Silas Weir Mitchell is an American character actor known for playing disturbing or unstable characters.
Career
He has had recurring guest roles in the first season of 24 (as Eli Stram), My Name Is Earl (as Earl's ex-con friend Donny Jones), and Prison Break (as escapee Charles Patoshik). On the DVD commentary for Prison Break, he mentions he had previously auditioned on Prison Break for the roles of Theodore Bagwell and Lincoln Burrows. Mitchell plays the role of an insane prisoner in both Prison Break and My Name Is Earl. He also played the role of the...