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Will Lyman

Acting Born May 20, 1948 Burlington, Vermont, USA 167 credits
167
Total Credits
2026
63 Years Career Span
32
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Will Lyman is an American actor born on May 20, 1948, in Burlington, Vermont, USA. Also known as William Remington Lyman and Conte, he is recognized for his polished, resonant voice. Lyman has narrated the Public Broadcasting Service series Frontline since its second season in 1984. Across his career, he has accumulated numerous known acting credits in films and television shows. Some of the works associated with him include Iron Man, United States of Secrets Part Two Privacy Lost, and The Mao Years 1949-1976.

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Career

Career overview

William Remington Lyman is an American actor born on May 20, 1948, in Burlington, Vermont. Known for his polished and resonant voice, he has achieved widespread recognition as a narrator and television actor. Lyman has narrated the Public Broadcasting Service series Frontline since its second season, which began in 1984.

Throughout his acting career, Lyman has appeared in numerous films and television shows, accumulating 164 known credits. Among the various film and television projects associated with his career are Iron Man, United States of Secrets Part Two Privacy Lost, and The Mao Years 1949 through 1976. He is also recognized for starring as William Tell in the action and adventure television series Crossbow. In addition to his primary professional name, he has also been known professionally as William Remington Lyman and Conte.

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Known for

Film

The War Cabinet

as Narrrator
Film

The Electric State

as Documentary Narrator (voice)
Film

Mother/Android

as Captain

Animaniacs

as Narrator (voice)
Film

The Other Guys

as Frontline Narration App
Film

Iron Man

as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
Film

Little Children

as Narrator (voice)
Film

The Age of AIDS

as Narrator (voice)

Commander in Chief

as Teddy Bridges

Commander in Chief

as Teddy Bridges (uncredited)

Perversions of Science

as FBI Agent Birden
Film

Finding Forrester

as Roger Atkins

Frequent co-stars

Donald Trump 2 shared titles
Steve Bannon 2 shared titles
Gwyneth Paltrow 2 shared titles
Jay O. Sanders 1 shared title
Lance Lewman 1 shared title
Neil Ross 1 shared title
Liev Schreiber 1 shared title
Craig Sechler 1 shared title
David Pogue 1 shared title
Stacy Keach 1 shared title

Career timeline

The War CabinetThe Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El SalvadorContaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy
The Electric StateBattle for TibetThe ArboristThe Rise of RFK Jr.Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
AftermathThe Choice 2024: Harris vs. TrumpChildren of UkraineCrisis on CampusDemocracy on Trial
The Discord LeaksPutin and the PresidentsClarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme CourtNetanyahu, America & the Road to War in GazaInside the Uvalde Response
The Power of Big OilLies, Politics and DemocracyThe Power of Big OilUkraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
Mother/AndroidChina's COVID SecretsAmerica After 9/11Taliban TakeoverBoeing's Fatal Flaw
AnimaniacsAmerica's Great Divide: From Obama to TrumpChristmas on IceUnited States of ConspiracyThe Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
Iraq UncoveredLife on ParoleOut of GitmoDivided States of AmericaFrontline: President Trump
Netanyahu at WarBusiness of DisasterSupplements and SafetySaudi Arabia UncoveredThe Choice 2016
Taliban HuntersOutbreakThe Fight for YemenIsis in AfghanistanObama at War
Generation LikePrison StateFirestone and the WarlordLosing IraqUnited States of Secrets
A Death in St. AugustineLeague of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
Money, Power & Wall StreetLast Man OutInside Japan's Nuclear MeltdownThe Suicide Plan
The Anthrax FilesBud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
The Other GuysBehind Taliban Lines
The Boneyard
Iron ManWhat Doesn't Kill YouRules of EngagementAbuse of PowerYoung & Restless in China
I'm Paige WilsonEndgameMattie Fresno and the Holoflux UniverseBud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic GloryOn Our Watch
Little ChildrenFierce PeopleIs It Real?The Age of AIDSReturn of the Taliban
Commander in ChiefCommander in ChiefOur FathersThe New Asylums
American MeltdownThe Secret History of the Credit CardGolden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
Mystic RiverThreat MatrixSalt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic GloryWatergate Plus 30: Shadow of HistoryWake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
American PornThe Pink Satin Suit · DirectorAlma Mater
Law & Order: Criminal IntentDog DaysSinking the LusitaniaSydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
EdFinest Hour: The Battle of BritainSatan in the SuburbsWarriors of the French Foreign Legion
The West WingMichael Jordan: His AirnessThe Autumn HeartThe Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
A Perfect MurderThe SiegeAnatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
FloatingThe Bay of PigsAtlanta’s Olympic Glory
The Ultimate GuideWelcome to the DollhouseThe CrucibleCeltic PrideThe Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

