William Petersen
American actor · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1953 · age 73
William Louis Petersen is an American retired actor. He is best known for his role as Gil Grissom in the CBS drama thriller series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-2015), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award; he was further nominated for three Primetime Emmy...
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CSI: VegasSeries, Producer
Three Short Plays by Tracy LettsFilm, 2021Ted2015
CSI: ImmortalityFilm, Producer2014
ManhattanSeries, Col. Emmett Darrow
100 Years of Wrigley FieldFilm, 20142012
BlueSeries, Mitch2011
DetachmentFilm, Mr. 'Sarge' Kepler2005Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesAward2004
Blue Neon Night: Michael Connelly's Los AngelesFilm, Narrator2001
HavenSeries, Jackson Connolly
HavenFilm, 2001Jackson Connolly2000
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries, Producer1999
The DirectorsSeries1998
GunshyFilm, Jake Bridges1997
12 Angry MenFilm, Juror 121996
The BeastSeries, Whip Dalton1995
In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is KingFilm, Tony C.1992
Hard PromisesFilm, Producer1990
The Kennedys of MassachusettsSeries, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
Young Guns IIFilm, 1990Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett1987
Sacrée soiréeSeries
Amazing Grace and ChuckFilm, 1987Russell1986
ManhunterFilm, Will Graham1985
The Twilight ZoneSeries, (segment "Need to Know")1981
ThiefFilm, Katz & Jammer Bartender1953Born21 February 1953People around William
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Michael Mann Directed Manhunter and Thief
William Friedkin Directed To Live and Die in L.A. (1986)
Rob Cohen Directed The Skulls and The Rat Pack
Neal H. Moritz Produced The Skulls and The Rat Pack
Martin Davidson Directed Hard Promises and Long Gone
Joan Allen Also in The Contender and Manhunter
James Caan Also in Thief and Detachment
Christian Slater Also in Young Guns II and The Contender
Jerry Bruckheimer Produced Thief (1981)
Hugh Dancy Duets: Will Graham
Dennis Farina Also in Thief and Manhunter
Peter Benchley Produced The Beast (1996)
Gary Cole Also in To Live and Die in L.A. and Kiss the Sky
Mark Moses Also in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
Brian Grazer Produced Fear (1996)
Richard D. Zanuck Produced Mulholland Falls (1996)
Tony Kaye Directed Detachment (2013)
Lamont Johnson Directed The Kennedys of Massachusetts
Brian Kerwin William produced Hard Promises (1992)
Lorene Scafaria Directed Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
Roger Young Directed Kiss the Sky (1999)
Dennis Lipscomb Also in Amazing Grace and Chuck and Curaçao
Patricia Charbonneau Also in Manhunter and Kiss the Sky
Jeff Celentano Directed Gunshy (1998)
Known for
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12 Angry Men 1997
Detachment 2011
CSI: Immortality 2015
Thief 1981
To Live and Die in L.A. 1985
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 34
55 credits on file
Television 14
Media & music
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About this person
He is best known for his role as Gil Grissom in the CBS drama thriller series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-2015), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award; he was further nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards as a producer of the show. He reprised his role as Gil Grissom in the sequel CSI: Vegas, which premiered on October 6, 2021.
