Peter Facinelli (born November 26, 1973) is an Italian-American actor,
producer, and director. He starred as Donovan "Van" Ray on the Fox
series Fastlane from 2002 to 2003. He played Dr. Carlisle Cullen in
the film adaptations of the Twilight novel series, and is also known
for his role as Mike Dexter in the 1998 film Can't Hardly Wait.
Facinelli was a regular on the Showtime comedy-drama series Nurse
Jackie, portraying the role of Dr. Fitch "Coop" Cooper. He portrayed
Maxwell Lord on the first season of the TV series Supergirl.Facinelli
grew up in Ozone Park, Queens, the son of Italian immigrants Bruna
(née Reich), a homemaker, and Pierino Facinelli, a waiter. His
parents are from the Val di Non valley, which is located in Trentino,
Northern Italy. His father is from Revò, while his mother is from
Spormaggiore. He was raised Roman Catholic and attended St. Francis
Preparatory School in Fresh Meadows, New York.He studied acting at New
York University, as well as 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.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 his then-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 starred Jennifer
Love Hewitt.
producer, and director. He starred as Donovan "Van" Ray on the Fox
series Fastlane from 2002 to 2003. He played Dr. Carlisle Cullen in
the film adaptations of the Twilight novel series, and is also known
for his role as Mike Dexter in the 1998 film Can't Hardly Wait.
Facinelli was a regular on the Showtime comedy-drama series Nurse
Jackie, portraying the role of Dr. Fitch "Coop" Cooper. He portrayed
Maxwell Lord on the first season of the TV series Supergirl.Facinelli
grew up in Ozone Park, Queens, the son of Italian immigrants Bruna
(née Reich), a homemaker, and Pierino Facinelli, a waiter. His
parents are from the Val di Non valley, which is located in Trentino,
Northern Italy. His father is from Revò, while his mother is from
Spormaggiore. He was raised Roman Catholic and attended St. Francis
Preparatory School in Fresh Meadows, New York.He studied acting at New
York University, as well as 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.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 his then-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 starred Jennifer
Love Hewitt.
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