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William L. Petersen

William L. Petersen

ActorProducerProduction Feb 21 (age 73) Evanston, Illinois, USA 1981–2021 (40 year career)
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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…

Known For

Detachment
Film

Detachment

Mr. 'Sarge' Kepler
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Film

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Gil Grissom
Manhunter
Film

Manhunter

Will Graham
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Film

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Trucker
Thief
Film

Thief

Katz & Jammer Bartender
To Live and Die in L.A.
Film

To Live and Die in L.A.

Richard Chance
12 Angry Men
Film

12 Angry Men

Juror 12
Fear
Film

Fear

Steve Walker

Filmography

Acting (50)

·

Movies (36)

Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts

Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts

2021

as Ted

Friedkin Uncut

Friedkin Uncut

2018

as Self

7.1
CSI: Immortality

CSI: Immortality

2015

as Gil Grissom

7.2
100 Years of Wrigley Field

100 Years of Wrigley Field

2014

as Narrator

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

2012

as Trucker

6.6
Detachment

Detachment

2011

as Mr. 'Sarge' Kepler

7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Grave Danger

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Grave Danger

2005

as Gil Grissom

CSI: Grave Danger

CSI: Grave Danger

2005

as Dr. Gil Grissom

This Old Cub

This Old Cub

2004

as Himself

Blue Neon Night: Michael Connelly's Los Angeles

Blue Neon Night: Michael Connelly's Los Angeles

2004

as Narrator

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

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

2003

as Self

8.0
Haven

Haven

2001

as Jackson Connolly

6.8
Inside 'Manhunter'

Inside 'Manhunter'

2001

as Himself

7.0
Wrigley Field: Beyond the Ivy

Wrigley Field: Beyond the Ivy

2001

as Narrator

The Skulls

The Skulls

2000

as Ames Levritt

5.8
The Contender

The Contender

2000

as Jack Hathaway

6.7
Gunshy

Gunshy

1998

as Jake Bridges

5.4
The Rat Pack

The Rat Pack

1998

as John F. Kennedy

5.8
The Staircase

The Staircase

1998

as Joad

7.4
Kiss the Sky

Kiss the Sky

1998

as Jess

5.6
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1997

as Juror 12

7.7
Fear

Fear

1996

as Steve Walker

6.6
Mulholland Falls

Mulholland Falls

1996

as Jack Flynn

6.0
The Beast

The Beast

1996

as Whip Dalton

6.0
In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King

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

1995

as Tony C.

2.7
Curaçao

Curaçao

1993

as Stephen Guerin

6.4
Keep the Change

Keep the Change

1992

as Joe Starling

6.0
Passed Away

Passed Away

1992

as Frank Scanlan

5.1
Hard Promises

Hard Promises

1992

as Joey

5.5
Young Guns II

Young Guns II

1990

as Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett

6.5
Cousins

Cousins

1989

as Tom Hardy

6.0
Amazing Grace and Chuck

Amazing Grace and Chuck

1987

as Russell

5.6
Long Gone

Long Gone

1987

as Stud Cantrell

6.1
Manhunter

Manhunter

1986

as Will Graham

7.0
To Live and Die in L.A.

To Live and Die in L.A.

1985

as Richard Chance

7.1
Thief

Thief

1981

as Katz & Jammer Bartender

7.2