Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard
John Peter Sarsgaard (born March 7, 1971) is an American actor. His first feature role was in Dead Man Walking in 1995. He then appeared in the 1998 independent films Another Day in Paradise and Desert Blue. That same year, Sarsgaard received a substantial role in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), playing Raoul, the ill-fated son of Athos. Sarsgaard later achieved critical recognition when he was cast in Boys Don't Cry (1999) as John Lotter. He landed his first leading role in the 2001 film The Center of the World. The following year, he played supporting roles in Empire, The Salton Sea, and K-19: The Widowmaker. For his portrayal of Charles Lane in Shattered Glass, Sarsgaard won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the 2004 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sarsgaard has appeared in an eclectic range of films, including the 2004 comedy-drama Garden State, the biographical film Kinsey (2004), the drama The Dying Gaul (2005), and big-budget films such as Flightplan (2005), Jarhead (2005), The Skeleton Key (2005), Orphan (2009), An Education (2009), Knight and Day (2010), Green Lantern (2011), Lovelace (2013), Kelly Reichardt's Night Moves (2013), Blue Jasmine (2013), Black Mass (2015), and The Magnificent Seven (2016). Sarsgaard also appeared in the American TV series The Killing (2013) as a man on death row perhaps wrongfully convicted for the brutal murder of his wife—a performance which he says included "some of the best acting I have ever done in my life." In 2021, he had a recurring role on the Hulu miniseries Dopesick. Sarsgaard has appeared in Off-Broadway productions including Kingdom of Earth, Laura Dennis, Burn This, and Uncle Vanya. In September 2008, he made his Broadway debut as Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin in The Seagull. He is married to actress Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Acted Movies
Director: Tim Fehlbaum
Writers: Moritz Binder,
Cast: Ben Chaplin, Benjamin Walker, Corey Johnson, Daniel Adeosun, Georgina Rich, John Magaro, Leonie Benesch, Marcus Rutherford, Peter Sarsgaard, Zinedine Soualem,
Director: Michel Franco
Writers: Michel Franco,
Cast: Billy Griffith, Blake Baumgartner, Davis Duffield, Elsie Fisher, Jessica Chastain, Jessica Harper, Josh Charles, Merritt Wever, Peter Sarsgaard, Ross Brodar,
Director: Barry Levinson
Writers: Justine Juel Gillmer,
Cast: Ben Foster, Billy Magnussen, Danny DeVito, Dar Zuzovsky, John Leguizamo, Laurent Papot, Paul Bates, Peter Sarsgaard, Saro Emirze, Vicky Krieps,
Director: Matt Reeves
Writers: Matt Reeves,
Cast: Andy Serkis, Barry Keoghan, Colin Farrell, Jayme Lawson, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Paul Dano, Peter Sarsgaard, Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz,
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writers: Nic Pizzolatto,
Cast: Adrian Martinez, Christina Vidal, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, David Castañeda, Eli Goree, Ethan Hawke, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Peter Sarsgaard, Riley Keough,
Director: Marc Meyers
Writers: Oren Moverman,
Cast: Aasif Mandvi, Alex Wolff, Betty Gabriel, Fred Hechinger, John Ventimiglia, Liev Schreiber, Marisa Tomei, Maya Hawke, Paul Sparks, Peter Sarsgaard,
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Writers: Andrea Chalupa,
Cast: Beata Pozniak, Celyn Jones, Fenella Woolgar, James Norton, Joseph Mawle, Kenneth Cranham, Krzysztof Pieczy?ski, Michalina Olsza?ska, Peter Sarsgaard, Vanessa Kirby,
Director: Edward Zwick
