Milo Ventimiglia
Biography
Milo Anthony Ventimiglia is an American actor, director, and producer born on July 8, 1977, in Anaheim, California. With a career spanning several decades, he has established himself as a recognizable figure in television. Ventimiglia is known for his extensive work in the entertainment industry, having accumulated over 100 acting credits throughout his professional life. His background includes Italian and English heritage. As a performer, he has transitioned from early guest appearances to leading roles in various network series, maintaining a consistent presence on screen since the mid-1990s. His professional journey reflects a diverse range of projects across multiple genres of television production.
Career overview
Milo Ventimiglia made his screen acting debut in 1995 with an appearance on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In 2000, he secured a lead role on the series Opposite Sex. He achieved a breakthrough in 2001 when he began portraying the character Jess Mariano on Gilmore Girls, a role he held until 2007. During this period, he also appeared as Chris Pierce on American Dreams from 2004 to 2005 and as Richard Thorne on The Bedford Diaries in 2006. Following these projects, he starred as Peter Petrelli on the series Heroes between 2006 and 2010. His performance on Heroes earned him nominations for Teen Choice, Saturn, and People's Choice Awards.
In the years following his work on Heroes, Ventimiglia continued to take on main roles in several television projects. In 2013, he appeared in the series Mob City and Chosen. He subsequently joined the cast of The Whispers in 2015. Throughout his career, Ventimiglia has demonstrated a consistent ability to secure recurring and lead positions in television dramas. His filmography reflects a sustained commitment to the medium of television, moving through various character-driven narratives since his initial debut.
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- I Will Find You (2026) as Hayden Payne
- I Can Only Imagine 2 (2026) as Tim
- Countdown (2025) as Robert Darden
- Land of Bad (2024) as Sugar
- The Company You Keep (2023) as Charlie Nicoletti
- The Company You Keep (2023) Executive Producer
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self - Guest
- Black Tar (2022) as Sammy Becker
- The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (2020) as (archive footage)
- Evel (2020)
- Evel (2020) Executive Producer
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019) as Self
- The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019) as Denny Swift
- Human Discoveries (2019) as Donk (voice)
- Creed II (2018) as Robert Balboa
- Second Act (2018) as Trey
- Devil's Gate (2018) as Jackson Pritchard
- Steve (2017) as Self
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017) as Sylvio
- Sandy Wexler (2017) as Barry Bubatzi
- This Is Us (2016) as Jack Pearson
- This Is Us (2016) Director
- Chelsea (2016) as Self
- Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016) as Jess Mariano
- Ride with Norman Reedus (2016) as Self
- Relationship Status (2016) as Jack
- Relationship Status (2016) Executive Producer
- Madtown (2016) as Denny Briggs
- Where is Rocky II? (2016) as The Detective (segment "Monument One")
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
- Con Man (2015) as Milo Ventimiglia
- Wild Card (2015) as Danny DeMarco
- The Whispers (2015) as John Doe
- Walter (2015) as Vince
- The Comments (2015) as Successful Actor
- From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues (2015) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Gotham (2014) as Jason Lennon / The Ogre
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014) as Jack Pearson
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Grace of Monaco (2014) as Rupert Allan
- Tell (2014) as Tell
- Tell (2014) Producer
- Grown Ups 2 (2013) as Frat Boy Milo
- Killing Season (2013) as Chris Ford
- Chosen (2013) as Ian Mitchell
- Chosen (2013) Executive Producer
- Mob City (2013) as Ned Stax
- Breaking at the Edge (2013) as Ian Wood
- The P.E.T. Squad Files (2013) as Cash Buggiardo
- The P.E.T. Squad Files (2013) Executive Producer
- Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man (2012) as Spider-Man Noir (voice)
- That's My Boy (2012) as Chad
- Static (2012) as Jonathan Dade
- Static (2012) Executive Producer
- The Divide (2012) as Josh
- Kiss of the Damned (2012) as Paolo
- Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011) as Cafe Patron
- The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance (2011) as Self
- Suite 7 (2010) as Milo
- Suite 7 (2010) Director
- Suite 7 (2010) Producer
- The Webventures of Justin and Alden (2010) as Self
- Order of Chaos (2010) as Rick
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- The League (2009) as Agent Baker
- Gamer (2009) as Rick Rape
- Armored (2009) as Eckehart
- Pathology (2008) as Ted Grey
- Heroes Unmasked (2007) as Himself
- It's a Mall World (2007) as Jacob
- It's a Mall World (2007) Director
- It's a Mall World (2007) Producer
- Skill vs. Will: The Making of 'Rocky Balboa' (2007) as Self
- Heroes (2006) as Peter Petrelli
- The Megan Mullally Show (2006) as Self - Guest
- Rocky Balboa (2006) as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa Jr.
- The Temp Life (2006) as Cook
- Stay Alive (2006) as Loomis Crowley
- The Bedford Diaries (2006) as Richard Thorne
- Robot Chicken (2005) as Green Arrow (voice)
- Dirty Deeds (2005) as Zach Harper
- Cursed (2005) as Bo
- Gramercy Park (2004) as Billy Hammond Jr.
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- The New Tom Green Show (2003) as Self
- Winter Break (2003) as Matt Raymand
- American Dreams (2002) as Chris Pierce
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Bobby Taylor
- Gilmore Girls (2000) as Jess Mariano
- Boston Public (2000) as Jake Provesserio
- Opposite Sex (2000) as Jed Perry
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Lee Healy
- She's All That (1999) as Soccer Player
- Speedway Junky (1999) as Travis
- One World (1998) as Eric
- Kelly Kelly (1998) as Steve Spencer
- The View (1997) as Self
- Brooklyn South (1997) as Johnny Mancuso
- Boys Life 2 (1997) as Jason
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996) as Letterman
- Promised Land (1996) as Tony Brackett
- EZ Streets (1996) as Young Quinn
- Must Be the Music (1996) as Jason
- Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993) as Greg
- MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992) as Self - Presenter
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) as Party Guest #1
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Today (1952) as Self
- Encore
- Kill Him ‘Til He’s Dead
- A Dog’s Perfect Christmas as Hunter Goss
- Nice Guys Finish Last as Josh