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Born · February 21, 1953 (72 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois, USA
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.
Gil Grissom · (10 episodes)
7.8
2021
Ted
0.0
2021
Self
7.0
2018
Gil Grissom
7.1
2015
Col. Emmett Darrow · (10 episodes)
7.1
2014
Narrator
0.0
2014
Trucker
6.6
2012
Mitch · (1 episode)
7.2
2012
Mr. 'Sarge' Kepler
7.6
2011
Himself
0.0
2004
Narrator
0.0
2004
Self
8.0
2003
Gil Grissom · (1 episode)
7.3
2002
Narrator
0.0
2001
Himself
7.0
2001
Jackson Connolly
6.9
2001
Jack Hathaway
6.7
2000
Gil Grissom · (195 episodes)
7.6
2000
Ames Levritt
5.8
2000
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
1999
Jess
5.6
1998
John F. Kennedy
5.9
1998
Joad
7.5
1998
Jake Bridges
5.2
1998
Juror 12
7.7
1997
Whip Dalton
5.5
1996
Whip Dalton · (2 episodes)
6.3
1996
Jack Flynn
6.0
1996
Steve Walker
6.5
1996
Tony C.
3.5
1995
Captain Gideon Walker · (4 episodes)
6.8
1993
Georgie · (1 episode)
5.5
1993
Stephen Guerin
6.6
1993
Joe Starling
6.0
1992
Frank Scanlan
5.4
1992
Joey
5.2
1992
Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett
6.5
1990
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. · (3 episodes)
7.2
1990
Tom Hardy
6.0
1989
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
1987
Stud Cantrell
6.6
1987
Russell
5.7
1987
Will Graham
7.0
1986
Richard Chance
7.1
1985
(segment "Need to Know") · (1 episode)
7.7
1985
Katz & Jammer Bartender
7.2
1981