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Peter Facinelli

Peter Facinelli
American actor (of Italian origins), before becoming internationally famous by playing Carlisle Cullen, the vampire/doctor & patriArch of the Cullen clan in the 'Twilight saga' films, Peter Facinelli had played a recurrent role in the HBO series 'Six feet under'-season 4- at the beginning of his career (his character, Jimmy, was a fellow art student -& charming musician- of Claire Fisher during her 2 years at an art college, they started an on-off relationship based on the urgent physical attraction they shared for each other..)




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Peter Facinelli - news / articles


  • Facinelli was too young for Twilight - 4 January 2012
    -Twilight star Peter Facinelli almost lost out on the chance to play vampire family patriarch Carlisle Cullen - because producers were looking for someone older.-Facinelli felt sure he'd missed out on his chance to star in the film franchise because of his age - and he r


  • Facinelli almost rejected Twilight role - 14 December 2011
    -Actor Peter Facinelli has learned to ignore his initial instincts about movie roles after missing out on a part in American Beauty and almost passing on the opportunity to star in the Twilight movie franchise.-Facinelli reveals he was left confused by the script for dir


  • Facinelli struggling to shoot two Twilight movies together - 21 January 2011
    -Actor Peter Facinelli is finding it difficult to shoot both The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn movies at the same time - because he keeps forgetting which scenes he's filming.- -The star, who plays vampire Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the franchise, is busy working on the final

Peter Facinelli - what members say


  • The Big Kahuna
  • The Big Kahuna review by from BRISTOL, UK
    Rated - 3.0 stars YES BRILLIANT PERFORMANCES by Spacey & DeVito 29 June 2005
    ...The new boy on the team (played by Peter Facinelli) did not have anything to warm me to him, with his constant talk of Jesus & God at every opportunity!!!!!! (I like go...   Read customer review

Peter Facinelli - filmography


  • Loosies (2012)
    Starring: Jaimie Alexander,  Michael Madsen,  Peter Facinelli
    Director: Michael Corrente
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A young pickpocket in the New York subways, living a fast, free, lifestyle is confronted by a woman whom he had a one night affair with, she informs him that she is now pregnant with his child, he must now choose between continuing the lifestyle he lead or take responsibility for his actions.
    4 stars out of 5 80% from 2 members
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  • The Twilight Saga - Eclipse on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Kristen Stewart,  Robert Pattinson,  Anna Kendrick
    Director: David Slade
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob - knowing that her ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 31,796 members
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  • Twilight on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Kristen Stewart,  Robert Pattinson,  Taylor Lautner
    Director: Catherine Hardwicke
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Bella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Bella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Up until now, Edward has managed to keep his vampire ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 71,092 members
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  • Arc on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Garett M. Brown,  Raina-Simone Moore,  Peter Facinelli
    Director: Robert Ethan Gunnerson
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A drug-addicted former policeman attempts to remain high long enough to solve the case of a missing child and salvage what's left of his corroded character in writer/director Robert Ethan Gunnerson's gritty detective film. Paris Pritchert (Peter Facinelli) used to be a good cop; now those days are ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 32 members
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  • Hollow Man 2 on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Christian Slater,  Peter Facinelli,  Laura Regan
    Director: Claudio Fah
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Sequel to Paul Verhoevan's 2000 movie 'Hollow Man' starring Kevin Bacon. A Seattle detective (Peter Facinelli) and a biologist (Laura Regan) find themselves the targets of murder from an invisible assassin (Christian Slater) gone rogue, as well as the government forces who caused him to become ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 8,373 members
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  • The Scorpion King on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Dwayne Johnson,  Michael Clarke Duncan,  Kelly Hu
    Director: Charles Russell
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Wrestler-turned-actor The Rock gets his first starring role with THE SCORPION KING. A prequel to Stephen Sommers' wildly successful THE MUMMY (1999) and THE MUMMY RETURNS (2001), THE SCORPION KING tells the action-packed story of Mathayus (Rock), an Akkadian assassin who is the only man strong ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 12,191 members
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  • The Scorpion King - HD (2002)
    Starring: Dwayne Johnson,  Michael Clarke Duncan,  Kelly Hu
    Director: Charles Russell
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Wrestler-turned-actor The Rock gets his first starring role with THE SCORPION KING. A prequel to Stephen Sommers' wildly successful THE MUMMY (1999) and THE MUMMY RETURNS (2001), THE SCORPION KING tells the action-packed story of Mathayus (Rock), an Akkadian assassin who is the only man strong ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 292 members
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  • Honest on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Natalie Appleton,  Nicole Appleton,  Melanie Blatt
    Director: David A. Stewart
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    David A. Stewart (of the Eurythmics) makes his directing debut with this film starring three of the members of pop group All Saints, Nicole & Natalie Appleton and Melanie Blatt. They play the Chase sisters, a trio of gun toting Cockneys who dive into the criminal underworld, stealing from the rich ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 39% from 507 members
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  • The Big Kahuna (1999)
    Starring: Kevin Spacey,  Danny DeVito,  Peter Facinelli
    Director: John Swanbeck
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    First-time feature director John Swanbeck teams up with producer-actor Kevin Spacey for this big screen adaptation of Roger Rueff's play HOSPITALITY SUITE. The story concerns three lubricant salesmen who have gathered in a Witchita, Kansas hotel room in order to throw a cocktail party for ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 2,882 members
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  • Love Sucks on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt,  Matthew Lillard,  Dash Mihok
    Director: Robert De Franco
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    LOVE SUCKS looks at life and live through the eyes of outwardly cool but inwardly troubled American teens. Phil Fazzulo (Peter Facinelli) finds that post-collegiate life isn't living up to his grand expectations. High school jock Dennis Nolan (Dash Mihok) gets a taste of the working world along ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 37% from 217 members
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Peter Facinelli facts

5 most recent films

The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn - Part 2 - 4.0 stars
Loosies - 4.0 stars
The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn - Part 1 - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn - Part 1 - 3.5 stars
The Twilight Saga - Eclipse - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Nurse Jackie - Season 2 - 4.0 stars
Nurse Jackie - Season 1 - 4.0 stars
Nurse Jackie - Season 2 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn - Part 2 - 4.0 stars
Twilight - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Stealing Time - 1.5 stars
Arc - 2.5 stars
Finding Amanda - 3.5 stars
Loosies - 4.0 stars
Love Sucks - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Taylor Lautner - 11 times - show films
Haaz Sleiman - 11 times - show films
Paul Schulze - 11 times - show films
Dominic Fumusa - 11 times - show films
Merritt Wever - 11 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Alan Taylor - 7 times - show films
Adam Bernstein - 7 times - show films
Paul Feig - 7 times - show films
Craig Zisk - 4 times - show films
Allen Coulter - 4 times - show films