1999
Boys Don’t Cry
An early film credit.
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SARSGAARD
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An American actor drawn to complex screen characters
Peter Sarsgaard is an American actor whose films include Shattered Glass, Memory and The Batman, where he plays district attorney Gil Colson.
Illinois, USA
From supporting roles to Venice recognition
Peter Sarsgaard is an American actor whose work spans film, television and theatre. His early screen credits include Boys Don’t Cry, followed by roles across independent and studio films.
In Shattered Glass he played editor Charles Lane and received a Golden Globe nomination for supporting actor. The film follows the exposure of fabricated reporting at a magazine.
Sarsgaard played Gotham district attorney Gil Colson in Matt Reeves’s The Batman. In Michel Franco’s Memory, he played Saul; the performance earned him the Volpi Cup for best actor at the 2023 Venice Film Festival.
The films below are those available in the FLM.RED catalogue rather than his complete filmography.
Selected career moments
2003
Shattered Glass
Played editor Charles Lane.
2022
The Batman
Played district attorney Gil Colson.
2023
Memory
Won the Volpi Cup for best actor.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.