Peter Facinelli, born November 26, 1973, is an American actor, producer and author. He is known for his roles in the Twilight series, Nurse Jackie, and Can't Hardly Wait, and he guest starred on Glee for four episodes.
Personal life[]
Facinelli was born to Bruna Reich and Pierino (Peter) Facinelli Sr. He grew up in Ozone Park, Queens,[1] the youngest out of four children; has three sisters, Jo Anne, Lisa, and Linda.[1]
Facinelli briefly attended St. John's University, before transferring to New York University. He is 15 credits shy of graduating, since he landed a role in Angela, and didn't go back. He soon moved to Los Angeles thereafter.[1]
Facinelli married Jennie Garth in January 2001 and after eleven years of marriage, he filed for divorce in March 2012[2], it would be finalized in June 2013.[3] The couple have three daughters: Luca (born in June 1997), Lola (born in December 2002), and Fiona (born in September 2006).
Facinelli had begun a relationship with Jaimie Alexander in late 2012[4], and the couple would become engaged in March 2015[5], however the engagement was called off due to conflicting family and work schedules in February 2016.[6]
He has been in a relationship with Lily Anne Harrison since September 2016 and the couple became engaged in December 2019.[7]
Career[]
Facinelli made his film debut in Angela in 1995. He had a recurring role on Six Feet Under in 2004, a role on Damages in 2007, and a recurring role on Fastlane for twenty-two episodes between 2002 and 2003.
He appeared in the Twilight film series, based on the novels by Stephanie Meyer, as Dr. Carlisle Cullen between 2008 and 2012. He has a main role on Nurse Jackie since 2009, and he has a recurring role on Glee for the fifth season.
Facinelli wrote a book, along with Rob DeFranco and Barry Lyga, titled After the Red Rain. It was released in August 2015 by Little, Brown.[8]
He had a recurring role on CBS's Supergirl as Maxwell Lord.
In Februray 2016, Facinelli was tapped as the male lead in FOX's light medical procedural titled Zoobiquity.[9]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1995 | The Price of Love | Brett | TV movie |
The Wright Verdicts | Vincent Costanza | ("Sins of the Father") | |
Law & Order | Shane Sutter | ("Performance") | |
Angela | Lucifer | ||
1996 | Calm at Sunset | James Pfeiffer | TV movie |
After Jimmy | Jimmy Stapp | ||
An Unfinished Affair | Rick Connor | ||
Foxfire | Ethan Bixby | ||
1997 | Touch Me | Bail | |
1998 | Welcome to Hollywood | Actor | |
Telling You | Phil Fazzulo | ||
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 | 2002 - 2003 (22 episodes) |
The Scorpion King | Takmet | ||
2004 | Six Feet Under | Jimmy | 2004 - 2005 (9 episodes) |
2005 | Enfants terribles | Curtis | |
Chloe | The Boyfriend | short | |
2006 | Arc | Paris | |
The Lather Effect | Danny | ||
Touch the Top of the World | Erik Weihenmayer | TV movie | |
Hollow Man II | Frank Turner | video | |
American Dad! | Miles | voice ("Roger 'n' Me") | |
Enemies | ("Pilot") | ||
2007 | Damages | Gregory Malina | (8 episodes) |
Lily | The Man | short | |
Insatiable | Sandy | ("Pilot") | |
That Guy | Jack | short | |
Battle Olympia | Possessed Office High Jumper | ||
2008 | Twilight | Dr. Carlisle Cullen | |
Finding Amanda | Greg | ||
Reaper | Jesus | short | |
2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Dr. Carlisle Cullen | |
Nurse Jackie | Dr. Fitch Cooper | 2009 - 2015 (73 episodes) | |
2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Dr. Carlisle Cullen | |
2011 | Loosies | Bobby | |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | Dr. Carlisle Cullen | ||
CollegeHumor Originals | Zan | ("Superhero Auditions: Callbacks" and "Superhero Auditions: The Wonder Twins") | |
2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | Dr. Carlisle Cullen | |
2013 | Glee | Rupert Campion | 2013 - 2014 ("Love Love Love", "Tina in the Sky with Diamonds", "The End of Twerk", and "Frenemies") |
The Damned | David Reynolds | ||
2014 | Gallows Hill | David Reynolds | |
Freezer | Detective Sam Gurov | ||
2015 | Walter | Jim | |
Supergirl | Maxwell Lord | 2015 - 2016 (14 episodes) | |
American Odyssey | Peter Decker | (13 episodes) | |
2016 | Zoobiquity | Dr. Lucas Cort | TV movie |
2017 | S.W.A.T. | Michael Plank | 2017 - 2018 (7 episodes) |
Gangster Land | George "Bugs" Moran | ||
The Wilde Wedding | Ethan | ||
Heartthrob | Mr. Rickett | ||
2018 | Asher | Uziel | |
2019 | Magnum P.I. | Gene Curtis/Ivan | ("Day I Met the Devil") |
Countdown | Dr. Sullivan | ||
Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter | Keith Raniere | TV movie | |
Running with the Devil | Number One | ||
FBI | Mike Venutti | ("Most Wanted") | |
2020 | The F**k-It List | Barry Brooks | |
The Vanished | Deputy Rakes |
Trivia[]
- He is the third Glee actor to make an appearance on Supergirl. The first being Melissa Benoist, followed by Blake Jenner and Grant Gustin.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vroom, Vroom!
- ↑ Peter Facinelli Files for Divorce from Jennie Garth
- ↑ Nicest Divorce Ever
- ↑ Peter Facinelli Finds Love with Costar Jaimie Alexander
- ↑ Peter Facinelli Is Engaged to Jaimie Alexander
- ↑ Jaimie Alexander and Peter Facinelli End Their Engagement
- ↑ Peter Facinelli Is Engaged to Longtime Girlfriend Lily Anne Harrison
- ↑ Peter Facinelli's YA Debut: See the Cover of the Twilight Star's First Novel!
- ↑ Peter Facinelli & Kim Raver To Star In Fox Drama Pilot ‘Zoobiquity’