Peter Facinelli

American actor Peter Facinelli studied acting under William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City and plays Dr. Carlisle, the head of the vampire coven, in the 2008 film, Twlight.Official Site: Peter Facinelli

Dr. Carlisle Cullen, the patriarch of the Cullen Clan, is described as the embodiment of beauty who was turned into a vampire at the age of 23. His adoptive family, known for their beauty, has embraced "vampire vegetarianism", consuming only the blood of animals rather than humans. Carlisle and his wife, Esme (Elizabeth Reaser), are the parental figures of the clan with Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), Alice (Ashley Greene), Rosalie (Nikki Reed), Emmett (Kellan Lutz) and Jasper (Jackson Rathbone) as siblings.Houston Chronicle: Tips for Finding Your Way through Twilight (November 18, 2008)

• "Most of the stuff I've done in the past is for adults with a lot of gun shooting and cops. For a long time it was I know Mommy's an actress, but what do you do, Daddy?"EOnline: Twilights Facinelli: Necking With Robert Pattinson (November 17, 2008)

• "I can actually say I'm one of the few guys who have necked with Rob Pattinson. A lot of people are envious of me."EOnline: Twilight's Facinelli: Necking With Robert Pattinson (November 17, 2008)

• "I went and auditioned for Catherine (Hardwicke) and thought I did great -- but I didn't get it. They wanted an older actor. Carlisle is young in the book, but visually I was told they wanted his character to look a lot older than the kids. But that fell through and they came back to me."LA Times: Peter Facinelli Says He's on Team Edward (November 11, 2008)

• 1998: Mike Dexter in Can't Hardly Wait
• 1998: Terrell Lee Lusk in Dancer, Texas Pop. 81
• 2001: Tommy Butcher in Riding in Cars with Boys
• 2002: Donovan 'Van' Ray in Fastlane
• 2008: Dr. Carlisle Cullen in Twilight

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1973: Born

• 1995: Angela

• 1998: Dancer, Texas Pop. 81

• 1998: Can't Hardly Wait

• 1999: The Big Kahuna

• 2000: Supernova

• 2001: Riding in Cars with Boys

• 2002: The Scorpion King

• 2002-2003: Fastlane

• 2004-2005: Six Feet Under

• 2006: Hollow Man II

• 2007: Damages