Acting
William L. Petersen
- Titles
- 34movies14TV shows
- Career
Active from 1985 to 2021, with a break from 2005 to 2020, busiest in 1998 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 18top three billing
- Average score
59/100
- Highest rated
To Live and Die in L.A.79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime5.7average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism6.8average 5.4
- Mystery5.1average 4.1
- Nostalgia4.7average 3.7
- Tension6.7average 6.0
- Psychological6.3average 5.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.2average 3.7
- Adrenaline5.4average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.7
- Physical Comedy1.2, average 2.4
- Coming of Age1.9, average 3.0
- Wonder2.3, average 3.4
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 3
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Suspenseful 2
- Historical Drama 2
- 90s Aesthetic 2
- Character Study 2
- Contemporary Realism 2
- Tense Atmosphere 2
- Character-Driven Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Joan AllenActorThe Contender, Manhunter
Karen SillasActorThe Beast, The Beast
Ted DansonActorCSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Cousins
Ronald GuttmanActorThe Beast, The Beast
Missy CriderActorThe Beast, The Beast
Christian SlaterActorYoung Guns II, The Contender
Barbara HersheyActorReturn to Lonesome Dove, The Staircase
Charles Martin SmithActorThe Beast, The Beast
Jorja FoxActorCSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Vegas
Marg HelgenbergerActorCSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Vegas
Larry DrakeActorThe Beast, The Beast
Reese WitherspoonActorFear, Return to Lonesome Dove
Movies and TV shows
402020s
2 titles · average score 67
TV show · as Gil Grissom
2010s
5 titles · average score 71
as Gil Grissom
TV show · as Col. Emmett Darrow
TV show · as Mitch
as Mr. 'Sarge' Kepler
2000s
8 titles · average score 62
TV show · as Gil Grissom
as Narrator
TV show · as Jackson Connolly
as Jackson Connolly
TV show · as Gil Grissom
as Ames Levritt
as Jack Hathaway
1990s
18 titles · average score 57
as Jake Bridges
as Joad
as Jess
as Steve Walker
TV show · as Whip Dalton
as Whip Dalton
TV show · as Captain Gideon Walker
as Stephen Guerin
as Joey
as Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett
TV show · as Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
1980s
7 titles · average score 71
as Tom Hardy
as Stud Cantrell
as Russell
as Will Graham
as Richard Chance
TV show · as (segment "Need to Know")
as Katz & Jammer Bartender