Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard

Acting

Born March 7, 1971 · Belleville, Illinois, USA

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 Deser…

Known for

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

Conan

Conan

2010

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Acting(94)

2027NeuromancerJohn Ashpool
TV
2026Flesh Impact
Film
2026The Bride!Jake Wiles
Film
2026DTF St. Louis'Modern Love' / Christopher Spurce
TV
2025Pet Shop Days
Film
2024September 5Roone Arledge
Film
2024Coup!Floyd Monk
Film
2024Presumed InnocentTommasino 'Tommy' Molto
TV
2023MemorySaul
Film
2022The SurvivorEmory Anderson
Film
2022The BatmanDistrict Attorney Gil Colson
Film
2021The Lost DaughterProfessor Hardy
Film
2021DopesickRick Mountcastle
TV
2021The GuiltyHenry Fisher (voice)
Film
2020Best Summer EverCamera Man
Film
2020Human CapitalQuint Manning
Film
2020HomemadeFrank
TV
2020InterrogationDavid Russell
TV
2019Mr. JonesWalter Duranty
Film
2019The Sound of SilencePeter Lucian
Film
2018The LieJay Logan
Film
2018The Looming TowerMartin Schmidt
TV
2017WormwoodFrank Olson
TV
2017Loving PabloShepard
Film
2017WormwoodFrank Olson
Film
2016JackieRobert Kennedy
Film
2016America DividedSelf
TV
2016The Magnificent SevenBartholomew Bogue
Film
2016Starring Austin PendletonSelf
Film
2015ExperimenterStanley Milgram
Film
2015Black MassBrian Halloran
Film
2015Pawn SacrificeFather Bill Lombardy
Film
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf
TV
2015LadygreySamuel
Film
2015The SlapHector
TV
2014Valley UprisingSelf - Narrator (voice)
Film
2014Night MovesHarmon
Film
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
TV
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
TV
2013LovelaceChuck Traynor
Film
2013Blue JasmineDwight
Film
2013Very Good GirlsFitzsimmons
Film
2012Robot & FrankRobot (voice)
Film
2011Green LanternHector Hammond
Film
2011The KillingRay Seward
TV
2010ConanSelf
TV
2010Knight and DayFitzgerald
Film
2010Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace PrizeAlan Troy (archive footage)
Film
2009An EducationDavid Goldman
Film
2009Mama's Little Devils: Bad Seeds and Evil ChildrenSelf
Film
2009OrphanJohn
Film
2009The Tonight Show with Conan O'BrienSelf
TV
2009In the Electric MistElrod Sykes
Film
2008ElegyKenneth Kepesh
Film
2008The Mysteries of PittsburghCleveland Arning
Film
2008Indie Sex: Teens
Film
2007RenditionAlan Smith
Film
2007Indie SexSelf
TV
2007Year of the DogNewt
Film
2007High FallsPedro
Film
2006"Jarhead" DiariesSelf
Film
2006Jarhead: BackgroundSelf
Film
2005JarheadAlan Troy
Film
2005FlightplanCarson
Film
2005The Skeleton KeyLuke Marshall
Film
2005The Dying GaulRobert Sandrich
Film
2004KinseyClyde Martin
Film
2004Garden StateMark
Film
2003Shattered GlassCharles 'Chuck' Lane
Film
2003Death of a DynastyBrendon III
Film
2002EmpireJack
Film
2002Unconditional LoveWindow Washer
Film
2002K-19: The WidowmakerVadim Radtchinko
Film
2002The Salton SeaJimmy the Finn
Film
2001The Center of the WorldRichard Longman
Film
2000HouseboundMignon
Film
2000The CellJulia Hickson's Fiancee (uncredited)
Film
1999Boys Don't CryJohn Lotter
Film
1999Desert BlueBilly Baxter
Film
1999Freak CityCal Jackson
Film
1998Another Day in ParadiseTy
Film
1998The Man in the Iron MaskRaoul
Film
1997Cracker
TV
1997Subway StoriesBoy No. 1 (segment "Underground")
Film
1996The Daily ShowSelf
TV
1995Dead Man WalkingWalter Delacroix
Film
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
TV
1990Law & OrderJosh Strand
TV
1981This Week
TV
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
TV
The Damning of a Country Merchant
Film
Zero K
Film
Road House 2
Film
ErosionChristian Andersen
Film