Will Lyman
Acting
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
Acting162
movieThe War Cabinet
2026
Narrrator
movieThe Deal: Trump Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador
2026
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Rise of RFK Jr.
2025
Narrator
movieTrump's Power & the Rule of Law
2025
Narrator (voice over)
movieThe Arborist
2025
Arthur Randolph
movieThe Electric State
2025
Documentary Narrator (voice)
movieBattle for Tibet
2025
Narrator
movieAftermath
2024
Joe Kozak
movieThe Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieCrisis on Campus
2024
Narrator
movieChildren of Ukraine
2024
Narrator
movieDemocracy on Trial
2024
Narrator
movieThe Discord Leaks
2023
Narrator
movieLies, Politics and Democracy
2022
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieUkraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
2022
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieThe Power of Big Oil
2022
Narrator (voice)
tvThe Power of Big Oil
2022
Narrator (voice)
movieMother/Android
2021
Captain
movieShots Fired
2021
Narrator
movieTaliban Takeover
2021
Narrator
movieBoeing's Fatal Flaw
2021
Narrator (voice)
movieAmerica After 9/11
2021
narrator
movieChina's COVID Secrets
2021
Self - Narrator
tvAnimaniacs
2020
Narrator (voice)
movieChristmas on Ice
2020
Mayor Greenwood
movieThe Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020
Narrator (voice)
movieUnited States of Conspiracy
2020
Narrator (voice)
movieOnce Upon a Time in Iraq
2020
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieBattle for Hong Kong
2020
Narrator
tvAmerica's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
2020
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieUN Sex Abuse Scandal
2018
Narrator (voice)
movieLife on Parole
2017
Narrator
movieIraq Uncovered
2017
Narrator
movieOut of Gitmo
2017
narrator
movieHunting ISIS
2017
Narrator
movieThe Choice 2016
2016
Narrator
movieBusiness of Disaster
2016
Narrator (voice)
movieSaudi Arabia Uncovered
2016
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieChasing Heroin
2016
Narrator
movieSupplements and Safety
2016
Self - Narrator
movieNetanyahu at War
2016
Self (narrator)
movieObama at War
2015
Self - Narrator (voice)
Taliban Hunters
2015
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieOutbreak
2015
Self - Narrator
movieThe Fight for Yemen
2015
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieFirestone and the Warlord
2014
Self - Narrator
movieThe Trouble with Antibiotics
2014
Self - Reporter
movieLosing Iraq
2014
Narrator
movieSeparate and Unequal
2014
Narrator
tvUnited States of Secrets
2014
Narrator
moviePrison State
2014
Himself - Narrator (Voice)
movieGeneration Like
2014
Narrator (voice)
movieA Death in St. Augustine
2013
Narrator (voice)
movieLeague of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
2013
Himself - Narrator
movieThe Suicide Plan
2012
Narrator
Last Man Out
2012
Walt Whitman (voice)
tvMoney, Power & Wall Street
2012
Self - Narrator
movieThe Other Guys
2010
Frontline Narration App
movieThe War Briefing
2008
Narrator
Abuse of Power
2008
Nolan Flannery
movieIron Man
2008
Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
movieRules of Engagement
2008
Narrator
movieOn Our Watch
2007
Narrator
movieEndgame
2007
Self - Narrator (voice)
I'm Paige Wilson
2007
Ben Foxworthy
movieFierce People
2006
Documentary Narrator (voice)
movieLittle Children
2006
Narrator (voice)
movieReturn of the Taliban
2006
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieThe Age of AIDS
2006
Narrator (voice)
Is It Real?
2006
Narrator (voice)
tvCommander in Chief
2005
Teddy Bridges / Teddy Bridges (uncredited)
movieOur Fathers
2005
Wilson Rogers Jr.
movieThe New Asylums
2005
narrator
movieAmerican Meltdown
2004
Homeland Chief Utley
movieTruth, War and Consequences
2003
Narrator (voice)
movieMystic River
2003
FBI Agent Birden
tvThreat Matrix
2003
Roger Atkins
movieWatergate Plus 30: Shadow of History
2003
Narrator (voice)
movieAmerican Porn
2002
Narrator
tvLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Roger Jameson
tvEd
2000
Gus McGraw
Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
2000
Self - Narrator(voice)
movieSatan in the Suburbs
2000
Narrator (voice)
tvThe West Wing
1999
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Siege
1998
FBI Director
movieAnatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'
1998
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieA Perfect Murder
1998
Jason Gates
movieAtlanta’s Olympic Glory
1997
Narrator
movieFloating
1997
Van's Father
movieThe Bay of Pigs
1997
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Crucible
1996
Isaiah Goodkind
movieNBA at 50
1996
Self - Narrator
movieThe Ultimate Guide: T-Rex
1996
Narrator (voice)
tvThe Ultimate Guide
1996
Narrator
movieCeltic Pride
1996
Rich Man
movieWelcome to the Dollhouse
1996
Mr. Edwards
moviePart Two: The Mao Years 1949–1976
1994
Narrator (voice)
movieNorse America
1994
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieThe Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald
1993
Narrator (voice) (US version, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?)
Columbus and the Age of Discovery
1992
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieNixon
1990
Narrator (voice)
tvLaw & Order
1990
Victor Conner
tvHull High
1990
John Deerborn
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Narrator (voice)
movieCrossbow: The Movie
1989
William Tell
tvAmerican Experience
1988
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvCrossbow
1987
William Tell
movieThe Mystery of the Lost Red Paint People
1987
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieHostage in Iran
1986
Narrator
movieEinstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
1985
narrator (himself)
movieThree Sovereigns for Sarah
1985
Rev. Parris
tvThree Sovereigns for Sarah
1985
Rev. Parris
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Allan Wooster
tvFrontline
1983
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Reverend Parris
tvNOVA
1974
Narrator / Narrator (voice) / Self - Narrator (voice)
movieNews War
Narrator
movieYemen Under Siege
Narrator
movieThe Ultimate Guide: Sharks
Narrator
Directing1
Production1
movieHostage in Iran
1986
Executive Producer