Will Lyman

Acting

Will Lyman

Born May 20, 1948Burlington, Vermont, USA158 credits

William Lyman (born May 20, 1948) is an American actor. Being known for his polished, resonant voice, Lyman has narrated the PBS series Frontline since its second season in 1984 and played William Tell in the action/adventure television series Crossbow.

Known For

The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador

The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador

Movie

2026

Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy

Movie

2026

The Rise of RFK Jr.

The Rise of RFK Jr.

Movie

2025

Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
8.5

Trump's Power & the Rule of Law

Movie

2025

The Arborist
4.0

The Arborist

Movie

2025

The Electric State
6.5

The Electric State

Movie

2025

Filmography

The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador
2026The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvadoras Narrator (voice)Movie
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2026Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacyas NarratorMovie
The Rise of RFK Jr.
2025The Rise of RFK Jr.as NarratorMovie
Trump's Power & the Rule of Law
2025Trump's Power & the Rule of Lawas Narrator (voice over)Movie
The Arborist
2025The Arboristas Arthur RandolphMovie
The Electric State
2025The Electric Stateas Documentary Narrator (voice)Movie
Battle for Tibet
2025Battle for Tibetas NarratorMovie
Aftermath
2024Aftermathas Joe KozakMovie
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
2024The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trumpas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Crisis on Campus
2024Crisis on Campusas NarratorMovie
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2024Children of Ukraineas NarratorMovie
Democracy on Trial
2024Democracy on Trialas NarratorMovie
Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
2023Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gazaas NarratorMovie
The Discord Leaks
2023The Discord Leaksas NarratorMovie
Inside the Uvalde Response
2023Inside the Uvalde Responseas NarratorMovie
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
2023Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Courtas narratorMovie
Putin and the Presidents
2023Putin and the Presidentsas NarratorMovie
Lies, Politics and Democracy
2022Lies, Politics and Democracyas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
2022Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attackas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
The Power of Big Oil
2022The Power of Big Oilas Narrator (voice)Movie
Mother/Android
2021Mother/Androidas CaptainMovie
Shots Fired
2021Shots Firedas NarratorMovie
Taliban Takeover
2021Taliban Takeoveras NarratorMovie
Boeing's Fatal Flaw
2021Boeing's Fatal Flawas Narrator (voice)Movie
America After 9/11
2021America After 9/11as narratorMovie
Animaniacs
2020Animaniacsas Narrator (voice)TV
Christmas on Ice
2020Christmas on Iceas Mayor GreenwoodMovie
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Bidenas Narrator (voice)Movie
United States of Conspiracy
2020United States of Conspiracyas Narrator (voice)Movie
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
2020Once Upon a Time in Iraqas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
2020Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezosas NarratorMovie
Battle for Hong Kong
2020Battle for Hong Kongas NarratorMovie
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
2020America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trumpas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
UN Sex Abuse Scandal
2018UN Sex Abuse Scandalas Narrator (voice)Movie
Life on Parole
2017Life on Paroleas NarratorMovie
Iraq Uncovered
2017Iraq Uncoveredas NarratorMovie
Out of Gitmo
2017Out of Gitmoas narratorMovie
Hunting ISIS
2017Hunting ISISas NarratorMovie
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2017Divided States of Americaas NarratorMovie
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2017Frontline: President Trumpas NarratorMovie
The Choice 2016
2016The Choice 2016as NarratorMovie
Terror in Europe
2016Terror in Europeas selfMovie
Business of Disaster
2016Business of Disasteras Narrator (voice)Movie
Saudi Arabia Uncovered
2016Saudi Arabia Uncoveredas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Supplements and Safety
2016Supplements and Safetyas Self - NarratorMovie
Netanyahu at War
2016Netanyahu at Waras Self (narrator)Movie
Obama at War
2015Obama at Waras Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
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2015Taliban Huntersas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Isis in Afghanistan
2015Isis in AfghanistanMovie
Outbreak
2015Outbreakas Self - NarratorMovie
The Fight for Yemen
2015The Fight for Yemenas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Firestone and the Warlord
2014Firestone and the Warlordas Self - NarratorMovie
The Trouble with Antibiotics
2014The Trouble with Antibioticsas Self - ReporterMovie
Losing Iraq
2014Losing Iraqas NarratorMovie
Separate and Unequal
2014Separate and Unequalas NarratorMovie
United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost
2014United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lostas NarratorMovie
United States of Secrets
2014United States of Secretsas NarratorTV
Prison State
2014Prison Stateas Himself - Narrator (Voice)Movie
Generation Like
2014Generation Likeas Narrator (voice)Movie
A Death in St. Augustine
2013A Death in St. Augustineas Narrator (voice)Movie
League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
2013League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisisas Himself - NarratorMovie
The Suicide Plan
2012The Suicide Planas NarratorMovie
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2012Last Man Outas Walt Whitman (voice)Movie
Money, Power & Wall Street
2012Money, Power & Wall Streetas Self - NarratorTV
Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
2012Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdownas NarratorMovie
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2011The Anthrax FilesMovie
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
2011Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Gloryas NarratorMovie
The Other Guys
2010The Other Guysas Frontline Narration AppMovie
Behind Taliban Lines
2010Behind Taliban LinesMovie
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2009The Boneyardas NarratorMovie
What Doesn't Kill You
2008What Doesn't Kill Youas SullyMovie
The War Briefing
2008The War Briefingas NarratorMovie
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2008Abuse of Poweras Nolan FlanneryMovie
Young & Restless in China
2008Young & Restless in ChinaMovie
Iron Man
