William Petersen


    Starbirth:
    February 21, 1953
Birthplace:
Evanston, Illinois, USA
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Overview

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.


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts Ted 2021
Friedkin Uncut Self 2018
CSI: Immortality Gil Grissom 2015
100 Years of Wrigley Field Narrator 2014
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Trucker 2012
Detachment Mr. Sarge Kepler 2011
This Old Cub Himself 2004
Blue Neon Night: Michael Connelly's Los Angeles Narrator 2004
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.' Himself 2003
Wrigley Field: Beyond the Ivy Narrator 2001
Inside 'Manhunter' Himself 2001
Haven Jackson Connolly 2001
The Contender Jack Hathaway 2000
The Skulls Ames Levritt 2000
Kiss the Sky Jess 1998
The Rat Pack John F. Kennedy 1998
The Staircase Joad 1998
Gunshy Jake Bridges 1998
12 Angry Men Juror 12 1997
The Beast Whip Dalton 1996
Mulholland Falls Jack Flynn 1996
Fear Steve Walker 1996
In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King Tony C. 1995
Curaçao Stephen Guerin 1993
Keep the Change Joe Starling 1992
Passed Away Frank Scanlan 1992
Hard Promises Joey 1992
Young Guns II Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett 1990
Cousins Tom Hardy 1989
Long Gone Stud Cantrell 1987
Amazing Grace and Chuck Russell (as William L. Petersen) 1987
Manhunter Will Graham 1986
To Live and Die in L.A. Richard Chance 1985
Thief Katz & Jammer Bartender 1981
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The Twilight Zone <blank> <mt>
Fallen Angels Georgie <mt>
Without a Trace Gil Grissom <mt>
Return to Lonesome Dove Captain Gideon Walker <mt>
The Directors Self <mt>
The Kennedys of Massachusetts Joseph P. 'Joe' Kennedy, Sr. <mt>
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Gil Grissom <mt>
The Beast Whip Dalton <mt>
CSI: Vegas Gil Grissom <mt>
Manhattan Col. Emmett Darrow <mt>
Blue Mitch <mt>
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