Personal Info
Known Credits
34
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1953-02-21 (72 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Also Known For
William L. PetersenWilliam Peterson William Louis Petersenویلیام پترسن
William Petersen
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
Acting
2021 --
Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts
| Ted
2018 --
Friedkin Uncut
| Self
2015 --
CSI: Immortality
| Gil Grissom
2014 --
100 Years of Wrigley Field
| Narrator
2012 --
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
| Trucker
2011 --
Detachment
| Mr. 'Sarge' Kepler
2004 --
This Old Cub
| Himself
2004 --
Blue Neon Night: Michael Connelly's Los Angeles
| Narrator
2003 --
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
| Self
2001 --
Wrigley Field: Beyond the Ivy
| Narrator
2001 --
Inside 'Manhunter'
| Himself
2001 --
Haven
| Jackson Connolly
2000 --
The Contender
| Jack Hathaway
2000 --
The Skulls
| Ames Levritt
1998 --
Kiss the Sky
| Jess
1998 --
The Rat Pack
| John F. Kennedy
1998 --
The Staircase
| Joad
1998 --
Gunshy
| Jake Bridges
1997 --
12 Angry Men
| Juror 12
1996 --
The Beast
| Whip Dalton
1996 --
Mulholland Falls
| Jack Flynn
1996 --
Fear
| Steve Walker
1995 --
In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King
| Tony C.
1993 --
Curaçao
| Stephen Guerin
1992 --
Keep the Change
| Joe Starling
1992 --
Passed Away
| Frank Scanlan
1992 --
Hard Promises
| Joey
1990 --
Young Guns II
| Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett
1989 --
Cousins
| Tom Hardy
1987 --
Long Gone
| Stud Cantrell
1987 --
Amazing Grace and Chuck
| Russell
1986 --
Manhunter
| Will Graham
1985 --
To Live and Die in L.A.
| Richard Chance
1981 --
Thief
| Katz & Jammer Bartender