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Peter Sarsgaard
Actor, ProducerBorn March 7, 1971 (54 years)
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.
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.
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Peter Sarsgaard Filmography
| 2026 | |
| 2024 | September 5 · as Roone Arledge |
| 2024 | Presumed Innocent (TV Series) · as Tommasino 'tommy' Molto |
| 2023 | Coup! · as Floyd Monk |
| 2023 | Memory · as Saul |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | The Batman · as District Attorney Gil Colson |
| 2021 | The Survivor · as Emory Anderson |
| 2021 | The Lost Daughter · as Professor Hardy |
| 2021 | Dopesick (TV Series) · as Rick Mountcastle |
| 2021 | The Guilty · as Henry Fisher (voice) |
| 2020 | Best Summer Ever · as Camera Man |
| 2020 | Homemade (TV Series) · as Frank |
| 2020 | Interrogation (TV Series) · as David Russell |
| 2019 | Human Capital · as Quint Manning |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | The Sound of Silence · as Peter Lucian |
| 2018 | The Lie · as Jay Logan |
| 2018 | The Looming Tower (TV Series) · as Martin Schmidt |
| 2017 | Wormwood (2017) (TV Series) · as Frank Olson |
| 2017 | Wormwood · as Frank Olson |
| 2017 | Loving Pablo · as Shepard |
| 2016 | Jackie · as Robert Kennedy |
| 2016 | The Magnificent Seven · as Bartholomew Bogue |
| 2015 | Experimenter · as Stanley Milgram |
| 2015 | Black Mass · as Brian Halloran |
| 2015 | Ladygrey · as Samuel |
| 2015 | The Slap (US) (TV Series) · as Hector |
| 2014 | Pawn Sacrifice · as Father Bill Lombardy |
| 2014 | Valley Uprising · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2013 | Night Moves · as Harmon |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Blue Jasmine · as Dwight |
| 2013 | Very Good Girls · as Fitzsimmons |
| 2012 | Robot & Frank · as Robot (voice) |
| 2011 | Green Lantern · as Hector Hammond |
| 2011 | The Killing (US) (TV Series) · as Ray Seward |
| 2010 | Knight and Day · as Fitzgerald |
| 2009 | An Education · as David Goldman |
| 2009 | Orphan · as John |
| 2009 | In the Electric Mist · as Elrod Sykes |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | The Mysteries of Pittsburgh · as Cleveland Arning |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Rendition · as Alan Smith |
| 2007 | Year of the Dog · as Newt |
| 2005 | Jarhead · as Alan Troy |
| 2005 | Flightplan · as Carson |
| 2005 | The Skeleton Key · as Luke Marshall |
| 2005 | The Dying Gaul · as Robert Sandrich |
| 2005 | This Week (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Kinsey · as Clyde Martin |
| 2004 | Garden State · as Mark |
| 2003 | Shattered Glass · as Charles 'chuck' Lane |
| 2003 | Sex at 24 Frames Per Second · as John Lotter |
| 2003 | Death of a Dynasty · as Brendon Iii |
| 2002 | Empire · as Jack |
| 2002 | Unconditional Love · as Window Washer |
| 2002 | K-19: The Widowmaker · as Vadim Radtchinko |
| 2002 | The Salton Sea · as Jimmy The Finn |
| 2001 | The Center of the World · as Richard Longman |
| 2000 | Housebound · as Mignon |
| 2000 | The Cell · as Julia Hickson's Fiancee (uncredited) |
| 1999 | Boys Don't Cry · as John Lotter |
| 1999 | Freak City · as Cal Jackson |
| 1998 | Desert Blue · as Billy Baxter |
| 1998 | Another Day in Paradise · as Ty |
| 1998 | The Man in the Iron Mask · as Raoul |
| 1997 | Cracker (US) (TV Series) |
| 1997 | SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground · as Boy No. 1 (segment "underground") |
| 1995 | Dead Man Walking · as Walter Delacroix |
| 1994 | New York Undercover (TV Series) · as Donald Jones |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Josh Strand |
| 2022 | The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2022 | The Oscars · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2018 | Amanpour and Company (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | America Divided (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Starring Austin Pendleton · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Green Lantern's Light: Focus Points · as Self |
| 2011 | Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Knight and Day: Story · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The 82nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2010 | Reel Rock (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Indie Sex: Extremes · as Self |
| 2007 | Indie Sex: Censored · as Self |
| 2007 | DP/30: Conversations About Movies (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Indie Sex (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2006 | The 78th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2006 | 2006 Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The WIN Awards · as Self |
| 2005 | The Kinsey Report: Sex on Film · as Self |
| 2005 | The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2005 | The 10th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self |
| 2004 | George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2004 | The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | ARD-Morgenmagazin (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Channel 4 News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self - Winner |
| 1954 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2023 | Coup! · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Best Summer Ever · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 |