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 War Cabinet as Narrrator
- 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)
- 2024 · Aftermath as Joe Kozak
- 2024 · The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · Children of Ukraine as Narrator
- 2023 · Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza as Narrator
- 2023 · Putin and the Presidents as Narrator
- 2022 · Lies, Politics and Democracy as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack 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 · Shots Fired as Narrator
- 2021 · Taliban Takeover 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 · 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
- 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 · Out of Gitmo as narrator
- 2017 · Hunting ISIS as Narrator
- 2017 · Divided States of America as Narrator
- 2016 · The Choice 2016 as Narrator
- 2016 · Terror in Europe as self
- 2016 · Business of Disaster as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Saudi Arabia Uncovered as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Netanyahu at War as Self (narrator)
- 2015 · Obama at War as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 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 · Separate and Unequal as Narrator
- 2014 · United States of Secrets as Narrator
- 2014 · Prison State as Himself - Narrator (Voice)
- 2014 · Generation Like as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis as Himself - Narrator
- 2012 · Last Man Out as Walt Whitman (voice)
- 2012 · Money, Power & Wall Street as Self - Narrator
- 2011 · The Anthrax Files as
- 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 · Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe as Moe Fresno
- 2007 · On Our Watch as Narrator
- 2007 · I'm Paige Wilson as Ben Foxworthy
- 2007 · Frontline - News War as Self
- 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
- 2003 · Mystic River as FBI Agent Birden
- 2003 · Threat Matrix as Roger Atkins
- 2003 · Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific as Narrator
- 2002 · Alma Mater as
- 2002 · American Porn as Narrator
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Roger Jameson
- 2001 · Dog Days as Dad
- 2000 · Ed as Gus McGraw
- 2000 · Satan in the Suburbs as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · The West Wing as Narrator (voice)
- 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
- 1995 · The Search for Satan as
- 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
- 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 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 · News War as Narrator
- 2010 · Behind Taliban Lines as
- 2008 · Abuse of Power as Nolan Flannery
- 2008 · Rules of Engagement as Narrator
- 2007 · Endgame as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Return of the Taliban as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Truth, War and Consequences as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 2001 · Sinking the Lusitania as Narrator
- 1998 · Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · Atlanta’s Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 1996 · The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976 as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 · Norse America as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1986 · Hostage in Iran as Narrator
- 1985 · Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera as narrator (himself)
- 1984 · The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1 as Narrator
- Future · The Ultimate Guide: Sharks as Narrator
- 2026 · The Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador as Narrator (voice)
- 2026 · Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy as Narrator
- 2025 · Battle for Tibet as Narrator
- 2024 · Crisis on Campus as Narrator
- 2024 · Democracy on Trial 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
- 2021 · Boeing's Fatal Flaw as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · America After 9/11 as narrator
- 2017 · Frontline: President Trump as Narrator
- 2016 · Chasing Heroin as Narrator
- 2016 · Supplements and Safety as Self - Narrator
- 2015 · Taliban Hunters as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Isis in Afghanistan as
- 2014 · Firestone and the Warlord as Self - Narrator
- 2014 · United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost as Narrator
- 2013 · A Death in St. Augustine as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 · The Suicide Plan as Narrator
- 2012 · Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown as Narrator
- 2011 · Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 2009 · The Boneyard as Narrator
- 2008 · The War Briefing as Narrator
- 2008 · Young & Restless in China as
- 2007 · Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 2005 · The New Asylums as narrator
- 2004 · The Secret History of the Credit Card as Narrator
- 2004 · Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers as Narrator
- 2003 · Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History as Narrator (voice)
- 2003 · Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry as Narrator
- 2001 · Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory as Narrator
- 2000 · Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain as Self - Narrator(voice)
- 2000 · Warriors of the French Foreign Legion as Narrator
- 1999 · The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela as
- 1998 · Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory as Narrator
- 1997 · The Bay of Pigs as Narrator (voice)
- 1996 · NBA at 50 as Self - Narrator
- 1994 · Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory 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
- Future · Yemen Under Siege as Narrator


