Peter Facinelli
- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Peter Facinelli was born in Queens, New York, the youngest child of
Bruna (Reich) and Pierino Facinelli, a waiter. His parents are Italian
immigrants, originally from Trentino, Northern Italy. He has three
sisters. Peter was educated at St. Francis Preparatory School in
Fresh Meadows, New York, and went on to attend St. John's University, but left
after a year to follow his interest in acting at the Atlantic Theater
Company Acting School, also in New York. There Facinelli was taught by
such distinguished actors as Academy Award nominees
William H. Macy and
Felicity Huffman.
He made his screen debut in 1995, appearing in Rebecca Miller's Angela (1995) and has worked consistently ever since. Notable projects include The Price of Love (1995), An Unfinished Affair (1996) (where he met his future wife, Jennie Garth), Touch Me (1997) and The Scorpion King (2002). Facinelli has also had re-occurring roles in such TV shows such as Fastlane (2002), Six Feet Under (2001), Damages (2007) and Nurse Jackie (2009). In 2008, he won the role of Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the wildly popular Twilight (2008) and its sequels.
He made his screen debut in 1995, appearing in Rebecca Miller's Angela (1995) and has worked consistently ever since. Notable projects include The Price of Love (1995), An Unfinished Affair (1996) (where he met his future wife, Jennie Garth), Touch Me (1997) and The Scorpion King (2002). Facinelli has also had re-occurring roles in such TV shows such as Fastlane (2002), Six Feet Under (2001), Damages (2007) and Nurse Jackie (2009). In 2008, he won the role of Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the wildly popular Twilight (2008) and its sequels.
