Peter Facinelli - wikipedia Peter Facinelli Peter Facinelli Facinelli at the 2012 San Diego Comic - Con International ( 1973 - 11 - 26 ) November 26, 1973 ( age 44 ) Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. Alma mater Tisch School of Arts Occupation Actor, producer Years active 1995 -- present Spouse ( s ) Jennie Garth ( m. 2001 ; div. 2013 ) Children Peter Facinelli ( born November 26, 1973 ) is an American actor and producer. 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 Ca n'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. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links Early life 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. 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 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 Ca n't Hardly Wait, which starred Jennifer Love Hewitt. Facinelli appeared in the sci - fi film Supernova starring James Spader in 2000. He made appearances in Riding in Cars with Boys in 2001 and The 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. In 2006, he was cast in Touch the Top of the World, a true story of Eric Weihenmayer, the first blind person to climb Mount Everest. The film is based on his best selling autobiography. Facinelli with his daughters Luca, Lola, and Fiona at the World of Color premiere at Disney California Adventure on June 10, 2010 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. According to an interview, `` I almost did n't read for Twilight. My agent said, ' Do you want to do a vampire movie ? ' And I was like, ' No. ' I was totally thinking blood and guts and bats in caves, like some kind of horror movie. They literally talked me into reading the book and I actually enjoyed the book a lot. '' Facinelli continued his portrayal in the sequels of the film, The Twilight Saga : New Moon, The Twilight Saga : Eclipse, The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn - Part 1, and The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn - Part 2. He played Dr. Fitch Cooper for seven seasons on the Showtime dark comedy series Nurse Jackie. He is the founder of the production company Facinelli Films. Their first feature film, Loosies, which was written entirely by Facinelli, was filmed in 2011. He starred in the film, which is a story of a New York pickpocket that being produced by Verdi Corrente Productions. In 2011 he also wrote and produced the Hallmark Channel telefilm Accidentally in Love which starred his then - wife Jennie Garth. In 2015, he played Maxwell Lord in Supergirl. Personal life Facinelli met actress Jennie Garth on the set of An Unfinished Affair in 1995. Facinelli and Garth married on January 20, 2001, in a traditional Roman Catholic ceremony. They have three daughters. In March 2012, Facinelli filed for a divorce from Garth, which was finalized in June 2013. Facinelli began dating actress Jaimie Alexander in 2012 after meeting on the set of Loosies. After a break Facinelli and Alexander became engaged in March 2015. In February 2016, Facinelli and Alexander announced they had called off their engagement. Facinelli is a Roman Catholic and then - wife Garth converted before their wedding. Filmography Film roles Year Title Role Notes 1995 Angela Lucifer Foxfire Ethan Bixby An Unfinished Affair Rick Connor Touch Me Bail 1998 Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 Terrell Lee Lusk 1998 Ca n't Hardly Wait Mike Dexter 1998 Telling You Phil Fazzulo 1998 Welcome to Hollywood Actor 1999 Big Kahuna, The The Big Kahuna Bob Walker 1999 Blue Ridge Fall Danny Shepherd 2000 Supernova Karl Larson 2000 Ropewalk Charlie 2000 Honest Daniel Wheaton 2001 Stealing Time Alec Nichols 2001 Tempted Jimmy Mulate 2001 Riding in Cars with Boys Tommy Butcher 2002 Scorpion King, The The Scorpion King Takmet 2005 Chloe The boyfriend Short film 2005 Enfants terribles Curtis 2006 Touch The Top of the World Eric Weihenmayer 2006 Hollow Man 2 Detective Frank Turner 2006 Arc Paris Pritchert 2007 Battle Olympia Possessed office high jumper Short film 2007 That Guy Jack Short film 2007 Lily The man Short film 2008 Finding Amanda Greg 2008 Twilight Dr. Carlisle Cullen 2008 Reaper Jesus Short film 2009 Twilight Saga : New Moon, The The Twilight Saga : New Moon Dr. Carlisle Cullen Twilight Saga : Eclipse, The The Twilight Saga : Eclipse Dr. Carlisle Cullen 2011 Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 1, The The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 1 Dr. Carlisle Cullen 2012 Loosies