James Patrick Alred was born Steven Derek Coble on March 5, 1988 in Nashville, TN. Growing up Patrick lost himself in films and TV during the constant moving by his family and having to adjust to new environments due to the tumultuous family problems. He credits his mother for his love of old classic films during the Golden Age of Hollywood which led to exposure to some of his acting influences Cary Grant, Errol Flynn, Sean Connery, Richard Burton, James Dean, Marlon Brando, Burt Lancaster, etc. Patrick began acting during his junior of year of high school in 2006 and has many more stage credits than film credits so far but is constantly looking for more roles and his big break into film.