William Petersen

Personal Info

Birthday

February 21, 1953

(72 years old)

Place of Birth

Evanston, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

William L. Petersen

William Peterson

William Louis Petersen

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.

Known For

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Without a Trace

The Twilight Zone

CSI: Vegas

Fallen Angels

Manhattan

Blue

Fear

Filmography

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