role as Shawn Farrell in the television series The 4400. He currently appears in a lead role on Chicago P.D., playing Adam Ruzek.

Life and career

Patrick John Flueger was born in Red Wing, Minnesota, on December 10, 1983, the eldest of three siblings. Flueger attended Red Wing High School graduating in 2002.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rivertowns.net/entertainment/4121888-patrick-flueger-inducted-wall-honor|title=Get news just for your town by accessing one of our new community websites}} Flueger's first significant role was in the Disney film The Princess Diaries. Next, Flueger followed several television appearances, including JAG, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and CSI: Miami. He then landed the role of Shawn Farrell in the USA Network series The 4400 (2004–07). While still working on The 4400, Flueger got the role of Rusty in the film The World's Fastest Indian, starring Anthony Hopkins. In The World's Fastest Indian, Flueger starred alongside Antony Starr. Flueger was later cast as the American version of the character Starr played in Outrageous Fortune, retitled in the U.S. version as Scoundrels, airing on ABC during the summer of 2010. He is slated to appear in several other movie roles, including Blowtorch Films' You Are Here, The Job based on the Shem Bitterman play, and Chris Moore's Kill Theory.

In February 2010, Flueger was among those screen tested for the role of Captain America in the 2011 feature film.

Since 2011, his performances have been credited using his full name - Patrick John Flueger.

In August 2013, Flueger joined the cast for the Chicago Fire spin-off Chicago P.D. as rookie officer Adam Ruzek.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/sophia-bush-patrick-flueger-join-613592|title=Sophia Bush, Patrick Flueger Join NBC's 'Chicago PD'|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 23, 2013}} The show premiered January 8, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/10/18/nbc-yanks-ironside-community-to-premiere-january-2-chicago-p-d-january-8/210019/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021032645/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/10/18/nbc-yanks-ironside-community-to-premiere-january-2-chicago-p-d-january-8/210019/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 21, 2013|title='Ironside' & 'Welcome to the Family' Canceled by NBC; 'Community' to Premiere January 2, 'Chicago P.D.' January 8|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=October 18, 2013 |access-date=October 18, 2013}}

He has also appeared in episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Criminal Minds.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2001

|{{sortname|The|Princess Diaries|The Princess Diaries (film)}}

|Jeremiah Hart

2005

|{{sortname|The|World's Fastest Indian}}

|Rusty

2007

|Spin

|Ryan

rowspan="3" |2009

|Kill Theory

|Michael

{{sortname|The|Job|The Job (2009 film)}}

|Bubba

Brothers

|Private Joe Willis

rowspan="2" |2010

|VideoDome Rent-O-Rama

|Dick

|Short film

Mother's Day

|Izaak 'Ike' Koffin

2011

|Footloose

|Chuck Cranston

2013

|Present Trauma

|Keith

|Short film

2014

|San Patricios

|Sean Donnelly

2015

|Loaded

|Ethan

rowspan="2" |2016

|Lawless Range

|Sean Donnelly

{{sortname|The|Tell-Tale Heart|The Tell-Tale Heart (2014 film)}}

2017

|{{sortname|The|Super|The Super (2017 film)}}

|Phil Lodge

2018

|Lawless Range

|Sean Donnelly

===Television===

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2002 \|Septuplets \|Zeke Wilde \|Unaired pilot
rowspan="7" \|2003 \|Judging Amy \|Mark Thurber \|Episode: "Judging Eric"
{{sortname\|The\|Pitts}} \|'Pipe' Keith \|Episode: "Miss American Pipe"
CSI: Miami \|Brad Kenner \|Episode: "Freaks and Tweaks"
Boston Public \|Joseph Prager \|Episode: "Chapter Sixty-Seven"
Twelve Mile Road \|Will Coffey \|TV film
Grounded for Life \|Caleb \|Episode: "Been Caught Stealing"
JAG \|P.O. Miles Yates \|Episode: "Pulse Rate"
rowspan="3" \|2004 \|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit \|Aiden Connor \|Episode: "Families"
Paradise \|Luke Paradise \|TV film
It's All Relative \|Lance \|Episode: "Tackleboxxx/The Love Below"
2004–2007 \|{{sortname\|The\|4400}} \|Shawn Farrell \|Main role
2010 \|Scoundrels \|Logan West / Cal West \|Main role
rowspan="3" \|2013 \|Hatfields & McCoys \|Jack McCoy \|Unaired pilot
Criminal Minds \|Paul Westin \|Episode: "Broken"
Warehouse 13 \|Ranger Evan Smith \|Episode: "Parks and Rehabilitation"
rowspan="2" \|2014–present \|Chicago Fire \|rowspan=2\|Adam Ruzek \|Recurring role
Chicago P.D. \|Main role
2017 \|Special Skills \|Paddy \|Episode: "We Are Party Animals"
rowspan="2" \|2019 \|Beta \|Chad \|TV series, post-production
Chicago Med \|Adam Ruzek \|Guest Star
2022 \|4400 \|Caleb \|Guest Star

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2002

|Septuplets

|Zeke Wilde

|Unaired pilot

rowspan="7" |2003

|Judging Amy

|Mark Thurber