Portrait of Will Lyman

Acting

Will Lyman

Career

Active from 1983 to 2026, busiest in 2017 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
83
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Vietnam: A Television History
Vietnam: A Television History
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Will Lyman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    2.7, average 3.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Contemporary History 4
  • Investigative Documentary 4
  • Political Documentary 3
  • Investigative Journalism 3
  • Sports Documentary 3
  • Inspirational Stories 3
  • Social Impact 3
  • American Politics 2
  • Crime Drama 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Political Analysis 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

130
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
News War
News War

as Narrator

Yemen Under Siege
Yemen Under Siege

as Narrator

Putin’s War at Home
Putin’s War at Home

as Narrator

2020s

31 titles · average score 54
The Arborist
The Arborist (2025)
GoodWatch score 42

as Arthur Randolph

Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law (2025)

as Narrator (voice over)

Battle for Tibet
Battle for Tibet (2025)

as Narrator

Aftermath
Aftermath (2024)
GoodWatch score 46

as Joe Kozak

Democracy on Trial
Democracy on Trial (2024)

as Narrator

Putin and the Presidents
Putin and the Presidents (2023)

as Narrator

The Discord Leaks
The Discord Leaks (2023)

as Narrator

The Power of Big Oil
The Power of Big Oil (2022)

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

Boeing's Fatal Flaw
Boeing's Fatal Flaw (2021)

as Narrator (voice)

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

as Narrator

Battle for Hong Kong
Battle for Hong Kong (2020)

as Narrator

Christmas on Ice
Christmas on Ice (2020)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mayor Greenwood

2010s

21 titles · average score 79
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
UN Sex Abuse Scandal (2018)

as Narrator (voice)

Iraq Uncovered
Iraq Uncovered (2017)

as Narrator

Life on Parole
Life on Parole (2017)

as Narrator

The Choice 2016
The Choice 2016 (2016)

as Narrator

United States of Secrets
United States of Secrets (2014)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Narrator

United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost (2014)
GoodWatch score 81

as Narrator

Generation Like
Generation Like (2014)

as Narrator (voice)

Losing Iraq
Losing Iraq (2014)

as Narrator

A Death in St. Augustine
A Death in St. Augustine (2013)

as Narrator (voice)

Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown (2012)

as Narrator

Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory (2011)

as Narrator

The Other Guys
The Other Guys (2010)
GoodWatch score 68

as Frontline Narration App

2000s

37 titles · average score 66
What Doesn't Kill You
What Doesn't Kill You (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sully

Iron Man
Iron Man (2008)
GoodWatch score 83

as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)

Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory (2007)

as Narrator

Is It Real?
Is It Real? (2006)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

The Age of AIDS
The Age of AIDS (2006)

as Narrator (voice)

Threat Matrix
Threat Matrix (2003)
GoodWatch score 36

TV show · as Roger Atkins

Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific (2003)

as Narrator

American Porn
American Porn (2002)

as Narrator

Dog Days
Dog Days (2001)

as Dad

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Roger Jameson

Sinking the Lusitania
Sinking the Lusitania (2001)

as Narrator

Satan in the Suburbs
Satan in the Suburbs (2000)

as Narrator (voice)

1990s

23 titles · average score 64
Michael Jordan: His Airness
Michael Jordan: His Airness (1999)
GoodWatch score 74

as Narrator

The West Wing
The West Wing (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory (1998)

as Narrator

A Perfect Murder
A Perfect Murder (1998)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jason Gates

Floating
Floating (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

as Van's Father

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory (1997)

as Narrator

The Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs (1997)

as Narrator (voice)

Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976 (1994)

as Narrator (voice)

Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory (1994)

as Narrator

Hull High
Hull High (1990)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as John Deerborn

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Victor Conner

Nixon
Nixon (1990)

as Narrator (voice)

1980s

13 titles · average score 72
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

Crossbow: The Movie
Crossbow: The Movie (1989)

as William Tell

Hostile Takeover
Hostile Takeover (1989)
GoodWatch score 50

as Smolen

Crossbow
Crossbow (1987)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as William Tell

Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera (1985)

as narrator (himself)

Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Rev. Parris

Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985)

as Rev. Parris

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Allan Wooster

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1 (1984)

as Narrator

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2 (1984)

as Narrator

Vietnam: A Television History
Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as Narrator

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Reverend Parris

1970s

1 title · average score 79
NOVA
NOVA (1974)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Self - Narrator (voice) / Narrator (voice)

1960s

1 title · average score 42
Another World
Another World (1964)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show