Patrick Weekes

Trick Weekes (also Patrick Weekes) is an American author. They were a writer at BioWare from 2005 to 2025 for the Mass Effect and Dragon Age video game franchises, becoming lead writer for Dragon Age in 2015.

Career Weekes joined BioWare in 2005, writing for both the Mass Effect and Dragon Age video game franchises. They wrote Mass Effect characters including Mordin Solus, Tali'Zorah, Jack, Kasumi Goto, and Samantha Traynor, as well as the Rannoch and Tuchanka plotlines in Mass Effect 3. For Dragon Age: Inquisition, Weekes wrote characters including Iron Bull, Solas, Krem, and Cole. They also wrote the novel Dragon Age: The Masked Empire, and edited and contributed two stories to the anthology Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights.

Following the departure of David Gaider from Dragon Age in 2015, Weekes became the lead writer for the franchise. They were lead writer for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the franchise's next installment, and also wrote the character Taash.

After Electronic Arts' restructuring and downsizing of BioWare in January 2025, Weekes posted on Bluesky that they were no longer with BioWare.

Personal life Weekes was born in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended Stanford University, graduating with a BA and an MA in English literature.