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.

Фільмографія

• CSI: Vegas — Gil Grissom, Executive Producer
• 2021Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts — Ted
• 2015CSI: Immortality — Gil Grissom, Executive Producer
• Мангеттен — Col. Emmett Darrow
• Blue — Mitch
• 2012Шукаю друга на кінець світу — Trucker
• 2011Учитель на заміну — Mr. 'Sarge' Kepler
• 2004Blue Neon Night: Michael Connelly's Los Angeles — Narrator
• Without a Trace — Gil Grissom
• 2001Haven — Jackson Connolly
• Haven — Jackson Connolly
• 2001Wrigley Field: Beyond the Ivy — Narrator
• CSI: Місце злочину — Gil Grissom, Executive Producer, Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer
• 2000The Contender — Jack Hathaway
• 2000Черепи — Ames Levritt
• 1998Gunshy — Jake Bridges
• 1998Kiss the Sky — Jess
• 1998The Rat Pack — John F. Kennedy
• 1998The Staircase — Joad
• 199712 розгніваних чоловіків — Juror 12
• 1996The Beast — Whip Dalton
• The Beast — Whip Dalton
• 1996Скеля Малхолланд — Jack Flynn
• 1996Страх — Steve Walker
• 1995In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King — Tony C.
• 1993Curaçao — Stephen Guerin
• Fallen Angels — Georgie
• Return to Lonesome Dove — Captain Gideon Walker
• 1992Hard Promises — Joey, Producer
• 1992Keep the Change — Joe Starling
• 1992Passed Away — Frank Scanlan
• The Kennedys of Massachusetts — Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
• 1990Молоді стрілки II — Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett
• 1989Cousins — Tom Hardy
• 1987Amazing Grace and Chuck — Russell
• 1987Long Gone — Stud Cantrell
• 1986Manhunter — Will Graham
• 1985Жити й померти в Лос-Анджелесі — Richard Chance
• Сутінкова зона — (segment "Need to Know")
• 1981Злодій — Katz & Jammer Bartender

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (8)

• 2018Friedkin Uncut — Self
• 2014100 Years of Wrigley Field — Self - Narrator (voice)
• 2004This Old Cub — Himself
• 2003Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.' — Self
• 2001Inside 'Manhunter' — Himself
• The Directors — Self
• Пізнє шоу з Девідом Леттерманом — Self - Guest
• Sacrée soirée — Self