William L. Petersen
Acting
Born 1953-02-21
Evanston, Illinois, USA
48 credits
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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.
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Filmography
Acting
48 credits
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Late Show with David Letterman
Without a Trace
Sacrée soirée
The Twilight Zone
CSI: Vegas
Fallen Angels
Manhattan
Fear
12 Angry Men
Detachment
Blue
Thief
Young Guns II
The Directors
To Live and Die in L.A.
The Skulls
Return to Lonesome Dove
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Mulholland Falls
The Contender
The Beast
Cousins
Haven
Passed Away
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
CSI: Immortality
Inside 'Manhunter'
Gunshy
The Rat Pack
Kiss the Sky
Friedkin Uncut
Long Gone
Amazing Grace and Chuck
Haven
Hard Promises
This Old Cub
Curaçao
Keep the Change
Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts
The Beast
100 Years of Wrigley Field
Blue Neon Night: Michael Connelly's Los Angeles
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King
The Staircase
Wrigley Field: Beyond the Ivy
Manhunter
Producing
4 credits
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