William Petersen, precisely 5ft 10 (177.8 cm) tall, embodies the ideal stature for his commanding yet approachable screen presence as an American actor and producer.
His height lends authenticity to intense roles like the rogue Secret Service agent in To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) and FBI profiler Will Graham in Manhunter (1986), the first Hannibal Lecter film.
Best known as the brilliant entomologist Gil Grissom on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Petersen's 5ft 10 frame enhances his image as a meticulous, no-nonsense crime scene leader, perfectly suiting the grounded intensity of his career-defining performance.