
Peter Sarsgaard
Biography
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.…
Filmography

This Week
1981 · 9.0

Dopesick
2021 · 8.0

Presumed Innocent
2024 · 7.8

The Killing
2011 · 7.8

The Batman
2022 · 7.7

Boys Don't Cry
1999 · 7.4

The Looming Tower
2018 · 7.4

Dead Man Walking
1995 · 7.3

Law & Order
1990 · 7.3

Cracker
1997 · 7.2

Garden State
2004 · 7.1

DTF St. Louis
2026 · 7.0

September 5
2024 · 7.0

Blue Jasmine
2013 · 7.0

Memory
2023 · 7.0

Orphan
2009 · 7.0

Shattered Glass
2003 · 7.0

An Education
2009 · 6.9

Interrogation
2020 · 6.9

Robot & Frank
2012 · 6.9

Wormwood
2017 · 6.9

Saturday Night Live
1975 · 6.9

The Survivor
2022 · 6.8

The Man in the Iron Mask
1998 · 6.7

Pawn Sacrifice
2015 · 6.7

Mr. Jones
2019 · 6.7

Best Summer Ever
2020 · 6.7

Jarhead
2005 · 6.7

The Skeleton Key
2005 · 6.6

The Salton Sea
2002 · 6.6

Kinsey
2004 · 6.6

K-19: The Widowmaker
2002 · 6.6

Black Mass
2015 · 6.5

The Magnificent Seven
2016 · 6.5

Experimenter
2015 · 6.5

Jackie
2016 · 6.5

The Lost Daughter
2021 · 6.4

Flightplan
2005 · 6.4

Rendition
2007 · 6.4

Coup!
2024 · 6.4

The Guilty
2021 · 6.4

Death of a Dynasty
2003 · 6.4

The Lie
2018 · 6.4

Elegy
2008 · 6.3

Loving Pablo
2017 · 6.3

The Cell
2000 · 6.3

Knight and Day
2010 · 6.2

Another Day in Paradise
1998 · 6.2

Empire
2002 · 6.2

Wormwood
2017 · 6.1

In the Electric Mist
2009 · 6.1

The Bride!
2026 · 6.1

Lovelace
2013 · 6.0

Unconditional Love
2002 · 6.0

The Dying Gaul
2005 · 6.0

The Slap
2015 · 5.9

Night Moves
2014 · 5.9

The Sound of Silence
2019 · 5.9

Pet Shop Days
2025 · 5.8

Very Good Girls
2013 · 5.8

Human Capital
2020 · 5.7

Desert Blue
1999 · 5.7

Freak City
1999 · 5.7

Subway Stories
1997 · 5.6

Homemade
2020 · 5.5

Year of the Dog
2007 · 5.5

Green Lantern
2011 · 5.2

The Center of the World
2001 · 5.2

Flesh Impact
2026 · 4.9

Housebound
2000 · 4.9

Ladygrey
2015 · 4.4

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
2008 · 4.2

Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
2010 · 3.8

Indie Sex: Teens
2008 · 3.7

Neuromancer
2027 · 0.0
Zero K
— · 0.0
Laird
— · 0.0
Erosion
— · 0.0
Road House 2
— · 0.0

The Damning of a Country Merchant
— · 0.0

High Falls
2007 · 0.0