Full Filmography

167 titles
  • The War Cabinet (2026) as Narrrator
  • The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador (2026) as Narrator (voice)
  • Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy (2026) as Narrator
  • The Electric State (2025) as Documentary Narrator (voice)
  • Battle for Tibet (2025) as Narrator
  • The Arborist (2025) as Arthur Randolph
  • The Rise of RFK Jr. (2025) as Narrator
  • Trump's Power & the Rule of Law (2025) as Narrator (voice over)
  • Aftermath (2024) as Joe Kozak
  • The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump (2024) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Children of Ukraine (2024) as Narrator
  • Crisis on Campus (2024) as Narrator
  • Democracy on Trial (2024) as Narrator
  • The Discord Leaks (2023) as Narrator
  • Putin and the Presidents (2023) as Narrator
  • Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court (2023) as narrator
  • Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza (2023) as Narrator
  • Inside the Uvalde Response (2023) as Narrator
  • The Power of Big Oil (2022) as Narrator (voice)
  • Lies, Politics and Democracy (2022) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • The Power of Big Oil (2022) as Narrator (voice)
  • Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack (2022) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Mother/Android (2021) as Captain
  • China's COVID Secrets (2021) as Self - Narrator
  • America After 9/11 (2021) as narrator
  • Taliban Takeover (2021) as Narrator
  • Boeing's Fatal Flaw (2021) as Narrator (voice)
  • Shots Fired (2021) as Narrator
  • Animaniacs (2020) as Narrator (voice)
  • America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (2020) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Christmas on Ice (2020) as Mayor Greenwood
  • United States of Conspiracy (2020) as Narrator (voice)
  • The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden (2020) as Narrator (voice)
  • Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos (2020) as Narrator
  • Battle for Hong Kong (2020) as Narrator
  • Once Upon a Time in Iraq (2020) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • UN Sex Abuse Scandal (2018) as Narrator (voice)
  • Iraq Uncovered (2017) as Narrator
  • Life on Parole (2017) as Narrator
  • Out of Gitmo (2017) as narrator
  • Divided States of America (2017) as Narrator
  • Frontline: President Trump (2017) as Narrator
  • Hunting ISIS (2017) as Narrator
  • Netanyahu at War (2016) as Self (narrator)
  • Business of Disaster (2016) as Narrator (voice)
  • Supplements and Safety (2016) as Self - Narrator
  • Saudi Arabia Uncovered (2016) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • The Choice 2016 (2016) as Narrator
  • Terror in Europe (2016) as self
  • Chasing Heroin (2016) as Narrator
  • Taliban Hunters (2015) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Outbreak (2015) as Self - Narrator
  • The Fight for Yemen (2015) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Isis in Afghanistan (2015)
  • Obama at War (2015) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Generation Like (2014) as Narrator (voice)
  • Prison State (2014) as Himself - Narrator (Voice)
  • Firestone and the Warlord (2014) as Self - Narrator
  • Losing Iraq (2014) as Narrator
  • United States of Secrets (2014) as Narrator
  • Separate and Unequal (2014) as Narrator
  • The Trouble with Antibiotics (2014) as Self - Reporter
  • United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost (2014) as Narrator
  • A Death in St. Augustine (2013) as Narrator (voice)
  • League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis (2013) as Himself - Narrator
  • Money, Power & Wall Street (2012) as Self - Narrator
  • Last Man Out (2012) as Walt Whitman (voice)
  • Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown (2012) as Narrator
  • The Suicide Plan (2012) as Narrator
  • The Anthrax Files (2011)
  • Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory (2011) as Narrator
  • The Other Guys (2010) as Frontline Narration App
  • Behind Taliban Lines (2010)
  • The Boneyard (2009) as Narrator
  • Iron Man (2008) as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
  • What Doesn't Kill You (2008) as Sully
  • Rules of Engagement (2008) as Narrator
  • Abuse of Power (2008) as Nolan Flannery
  • Young & Restless in China (2008)
  • The War Briefing (2008) as Narrator
  • I'm Paige Wilson (2007) as Ben Foxworthy
  • Endgame (2007) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe (2007) as Moe Fresno
  • Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory (2007) as Narrator
  • On Our Watch (2007) as Narrator
  • Frontline - News War (2007) as Self
  • Little Children (2006) as Narrator (voice)
  • Fierce People (2006) as Documentary Narrator (voice)
  • Is It Real? (2006) as Narrator (voice)
  • The Age of AIDS (2006) as Narrator (voice)
  • Return of the Taliban (2006) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Commander in Chief (2005) as Teddy Bridges
