
Peter Sarsgaard
Born
1971-03-07
Place of birth
Belleville, Illinois, USA
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-...
Known for

The Batman
District Attorney Gil Colson

Green Lantern
Hector Hammond

The Magnificent Seven
Bartholomew Bogue

Orphan
John

Knight and Day
Fitzgerald

The Man in the Iron Mask
Raoul

Blue Jasmine
Dwight

Black Mass
Brian Halloran

Jarhead
Alan Troy

The Guilty
Henry Fisher (voice)

Flightplan
Carson

Jackie
Robert Kennedy

The Skeleton Key
Luke Marshall

Garden State
Mark

The Cell
Julia Hickson's Fiancee (uncredited)