William Petersen

William Petersen
Birth name	William Louis Petersen
Born	February 21, 1953 in Evanston, Illinois, USA
Sometimes credited as	William L. Petersen
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards	star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
CSI	Gilbert Grissom	2000–2009	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
The Twilight Zone	Edward Sayers	1x21A - Need to Know	March 21, 1986
Fallen Angels	George	2x04 - Good Housekeeping	October 29, 1995
Without a Trace	Gilbert "Gil" Grissom	6x06 - Where & Why (2)	November 8, 2007

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Long Gone	Cecil "Stud" Cantrell	May 2, 1987
Keep the Change	Joe Starling	June 9, 1992
Present Tense, Past Perfect	Jack	1995
The Beast	Whip Dalton	April 28, 1996
12 Angry Men	Juror #12	August 17, 1997
The Staircase	Joad	April 12, 1998
The Rat Pack	John F. Kennedy	August 22, 1998
Haven	Jackson Connolly	February 11, 2001
54th Primetime Emmy Awards	Himself	September 22, 2002	Primetime Emmy Awards
55th Primetime Emmy Awards	Himself	September 21, 2003	Primetime Emmy Awards
The GQ Men of the Year Awards	Himself	October 21, 2003
CBS at 75	Himself	November 2, 2003
58th Primetime Emmy Awards	Himself	August 27, 2006	Primetime Emmy Awards

Talk Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The Rosie O'Donnell Show		September 28, 2000
Larry King Live		May 18, 2002
Entertainment Tonight		October 5, 2006
Entertainment Tonight		May 24, 2007
Entertainment Tonight		July 5, 2007
Entertainment Tonight		September 27, 2007

Notable Film Roles

Film	Role	Released
Manhunter	Will Graham	1986

Producer

Series Produced

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
CSI	2000 –2002	Producer	1	2
	2002 –2004	Co-Executive Producer			3	4
	2004 –2015	Executive Producer					5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
CSI: Vegas	2021 –	Executive Producer	1	2

Awards and Accolades

Golden Globe Awards

• Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama (2004)

CSI