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After attending Bishop Kelly High School in Boise, Idaho, and Idaho State University, the latter on a football scholarship, Petersen became a member of the Steppenwolf Theater Company .
His film career began with a small part in in the 1981 film Thief , and in 1986 he starred as Will Graham in Manhunter (later to be remade as Red Dragon). In a move perhaps indicative of his career choices, Petersen is alleged to have passed on a part in Oliver Stone's Platoon, as it would have kept him away from his family. Instead, he worked on the 1987 made for TV movie Long Gone . In the 2000 release The ContenderFor the reality television series of the same name, see The Contender (television series). The Contender ( 2000) is a disturbing political thriller about a Democratic President who, in the wake of his Vice President's death, is seeking the confirmation of, Petersen played the role of Governor Jack Hathway. Hathaway is a candidate for Vice President following the death of the incumbent.
From 2000 to the present, Petersen has starred as Gil Grissom in the successful CBSCBS Columbia Broadcasting System is a major radio and television network in the United States. CBS was one of the three commercial television networks that dominated broadcasting in the United States before the rise of cable television. In the days of rad crime drama .
Petersen, who has one child from a previous marriage, married longtime girlfriend Gina Cirone in June of 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U.