William Petersen

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-02-21 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Evanston, Illinois, USA

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 embraced the Basque lifestyle, influencing his work, family and art. He went on to perform with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company before his breakthrou...

Acting

1996

Fear

as Steve Walker

1996

Mulholland Falls

as Jack Flynn

1981

Thief

as Katz & Jammer Bartender

1986

Manhunter

as Will Graham

2000

The Skulls

as Ames Levritt

1989

Cousins

as Tom Hardy

1998

The Rat Pack

as John F. Kennedy

1997

12 Angry Men

as Juror 12

1990

Young Guns II

as Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett

1985

To Live and Die in L.A.

as Richard Chance

1992

Passed Away

as Frank Scanlan

1998

2011

Detachment

as Mr. 'Sarge' Kepler

1987

Long Gone

as Stud Cantrell

1992

1998

2001

Haven

as Jackson Connolly

1998

Gunshy

as Jake Bridges

1993

Curaçao

as Stephen Guerin

2001

1996

The Beast

as Whip Dalton

2000

The Contender

as Jack Hathaway

2015

CSI: Immortality

as Gil Grissom

1992

Keep the Change

as Joe Starling

2018

2004

This Old Cub

as Himself

Production

2015

CSI: Immortality

as Executive Producer

1992

Hard Promises

as Producer

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