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