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
Select a genre to see those titles.
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
202020s
6 titles · average score 77
82
September 5 (2024)
as Roone Arledge
Presumed Innocent (2024)
as Tommy Molto
73
Presumed Innocent (2024)
TV show · as Tommasino 'Tommy' Molto
77
The Batman (2022)
as District Attorney Gil Colson
83
Dopesick (2021)
TV show · as Rick Mountcastle
70
Interrogation (2020)
TV show · as David Russell
2010s
5 titles · average score 75
76
The Looming Tower (2018)
TV show · as Martin Schmidt
73
Wormwood (2017)
TV show · as Frank Olson
79
Valley Uprising (2014)
as Narrator (Voice)
71
Blue Jasmine (2013)
as Dwight
79
The Killing (2011)
TV show · as Ray Seward
2000s
5 titles · average score 75
70
An Education (2009)
as David Goldman
SNL Digital Shorts (2005)
TV show
85
Garden State (2004)
as Mark
70
Shattered Glass (2003)
as Charles 'Chuck' Lane
Housebound (2000)
as Mignon
1990s
3 titles · average score 78
86
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
as John Lotter
74
Dead Man Walking (1995)
as Walter Delacroix
75
Law & Order (1990)
TV show · as Josh Strand
1980s
1 title
This Week (1981)
TV show