William Petersen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

William Petersen

American actor

Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1953

Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois, United States

Profession: actor, stage actor, film producer, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

William Louis Petersen (born February 21, 1953) is an American actor and producer.
He is best known for his role as Gil Grissom in the CBS drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award; he was further nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards as a producer of the show.
He also starred in the films To Live and Die in L.A.
(1985), Manhunter (1986), Young Guns II (1990), Fear (1996), The Contender (2000), Detachment (2011), and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012).