Peter Sarsgaard
Biography
Peter Sarsgaard is an American actor born on March 7, 1971, in Belleville, Illinois, USA. He has appeared in numerous films, including Dead Man Walking in 1995, Another Day in Paradise and Desert Blue in 1998, and The Man in the Iron Mask also in 1998. Sarsgaard received critical recognition for his portrayal of John Lotter in Boys Don't Cry. He has also played roles in The Center of the World, Empire, The Salton Sea, and K-19: The Widowmaker. Sarsgaard's known credits include 94 titles, and his content score is 100.
Career overview
Peter Sarsgaard began his acting career with a feature role in the 1995 film Dead Man Walking. He continued to appear in independent films, including Another Day in Paradise and Desert Blue, both released in 1998. That same year, Sarsgaard played a substantial role in The Man in the Iron Mask, portraying Raoul, the son of Athos.
Sarsgaard's portrayal of John Lotter in the 1999 film Boys Don't Cry earned him critical recognition. He went on to land his first leading role in the 2001 film The Center of the World. The following year, he appeared in supporting roles in Empire, The Salton Sea, and K-19: The Widowmaker.
Sarsgaard's career has included a wide range of film appearances, with over 90 credits to his name. Born on March 7, 1971, in Belleville, Illinois, Sarsgaard has established himself as a versatile actor with a diverse filmography.
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- The Bride! (2026) as Jake Wiles
- DTF St. Louis (2026) as 'Modern Love' / Christopher Spurce
- Pet Shop Days (2025)
- Presumed Innocent (2024) as Tommasino 'Tommy' Molto
- September 5 (2024) as Roone Arledge
- Coup! (2024) as Floyd Monk
- Coup! (2024) Executive Producer
- Memory (2023) as Saul
- The Batman (2022) as District Attorney Gil Colson
- The Survivor (2022) as Emory Anderson
- The Guilty (2021) as Henry Fisher (voice)
- Dopesick (2021) as Rick Mountcastle
- The Lost Daughter (2021) as Professor Hardy
- Interrogation (2020) as David Russell
- Homemade (2020) as Frank
- Human Capital (2020) as Quint Manning
- Best Summer Ever (2020) as Camera Man
- Best Summer Ever (2020) Executive Producer
- The Sound of Silence (2019) as Peter Lucian
- Mr. Jones (2019) as Walter Duranty
- The Looming Tower (2018) as Martin Schmidt
- The Lie (2018) as Jay Logan
- Loving Pablo (2017) as Shepard
- Wormwood (2017) as Frank Olson
- Wormwood (2017) as Frank Olson
- The Magnificent Seven (2016) as Bartholomew Bogue
- Jackie (2016) as Robert Kennedy
- America Divided (2016) as Self
- Starring Austin Pendleton (2016) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
- The Slap (2015) as Hector
- Black Mass (2015) as Brian Halloran
- Experimenter (2015) as Stanley Milgram
- Pawn Sacrifice (2015) as Father Bill Lombardy
- Ladygrey (2015) as Samuel
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Night Moves (2014) as Harmon
- Valley Uprising (2014) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Lovelace (2013) as Chuck Traynor
- Lovelace (2013) Executive Producer
- Blue Jasmine (2013) as Dwight
- Very Good Girls (2013) as Fitzsimmons
- Robot & Frank (2012) as Robot (voice)
- The Killing (2011) as Ray Seward
- Green Lantern (2011) as Hector Hammond
- Conan (2010) as Self
- Knight and Day (2010) as Fitzgerald
- Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (2010) as Alan Troy (archive footage)
- The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009) as Self
- Orphan (2009) as John
- In the Electric Mist (2009) as Elrod Sykes
- An Education (2009) as David Goldman
- Mama's Little Devils: Bad Seeds and Evil Children (2009) as Self
- Elegy (2008) as Kenneth Kepesh
- Indie Sex: Teens (2008)
- The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008) as Cleveland Arning
- Indie Sex (2007) as Self
- Rendition (2007) as Alan Smith
- Year of the Dog (2007) as Newt
- High Falls (2007) as Pedro
- "Jarhead" Diaries (2006) as Self
- Jarhead: Background (2006) as Self
- Jarhead (2005) as Alan Troy
- The Skeleton Key (2005) as Luke Marshall
- Flightplan (2005) as Carson
- The Dying Gaul (2005) as Robert Sandrich
- Garden State (2004) as Mark
- Kinsey (2004) as Clyde Martin
- Shattered Glass (2003) as Charles 'Chuck' Lane
- Death of a Dynasty (2003) as Brendon III
- K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) as Vadim Radtchinko
- The Salton Sea (2002) as Jimmy the Finn
- Unconditional Love (2002) as Window Washer
- Empire (2002) as Jack
- The Center of the World (2001) as Richard Longman
- The Cell (2000) as Julia Hickson's Fiancee (uncredited)
- Housebound (2000) as Mignon
- Boys Don't Cry (1999) as John Lotter
- Desert Blue (1999) as Billy Baxter
- Freak City (1999) as Cal Jackson
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) as Raoul
- Another Day in Paradise (1998) as Ty
- Cracker (1997)
- Subway Stories (1997) as Boy No. 1 (segment "Underground")
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Dead Man Walking (1995) as Walter Delacroix
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Law & Order (1990) as Josh Strand
- This Week (1981)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Neuromancer as John Ashpool
- Zero K
- Road House 2
- Erosion as Christian Andersen
- The Damning of a Country Merchant
- Flesh Impact