Will Lyman
May 20, 1948 (78 years old) in Burlington, Vermont, USA
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
Credits
- 2026 · The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador as Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Crisis on Campus as Narrator
- 2023 · Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza as Narrator
- 2023 · The Discord Leaks as Narrator
- 2022 · Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Shots Fired as Narrator
- 2021 · Taliban Takeover as Narrator
- 2021 · Boeing's Fatal Flaw as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · United States of Conspiracy as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Out of Gitmo as narrator
- 2017 · Divided States of America as Narrator
- 2016 · Terror in Europe as self
- 2016 · Supplements and Safety as Self - Narrator
- 2015 · Outbreak as Self - Narrator
- 2015 · The Fight for Yemen as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · The Trouble with Antibiotics as Self - Reporter
- 2014 · Losing Iraq as Narrator
- 2014 · United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost as Narrator
- 2014 · United States of Secrets as Narrator
- 2012 · Money, Power & Wall Street as Self - Narrator
- 2011 · Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 2010 · Behind Taliban Lines as
- 2009 · The Boneyard as Narrator
- 2008 · The War Briefing as Narrator
- 2007 · On Our Watch as Narrator
- 2007 · I'm Paige Wilson as Ben Foxworthy
- 2007 · Frontline - News War as Self
- 2006 · Return of the Taliban as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · The New Asylums as narrator
- 2004 · The Secret History of the Credit Card as Narrator
- 2003 · Truth, War and Consequences as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry as Narrator
- 2001 · Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 1999 · Michael Jordan: His Airness as Narrator
- 1998 · Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Future · News War as Narrator
- 2026 · The War Cabinet as Narrrator
- 2026 · Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy as Narrator
- 2025 · The Rise of RFK Jr. as Narrator
- 2025 · Trump's Power & the Rule of Law as Narrator (voice over)
- 2025 · The Arborist as Arthur Randolph
- 2025 · The Electric State as Documentary Narrator (voice)
- 2025 · Battle for Tibet as Narrator
- 2024 · Aftermath as Joe Kozak
- 2024 · The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Children of Ukraine as Narrator
- 2024 · Democracy on Trial as Narrator
- 2023 · Inside the Uvalde Response as Narrator
- 2023 · Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court as narrator
- 2023 · Putin and the Presidents as Narrator
- 2022 · Lies, Politics and Democracy as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · The Power of Big Oil as Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · The Power of Big Oil as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Mother/Android as Captain
- 2021 · America After 9/11 as narrator
- 2021 · China's COVID Secrets as Self - Narrator
- 2020 · Animaniacs as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Christmas on Ice as Mayor Greenwood
- 2020 · The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Once Upon a Time in Iraq as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos as Narrator
- 2020 · Battle for Hong Kong as Narrator
- 2020 · America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · UN Sex Abuse Scandal as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Life on Parole as Narrator
- 2017 · Iraq Uncovered as Narrator
- 2017 · Hunting ISIS as Narrator
- 2017 · Frontline: President Trump as Narrator
- 2016 · The Choice 2016 as Narrator
- 2016 · Business of Disaster as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Saudi Arabia Uncovered as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Chasing Heroin as Narrator
- 2016 · Netanyahu at War as Self (narrator)
- 2015 · Obama at War as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Isis in Afghanistan as
- 2015 · Taliban Hunters as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Firestone and the Warlord as Self - Narrator
- 2014 · Separate and Unequal as Narrator
- 2014 · Prison State as Himself - Narrator (Voice)
- 2014 · Generation Like as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · A Death in St. Augustine as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis as Himself - Narrator
- 2012 · The Suicide Plan as Narrator
- 2012 · Last Man Out as Walt Whitman (voice)
- 2012 · Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown as Narrator
- 2011 · The Anthrax Files as
- 2010 · The Other Guys as Frontline Narration App
- 2008 · What Doesn't Kill You as Sully
- 2008 · Abuse of Power as Nolan Flannery
- 2008 · Young & Restless in China as
- 2008 · Iron Man as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · Rules of Engagement as Narrator
- 2007 · Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe as Moe Fresno
- 2007 · Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 2007 · Endgame as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Fierce People as Documentary Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Little Children as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · The Age of AIDS as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Is It Real? as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · Commander in Chief as Teddy Bridges
- 2005 · Commander in Chief as Teddy Bridges (uncredited)
- 2005 · Our Fathers as Wilson Rogers Jr.
- 2004 · American Meltdown as Homeland Chief Utley
- 2004 · Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers as Narrator
- 2003 · Mystic River as FBI Agent Birden
- 2003 · Threat Matrix as Roger Atkins
- 2003 · Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific as Narrator
- 2003 · Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 2002 · Alma Mater as
- 2002 · American Porn as Narrator
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Roger Jameson
- 2001 · Sinking the Lusitania as Narrator
- 2001 · Dog Days as Dad
- 2000 · Ed as Gus McGraw
- 2000 · Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain as Self - Narrator(voice)
- 2000 · Satan in the Suburbs as Narrator (voice)
- 2000 · Warriors of the French Foreign Legion as Narrator
- 1999 · The West Wing as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela as
- 1999 · The Autumn Heart as Doctor
- 1998 · Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory as Narrator
- 1998 · The Siege as FBI Director
- 1998 · A Perfect Murder as Jason Gates
- 1997 · Atlanta’s Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 1997 · Floating as Van's Father
- 1997 · The Bay of Pigs as Narrator (voice)
- 1996 · The Crucible as Isaiah Goodkind
- 1996 · NBA at 50 as Self - Narrator
- 1996 · The Ultimate Guide as Narrator
- 1996 · The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex as Narrator (voice)
- 1996 · Celtic Pride as Rich Man
- 1996 · Welcome to the Dollhouse as Mr. Edwards
- 1995 · The Search for Satan as
- 1994 · Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory as Narrator
- 1994 · Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976 as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · Norse America as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1993 · The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald as Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
- 1993 · The Arming of Saudi Arabia as Narrator
- 1992 · Columbus and the Age of Discovery as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1990 · Nixon as Narrator (voice)
- 1990 · Law & Order as Victor Conner
- 1990 · Hull High as John Deerborn
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Narrator (voice)
- 1989 · Hostile Takeover as Smolen
- 1989 · Crossbow: The Movie as William Tell
- 1988 · American Experience as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1987 · Crossbow as William Tell
- 1987 · The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1986 · Hostage in Iran as Narrator
- 1985 · Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera as narrator (himself)
- 1985 · Three Sovereigns for Sarah as Rev. Parris
- 1985 · Three Sovereigns for Sarah as Rev. Parris
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Allan Wooster
- 1984 · The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2 as Narrator
- 1984 · The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1 as Narrator
- 1983 · Vietnam: A Television History as Narrator
- 1983 · Frontline as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1974 · NOVA as Narrator
- 1974 · NOVA as Narrator (voice)
- 1974 · NOVA as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1964 · Another World as
- Future · The Ultimate Guide: Sharks as Narrator
- Future · Yemen Under Siege as Narrator