Will Lyman
May 20, 1948 (77 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
- 2025 · The Arborist as Arthur Randolph
- 2025 · The Electric State as Documentary Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Aftermath as Joe Kozak
- 2024 · Crisis on Campus as Narrator
- 2024 · Democracy on Trial as Narrator
- 2023 · Putin and the Presidents as Narrator
- 2021 · Mother/Android as Captain
- 2021 · Taliban Takeover as Narrator
- 2020 · Animaniacs as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Christmas on Ice as Mayor Greenwood
- 2020 · Battle for Hong Kong as Narrator
- 2020 · America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Iraq Uncovered as Narrator
- 2017 · Hunting ISIS as Narrator
- 2016 · Terror in Europe as self
- 2016 · Netanyahu at War as Self (narrator)
- 2015 · Obama at War as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · United States of Secrets as Narrator
- 2014 · Prison State as Himself - Narrator (Voice)
- 2014 · Generation Like as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 · The Suicide Plan as Narrator
- 2012 · Money, Power & Wall Street as Self - Narrator
- 2012 · Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown as Narrator
- 2010 · The Other Guys as Frontline Narration App
- 2008 · What Doesn't Kill You as Sully
- 2008 · Iron Man as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · I'm Paige Wilson as Ben Foxworthy
- 2006 · Fierce People as Documentary Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Little Children as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Return of the Taliban as Self - 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 · The Secret History of the Credit Card as Narrator
- 2004 · American Meltdown as Homeland Chief Utley
- 2004 · Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers as Narrator
- 2003 · Truth, War and Consequences as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Mystic River as FBI Agent Birden
- 2003 · Threat Matrix as Roger Atkins
- 2003 · Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry as Narrator
- 2002 · Alma Mater as
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Roger Jameson
- 2001 · Dog Days as Dad
- 2000 · Ed as Gus McGraw
- 1999 · The West Wing as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela as
- 1999 · The Autumn Heart as Doctor
- 1999 · Michael Jordan: His Airness as Narrator
- 1998 · The Siege as FBI Director
- 1998 · A Perfect Murder as Jason Gates
- 1997 · Floating as Van's Father
- 1996 · The Crucible as Isaiah Goodkind
- 1996 · The Ultimate Guide as Narrator
- 1996 · Celtic Pride as Rich Man
- 1996 · Welcome to the Dollhouse as Mr. Edwards
- 1994 · Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976 as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · Norse America as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1990 · Nixon as Narrator (voice)
- 1990 · Law & Order as Victor Conner
- 1990 · Hull High as
- 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
- 1986 · Hostage in Iran as Narrator
- 1985 · Three Sovereigns for Sarah as Rev. Parris
- 1985 · Three Sovereigns for Sarah as Rev. Parris
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Allan Wooster
- 1983 · Vietnam: A Television History as
- 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 · News War as Narrator
- 2024 · The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Children of Ukraine as Narrator
- 2022 · Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · The Power of Big Oil as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · America After 9/11 as narrator
- 2020 · The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · United States of Conspiracy 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
- 2018 · UN Sex Abuse Scandal as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Life on Parole as Narrator
- 2017 · Out of Gitmo as narrator
- 2017 · Divided States of America as Narrator
- 2017 · Frontline: President Trump as Narrator
- 2016 · Business of Disaster as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Firestone and the Warlord as Self - Narrator
- 2014 · Separate and Unequal as Narrator
- 2013 · League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis as Himself - Narrator
- 2012 · Last Man Out as Walt Whitman (voice)
- 2010 · Behind Taliban Lines as
- 2009 · The Boneyard as Narrator
- 2008 · Abuse of Power as Nolan Flannery
- 2008 · Rules of Engagement as Narrator
- 2007 · Endgame as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · Frontline - News War as Self
- 2003 · Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific as Narrator
- 2003 · Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 2002 · American Porn as Narrator
- 2001 · Sinking the Lusitania as Narrator
- 2000 · Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain as Self - Narrator(voice)
- 2000 · Satan in the Suburbs as Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · Atlanta’s Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 1996 · NBA at 50 as Self - Narrator
- 1996 · The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex as Narrator (voice)
- 1992 · Columbus and the Age of Discovery as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Future · Taliban Hunters as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1995 · The Search for Satan as
- 1993 · The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald as Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
- 1984 · The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1 as Narrator
- Future · Yemen Under Siege as Narrator
- 2025 · The Rise of RFK Jr. as Narrator
- 2025 · Trump's Power & the Rule of Law as Narrator (voice over)
- 2025 · Battle for Tibet as Narrator
- 2023 · Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza as Narrator
- 2023 · The Discord Leaks as Narrator
- 2023 · Inside the Uvalde Response as Narrator
- 2023 · Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court as narrator
- 2022 · Lies, Politics and Democracy as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Shots Fired as Narrator
- 2021 · Boeing's Fatal Flaw as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · The Choice 2016 as Narrator
- 2016 · Saudi Arabia Uncovered as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Supplements and Safety as Self - Narrator
- 2015 · Isis in Afghanistan as
- 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
- 2011 · The Anthrax Files as
- 2011 · Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 2008 · The War Briefing as Narrator
- 2008 · Young & Restless in China as
- 2007 · Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe as Moe Fresno
- 2007 · On Our Watch as Narrator
- 2007 · Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 2005 · The New Asylums as narrator
- 2003 · Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 2000 · Warriors of the French Foreign Legion as Narrator
- 1998 · Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory as Narrator
- 1998 · Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · The Bay of Pigs as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory as Narrator
- 1993 · The Arming of Saudi Arabia as Narrator
- 1985 · Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera as narrator (himself)
- Future · The Ultimate Guide: Sharks as Narrator
- 1987 · The Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1984 · The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2 as Narrator




