William L. Petersen

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Summary

William Petersen is an actor and producer best known for playing Gil Grissom on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and for starring in the crime films To Live and Die in L.A. and Manhunter. A longtime Chicago stage actor, he helped found the Remains Theater Ensemble and has remained active in theater. His best-known screen work centers on crime investigation, forensic evidence, and the psychology of offenders. No public statements on identity politics, DEI, or activism, or advocacy affiliations on those topics, are on record.