Will Lyman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

5/20/1948

Place of Birth

Burlington, Vermont, USA

Also Known As

William Remington LymanWilliam Lyman

Will Lyman

Biography

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.

Career Timeline

2025

The Rise of RFK Jr.

as Narrator

Trump's Power & the Rule of Law

as Narrator (voice over)

The Arborist

as Arthur Randolph

The Electric State

as Documentary Narrator (voice)

Battle for Tibet

as Narrator

2024

Aftermath

as Joe Kozak

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Crisis on Campus

as Narrator

Children of Ukraine

as Narrator

Democracy on Trial

as Narrator

2023

Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza

as Narrator

The Discord Leaks

as Narrator

Inside the Uvalde Response

as Narrator

Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court

as narrator

Putin and the Presidents

as Narrator

2022

Lies, Politics and Democracy

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Power of Big Oil

as Narrator (voice)

2021

Mother/Android

as Captain

Shots Fired

as Narrator

Taliban Takeover

as Narrator

Boeing's Fatal Flaw

as Narrator (voice)

America After 9/11

as narrator

2020

Animaniacs

as Narrator (voice)

Christmas on Ice

as Mayor Greenwood

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

as Narrator (voice)

United States of Conspiracy

as Narrator (voice)

Once Upon a Time in Iraq

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

as Narrator

Battle for Hong Kong

as Narrator

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

Iraq Uncovered

as Narrator

Out of Gitmo

as narrator

Hunting ISIS

as Narrator

Frontline: Divided States of America

as Narrator

Frontline: President Trump

as Narrator

2016

The Choice 2016

as Narrator

Terror in Europe

as self

Business of Disaster

as Narrator (voice)

Saudi Arabia Uncovered

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Supplements and Safety

as Self - Narrator

Netanyahu at War

as Self (narrator)

2015

Obama at War

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Frontline-Isis in Afghanistan

Role unknown

The Fight for Yemen

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2014

Firestone and the Warlord

as Self - Narrator

The Trouble With Antibiotics

as Self / Reporter

Losing Iraq

as Narrator

Separate and Unequal

as Narrator

United States of Secrets (Part Two): Privacy Lost

as Narrator

United States of Secrets

as Narrator

Prison State

as Himself - Narrator (Voice)

Generation Like

as Narrator (voice)

2013

League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

as Himself - Narrator

2012

The Suicide Plan

as Narrator

Last Man Out

as Walt Whitman (voice)

Money, Power & Wall Street

as Self - Narrator

Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown

as Narrator

2011

The Anthrax Files

Role unknown

Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

2010

The Other Guys

as Frontline Narration App

Frontline Behind Taliban Lines

Role unknown

2009

The Boneyard

as Narrator

2008

What Doesn't Kill You

as Sully

The War Briefing

as Narrator

Abuse of Power

as Nolan Flannery

Young & Restless in China

Role unknown

Iron Man

as Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)

Rules of Engagement

as Narrator

2007

Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

as Moe Fresno

On Our Watch

as Narrator

Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

Endgame

as Self - Narrator (voice)

I'm Paige Wilson

as Ben Foxworthy

Frontline - News War

as Self

2006

Fierce People

as Documentary Narrator (voice)

Little Children

as Narrator (voice)

Return of the Taliban

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Frontline: The Age of AIDS

as Narrator (voice)

Is It Real?

as Narrator (voice)

2005

Commander in Chief

as Teddy Bridges

Commander in Chief

as Teddy Bridges (uncredited)

Our Fathers

as Wilson Rogers Jr.

The New Asylums

as narrator

2004

The Secret History of the Credit Card

as Narrator

American Meltdown

as Homeland Chief Utley

Golden Road: Today's Senior Drivers

as Narrator

2003

Truth, War and Consequences

as Narrator (voice)

Mystic River

as FBI Agent Birden

Threat Matrix

as Roger Atkins

Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History

as Narrator (voice)

Coming Home from Space: The Challenge of Re-Entry

as Narrator

Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific

as Narrator

Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

2002

Alma Mater

Role unknown

American Porn

as Narrator

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Roger Jameson

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

as Narrator

Sinking the Lusitania

as Narrator

Dog Days

as Dad

2000

Ed

as Gus McGraw

Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

as Self - Narrator(voice)

Warriors of the French Foreign Legion

as Narrator

Satan in the Suburbs

as Narrator (voice)

1999

The West Wing

as Narrator (voice)

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

Role unknown

The Autumn Heart

as Doctor

Michael Jordan: His Airness

as Narrator

1998

Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory

as Narrator

The Siege

as FBI Director

Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'

as Self - Narrator (voice)

A Perfect Murder

as Jason Gates

1997

Atlanta’s Olympic Glory

as Narrator

Floating

as Van's Father

The Bay of Pigs

as Narrator (voice)

1996

The Crucible

as Isaiah Goodkind

NBA at 50

as Self - Narrator

The Ultimate Guide: T-Rex

as Narrator (voice)

The Ultimate Guide

as Narrator

Celtic Pride

as Rich Man

Welcome to the Dollhouse

as Mr. Edwards

1995

The Search for Satan

Role unknown

1994

Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory

as Narrator

Part Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976

as Narrator (voice)

Norse America

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1993

The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald

as Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)

The Arming of Saudi Arabia

as Narrator

1992

Columbus and the Age of Discovery

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1990

Nixon

as Narrator (voice)

Law & Order

as Victor Conner

Hull High

Role unknown

1989

The Simpsons

as Narrator (voice)

Hostile Takeover

as Smolen

Crossbow: The Movie

as William Tell

1988

American Experience

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1987

Crossbow

as William Tell

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)

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

as Rev. Parris

Three Sovereigns for Sarah

as Rev. Parris

1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Allan Wooster

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 2

as Narrator

The Mind of a Murderer: Part 1

as Narrator

1983

Vietnam: A Television History

Role unknown

Frontline

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1974

NOVA

as Narrator

NOVA

as Narrator (voice)

NOVA

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1964

Another World

Role unknown