Peter Sarsgaard

Made Broadway debut in an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" alongside Kristin Scott Thomas at the Royal Court Theatre

Co-starred with Reese Witherspoon in "Rendition"

Played an asexual activist opposite Molly Shannon in "Year of the Dog"

Played the local attorney, opposite Kate Hudson in the thriller "Skeleton Key"

Portrayed a bisexual screenwriter in "The Dying Gaul"

Portrayed a marine in Sam Mendes' "Jarhead" based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's best-selling novel

Cast as researcher Clyde Martin in "Kinsey" opposite Liam Neeson as Alfred Kinsey, a pioneer in the area of human sexuality research; received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Male

Played the sarcastic best friend to Zach Braff's character in Braff's directorial debut "Garden State"

Offered a critically acclaimed performance as Hayden Christensen's editor in "Shattered Glass"; earned an Independent Spirit Award and Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor

Cast as a meth addict in "The Salton Sea"

Co-starred with Elisabeth Shue in an off-Broadway revival of Lanford Wilson's "Burn This"

Played the lead in Wayne Wang's erotic thriller, "Center of the World"

Earned critical recognition for his breakthrough role as real-life killer John Lotter in "Boys Don't Cry"

Played an institutionalized quadriplegic in the Showtime drama "Freak City"

Cast in Larry Clark's "Another Day in Paradise"

Portrayed John Malkovich's son and Leonardo DiCaprio's rival in "The Man in the Iron Mask"

Featured in the "Underground" segment of HBO's anthology special "Subway Stories"

Appeared in the Drama Department's off-Broadway production of "Kingdom of Earth"

Feature film debut in Tim Robbins' film "Dead Man Walking" playing one of the young murder victims

Made TV debut in an episode of NBC's "Law & Order"

First professional stage role in the off-Broadway Horton Foote play, "Laura Dennis"