Peter Facinelli was born on November 26, 1973 in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. He is an American actor.

He born in a family with a rich Italian-American heritage and where he had three older sisters which maybe helped him prepare for the Facinelli five as he and Jennie lovingly refer to their family.

He Attended St. Francis Preparatory High School in Fresh Meadows, New York and then later studied acting 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. He made his move to Los Angeles after leaving school to chase after his dream.

Facinelli met his future wife, Jennie Garth, on the set of An Unfinished Affair, a 1996 made-for-TV movie. They married on January 20, 2001. He still resides in Los Angeles, California with wife Jennie and beautiful daughters Luca Bella Lola Ray and Fiona Eve (Born September 30th, 2006).

Peter's latest project is FX's new hit series DAMAGES Starring Glenn Close,Ted Danson and Tate Donovan where he plays Gregory Malina a man that ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Filmography

• Twilight (2008)
• Thicker (2007)
• Finding Amanda (2008)
• "Damages" (5 episodes, 2007)
• Lily (2007)
• Battle Olympia (2007)
• "Insatiable" (2007)
• Arc (2006)
• The Lather Effect (2006)
• Touch the Top of the World (2006)
• Hollow Man II (2006)
• "American Dad!" (1 episode, 2006)
• "Enemies" (1 episode, 2006)
• Enfants terribles (2005)
• Chloe (2005)
• "Six Feet Under" (9 episodes, 2004-2005)
• "Fastlane" (22 episodes, 2002-2003)
• The Scorpion King (2002)
• Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
• Tempted (2001)
• Rennie's Landing (2001)
• Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
• Honest (2000)
• Ropewalk (2000)
• Supernova (2000)
• Blue Ridge Fall (1999)
• The Big Kahuna (1999)
• Telling You (1998)
• Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
• Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (1998)
• Touch Me (1997)
• Calm at Sunset (1996)
• After Jimmy (1996)
• Foxfire (1996)
• An Unfinished Affair (1996)
• The Price of Love (1995)
• The Runaways (1995)
• "Law & Order" (1 episode, 1995)
• Angela (1995)