Peter Sarsgaard
Biography
Peter Sarsgaard is an American actor who was born at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. He trained at the Actors Studio and made his film debut in Dead Man Walking (1995). He first drew attention for The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), Boys Don't Cry (1999), and The Center of the World (2001), and earned a Golden Globe nomination for his role in Shattered Glass (2003). His film work includes Garden State (2004), Kinsey (2004), Jarhead (2005), Flightplan (2005), An Education (2009), Orphan (2009), Blue Jasmine (2013), Black Mass (2015), Jackie (2016), The Lost Daughter (2021), and The Batman (2022). On television, he appeared in The Killing (2013), The Looming Tower (2018), Dopesick (2021), and Presumed Innocent (2024), receiving Emmy nominations for Dopesick and Presumed Innocent. He made his Broadway debut in The Seagull (2008). He received the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance in Memory (2023).
55years old
Turns 56 on March 7in 144 days
- Born Scott Air Force Base
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- John Peter Sarsgaard (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 48
- Career span
- 28 years1998 to 2026
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First role
Sarsgaard's first stage role came in 1995, when he appeared in the Off-Broadway production of Horton Foote's Laura Dennis. James Houghton directed the play.
Early training
Sarsgaard trained at the Actors Studio while at Washington University in St. Louis, where he began performing in plays and his first role was the servant Laurent in Moliere's Tartuffe.
A role that slipped away
In October 2002, Sarsgaard returned to the stage in a New York production of Lanford Wilson's Burn This, taking over the role from Edward Norton.
Peter Sarsgaard movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Antoine Fuqua directed two of these films, Maggie Gyllenhaal two. Jake Gyllenhaal appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jake Gyllenhaal's page
John Leguizamo's page
Vincent D'Onofrio's page
Chloë Sevigny's page
Paul Dano's page
Liam Neeson's page
All films by Antoine Fuqua
All films by Maggie Gyllenhaal
Also two films together33 more actors
- John HurtJackie (2016) and The Skeleton Key (2005)
- Ethan HawkeThe Guilty (2021) and The Magnificent Seven (2016)
- Bobby CannavaleBlue Jasmine (2013) and Lovelace (2013)
- Liev SchreiberHuman Capital (2020) and Pawn Sacrifice (2015)
- Dennis HaysbertExperimenter (2015) and Jarhead (2005)
- Dylan BakerKinsey (2004) and The Cell (2000)
- Patricia ClarksonElegy (2008) and The Dying Gaul (2005)
- Penélope CruzThe Bride! (2026) and Elegy (2008)
- Natalie PortmanJackie (2016) and Garden State (2004)
- Pruitt Taylor VinceIn the Electric Mist (2009) and The Cell (2000)
- Hank AzariaLovelace (2013) and Shattered Glass (2003)
- James GammonIn the Electric Mist (2009) and The Cell (2000)
- Dakota FanningNight Moves (2014) and Very Good Girls (2013)
- Juno TempleBlack Mass (2015) and Lovelace (2013)
- Bill CampBlack Mass (2015) and The Dying Gaul (2005)
- Kate HudsonThe Skeleton Key (2005) and Desert Blue (1999)
- Sally HawkinsBlue Jasmine (2013) and An Education (2009)
- John KrasinskiJarhead (2005) and Kinsey (2004)
- John MagaroThe Bride! (2026) and September 5 (2024)
- Billy MagnussenCoup! (2024) and The Survivor (2022)
- Dakota JohnsonThe Lost Daughter (2021) and Black Mass (2015)
- Corey JohnsonSeptember 5 (2024) and Jackie (2016)
- David HarbourBlack Mass (2015) and Kinsey (2004)
- Michael StuhlbargPawn Sacrifice (2015) and Blue Jasmine (2013)
- Brendan Sexton IIIBoys Don't Cry (1999) and Desert Blue (1999)
- Katherine WaterstonNight Moves (2014) and Robot & Frank (2012)
- Matt BomerThe Magnificent Seven (2016) and Flightplan (2005)
- Dagmara DominczykThe Lost Daughter (2021) and Kinsey (2004)
- Julianne NicholsonBlack Mass (2015) and Kinsey (2004)
- James NortonMr. Jones (2019) and An Education (2009)
- Jessie BuckleyThe Bride! (2026) and The Lost Daughter (2021)
- Cas AnvarThe Lie (2018) and Shattered Glass (2003)
- Forrest LandisFlightplan (2005) and The Skeleton Key (2005)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Peter Sarsgaard's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.7 billion
35 of the 48 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 48 films: 35 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 5 figure not found.
- 35Worldwide figure
- 7US gross only
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 5Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 76% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$773M29.0% of the total
- 2$262M9.8% of the total
- 3$223M8.4% of the total
- 4$220M8.3% of the total
- 5$183M6.9% of the total
- 6$162M6.1% of the total
- 7$104M3.9% of the total
- 8$100M3.8% of the total
$633 millionfrom the other 27 films with a worldwide figure, 24% of the total
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| 2023 | Volpi Cup for Best Actor | Memory | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.