Peter Sarsgaard
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Batman (2022)
as District Attorney Gil Colson
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
as Bartholomew Bogue
The Bride! (2026)
as Jake Wiles
Green Lantern (2011)
as Hector Hammond
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
as Raoul
Orphan (2009)
as John
Knight and Day (2010)
as Fitzgerald
Black Mass (2015)
as Brian Halloran
Jarhead (2005)
as Alan Troy
The Guilty (2021)
as Henry Fisher (voice)
The Cell (2000)
as Julia Hickson's Fiancee (uncredited)
Flightplan (2005)
as Carson
The Skeleton Key (2005)
as Luke Marshall
Lovelace (2013)
as Chuck Traynor
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
as Vadim Radtchinko
The Lost Daughter (2021)
as Professor Hardy
Loving Pablo (2017)
as Shepard
Mr. Jones (2019)
as Walter Duranty
The Survivor (2022)
as Emory Anderson
Blue Jasmine (2013)
as Dwight
Dead Man Walking (1995)
as Walter Delacroix
September 5 (2024)
as Roone Arledge
Rendition (2007)
as Alan Smith
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
as John Lotter
Jackie (2016)
as Robert Kennedy
Pawn Sacrifice (2015)
as Father Bill Lombardy
Shattered Glass (2003)
as Charles 'Chuck' Lane
In the Electric Mist (2009)
as Elrod Sykes
Robot & Frank (2012)
as Robot (voice)
Experimenter (2015)
as Stanley Milgram
The Salton Sea (2002)
as Jimmy the Finn
The Lie (2018)
as Jay Logan
Memory (2023)
as Saul
Elegy (2008)
as Kenneth Kepesh
Night Moves (2014)
as Harmon
Human Capital (2020)
as Quint Manning
Kinsey (2004)
as Clyde Martin
An Education (2009)
as David Goldman
Garden State (2004)
as Mark
Very Good Girls (2013)
as Fitzsimmons
The Center of the World (2001)
as Richard Longman
Empire (2002)
as Jack
"Jarhead" Diaries (2006)
as Self
Pet Shop Days (2025)
Actor
Unconditional Love (2002)
as Window Washer
The Dying Gaul (2005)
as Robert Sandrich
The Sound of Silence (2019)
as Peter Lucian
Another Day in Paradise (1998)
as Ty
Coup! (2024)
as Floyd Monk
Erosion (—)
as Christian Andersen
Death of a Dynasty (2003)
as Brendon III
Year of the Dog (2007)
as Newt
Indie Sex: Teens (2008)
Actor
Flesh Impact (2026)
Actor
Subway Stories (1997)
as Boy No. 1 (segment "Underground")
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008)
as Cleveland Arning
Road House 2 (—)
Actor
Desert Blue (1999)
as Billy Baxter
Zero K (—)
Actor
Ladygrey (2015)
as Samuel
Freak City (1999)
as Cal Jackson
Valley Uprising (2014)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Wormwood (2017)
as Frank Olson
Starring Austin Pendleton (2016)
as Self
Jarhead: Background (2006)
as Self
Mama's Little Devils: Bad Seeds and Evil Children (2009)
as Self
High Falls (2007)
as Pedro
Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (2010)
as Alan Troy (archive footage)
Best Summer Ever (2020)
as Camera Man
Housebound (2000)
as Mignon
The Damning of a Country Merchant (—)
Actor