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
302020s
8 titles · average score 71
82
as Roone Arledge
62
as Floyd Monk
73
TV show · as Tommasino 'Tommy' Molto
77
as District Attorney Gil Colson
83
TV show · as Rick Mountcastle
65
as Professor Hardy
70
TV show · as David Russell
59
TV show · as Frank
2010s
11 titles · average score 66
68
as Walter Duranty
76
TV show · as Martin Schmidt
63
as Shepard
73
TV show · as Frank Olson
69
as Frank Olson
65
as Robert Kennedy
65
as Stanley Milgram
60
TV show · as Hector
59
as Harmon
71
as Dwight
61
as Chuck Traynor
2000s
6 titles · average score 71
70
as David Goldman
66
as Alan Smith
68
as Alan Troy
85
as Mark
68
as Clyde Martin
70
as Charles 'Chuck' Lane
1990s
4 titles · average score 75
86
as John Lotter
64
TV show
74
as Walter Delacroix
75
TV show · as Josh Strand
1980s
1 title
TV show