• John Peter Sarsgaard
  • Belleville, Illinois, USA
  • March 7, 1971

Peter Sarsgaard is an American film and stage actor, best known for his role in the 2004 comedy-drama Garden State. He landed his first feature role in the movie 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. He played supporting roles in Empire, The Salton Sea, and K-19: The Widowmaker. Sarsgaard has appeared in an eclectic range of films, including the 2004 comedy-drama Garden State, the biographical film Kinsey (2004), the drama The Dying Gaul (2005) and big-budget films such as Flightplan (2005), Jarhead (2005), Orphan (2009), Knight and Day (2010), and the superhero film Green Lantern (2011). Sarsgaard also appeared in the U.S. TV series The Killing (2013).

Flightplan (2005) - Psyhological Thrillers
Orphan (2009) - Psyhological Thrillers