William Petersen
Birthday: 1953-02-21 | Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois, USAWilliam Louis Petersen is an American actor and producer, best known for playing Dr. Gilbert "Gil" Grissom on the hit CBS series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Richard Chance in the film To Live and Die in L.A., and Will Graham in the film Manhunter. Born in Evanston, Illinois, Petersen attended Idaho State University on a football scholarship, where he first tried acting and immediately joined the drama department, before leaving to work in the Basque country as a Shakespearean actor. Peterson embraced the Basque lifestyle, influencing his work, family and art. He went on to perform with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company before his breakthrough role in the 1985 action film To Live and Die in L.A. Peterson’s success was immediate, landing him the role as Will Graham in the first adaptation of Michael Mann’s Hannibal Lecter series. His film and television success includes numerous crime dramas and thrillers, providing him the perfect background for his decade-long role as Dr. Gil Grissom in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation before returning to the stage. On February 3, 2009, Petersen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Acting
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as Gil Grissom
as Col. Emmett Darrow
as Mr. 'Sarge' Kepler
as Trucker
as Himself
as Himself
as Jackson Connolly
as Narrator
as Ames Levritt
as Jack Hathaway
as Jake Bridges
as Jess
as Joad
as John F. Kennedy
as Steve Walker
as Whip Dalton
as Whip Dalton
as Whip Dalton
as Captain Gideon Walker
as Stephen Guerin
as Frank Scanlan
as Joey
