- Date of Birth: 07 March, 1971
- Place of Birth: Scott AFB, Illinois
- Biography: 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... Read more
Filmography
- In the Electric Mist (2009)
- Orphan (2009)
- An Education (2009)
- Elegy (2008)
- The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008)
- Rendition (2007)
- Year of the Dog (2007)
- Freak City (2007)
- High Falls (2007)
- Jarhead (2005)
- Flightplan (2005)
- The Skeleton Key (2005)
News
Life lessons
capecodonline.com –
2009-11-20
"An Education" opens in 1961 with Jenny (Carey Mulligan), a 16-year-old British schoolgirl, standing in the pouring rain, her cello case by her side. David (Peter Sarsgaard), somewhere in his 30s, pulls up in his car. ... Full Article
Out of school
buffalonews.com –
2009-11-20
He seems like deliverance itself on a rainy day. There she is in her English school uniform, getting soaked to the skin. He slowly pulls up in a plush-looking maroon car of a sort she's never seen before. ... Full Article
Bigger Oscar field means tougher choices
reuters.com –
2009-10-27
By Steven Zeitchik LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - At a recent screening for "An Education," as star Peter Sarsgaard and director Lone Scherfig moved through the crowd, a debate broke out about the movie's relationship between a 30-year-old man and... ... Full Article
Spin-ematical: New on DVD for 10/27
cinematical.com –
2009-10-27
An "outwardly angelic little girl" gets adopted by a new family consisting of Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga, and then begins to unleash her hidden evilness. ... Full Article
Educating Nick Hornby
theglobeandmail.com –
2009-10-25


Maggie Gyllenhaal and her boy Peter Sarsgaard at premiere of The Dark Knight NY
18 in '08: Peter Sarsgaard
Peter Sarsgaard on Why we Vote
Peter Sarsgaard - Signing Autographs at The Seagull