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William Louis Petersen is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Gil Grissom in the CBS drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award; he was further nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards as a producer of the show. He also starred in the films To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), Manhunter (1986), Young Guns II (1990), Fear (1996), The Contender (2000), Detachment (2011), and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012).
Birth Name
William Louis Petersen
Born
Saturday, 21 February 1953
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bonnie | Will Graham | 2022 |
| CSI: Vegas | Gil Grissom | 2021 |
| Friedkin Uncut | Self | 2018 |
| CSI: Immortality | Gil Grissom | 2015 |
| Manhattan | Col. Emmett Darrow | 2014 |
| Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Trucker | 2012 |
| Blue | Mitch | 2012 |
| Detachment | Mr. Sarge Kepler | 2011 |
| TV Land Moguls | Self | 2004 |
| This Old Cub | Self / Himself | 2004 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bonnie | Will Graham | 2022 |
| CSI: Vegas | Gil Grissom | 2021 |
| Friedkin Uncut | Self | 2018 |
| CSI: Immortality | Gil Grissom | 2015 |
| Manhattan | Col. Emmett Darrow | 2014 |
| Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Trucker | 2012 |
| Blue | Mitch | 2012 |
| Detachment | Mr. Sarge Kepler | 2011 |
| TV Land Moguls | Self | 2004 |
| This Old Cub | Self / Himself | 2004 |
| Without a Trace | Gil Grissom | 2002 |
| Wrigley Field: Beyond the Ivy | Self (Narrator) / Narrator | 2001 |
| Inside 'Manhunter' | Himself / Self | 2001 |
| Haven | Jackson Connolly | 2001 |
| The Contender | Jack Hathaway | 2000 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Gil Grissom / CSI Dr. Gil Grissom / Gilbert 'Gil' Grissom / CSI Gilbert 'Gil' Grissom | 2000 |
| The Skulls | Ames Levritt | 2000 |
| Kiss the Sky | Jess / Jeff | 1999 |
| The Directors | Self | 1999 |
| The Rat Pack | John F. Kennedy | 1998 |
| The Staircase | Joad | 1998 |
| Gunshy | Jake Bridges | 1998 |
| 12 Angry Men | Juror #12 / Juror 12 | 1997 |
| The Beast | Whip Dalton | 1996 |
| Mulholland Falls | Jack Flynn / Jack Flynn, Mafia Mobster | 1996 |
| Fear | Steve Walker | 1996 |
| In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King | Tony C. | 1995 |
| Return to Lonesome Dove | Captain Gideon Walker | 1993 |
| Fallen Angels | George | 1993 |
| Curacao | Stephen Guerin | 1993 |
| Keep the Change | Joe Starling | 1992 |
| Passed Away | Frank Scanlan | 1992 |
| Hard Promises | Joey | 1992 |
| Young Guns II | Pat Garrett / Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett | 1990 |
| The Kennedys of Massachusetts | Joseph P. Kennedy / Joseph P. 'Joe' Kennedy, Sr. | 1990 |
| Cousins | Tom Hardy / Tom - Maria's Husband | 1989 |
| Long Gone | Stud Cantrell / Cecil 'Stud' Cantrell | 1987 |
| Amazing Grace and Chuck | Russell / Russell (as William L. Petersen) | 1987 |
| Manhunter | Will Graham | 1986 |
| To Live and Die in L.A. | Richard Chance | 1985 |
| The Twilight Zone | Edward Sayers (segment "Need to Know") | 1985 |
| Thief | Katz & Jammer Bartender | 1981 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| CSI: Vegas | 2021 |
| CSI: Immortality | 2015 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2000 |
| Keep the Change | 1992 |
| Hard Promises | 1992 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2004 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 2004 | Emmy | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2003 | Emmy | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2002 | Emmy | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated |
