1. Joan Allen
  2. Kevin Anderson
  3. Alana Arenas
  4. Randall Arney
  5. Kate Arrington
  6. Ian Barford
  7. Robert Breuler
  8. Gary Cole
  9. Kathryn Erbe
  10. K. Todd Freeman
  11. Frank Galati
  12. Francis Guinan
  13. Moira Harris
  14. Jon Michael Hill
  15. Tim Hopper
  16. Tom Irwin
  17. Ora Jones
  18. Terry Kinney
  19. Tina Landau
  20. Martha Lavey
  21. Tracy Letts
  22. John Mahoney
  23. John Malkovich
  24. Mariann Mayberry
  25. Tarell Alvin McCraney
  26. James Vincent Meredith
  27. Laurie Metcalf
  28. Amy Morton
  29. Sally Murphy
  30. Austin Pendleton
  31. Jeff Perry
  32. William Petersen
  33. Yasen Peyankov
  34. Martha Plimpton
  35. Rondi Reed
  36. Molly Regan
  37. Anna D. Shapiro
  38. Eric Simonson
  39. Gary Sinise
  40. Lois Smith
  41. Rick Snyder
  42. Jim True-Frost
  43. Alan Wilder

Member Profiles

William Petersen

Biography

William Petersen first appeared at Steppenwolf in the seminal production of Balm in Gilead in 1980 and has since appeared in Fool for Love and Dublin Carol. In 1979, Petersen founded the Remains Theater Ensemble in Chicago with a group of fellow actors, including current Steppenwolf ensemble members Gary Cole and Amy Morton. In 1983, he starred as Jack Henry Abbott in In the Belly of the Beast which he performed at the Wisdom Bridge Theater in Chicago, at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland and at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. In 1996, Petersen made his Broadway debut in a revival of Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the Iguana. He serves as executive producer on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and was nominated in 2004 for a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of Gil Grissom, the lead investigator.

Watch & Listen

  1. Fool for Love

    Fool for Love

  2. Dublin Carol in Rehearsal

    Dublin Carol in Rehearsal

  3. Dublin Carol in Production

    Dublin Carol in Production

  4. Endgame in Rehearsal

    Endgame in Rehearsal

  5. Endgame in Production

    Endgame in Production

  6. A Select Scene from Endgame: Scene 2

    A Select Scene from Endgame: Scene 2

  7. A Select Scene from Endgame: Scene 1

    A Select Scene from Endgame: Scene 1

  8. Finding the Humor in Endgame

    Finding the Humor in Endgame

Credits & Awards


Film

To Live and Die in L.A., Manhunter, Cousins, Young Guns II, Fear, The Contender, Haven, Hard Promises, Keep The Change, em>Haven, Long Gone, The Rat Pack, The Kennedys of Massachusetts, The Beast

Theatre

Broadway: The Night of the Iguana Regional: In the Belly of the Beast (Wisdom Bridge); Dublin Carol (Trinity Rep); A Streetcar Named Desire; The Time of Your Life, Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed the Plow (Goodman)

Television

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS); Without A Trace (USA)

Awards

Golden Globe Nomination (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)

Upcoming

Past Performances

Frequent Collaborators

Hover on an ensemble member to view their collaborations with William Petersen.

  1. Randall Arneytest
  2. Francis Guinantest

Commentary

Podcasts featuring William Petersen

Articles featuring William Petersen