Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard

Acting

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…

Filmography

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The Bride! ★ 6.2 The Bride! 2026 DTF St. Louis ★ 6.8 DTF St. Louis 2026 Pet Shop Days ★ 5.2 Pet Shop Days 2025 September 5 ★ 7.0 September 5 2024 Coup! ★ 6.5 Coup! 2024 Presumed Innocent ★ 7.9 Presumed Innocent 2024 Memory ★ 7.0 Memory 2023 The Survivor ★ 6.8 The Survivor 2022 The Batman ★ 7.7 The Batman 2022 The Lost Daughter ★ 6.5 The Lost Daughter 2021 Dopesick ★ 8.0 Dopesick 2021 The Guilty ★ 6.4 The Guilty 2021 Best Summer Ever ★ 6.7 Best Summer Ever 2020 Human Capital ★ 5.6 Human Capital 2020 Homemade ★ 5.5 Homemade 2020 Interrogation ★ 6.8 Interrogation 2020 Mr. Jones ★ 6.7 Mr. Jones 2019 The Sound of Silence ★ 5.8 The Sound of Silence 2019 The Lie ★ 6.4 The Lie 2018 The Looming Tower ★ 7.3 The Looming Tower 2018 Wormwood ★ 6.2 Wormwood 2017 Loving Pablo ★ 6.3 Loving Pablo 2017 Wormwood ★ 6.9 Wormwood 2017 Jackie ★ 6.5 Jackie 2016 America Divided ★ 6.0 America Divided 2016 The Magnificent Seven ★ 6.5 The Magnificent Seven 2016 Starring Austin Pendleton ★ 6.7 Starring Austin Pendleton 2016 Experimenter ★ 6.5 Experimenter 2015 Black Mass ★ 6.5 Black Mass 2015 Pawn Sacrifice ★ 6.7 Pawn Sacrifice 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ★ 6.1 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015 Ladygrey ★ 4.4 Ladygrey 2015 The Slap ★ 5.9 The Slap 2015 Valley Uprising ★ 7.7 Valley Uprising 2014 Night Moves ★ 5.9 Night Moves 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ★ 5.2 Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ★ 5.8 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014 Lovelace ★ 6.0 Lovelace 2013 Blue Jasmine ★ 7.0 Blue Jasmine 2013 Very Good Girls ★ 5.8 Very Good Girls 2013 Robot & Frank ★ 6.9 Robot & Frank 2012 Green Lantern ★ 5.2 Green Lantern 2011 The Killing ★ 7.8 The Killing 2011 Conan ★ 7.2 Conan 2010 Knight and Day ★ 6.2 Knight and Day 2010 Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize ★ 3.8 Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2010 An Education ★ 6.9 An Education 2009 Mama's Little Devils: Bad Seeds and Evil Children Mama's Little Devils: Bad Seeds and Evil Children 2009 Orphan ★ 7.0 Orphan 2009 The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien ★ 7.1 The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien 2009 In the Electric Mist ★ 6.1 In the Electric Mist 2009 Elegy ★ 6.3 Elegy 2008 The Mysteries of Pittsburgh ★ 4.2 The Mysteries of Pittsburgh 2008 Indie Sex: Teens ★ 3.5 Indie Sex: Teens 2008 Rendition ★ 6.4 Rendition 2007 Indie Sex ★ 5.2 Indie Sex 2007 Year of the Dog ★ 5.5 Year of the Dog 2007 High Falls High Falls 2007 "Jarhead" Diaries "Jarhead" Diaries 2006 Jarhead: Background Jarhead: Background 2006 Jarhead ★ 6.7 Jarhead 2005 Flightplan ★ 6.4 Flightplan 2005 The Skeleton Key ★ 6.6 The Skeleton Key 2005 The Dying Gaul ★ 6.0 The Dying Gaul 2005 Kinsey ★ 6.6 Kinsey 2004 Garden State ★ 7.1 Garden State 2004 Shattered Glass ★ 7.0 Shattered Glass 2003 Death of a Dynasty ★ 6.1 Death of a Dynasty 2003 Empire ★ 6.1 Empire 2002 Unconditional Love ★ 6.0 Unconditional Love 2002 K-19: The Widowmaker ★ 6.6 K-19: The Widowmaker 2002 The Salton Sea ★ 6.6 The Salton Sea 2002 The Center of the World ★ 5.2 The Center of the World 2001 Housebound ★ 4.9 Housebound 2000 The Cell ★ 6.3 The Cell 2000 Boys Don't Cry ★ 7.4 Boys Don't Cry 1999 Desert Blue ★ 5.8 Desert Blue 1999 Freak City ★ 5.7 Freak City 1999 Another Day in Paradise ★ 6.2 Another Day in Paradise 1998 The Man in the Iron Mask ★ 6.7 The Man in the Iron Mask 1998