PopSugar

Peter Sarsgaard
Sarsgaard in St. Louis, Missouri, 2007
Born	John Peter Sarsgaard March 7, 1971 (1971-03-07) (age 37) Scott AFB, Illinois
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1995–present
Domestic partner(s)	Maggie Gyllenhaal (2002–present)
Awards won Other awards BSFC Award for Besy Supporting Actor 2003 Shattered Glass KCFCC Award for Best Supporting Actor 2003 Shattered Glass NSFC Award for Best Supporting Actor 2003 Shattered Glass OFCS Award for Best Supporting Actor 2003 Shattered Glass SFFCC Award for Best Supporting Actor 2003 Shattered Glass

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 John Malkovich's son. 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 starred in 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 Rendition (2007).

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 will appear in the off-Broadway production of Uncle Vanya, in which production will begin in January 2009. Since 2006, Sarsgaard has been engaged to actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. On October 3, 2006 Gyllenhaal gave birth to their daughter, Ramona.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.

READ PETER SARSGAARD'S WIKI PAGE