  • Commander in Chief (2005) as Teddy Bridges (uncredited)
  • Our Fathers (2005) as Wilson Rogers Jr.
  • The New Asylums (2005) as narrator
  • American Meltdown (2004) as Homeland Chief Utley
  • The Secret History of the Credit Card (2004) as Narrator
  • Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers (2004) as Narrator
  • Mystic River (2003) as FBI Agent Birden
  • Threat Matrix (2003) as Roger Atkins
  • Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory (2003) as Narrator
  • Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History (2003) as Narrator (voice)
  • Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific (2003) as Narrator
  • Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry (2003) as Narrator
  • Truth, War and Consequences (2003) as Narrator (voice)
  • American Porn (2002) as Narrator
  • The Pink Satin Suit (2002) Director
  • Alma Mater (2002)
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Roger Jameson
  • Dog Days (2001) as Dad
  • Sinking the Lusitania (2001) as Narrator
  • Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory (2001) as Narrator
  • Ed (2000) as Gus McGraw
  • Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain (2000) as Self - Narrator(voice)
  • Satan in the Suburbs (2000) as Narrator (voice)
  • Warriors of the French Foreign Legion (2000) as Narrator
  • The West Wing (1999) as Narrator (voice)
  • Michael Jordan: His Airness (1999) as Narrator
  • The Autumn Heart (1999) as Doctor
  • The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela (1999)
  • A Perfect Murder (1998) as Jason Gates
  • The Siege (1998) as FBI Director
  • Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' (1998) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory (1998) as Narrator
  • Floating (1997) as Van's Father
  • The Bay of Pigs (1997) as Narrator (voice)
  • Atlanta’s Olympic Glory (1997) as Narrator
  • The Ultimate Guide (1996) as Narrator
  • Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996) as Mr. Edwards
  • The Crucible (1996) as Isaiah Goodkind
  • Celtic Pride (1996) as Rich Man
  • The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex (1996) as Narrator (voice)
  • NBA at 50 (1996) as Self - Narrator
  • The Ultimate Guide: Sharks (1996) as Narrator
  • The Search for Satan (1995)
  • Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976 (1994) as Narrator (voice)
  • Norse America (1994) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory (1994) as Narrator
  • The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald (1993) as Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
  • The Arming of Saudi Arabia (1993) as Narrator
  • Columbus and the Age of Discovery (1992) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Law & Order (1990) as Victor Conner
  • Hull High (1990) as John Deerborn
  • Nixon (1990) as Narrator (voice)
  • The Simpsons (1989) as Narrator (voice)
  • Hostile Takeover (1989) as Smolen
  • Crossbow: The Movie (1989) as William Tell
  • American Experience (1988) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Crossbow (1987) as William Tell
  • The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People (1987) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Hostage in Iran (1986) as Narrator
  • Hostage in Iran (1986) Executive Producer
  • Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985) as Rev. Parris
  • Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985) as Rev. Parris
  • Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera (1985) as narrator (himself)
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Allan Wooster
  • The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2 (1984) as Narrator
  • The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1 (1984) as Narrator
  • Frontline (1983) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Vietnam: A Television History (1983) as Narrator
  • American Playhouse (1982) as Reverend Parris
  • NOVA (1974) as Narrator
  • NOVA (1974) as Narrator (voice)
  • NOVA (1974) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Another World (1964)
  • News War as Narrator
  • Yemen Under Siege as Narrator

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Will Lyman best known for?

Will Lyman is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The War Cabinet (2026), The Electric State (2025), Mother/Android (2021), Animaniacs (2020).

When and where was Will Lyman born?

Will Lyman was born on May 20, 1948 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.

How many credits does Will Lyman have?

Will Lyman has accumulated over 167 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1964 to 2026.

What is Will Lyman's background in cinema and television?

Will Lyman is an American actor born on May 20, 1948, in Burlington, Vermont, USA. Also known as William Remington Lyman and Conte, he is recognized for his polished, resonant voice. Lyman has narrated the Public Broadcasting Service series Frontline since its second season in 1984. Across his career, he has accumulate...