Acting
Peter Sarsgaard
- Titles
- 66movies23TV shows
- Career
Active from 1998 to 2027, busiest in 2005 and 2015 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 37top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Boys Don't Cry83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 66 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Psychological7.4average 5.6
- Politics4.2average 2.6
- Melancholy6.1average 4.7
- Social Commentary6.2average 4.9
- Pathos6.4average 5.2
- Mystery5.3average 4.1
- Historical3.7average 2.6
- Crime4.8average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Physical Comedy1.2, average 2.5
- Wholesome2.1, average 3.3
- Situational Comedy1.5, average 2.7
- Nostalgia2.7, average 3.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 15
- Psychological Drama 7
- Social Commentary 5
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Coming-of-Age Drama 4
- Biographical Drama 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Historical Drama 3
- Character Study 3
- Biographical 3
- Human Connection 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jake GyllenhaalActorThe Bride!, The Guilty, Jarhead, Rendition
Maggie GyllenhaalActorThe Bride!, The Lost Daughter, Flesh Impact, High Falls
Molly ParkerActorWormwood, The Center of the World, Wormwood
Michael StuhlbargActorDopesick, Pawn Sacrifice, Blue Jasmine
Penélope CruzActorThe Bride!, Loving Pablo, Elegy
Dakota JohnsonActorBlack Mass, The Lost Daughter, Flesh Impact
James Newton HowardComposerGreen Lantern, Pawn Sacrifice, Unconditional Love
Lawrence SherCinematographerThe Bride!, Garden State, Flesh Impact
Paul DanoActorKnight and Day, The Guilty
Chloë SevignyActorBoys Don't Cry, Shattered Glass
Dakota FanningActorVery Good Girls, Night Moves
Liam NeesonActorK-19: The Widowmaker, Kinsey
Movies and TV shows
142020s
3 titles · average score 70
74
DTF St. Louis (2026)
TV show · as 'Modern Love' / Christopher Spurce
69
Coup! (2024)
as Floyd Monk
67
Best Summer Ever (2020)
as Camera Man
2010s
3 titles · average score 64
74
Robot & Frank (2012)
as Robot (voice)
53
Knight and Day (2010)
as Fitzgerald
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (2010)
as Alan Troy (archive footage)
2000s
5 titles · average score 52
34
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008)
as Cleveland Arning
62
Year of the Dog (2007)
as Newt
77
Garden State (2004)
as Mark
39
Death of a Dynasty (2003)
as Brendon III
46
Unconditional Love (2002)
as Window Washer
1990s
2 titles · average score 53
45
Desert Blue (1999)
as Billy Baxter
60
Subway Stories (1997)
as Boy No. 1 (segment "Underground")
1970s
1 title · average score 69
69
Saturday Night Live (1975)
TV show · as Boogerman (uncredited) / Self - Host