- Films
- 14
- Avg rating
- 6.50
- Peak run
- 1985’90
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
William by the numbers
Average
6.50
11 rated films
Vote weighted
6.58
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.69
rating spread
Career
27y
1985 to 2011
Total votes
438K
across every film
Best
7.7
Detachment
Worst
5.7
The Skulls
Newest first
Filmography
| 2011 |  Detachment | Mr. Sarge Kepler | 7.7 | 114K |
| 2000 |  The Skulls | Ames Levritt | 5.7 | 35,716 |
| 2000 |  The Contender | Jack Hathaway | 6.9 | 26,217 |
| 1998 | Gunshy | Jake Bridges | 5.8 | 1,159 |
| 1998 | Kiss the Sky | Jeff | · | 898 |
| 1996 |  Fear | Steve Walker | 6.3 | 64,493 |
| 1995 | In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King | Tony C. | · | 319 |
| 1992 | Passed Away | Frank Scanlan | 5.8 | 1,603 |
| 1991 | Hard Promises | Joey Coalter | · | 769 |
| 1990 |  Young Guns II | Pat Garrett | 6.5 | 41,087 |
| 1989 | Cousins | Tom | 6.4 | 5,440 |
| 1987 | Amazing Grace and Chuck | Russell | 5.9 | 1,627 |
| 1986 |  Manhunter | Will Graham | 7.2 | 94,000 |
| 1985 |  To Live and Die in L.A. | Richard Chance | 7.3 | 50,766 |
Takes
On William Petersen
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.