William Petersen
William Petersen
William Louis Petersenis an American actor and producer best known for playing Dr. Gilbert "Gil" Grissom in the CBS series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He also starred in films, such as To Live and Die in L.A. and Fear...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth21 February 1953
CityEvanston, IL
CountryUnited States of America
jobs moving awards
I've never been in this business for the recognition or the awards. I just want to do good work, grab a decent paycheck, and move onto the next job.
character people likes
Grissom is a character who doesn't really want people poking around in his life. He likes to poke around in his work.
thinking missing way
I won't miss Grissom. It was a complete life for me that's reached its end, and it's reached it in the right way, I think. So I won't miss Grissom. And I hope that the audience won't miss him either.
actors saws bitter
I know a lot of actors who've just gotten bitter because they did something and then nobody ever saw it or whatever.
first-love firsts chicago
Theater in Chicago will always be my first love.
stars thinking roles
Corporate Hollywood thinks I'm a geek to go back and do theater. They don't understand why I don't want to be a movie star, why I'm not pursuing Mel Gibson's roles.
odds law rebel
Sure, I always chose rebels to identify with - I still do - but to me a rebel isn't so much someone who breaks the law as someone who goes against the odds.