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
242010s
24 titles · average score 65
68
Mr. Jones (2019)
as Walter Duranty
56
The Sound of Silence (2019)
as Peter Lucian
60
The Lie (2018)
as Jay Logan
76
The Looming Tower (2018)
TV show · as Martin Schmidt
63
Loving Pablo (2017)
as Shepard
73
Wormwood (2017)
TV show · as Frank Olson
69
Wormwood (2017)
as Frank Olson
65
Jackie (2016)
as Robert Kennedy
67
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
as Bartholomew Bogue
68
Pawn Sacrifice (2015)
as Father Bill Lombardy
65
Experimenter (2015)
as Stanley Milgram
66
Black Mass (2015)
as Brian Halloran
47
Ladygrey (2015)
as Samuel
60
The Slap (2015)
TV show · as Hector
59
Night Moves (2014)
as Harmon
79
Valley Uprising (2014)
as Narrator (Voice)
71
Blue Jasmine (2013)
as Dwight
61
Lovelace (2013)
as Chuck Traynor
58
Very Good Girls (2013)
as Fitzsimmons
69
Robot & Frank (2012)
as Robot (voice)
53
Green Lantern (2011)
as Hector Hammond
79
The Killing (2011)
TV show · as Ray Seward
62
Knight and Day (2010)
as Fitzgerald
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (2010)
as Alan Troy (archive footage)