Acting
Peter Sarsgaard
- Titles
- 66movies23TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19982026
- 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
302020s
7 titles · average score 72
82
September 5 (2024)
as Roone Arledge
73
Presumed Innocent (2024)
TV show · as Tommasino 'Tommy' Molto
69
Memory (2023)
as Saul
67
The Survivor (2022)
as Emory Anderson
83
Dopesick (2021)
TV show · as Rick Mountcastle
63
The Guilty (2021)
as Henry Fisher (voice)
65
The Lost Daughter (2021)
as Professor Hardy
2010s
12 titles · average score 68
68
Mr. Jones (2019)
as Walter Duranty
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
60
The Slap (2015)
TV show · as Hector
71
Blue Jasmine (2013)
as Dwight
61
Lovelace (2013)
as Chuck Traynor
69
Robot & Frank (2012)
as Robot (voice)
79
The Killing (2011)
TV show · as Ray Seward
2000s
7 titles · average score 69
65
Elegy (2008)
as Kenneth Kepesh
66
Rendition (2007)
as Alan Smith
85
Garden State (2004)
as Mark
68
Kinsey (2004)
as Clyde Martin
70
Shattered Glass (2003)
as Charles 'Chuck' Lane
66
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
as Vadim Radtchinko
68
The Salton Sea (2002)
as Jimmy the Finn
1990s
4 titles · average score 72
86
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
as John Lotter
64
Cracker (1997)
TV show
74
Dead Man Walking (1995)
as Walter Delacroix