Peter Sarsgaard

**John Peter Sarsgaard**, widely known as **Peter Sarsgaard**, is an American actor, who has established a reputation in the film industry for his atypical and often villainous roles. Born on March 7, 1971, in St. Clair County, Illinois, Sarsgaard pursued his love for acting at the Actors Studio before making his film debut in _Dead Man Walking_ (1995). His performances in movies like _The Man in the Iron Mask_ (1998), _Boys Don't Cry_ (1999), and _The Center of the World_ (2001) brought him recognition and appreciation. His portrayal of Charles Lane in _Shattered Glass_ (2003) earned him a Golden Globe nomination, and he bagged the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his role as a man with dementia in _Memory_ (2023). Over the years, Sarsgaard has acted in popular films like _Garden State_, _Kinsey_, _Jarhead_, _Flightplan_, _Elegy_, _An Education_, _Orphan_, _Lovelace_, _Blue Jasmine_, _Black Mass_, _Jackie_, and _The Lost Daughter_. High-profile projects like _Knight and Day_, _Green Lantern_, _The Magnificent Seven_, and _The Batman_ have also featured Sarsgaard. His television roles include series like _The Killing_, _The Looming Tower_, and _Dopesick_. The latter performance earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Sarsgaard took his first Broadway bow in the revival of Anton Chekov's _The Seagull_ (2008), depicting Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin. He is married to fellow actress Maggie Gyllenhaal with whom he has two children.