Writers: Steven Knight,
Cast: Aiden Lovekamp, Conrad Pla, Evelyne Brochu, Liev Schreiber, Lily Rabe, Michael Stuhlbarg, Peter Sarsgaard, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Sophie Nélisse, Tobey Maguire,
Director: Jeffrey Friedman
Writers: Andy Bellin,
Cast: Adam Brody, Amanda Seyfried, Bobby Cannavale, Hank Azaria, James Franco, Juno Temple, Peter Sarsgaard, Robert Patrick, Sharon Stone, Wes Bentley,
Director: Woody Allen
Writers: Woody Allen,
Cast: Alden Ehrenreich, Alec Baldwin, Andrew Dice Clay, Bobby Cannavale, Cate Blanchett, Joy Carlin, Louis C.K., Michael Stuhlbarg, Peter Sarsgaard, Sally Hawkins,
Director: Naomi Foner
Writers: Naomi Foner,
Cast: Boyd Holbrook, Clare Foley, Clark Gregg, Dakota Fanning, Demi Moore, Elizabeth Olsen, Ellen Barkin, Kiernan Shipka, Peter Sarsgaard, Richard Dreyfuss,
Director: Jake Schreier
Writers: Christopher Ford,
Cast: Bonnie Bentley, Dario Barosso, Frank Langella, James Marsden, Jeremy Sisto, Jeremy Strong, Liv Tyler, Peter Sarsgaard, Rachael Ma, Susan Sarandon,
Director: Martin Campbell
Writers: Michael Green,
Cast: Angela Bassett, Blake Lively, Geoffrey Rush, Mark Strong, Michael Clarke Duncan, Peter Sarsgaard, Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Temuera Morrison, Tim Robbins,
Director: James Mangold
Writers: Patrick O'Neill,
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Celia Weston, Falk Hentschel, Jordi Mollà, Maggie Grace, Marc Blucas, Paul Dano, Peter Sarsgaard, Tom Cruise, Viola Davis,
Director: Lone Scherfig
Writers: Nick Hornby,
Cast: Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Carey Mulligan, Dominic Cooper, Emma Thompson, James Norton, Olivia Williams, Peter Sarsgaard, Rosamund Pike, Sally Hawkins,
Director: Sam Mendes
Writers: William Broyles Jr.,
Cast: Brian Geraghty, Chris Cooper, Damion Poitier, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Jocko Sims, Laz Alonso, Lucas Black, Peter Sarsgaard, Scott MacDonald,
Director: Iain Softley
Writers: Ehren Kruger,
Cast: Ann Dalrymple, Deneen Tyler, Fahnlohnee R. Harris, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Joy Bryant, Kate Hudson, Marion Zinser, Maxine Barnett, Peter Sarsgaard,
Director: Bill Condon
Writers: Bill Condon,
Cast: Chris O'Donnell, Dylan Baker, John Lithgow, Julianne Nicholson, Laura Linney, Liam Neeson, Oliver Platt, Peter Sarsgaard, Tim Curry, Timothy Hutton,
Director: Zach Braff
Writers: Zach Braff,
Cast: Alex Burns, Armando Riesco, Ian Holm, Jackie Hoffman, Jean Smart, Method Man, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Ron Leibman, Zach Braff,
Director: Billy Ray
Writers: Billy Ray,
Cast: Chad Donella, Chloë Sevigny, Hank Azaria, Hayden Christensen, Mark Blum, Melanie Lynskey, Peter Sarsgaard, Rosario Dawson, Simone-Elise Girard, Steve Zahn,
Director: Franc. Reyes
Writers: Franc. Reyes,
Cast: Delilah Cotto, Denise Richards, Fat Joe, Isabella Rossellini, John Leguizamo, Nestor Serrano, Peter Sarsgaard, Rafael Báez, Treach, Vincent Laresca,
Director: P.J. Hogan
Writers: Jocelyn Moorhouse,
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Jonathan Pryce, Kathy Bates, Lynn Redgrave, Meredith Eaton, Pat Finn, Peter Sarsgaard, Richard Briers, Rupert Everett, Stephanie Beacham,
Director: D.J. Caruso
Writers: Tony Gayton,
Cast: Adam Goldberg, Anthony LaPaglia, Chandra West, Deborah Kara Unger, Doug Hutchison, Glenn Plummer, Luis Guzmán, Peter Sarsgaard, Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio,
Director: Wayne Wang
Writers: Ellen Benjamin Wong,
Cast: Alisha Klass, Carla Gugino, Jason McCabe, Karry Brown, Lisa Newlan, Mel Gorham, Molly Parker, Peter Sarsgaard, Shane Edelman, Travis Miljan,