Will Lyman

Acting

Will Lyman

Born 1948-05-20 · 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.

Acting credits

Iron Man poster
7.7

After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

Iron Man

2008

Mystic River poster
7.7

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.

Mystic River

2003

The Electric State poster
6.5

An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick.

The Electric State

2025

The Other Guys poster
6.3

Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. When a seemingly minor case turns out to be a big deal, the two cops get the opportunity to finally prove to their comrades that they have the right stuff.

The Other Guys

2010

Aftermath poster
6.2

A returning war veteran, stricken with PTSD, gets trapped with his teenage sister on Boston's Tobin Memorial Bridge when a heavily armed group of ex-military revolutionaries take everyone hostage.

Aftermath

2024

A Perfect Murder poster
6.6

Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But she needs more than simply the role of dazzling accessory.

A Perfect Murder

1998

Little Children poster
7.1

The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations.

Little Children

2006

The Siege poster
6.3

The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent and his team attempt to locate and decommission the enemy cells, but must also deal with an Army General gone rogue and a female CIA agent of uncertain loyalties.

The Siege

1998

The Crucible poster
6.6

A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.

The Crucible

1996

Mother/Android poster
5.8

Georgia and her boyfriend Sam go on a treacherous journey to escape their country, which is caught in an unexpected war with artificial intelligence. Days away from the arrival of their first child, the couple must face No Man’s Land—a stronghold of the android uprising—in hopes of reaching safety before giving birth.

Mother/Android

2021

School Ties poster
6.5

When David Greene receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s, he feels pressure to hide the fact that he is Jewish from his classmates and teachers, fearing that they may be anti-Semitic. He quickly becomes the big man on campus thanks to his football skills, but when his Jewish background is discovered, his worst fears are realized and his friends turn on him with violent threats and public ridicule.

School Ties

1992

Generation Like poster
7.0

Thanks to social media, teens are able to directly interact with their culture - celebrities, movies, brands - in ways never before possible. But is that real empowerment? Or do marketers hold the upper hand? Douglas Rushkoff explores how the teen quest for identity has migrated to the web – and exposes the game of cat-and-mouse that corporations are playing with them.

Generation Like

2014

Welcome to the Dollhouse poster
7.1

An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with inattentive parents and bullies at school.

Welcome to the Dollhouse

1996

What Doesn't Kill You poster
6.0

Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship.

What Doesn't Kill You

2008

Trump's Power & the Rule of Law poster
8.5

FRONTLINE goes inside the high-stakes showdown between President Donald Trump and the courts over presidential power. Trump allies, opponents and experts talk about how he is testing the extent of his power; the legal pushback; and the impact on the rule of law.

Trump's Power & the Rule of Law

2025

Terror in Europe poster
NR

FRONTLINE and ProPublica go inside Europe’s fight against terrorism — the missed warnings and the lingering vulnerabilities.

Terror in Europe

2016

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10.0

In a time of war, a young girl takes in a stray against her father's wishes. Is he a dog or a man in a costume?

Dog Days

2001

Celtic Pride poster
5.3

Two over-loyal Celtic fans kidnap their opponent's star player in order to guarantee their team the championship.

Celtic Pride

1996

Fierce People poster
6.1

A massage therapist looking to overcome her addictions and reconnect with her son, whose father is an anthropologist in South America studying the Yanomani people, moves in with a wealthy ex-client in New Jersey.

Fierce People

2006

Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry poster
NR

The complex engineering challenges that make re-entry into the earth's atmosphere so dangerous. Scientists have labored for years to bring a crew safely home in what is essentially a meteorite, wrapped in a cocoon of fire, hurtling towards earth six times faster than the fastest bullet. Scientific experts from NASA explain the significance of Columbia's events as they unfolded, offer insights into what may have caused them and how those key events contributed to the shuttle’s ultimate destruction.

Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

2003

American Meltdown poster
5.2

The telefilm centers on a present-day nuclear plant disaster and its aftermath.

American Meltdown

2004

Our Fathers poster
6.5

In the '80s, priests and especially the Father Geoghan arrested for sexual abuse of minors. Cardinal Law, also indicted, and the diocese was aware of the actions of these men of the church and was kept secret for years, until the victims decide to seek redress.

Our Fathers

2005

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden poster
7.2

A look into what has shaped President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden, where they came from and how they lead.

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

2020

The Age of AIDS poster
10.0

After a quarter-century of political denial and social stigma, of stunning scientific breakthroughs, bitter policy battles and inadequate prevention campaigns, HIV/AIDS continues to spread rapidly throughout much of the world. Through interviews with AIDS researchers, world leaders, activists, and patients, FRONTLINE investigates the science, politics, and human cost of this fateful disease and asks: What are the lessons of the past, and what can be done to stop AIDS?

The Age of AIDS

2006

Behind the camera