Sean Patton From FX's "The English Teacher"

Sean Patton stars as “Markie Hillridge,” the gym teacher and athletic director at Morrison-Hensley High. Markie is an affable but cocky Texan who considers himself an alpha male. But he can be surprisingly kind and resourceful, often helping Evan out of jams. He’s confused and annoyed at times by the changing world around him and has a habit of over-simplifying things. He has a soft spot for Gwen… maybe even a little bit of a crush.


Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, Sean Patton is a comedian, writer, storyteller and performer based in New York.

As a stand-up, Patton has appeared at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs (JFL) Chicago, JFL Toronto, JFL Montreal (2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018), Moontower Comedy Festival, RIOT L.A. Comedy Festival, High Plains Comedy Festival, SXSW, Outside Lands Festival, Dublin International Comedy Festival, New York Comedy Festival, Bonnaroo and Nashville Comedy Festival. He premiered his critically acclaimed show Number One at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017 and returned in 2019 with his show Contradickhead at the Gilded Balloon.

Patton has appeared on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Conan (2011, 2013) and Late Night. His Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents episode and debut album were released in 2013. Additionally, he can be seen on @midnight (2014, 2015), The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, This Is Not Happening (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019), What’s Your F@#king Deal?! and VICELAND’s Flophouse and Party Legends. On-screen, he can be seen on IFC’s Maron, Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer and truTV’s Those Who Can’t.

Patton’s second album, “Scuttlebutt,” was released December 2019, and his third album, “King Scorpio,” was released in December 2021. His first hour-long special, Number One, executive produced by Michael Che, premiered on Peacock in December 2022. The corresponding album was released in the summer of the following year.

In 2023, Patton accompanied David Cross on his “Worst Daddy in the World” tour spanning 66 cities, six countries and two continents. He is set to hit the road with Cross again as part of his 2024 “The End of the Beginning of the End” world tour. Most recently, Patton completed production on the series pilot Nighttrippin’, which he created, starred in and produced.

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Sean Patton stars as “Markie Hillridge,” the gym teacher and athletic director at Morrison-Hensley High. Markie is an affable but cocky Texan who considers himself an alpha male. But he can be surprisingly kind and resourceful, often helping Evan out of jams. He’s confused and annoyed at times by the changing world around him and has a habit of over-simplifying things. He has a soft spot for Gwen… maybe even a little bit of a crush.


Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, Sean Patton is a comedian, writer, storyteller and performer based in New York.

As a stand-up, Patton has appeared at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs (JFL) Chicago, JFL Toronto, JFL Montreal (2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018), Moontower Comedy Festival, RIOT L.A. Comedy Festival, High Plains Comedy Festival, SXSW, Outside Lands Festival, Dublin International Comedy Festival, New York Comedy Festival, Bonnaroo and Nashville Comedy Festival. He premiered his critically acclaimed show Number One at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017 and returned in 2019 with his show Contradickhead at the Gilded Balloon.

Patton has appeared on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Conan (2011, 2013) and Late Night. His Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents episode and debut album were released in 2013. Additionally, he can be seen on @midnight (2014, 2015), The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, This Is Not Happening (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019), What’s Your F@#king Deal?! and VICELAND’s Flophouse and Party Legends. On-screen, he can be seen on IFC’s Maron, Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer and truTV’s Those Who Can’t.

Patton’s second album, “Scuttlebutt,” was released December 2019, and his third album, “King Scorpio,” was released in December 2021. His first hour-long special, Number One, executive produced by Michael Che, premiered on Peacock in December 2022. The corresponding album was released in the summer of the following year.

In 2023, Patton accompanied David Cross on his “Worst Daddy in the World” tour spanning 66 cities, six countries and two continents. He is set to hit the road with Cross again as part of his 2024 “The End of the Beginning of the End” world tour. Most recently, Patton completed production on the series pilot Nighttrippin’, which he created, starred in and produced.


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