Bobby Corelli Also producer and writer 2012 Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 2, The The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 2 Dr. Carlisle Cullen 2013 The Damned David Reynolds 2014 Freezer Detective Sam Gurov 2015 Walter Jim 2017 The Wilde Wedding Ethan Darling Completed TBA Running with the Devil Number One Television roles Year Title Role Notes 1995 Law & Order Shane Sutter Episode : `` Performance '' 1995 Wright Verdicts, The The Wright Verdicts Vincent Costanza Episode : `` Sins of the Father '' 2002 -- 03 Fastlane Donovan `` Van '' Ray Main role ; 22 episodes 2004 -- 05 Six Feet Under Jimmy 9 episodes 2006 American Dad ! Miles ( voice ) Episode : `` Roger ' n ' Me '' 2007 Damages Gregory Malina 8 episodes 2009 -- 15 Nurse Jackie Dr. Fitch `` Coop '' Cooper Main role ( seasons 1 -- 7 ) ; 73 episodes 2011 Accidentally in Love N / A Television film ; producer and writer 2013 -- 14 Glee Rupert Campion 4 episodes 2015 American Odyssey Peter Decker 13 episodes 2015 -- 16 Supergirl Maxwell Lord Recurring role : 14 episodes 2017 -- present S.W.A.T. Michael Plank Recurring role References Jump up ^ Peter Facinelli Biography ( 1973 - ) ^ Jump up to : Tauber, Michelle ( 2002 - 11 - 11 ). `` Vroom, Vroom ! ''. People. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 04. Given Facinelli 's Catholic upbringing,... ^ Jump up to : `` PETER FACINELLI : Un vampiro dalla val di Non '' ( in Italian ). Mondotrentino.net. Retrieved 29 December 2014. Jump up ^ In Trentino, giornale on - line del Trentino, ed. ( 2008 - 12 - 19 ). `` Dalla Val di Non a Hollywood '' ( in Italian ). Archived from the original on 2012 - 03 - 17. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 17. Jump up ^ Roleke, John ( 2009 - 12 - 24 ). `` Twilight Star Home for the Holidays in Queens ''. About.com. Retrieved 2010 - 06 - 22. ^ Jump up to : Kugel, Allison ( December 12, 2011 ). `` Peter Facinelli Talks Producing His First Indie Film, Loosies, Nurse Jackie, & Almost Passing on Twilight ''. PR.com. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ Carroll, Larry ( 2008 - 02 - 19 ). `` ' Twilight ' Film 's First Family Revealed : Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser Lead Cullen Clan ''. MTV. Retrieved 2008 - 02 - 21. Jump up ^ Carroll, Larry ( 2008 - 11 - 26 ). `` Peter Facinelli Excited To Play Carlisle Cullen Again In ' New Moon ' ''. MTV. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Cullen Family Stars Sign on For ' Breaking Dawn ' -- Yahoo ! Movies ''. Movies.yahoo.com. 2010 - 05 - 19. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Nurse Jackie : Official Site ''. Sho.com. Archived from the original on 2010 - 06 - 14. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 03. Jump up ^ Fernandez, Jay A. ( 2010 - 06 - 17 ). `` Vincent Gallo, Michael Madsen join ' Loosies ' ''. Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 15. ^ Jump up to : `` ' Jennie Garth Has Red - and - White Wedding ' ''. ABC News. 2001 - 02 - 01. Retrieved 2010 - 05 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Peter Facinelli Files for Divorce from Jennie Garth ''. People. 2012 - 03 - 28. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Jennie Garth & Peter Facinelli : Divorce Final - Nicest Divorce Ever ''. TMZ. 2013 - 06 - 12. Retrieved 2013 - 06 - 12. Jump up ^ Michelle Ward ( 30 November 2012 ). `` Peter Facinelli Finds Love with Costar Jaimie Alexander ''. People. Retrieved 23 September 2014. Jump up ^ Cynthia Littleton ( 25 August 2014 ). `` Inside the Emmy Parties : MPTF 's Evening Before, Showtime, NBC, ICM Partners Cap Emmy Eve ''. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 23 September 2014. Jaimie Alexander has reunited with her `` Kyle XY '' producer Julie Plec, and the two are animatedly chatting along with Alexander 's beau Peter Facinelli Jump up ^ Andriakos, Jacqueline ( March 18, 2015 ). `` Peter Facinelli was engaged to Jaimie Alexander ''. People. Retrieved March 18, 2015. Jump up ^ Chiu, Melody. `` Jaimie Alexander and Peter Facinelli End Their Engagement ''. People. Retrieved 20 February 2016. Jump up ^ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithgoespop/2012/04/jennie-garths-divorce-is-making-her-an-ex-catholic/ External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peter Facinelli. 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Question: who is the actor that plays carlisle in twilight
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