William L. Petersen
- Atuação
- 21 de fevereiro de 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, Produção executiva
- Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts · Ted
- Friedkin Uncut · Em pessoa
- CSI: Imortalidade · Gil Grissom, Produção executiva
- Manhattan · Col. Emmett Darrow
- 100 Years of Wrigley Field · Em pessoa
- Procura-se um Amigo para o Fim do Mundo · Trucker
- Blue · Mitch
- O Substituto · Mr. 'Sarge' Kepler
- This Old Cub · Em pessoa
- Blue Neon Night: Michael Connelly's Los Angeles · Narrator
- Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.' · Em pessoa
- Desaparecidos · Gil Grissom
- Wrigley Field: Beyond the Ivy · Narrator
- Inside 'Manhunter' · Em pessoa
- Haven · Jackson Connolly
- Haven · Jackson Connolly
- A Conspiração · Jack Hathaway
- CSI: Investigação Criminal · Gil Grissom, Produção executiva
- Sociedade Secreta · Ames Levritt
- The Directors · Em pessoa
- Kiss the Sky · Jess
- The Rat Pack · John F. Kennedy
- The Staircase · Joad
- Gunshy · Jake Bridges
- 12 Homens e uma Sentença · Juror 12
- The Beast · Whip Dalton
- A Fera do Mar · Whip Dalton
- O Preço da Traição · Jack Flynn
- Medo · Steve Walker
- Olho Por Olho · Tony C.
- Return to Lonesome Dove · Captain Gideon Walker
- Late Show with David Letterman · Em pessoa
- Fallen Angels: A Inocência Perdida · Georgie
- Curaçao · Stephen Guerin
- Keep the Change · Joe Starling
- Este Velório é uma Parada · Frank Scanlan
- Minha Mulher Vai Casar · Joey, Produção
- Jovens Demais para Morrer · Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett
- The Kennedys of Massachusetts · Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
- Um Toque de Infidelidade · Tom Hardy
- Sacrée soirée · Em pessoa
- Long Gone · Stud Cantrell
- A Voz do Silêncio · Russell
- Caçador de Assassinos · Will Graham
- Viver e Morrer em Los Angeles · Richard Chance
- Além da Imaginação · (segment "Need to Know")
- Profissão - Ladrão · Katz & Jammer Bartender