2008Iron Manas Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)Movie
Rules of Engagement
2008Rules of Engagementas NarratorMovie
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
2007Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universeas Moe FresnoMovie
On Our Watch
2007On Our Watchas NarratorMovie
Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory
2007Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Gloryas NarratorMovie
Endgame
2007Endgameas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
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2007I'm Paige Wilsonas Ben FoxworthyMovie
Frontline - News War
2007Frontline - News Waras SelfTV
Fierce People
2006Fierce Peopleas Documentary Narrator (voice)Movie
Little Children
2006Little Childrenas Narrator (voice)Movie
Return of the Taliban
2006Return of the Talibanas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
The Age of AIDS
2006The Age of AIDSas Narrator (voice)Movie
I
2006Is It Real?as Narrator (voice)TV
Commander in Chief
2005Commander in Chiefas Teddy BridgesTV
Our Fathers
2005Our Fathersas Wilson Rogers Jr.Movie
The New Asylums
2005The New Asylumsas narratorMovie
The Secret History of the Credit Card
2004The Secret History of the Credit Cardas NarratorMovie
American Meltdown
2004American Meltdownas Homeland Chief UtleyMovie
Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers
2004Golden Road: Today's Senior Driversas NarratorMovie
Truth, War and Consequences
2003Truth, War and Consequencesas Narrator (voice)Movie
Mystic River
2003Mystic Riveras FBI Agent BirdenMovie
Threat Matrix
2003Threat Matrixas Roger AtkinsTV
Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
2003Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of Historyas Narrator (voice)Movie
Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry
2003Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entryas NarratorMovie
Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific
2003Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacificas NarratorMovie
Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory
2003Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Gloryas NarratorMovie
Alma Mater
2002Alma MaterMovie
American Porn
2002American Pornas NarratorMovie
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2002The Pink Satin SuitDirectorMovie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Roger JamesonTV
Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
2001Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Gloryas NarratorMovie
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2001Sinking the Lusitaniaas NarratorMovie
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2001Dog Daysas DadMovie
Ed
2000Edas Gus McGrawTV
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2000Finest Hour: The Battle of Britainas Self - Narrator(voice)Movie
Warriors of the French Foreign Legion
2000Warriors of the French Foreign Legionas NarratorMovie
Satan in the Suburbs
2000Satan in the Suburbsas Narrator (voice)Movie
The West Wing
1999The West Wingas Narrator (voice)TV
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
1999The Long Walk of Nelson MandelaMovie
The Autumn Heart
1999The Autumn Heartas DoctorMovie
Michael Jordan: His Airness
1999Michael Jordan: His Airnessas NarratorMovie
Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory
1998Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Gloryas NarratorMovie
The Siege
1998The Siegeas FBI DirectorMovie
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
1998Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'as Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
A Perfect Murder
1998A Perfect Murderas Jason GatesMovie
Atlanta’s Olympic Glory
1997Atlanta’s Olympic Gloryas NarratorMovie
Floating
1997Floatingas Van's FatherMovie
The Bay of Pigs
1997The Bay of Pigsas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Crucible
1996The Crucibleas Isaiah GoodkindMovie
NBA at 50
1996NBA at 50as Self - NarratorMovie
The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex
1996The Ultimate Guide: T-Rexas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Ultimate Guide
1996The Ultimate Guideas NarratorTV
Celtic Pride
1996Celtic Prideas Rich ManMovie
Welcome to the Dollhouse
1996Welcome to the Dollhouseas Mr. EdwardsMovie
The Search for Satan
1995The Search for SatanMovie
Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory
1994Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Gloryas NarratorMovie
Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
1994Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976as Narrator (voice)Movie
Norse America
1994Norse Americaas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
1993The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswaldas Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)Movie
The Arming of Saudi Arabia
1993The Arming of Saudi Arabiaas NarratorMovie
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1992Columbus and the Age of Discoveryas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Nixon
1990Nixonas Narrator (voice)Movie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Victor ConnerTV
Hull High
1990Hull Highas John DeerbornTV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Narrator (voice)TV
Hostile Takeover
1989Hostile Takeoveras SmolenMovie
Crossbow: The Movie
1989Crossbow: The Movieas William TellMovie
American Experience
1988American Experienceas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Crossbow
1987Crossbowas William TellTV
The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
1987The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint Peopleas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Hostage in Iran
1986Hostage in Iranas NarratorMovie
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
1985Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Operaas narrator (himself)Movie
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1985Three Sovereigns for Sarahas Rev. ParrisMovie
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1985Three Sovereigns for Sarahas Rev. ParrisTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Allan WoosterTV
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2
1984The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2as NarratorMovie
The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1
1984The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1as NarratorMovie
Vietnam: A Television History
1983Vietnam: A Television Historyas NarratorTV
Frontline
1983Frontlineas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
NOVA
1974NOVAas NarratorTV
Another World
1964Another WorldTV
News War
—News Waras NarratorMovie
Yemen Under Siege
—Yemen Under Siegeas NarratorMovie
The Ultimate Guide: Sharks
—The Ultimate Guide: Sharksas NarratorMovie