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Acting

William L. Petersen

Career: Active from 1985 to 2021, with a break from 2005 to 2020, busiest in 1998 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 18
top 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 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

William L. Petersen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Fantasy
0.4, average 1.7
Physical Comedy
1.2, average 2.4
Absurdist Humor
1.0, average 2.0
Wonder
2.3, average 3.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 3
Contemporary Realism 2
Psychological Thriller 2
Suspenseful 2
Character Study 2
Tense Atmosphere 2
90s Aesthetic 2
Character-Driven Drama 2
Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 67

CSI: Vegas

67

TV show · as Gil Grissom

Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts

as Ted

2010s

5 titles · average score 71

CSI: Immortality

73

as Gil Grissom

Manhattan

82

TV show · as Col. Emmett Darrow

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

60

as Trucker

Blue

75

TV show · as Mitch

Detachment

66

as Mr. 'Sarge' Kepler

2000s

8 titles · average score 62

Blue Neon Night: Michael Connelly's Los Angeles

as Narrator

Without a Trace

71

TV show · as Gil Grissom

Wrigley Field: Beyond the Ivy

as Narrator

Haven

67

TV show · as Jackson Connolly

Haven

66

as Jackson Connolly

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

68

TV show · as Gil Grissom

The Skulls

35

as Ames Levritt

The Contender

68

as Jack Hathaway

1990s

18 titles · average score 58

Gunshy

38

as Jake Bridges

Kiss the Sky

61

as Jess

The Staircase

77

as Joad

Fear

55

as Steve Walker

The Beast

61

TV show · as Whip Dalton

The Beast

57

as Whip Dalton

In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King

36

as Tony C.

Return to Lonesome Dove

71

TV show · as Captain Gideon Walker

Curaçao

56

as Stephen Guerin

Hard Promises

49

as Joey

Young Guns II

53

as Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett

The Kennedys of Massachusetts

74

TV show · as Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.

1980s

7 titles · average score 71

Cousins

60

as Tom Hardy

Long Gone

75

as Stud Cantrell

Amazing Grace and Chuck

52

as Russell

Manhunter

74

as Will Graham

To Live and Die in L.A.

79

as Richard Chance

The Twilight Zone

79

TV show · as (segment "Need to Know")

Thief

77

as Katz & Jammer Bartender