Acting
Peter Sarsgaard
- Titles
- 66movies23TV shows
- Career
Active from 1998 to 2026, busiest in 2005 and 2015 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 37top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Boys Don't Cry86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 55 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Psychological7.6average 5.6
- Politics4.5average 2.6
- Melancholy6.2average 4.7
- Social Commentary6.2average 4.9
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
- Mystery5.4average 4.1
- Tension7.3average 6.1
- Historical3.7average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Wholesome1.8, average 3.3
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy1.2, average 2.5
- Nostalgia2.5, average 3.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 15
- Psychological Thriller 6
- Social Commentary 5
- Psychological Drama 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Biographical Drama 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Character Study 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Coming-of-Age Drama 3
- Crime Drama 3
- Biographical 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jake GyllenhaalActorThe Guilty, Jarhead, Rendition, Presumed Innocent
Michael StuhlbargActorDopesick, Blue Jasmine, Pawn Sacrifice
Maggie GyllenhaalActorThe Lost Daughter, Flesh Impact, High Falls
Dakota JohnsonActorBlack Mass, The Lost Daughter, Flesh Impact
Molly ParkerActorWormwood, The Center of the World, Wormwood
James Newton HowardComposerGreen Lantern, Pawn Sacrifice, Unconditional Love
Scott ShepherdActorWormwood, Wormwood
Tim Blake NelsonActorWormwood, Wormwood
Dakota FanningActorNight Moves, Very Good Girls
Sally HawkinsActorBlue Jasmine, An Education
Paul DanoActorKnight and Day, The Guilty
Chloë SevignyActorBoys Don't Cry, Shattered Glass
Movies and TV shows
242000s
24 titles · average score 63
69
Orphan (2009)
as John
70
An Education (2009)
as David Goldman
61
In the Electric Mist (2009)
as Elrod Sykes
47
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008)
as Cleveland Arning
65
Elegy (2008)
as Kenneth Kepesh
66
Rendition (2007)
as Alan Smith
57
Year of the Dog (2007)
as Newt
High Falls (2007)
as Pedro
68
Jarhead (2005)
as Alan Troy
65
The Skeleton Key (2005)
as Luke Marshall
63
Flightplan (2005)
as Carson
62
The Dying Gaul (2005)
as Robert Sandrich
SNL Digital Shorts (2005)
TV show
85
Garden State (2004)
as Mark
68
Kinsey (2004)
as Clyde Martin
70
Shattered Glass (2003)
as Charles 'Chuck' Lane
45
Death of a Dynasty (2003)
as Brendon III
66
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
as Vadim Radtchinko
59
Empire (2002)
as Jack
63
Unconditional Love (2002)
as Window Washer
68
The Salton Sea (2002)
as Jimmy the Finn
54
The Center of the World (2001)
as Richard Longman
Housebound (2000)
as Mignon
63
The Cell (2000)
as Julia Hickson's Fiancee (uncredited)