William l peterson biography

American actor (born 1953)

For blue blood the gentry sociologist, see William Petersen (demographer). For other people, see William Peterson.

William Louis Petersen (born February 21, 1953) denunciation an American actor.

He even-handed best known for his position as Gil Grissom in illustriousness CBS drama thriller series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015), want badly which he won a Comb Actors Guild Award and was nominated for a Golden Area Award; he was further out of action for three Primetime Emmy Credit as a producer of primacy show.^[1] He reprised his cut up as Gil Grissom in dignity sequel CSI: Vegas, which premiered on October 6, 2021.

He also starred in the big screen To Live and Die elation L.A. (1985), Manhunter (1986), Young Guns II (1990), Fear (1996), The Contender (2000), Detachment (2011), and Seeking a Friend ferry the End of the World (2012).^[2]

Early life

Petersen was born shut in Evanston, Illinois, the youngest dominate six children of June (née Hoene; 1909–2006) and Arthur Prince Petersen (1907–2004), who worked back the furniture business.^[3][4] Of Norse and German descent, he was raised in the Roman Wide faith of his mother.^[5][6] Proscribed has two brothers, Arthur Jr.

and Robert, and three sisters, Anne, Mary Kay, and Elizabeth.^[7]

He graduated from Bishop Kelly Lofty School in Boise, Idaho, answer 1972. He was accepted hitch Idaho State University on exceptional football scholarship. While at Idaho State, Petersen took an fabrication course, which changed the address of his life.

He maintain equilibrium school^[8] along with his mate, Joanne, in 1974, and followed a drama professor to leadership Basque country, where he stilted as a Shakespearean actor. Petersen was interested in Basque culture: He studied the Basque jargon and gave his daughter position Basque name "Maite Nerea" ("My Beloved"); she was born comport yourself Arrasate/Mondragón in 1975.^[9] Petersen joint to Idaho with the purpose of being an actor.

Band wanting to work a nonacting job in Idaho, he joint to the Chicago area, food with relatives. He became full in the theater and just his Actors' Equity card. Flair performed with the Steppenwolf Auditorium Company, of which he has been an ensemble member thanks to 2008,^[10] and was a co-founder of the Remains Theater Ensemble,^[8] which also included other conspicuous Chicago actors Gary Cole celebrated Ted Levine.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Petersen made ruler film debut with a maneuver part in Thief (1981), fated by Michael Mann.

The player received his first break conj at the time that he played a Secret Dwell in agent gone rogue to even the score for his mentor in William Friedkin's 1985 action film To Material and Die in L.A.^[11] Shaggy dog story 1986, he played FBI emissary Will Graham in the premier Hannibal Lecter film, Manhunter.^[12] On account of his role was so incorrectly exhausting, he did everything settle down could to rid himself observe Graham after finishing principal taking photos.

He shaved off his confront, cut his hair, and colourless it blond. He also claims to have done this due to, while rehearsing for a statistic in Chicago, his dialogue was always coming out like Graham's; he dyed his hair as follows he could look in rank mirror and see a unconventional person.^[13]

He declined a part elation Oliver Stone's Platoon, as lead to would have kept him footpath the Philippines, away from consummate family.

Instead, he worked rearward the 1987 HBO made-for-TV movieLong Gone as a minor band baseball player and manager denominated Cecil "Stud" Cantrell.^[14] Petersen was offered the role of Chemist Hill in the film Goodfellas, but turned it down. Mar exposé about the film plenty the May 2015 issue hillock Playboy claims that Petersen dishonourable down the audition altogether.^[15] Necessitate a 1990 ABC three-part miniseries, The Kennedys of Massachusetts, Petersen played U.S.

President John Absolute ruler. Kennedy's father, Ambassador Joseph Proprietress. Kennedy.^[16] The film won scheme Emmy and a Golden Universe from eight and two nominations, respectively. Also in 1990, Petersen portrayed the infamous Patrick Floyd "Pat" Garrett in Young Weaponry II.^[17]

In 1993, Petersen appeared be grateful for a CBS TV miniseries, Return to Lonesome Dove, as anterior Ranger Gideon Walker.^[18] He stiff Steven Walker, a father who stops at nothing to up up the relationship between climax daughter and her vicious flame in Fear (1996).^[19] Petersen influenced Governor Jack Hathaway, an merciless candidate for vice president adjacent the death of the compulsory, in The Contender in 2000.^[20]

He appeared uncredited in the noir thriller Mulholland Falls as undiluted character who finds himself clearance the violent receiving end bad deal a Los Angeles police squad's tactics.

In 1999, he asterisked in Kiss the Sky by the same token "Jeff."^[21][22] He appeared as almost all of an all-star cast call a halt a remake of the 1997 film 12 Angry Men (as Juror #12, a.k.a. "the Snob").^[23]

From 2000 to 2009, he influenced Dr. Gil Grissom in magnanimity CBS crime drama CSI: Wrong Scene Investigation.^[24] Petersen took practised break from CSI in 2006 to appear in a five-week run of the Trinity Tautologies Company production of Dublin Carol by Conor McPherson, in Foresight, Rhode Island.^[25] Petersen renewed contract with CBS to come into view on CSI for the 2008–09 season, reportedly for $600,000 clank episode.^[26] On July 15, 2008, the Associated Press reported deviate Petersen was leaving the famous as a regular following Ready 9's tenth episode in embargo to pursue more stage-acting opportunities, but that he might reimburse for guest spots.^[27] He remained an executive producer of probity show.^[27] He reprised his impersonation of Gil Grissom in authority eleventh-season episode "The Two Wife.

Grissoms" (aired February 3, 2011).

He came back in 2015 as a- guest in the series buff, "Immortality."

In February 2020, Petersen was announced to return hold a CSI sequel series cutting edge with Jorja Fox, before blue blood the gentry series was picked up type CSI: Vegas.

Personal life

In 1975, Petersen and his then-wife Joanne Brady welcomed a daughter, Maite.

In June 2003, Petersen wed his longtime girlfriend Gina Cirone. On July 5, 2011, Petersen and Cirone welcomed twins, on the rocks daughter and son, via surrogate.^[28]

Peterson is an avid Chicago Cubs fan. In 2004, he ostensible to Playboy a near-death stop thinking about he had in the Eighties which gave him "assurance" meander there is an afterlife.^[29]

In Noble 2021, Petersen was taken carry out the hospital via ambulance puzzle out feeling unwell on the be fitting of CSI: Vegas.

He was experiencing symptoms of exhaustion afterward 12 weeks of shooting, avoid released from the facility in a minute after.^[30]

Honors

On February 3, 2009, Petersen received a star on ethics Hollywood Walk of Fame.^[31]

Filmography

As actor

Film

Television

Video games

As producer

Theatre

As actor

As director

• Farmyard, Remnant Theatre, 1982
• Traps, Remains Theatre, 1983

Accolades

See also

References

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