William Petersen

William Petersen

Acting

Birthday

1953/02/21 (72 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Evanston, Illinois, USA

Also know as

William L. Petersen, William Peterson , William Louis Petersen, ویلیام پترسن

Biography

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...Read more

Acting
Fear
6.5

(1996) Fear

as Steve Walker

Mulholland Falls
6.0

(1996) Mulholland Falls

as Jack Flynn

Thief
7.2

(1981) Thief

as Katz & Jammer Bartender

Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts
0.0

(2021) Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts

as Ted

Manhunter
7.0

(1986) Manhunter

as Will Graham

The Skulls
5.8

(2000) The Skulls

as Ames Levritt

Cousins
6.0

(1989) Cousins

as Tom Hardy

The Rat Pack
5.9

(1998) The Rat Pack

as John F. Kennedy

12 Angry Men
7.7

(1997) 12 Angry Men

as Juror 12

Young Guns II
6.5

(1990) Young Guns II

as Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett

To Live and Die in L.A.
7.1

(1985) To Live and Die in L.A.

as Richard Chance

Passed Away
5.4

(1992) Passed Away

as Frank Scanlan

Kiss the Sky
5.6

(1998) Kiss the Sky

as Jess

Detachment
7.6

(2011) Detachment

as Mr. Sarge Kepler

Amazing Grace and Chuck
5.7

(1987) Amazing Grace and Chuck

as Russell

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
6.6

(2012) Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

as Trucker

Long Gone
6.6

(1987) Long Gone

as Stud Cantrell

Hard Promises
5.2

(1992) Hard Promises

as Joey

The Staircase
7.5

(1998) The Staircase

as Joad

Haven
6.9

(2001) Haven

as Jackson Connolly

Gunshy
5.2

(1998) Gunshy

as Jake Bridges

Curaçao
6.9

(1993) Curaçao

as Stephen Guerin

Inside 'Manhunter'
7.0

(2001) Inside 'Manhunter'

as Himself

Blue Neon Night: Michael Connelly's Los Angeles
0.0

(2004) Blue Neon Night: Michael Connelly's Los Angeles

as Narrator

The Beast
5.5

(1996) The Beast

as Whip Dalton

The Contender
6.7

(2000) The Contender

as Jack Hathaway

100 Years of Wrigley Field
0.0

(2014) 100 Years of Wrigley Field

as Narrator

CSI: Immortality
7.1

(2015) CSI: Immortality

as Gil Grissom

Keep the Change
6.0

(1992) Keep the Change

as Joe Starling

In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King
3.5

(1995) In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King

as Tony C.

Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
8.0

(2003) Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'

as Self

Friedkin Uncut
7.0

(2018) Friedkin Uncut

as Self

Wrigley Field: Beyond the Ivy
0.0

(2001) Wrigley Field: Beyond the Ivy

as Narrator

This Old Cub
0.0

(2004) This Old Cub

as Himself

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.6

(2000) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Gil Grissom

The Twilight Zone
7.7

(1985) The Twilight Zone

as ---

Without a Trace
7.3

(2002) Without a Trace

as Gil Grissom

CSI: Vegas
7.8

(2021) CSI: Vegas

as Gil Grissom

Return to Lonesome Dove
6.8

(1993) Return to Lonesome Dove

as Captain Gideon Walker

Fallen Angels
5.5

(1993) Fallen Angels

as Georgie

The Directors
5.8

(1999) The Directors

as Self

The Kennedys of Massachusetts
7.2

(1990) The Kennedys of Massachusetts

as Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.

Manhattan
7.1

(2014) Manhattan

as Col. Emmett Darrow

Blue
7.2

(2012) Blue

as Mitch

The Beast
6.3

(1996) The Beast

as Whip Dalton

Sacrée soirée
6.2

(1987) Sacrée soirée

as Self