Peter Facinelli (born November 26, 1973) is an American actor, best-known as the star of FOX's 2002 television series Fastlane. He played Carlisle Cullen in the film adaptation of Twilight.
Early life
Facinelli grew up in Ozone Park, Queens, the son of Italian immigrants Bruna, a homemaker, and Pierino Facinelli, a waiter.[1] He attended St. Francis Preparatory School in Fresh Meadows NY. He studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in New York City; his teachers there included William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Giancarlo Esposito, and Camryn Manheim.
Career
Facinelli made his feature film debut in Rebecca Miller's Angela in 1995 and came to the attention of critics in the TV-movie The Price of Love later that year. In 1996, Facinelli played opposite future wife Jennie Garth in An Unfinished Affair. Other TV roles followed, including a part in After Jimmy (1996) and a college dropout in Calm at Sunset. Facinelli co-starred with Amanda Peet and Michael Vartan in the 1997 AIDS-themed drama Touch Me (1997) and co-starred as a high school student in two 1998 features with Ethan Embry and Breckin Meyer, Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 and Can't Hardly Wait, which also starred Melissa Joan Hart, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jerry O'Connell.
Facinelli appeared in the sci-fi film Supernova starring Kevin Spacey in 2000. He made appearances in Riding in Cars with Boys in 2001 and Scorpion King in 2002, followed by a leading role in the Fox drama Fastlane. Facinelli had a recurring role in the HBO series Six Feet Under in 2004 and a role in the FX original series Damages beginning in 2007. Facinelli starred in Hollow Man 2 with Christian Slater. It was released direct-to-video in May 2006.
After wrapping up Finding Amanda with Matthew Broderick, Facinelli played Carlisle Cullen in the film adaptation of Twilight, based on the book by Stephenie Meyer.[2] Facinelli will reprise his role in 2009's sequel to Twilight, New Moon,[3] and in 2010's Eclipse.
He costars as Dr. Fitch Cooper in the Showtime dark comedy series Nurse Jackie.[4]
Personal life
Facinelli met his wife, Jennie Garth, on the set of An Unfinished Affair, a 1996 made-for-TV movie. They married on January 20, 2001. He and Garth have three daughters together: Luca Bella (June 30, 1997), Lola Ray (December 6, 2002) and Fiona Eve (September 30, 2006).
1995 Angela Lucifer
1996 Calm at Sunset James Pfeiffer (TV)
After Jimmy Jimmy Stapp (TV)
Foxfire Ethan Bixby
An Unfinished Affair Rick Connor (TV)
1997 Touch Me Bail
1998 Telling You Phil Fazzulo
Welcome to Hollywood Actor
Can't Hardly Wait Mike Dexter
Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 Terrell Lee Lusk
1999 Blue Ridge Fall Danny Shepherd
The Big Kahuna Bob Walker
2000 Honest Daniel Wheaton
Ropewalk Charlie
Supernova Karl Larson
2001 Riding in Cars with Boys Tommy Butcher
Tempted Jimmy Mulate
Rennie's Landing Alec Nichols
2002 Fastlane Donovan 'Van' Ray TV Series
The Scorpion King Takmet
2003-2005 Six Feet Under Jimmy Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2005)
2005 The Lather Effect Danny
Chloe
Enfants terribles Curtis
2006 Hollow Man 2 Det. Frank Turner Video
Touch the Top of the World Erik Weihenmayer (TV)
Arc Paris Pritchert Indie Gathering Award for Best Actor
2007 Damages Gregory Malina (TV)
Lily The Man
That Guy Jack
Battle Olympia Possessed Office High Jumper
2008 Finding Amanda Greg
Reaper Jesus
Twilight Carlisle Cullen
2009 New Moon Carlisle Cullen (awaiting release)
Nurse Jackie Dr. Fitch "Coop" Cooper
2010 Eclipse Carlisle Cullen (filming)
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