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Peter Sarsgaard

Acting

Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard is an actor born on March 7, 1971 in Belleville, Illinois, USA. He is known for Green Lantern, Orphan and Knight and Day. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
March 7, 1971
Place of birth
Belleville, Illinois, USA
Also known as
John Peter Sarsgaard

Biography

John Peter Sarsgaard (born March 7, 1971) is an American actor. His first feature role was in Dead Man Walking in 1995. He then appeared in the 1998 independent films Another Day in Paradise and Desert Blue. That same year, Sarsgaard received a substantial role in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), playing Raoul, the ill-fated son of Athos. Sarsgaard later achieved critical recognition when he was cast in Boys Don't Cry (1999) as John Lotter. He landed his first leading role in the 2001 film The Center of the World. The following year, he played supporting roles in Empire, The Salton Sea, and K-19: The Widowmaker. For his portrayal of Charles Lane in Shattered Glass, Sarsgaard won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the 2004 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sarsgaard has appeared in an eclectic range of films, including the 2004 comedy-drama Garden State, the biographical film Kinsey (2004), the drama The Dying Gaul (2005), and big-budget films such as Flightplan (2005), Jarhead (2005), The Skeleton Key (2005), Orphan (2009), An Education (2009), Knight and Day (2010), Green Lantern (2011), Lovelace (2013), Kelly Reichardt's Night Moves (2013), Blue Jasmine (2013), Black Mass (2015), and The Magnificent Seven (2016). Sarsgaard also appeared in the American TV series The Killing (2013) as a man on death row perhaps wrongfully convicted for the brutal murder of his wife—a performance which he says included "some of the best acting I have ever done in my life." In 2021, he had a recurring role on the Hulu miniseries Dopesick. Sarsgaard has appeared in Off-Broadway productions including Kingdom of Earth, Laura Dennis, Burn This, and Uncle Vanya. In September 2008, he made his Broadway debut as Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin in The Seagull. He is married to actress Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Filmography

  1. 2026The Bride!as Jake Wiles
  2. 2026DTF St. Louisas 'Modern Love' / Christopher Spurce · 4 episodes
  3. 2024September 5as Roone Arledge
  4. 2024Coup!as Floyd Monk · Executive producer
  5. 2024Presumed Innocentas Tommasino 'Tommy' Molto · 8 episodes
  6. 2023Memoryas Saul
  7. 2022The Survivoras Emory Anderson
  8. 2022The Batmanas District Attorney Gil Colson
  9. 2021The Lost Daughteras Professor Hardy
  10. 2021Dopesickas Rick Mountcastle · 8 episodes
  11. 2021The Guiltyas Henry Fisher (voice)
  12. 2020Human Capitalas Quint Manning
  13. 2020Interrogationas David Russell · 10 episodes
  14. 2019Mr. Jonesas Walter Duranty
  15. 2019The Sound of Silenceas Peter Lucian
  16. 2018The Lieas Jay Logan
  17. 2018The Looming Toweras Martin Schmidt · 10 episodes
  18. 2017Loving Pabloas Shepard
  19. 2017Wormwoodas Frank Olson
  20. 2016Jackieas Robert Kennedy
  21. 2016The Magnificent Sevenas Bartholomew Bogue
  22. 2015Experimenteras Stanley Milgram
  23. 2015Black Massas Brian Halloran
  24. 2015Pawn Sacrificeas Father Bill Lombardy
  25. 2015The Slapas Hector · 8 episodes
  26. 2014Valley Uprisingas Self - Narrator (voice)
  27. 2014Night Movesas Harmon
  28. 2013Lovelaceas Chuck Traynor · Executive producer
  29. 2013Blue Jasmineas Dwight
  30. 2013Very Good Girlsas Fitzsimmons
  31. 2012Robot & Frankas Robot (voice)
  32. 2011Green Lanternas Hector Hammond
  33. 2011The Killingas Ray Seward · 12 episodes
  34. 2010Knight and Dayas Fitzgerald
  35. 2009An Educationas David Goldman
  36. 2009Orphanas John
  37. 2009In the Electric Mistas Elrod Sykes
  38. 2008Elegyas Kenneth Kepesh
  39. 2008The Mysteries of Pittsburghas Cleveland Arning
  40. 2007Renditionas Alan Smith
  41. 2007Year of the Dogas Newt
  42. 2005Jarheadas Alan Troy
  43. 2005Flightplanas Carson
  44. 2005The Skeleton Keyas Luke Marshall
  45. 2005The Dying Gaulas Robert Sandrich
  46. 2004Kinseyas Clyde Martin
  47. 2004Garden Stateas Mark
  48. 2003Shattered Glassas Charles 'Chuck' Lane
  49. 2002Empireas Jack
  50. 2002Unconditional Loveas Window Washer
  51. 2002K-19: The Widowmakeras Vadim Radtchinko
  52. 2002The Salton Seaas Jimmy the Finn
  53. 2001The Center of the Worldas Richard Longman
  54. 2000The Cellas Julia Hickson's Fiancee (uncredited)
  55. 1999Boys Don't Cryas John Lotter
  56. 1999Desert Blueas Billy Baxter
  57. 1998Another Day in Paradiseas Ty
  58. 1998The Man in the Iron Maskas Raoul
  59. 1995Dead Man Walkingas Walter Delacroix
  60. 1990Law & Orderas Josh Strand · 1 episode