William L. Petersen
- Recitazione
- 21 febbraio 1953 · Evanston, Illinois, USA
Biografia
William Louis Petersen is an American actor and producer, best known for playing Dr. Gilbert "Gil" Grissom on the hit CBS series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Richard Chance in the film To Live and Die in L.A., and Will Graham in the film Manhunter. Born in Evanston, Illinois, Petersen attended Idaho State University on a football scholarship, where he first tried acting and immediately joined the drama department, before leaving to work in the Basque country as a Shakespearean actor. Peterson embraced the Basque lifestyle, influencing his work, family and art. He went on to perform with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company before his breakthrough role in the 1985 action film To Live and Die in L.A. Peterson’s success was immediate, landing him the role as Will Graham in the first adaptation of Michael Mann’s Hannibal Lecter series. His film and television success includes numerous crime dramas and thrillers, providing him the perfect background for his decade-long role as Dr. Gil Grissom in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation before returning to the stage. On February 3, 2009, Petersen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Filmografia
- CSI: Vegas · Gil Grissom, Produzione esecutiva
- Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts · Ted
- Friedkin Uncut - Un diavolo di regista · In persona
- CSI: Immortality · Gil Grissom, Produzione esecutiva
- Manhattan · Col. Emmett Darrow
- 100 Years of Wrigley Field · In persona
- Cercasi amore per la fine del mondo · Trucker
- Blue · Mitch
- Detachment - Il distacco · Mr. 'Sarge' Kepler
- This Old Cub · In persona
- Blue Neon Night: Michael Connelly's Los Angeles · Narrator
- Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.' · In persona
- Senza traccia · Gil Grissom
- Wrigley Field: Beyond the Ivy · Narrator
- Inside 'Manhunter' · In persona
- Haven - Il rifugio · Jackson Connolly
- Haven · Jackson Connolly
- The Contender · Jack Hathaway
- CSI: Scena del crimine · Gil Grissom, Produzione esecutiva
- The Skulls - I teschi · Ames Levritt
- The Directors · In persona
- Kiss the Sky · Jess
- Rat Pack - Da Hollywood a Washington · John F. Kennedy
- The Staircase · Joad
- Gunshy · Jake Bridges
- La parola ai giurati · Juror 12
- The Beast · Whip Dalton
- Abissi di paura · Whip Dalton
- Scomodi omicidi · Jack Flynn
- Paura · Steve Walker
- In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King · Tony C.
- Return to Lonesome Dove · Captain Gideon Walker
- Late Show with David Letterman · In persona
- Fallen Angels · Georgie
- Curacao · Stephen Guerin
- Keep the Change · Joe Starling
- Saluti dal caro estinto · Frank Scanlan
- Un marito di troppo · Joey, Produzione
- Young Guns II - La leggenda di Billy the Kid · Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett
- The Kennedys of Massachusetts · Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
- Cugini · Tom Hardy
- Sacrée soirée · In persona
- Long Gone · Stud Cantrell
- La protesta del silenzio · Russell
- Manhunter - Frammenti di un omicidio · Will Graham
- Vivere e morire a Los Angeles · Richard Chance
- Ai confini della realtà · (segment "Need to Know")
- Strade violente · Katz & Jammer Bartender