Peter Sarsgaard

John Peter Sarsgaard (born March 7, 1971) is an American film and stage actor. He landed his first feature role in the movie Dead Man Walking in 1995. He then appeared in the independent films Another Day in Paradise (1995) and Desert Blue (1996). In 1998, Sarsgaard received a substantial role in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), playing Raoul, the son of Athos. Sarsgaard later achieved critical recognition when he was cast in Boys Don’t Cry (1999) as John Lotter. He landed his first leading role in the 2001 film The Center of the World. The following year, he played supporting roles in Empire, The Salton Sea, and K-19: The Widowmaker.

For his portrayal of Charles Lane in Shattered Glass, Sarsgaard won the Online Film Critics Society Award in the category for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the 2004 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sarsgaard has appeared in an eclectic range of films, including the 2004 comedy Garden State, the biographical film Kinsey (2004), the drama The Dying Gaul (2005) and big-budget films such as Flightplan (2005), Jarhead (2005), and Orphan (2009).

Sarsgaard has also appeared in Off-Broadway productions including Kingdom of Earth, Laura Dennis, and Burn This. In September 2008, he made his Broadway debut as Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin in The Seagull. Sarsgaard appeared in the off-Broadway production of Uncle Vanya in January 2009. Sarsgaard has been in a relationship with actress Maggie Gyllenhaal since 2002. In 2006, the two became engaged and Gyllenhaal gave birth to their daughter, Ramona, on October 3, 2006. On May 2, 2009 Sarsgaard and Gyllenhaal were married in Italy.

Trivia:

He attended Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where he co-founded a comedy improvisation group called Mama’s Pot Roast.

Formerly dated model/actress Shalom Harlow (2001).

His baby face; his soft, strangely ominous voice; and often bizarre, unstable characters have led to him being compared to John Malkovich, who played his father in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998/I).

In Garden State (2004), Peter’s character collects Desert Storm trading cards. In Jarhead (2005), Peter’s character fights in Desert Storm.

Like Edward Norton and Broadway actress Kimmilee Bryant, he studied with legendary acting coach Terry Schreiber at the T.Schreiber Studio in New York.

Childhood hero was Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Dorsett.

Engaged to Maggie Gyllenhaal [April 2006]

Peter and his fiancée, Maggie Gyllenhaal, became the parents of a girl, named Ramona, on October 3, 2006 in New York City.

He attended the Actors’ Studio Program at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Admits to having a lifelong fear of flying.

Son-in-law of Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Foner.

Brother-in-law of Jake Gyllenhaal.

William James “Bill” Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American film, television, and stage actor.

Trivia:

When promoting Independence Day (1996) in South America, some people actually thought he was the President of the United States,

Brother teaches English at Ithaca High School in Ithaca, NY

While teaching at Montana State University one of his students was director John Dahl. Later Dahl gave him a role in his film The Last Seduction (1994).

Received an honorary doctorate of fine arts on 24 May 2008 from The University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Currently co-owns a ranch in Montana with his brother.

Lost his sense of smell after a head injury and two-day coma.

Children: Maesa (b. 1988), Jack (b. 1989), Lewis (b. 1993)

Attended the State University of New York at Oneonta in the mid-’70s, but did not graduate. However, he was guest speaker for the Oneonta graduating class of 1992.

Appeared in both Cold Feet (1989) and Bright Angel (1990) during the time he was teaching at Montana State University in Bozeman. “Bright Angel” is one of the few films in which he played a bad guy. “Cold Feet” was shot in Livingston, MT, only 30 miles or so from Bozeman, and “Bright Angel” was shot entirely in and around Billings, MT.

Is the sixth of seven children. His father was a doctor and his mother a nurse.

Willem Dafoe

 

 

 

William “Willem” Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is an American film and stage actor, and a founding member of the experimental theatre company The Wooster Group. He is best known for his roles in To Live and Die in L.A.(1985), Platoon (1986) , The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) , Shadow of the Vampire (2000), Mississippi Burning (1988), The Boondock Saints (1999), American Psycho (2000) and the Spider-Man(2002-2007) films.

Dafoe as Max Schrek in "Shadow of the Vampire"