
Peter Sarsgaard
Explore the best Peter Sarsgaard movies ranked by Movie Rankings users. The current highest-ranked actor credit here is The Batman. Browse 2 ranked credits, plus biography and full filmography.
John Peter Sarsgaard (born March 7, 1971) is an American actor. His first feature role was in Dead Man Walking in 1995. He then appeared in the 1998 independent films Another Day in Paradise and Desert Blue. That same year, Sarsgaard received a substantial role in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), playing Raoul, the ill-fated 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 National Society of Film Critics Award 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-drama Garden State, the biographical film Kinsey (2004), the drama The Dying Gaul (2005), and big-budget films such as Flightplan (2005), Jarhead (2005), The Skeleton Key (2005), Orphan (2009), An Education (2009), Knight and Day (2010), Green Lantern (2011), Lovelace (2013), Kelly Reichardt's Night Moves (2013), Blue Jasmine (2013), Black Mass (2015), and The Magnificent Seven (2016). Sarsgaard also appeared in the American TV series The Killing (2013) as a man on death row perhaps wrongfully convicted for the brutal murder of his wife—a performance which he says included "some of the best acting I have ever done in my life." In 2021, he had a recurring role on the Hulu miniseries Dopesick. Sarsgaard has appeared in Off-Broadway productions including Kingdom of Earth, Laura Dennis, Burn This, and Uncle Vanya. In September 2008, he made his Broadway debut as Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin in The Seagull. He is married to actress Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Top Ranked Credits (2)
What is the best Peter Sarsgaard movie?
The Batman is currently the highest-ranked Peter Sarsgaard movie on Movie Rankings based on aggregate head-to-head results from the community.
How many Peter Sarsgaard movies are ranked here?
This page currently tracks 2 ranked credits connected to Peter Sarsgaard.
How often do Peter Sarsgaard rankings update?
These rankings refresh whenever Movie Rankings recomputes global results. This page was last generated from site data on May 4, 2026.
Explore More Rankings
Best English Crime Movies of 2022
See how The Batman compares with other top-ranked english crime movies from 2022.
Best English Crime Movies
See how The Batman compares with other top-ranked english crime movies.
Best English Mystery Movies of 2022
See how The Batman compares with other top-ranked english mystery movies from 2022.
Best English Mystery Movies
See how The Batman compares with other top-ranked english mystery movies.
Best English Thriller Movies of 2022
See how The Batman compares with other top-ranked english thriller movies from 2022.
Best English Thriller Movies
See how The Batman compares with other top-ranked english thriller movies.
Best English Movies of 2022
See how The Batman compares with other top-ranked english movies from 2022.
Sources & freshness
Last refreshed from site data on May 4, 2026.





















































































