Quick Facts
Born:
1977-07-08
Birthplace:
Anaheim, California, USA
Credits:
103 Total Roles
Milo Ventimiglia
Acting
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Biography
Milo Anthony Ventimiglia (born July 8, 1977) is an American actor. Making his screen acting debut on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1995, he portrayed the lead role on the short-lived series Opposite Sex in 2000 before landing his breakthrough role the following year as Jess Mariano on Gilmore Girls (2001β2007).
Thereafter, he appeared as Chris Pierce on American Dreams (2004β2005) and Richard Thorne on The Bedford Diaries (2006) before starring as Peter Petrelli on Heroes (2006β2010), for which he received nominations for Teen Choice, Saturn and People's Choice Awards. After appearing in main roles on the series Mob City (2013), Chosen (2013), and The Whispers (2015), Ventimiglia began starring as Jack Pearson on This Is Us (2016β2022), for which he has received three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and twice received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series as a cast member.
In film, Ventimiglia made his breakthrough as Rocky Balboa's son in the sixth installment of the Rocky film series, Rocky Balboa (2006), going on to reprise the role in the eighth installment Creed II (2018). He has also appeared in Pathology (2008), That's My Boy (2012), Kiss of the Damned (2013), Grace of Monaco (2014), Devil's Gate (2017), and The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019).
Thereafter, he appeared as Chris Pierce on American Dreams (2004β2005) and Richard Thorne on The Bedford Diaries (2006) before starring as Peter Petrelli on Heroes (2006β2010), for which he received nominations for Teen Choice, Saturn and People's Choice Awards. After appearing in main roles on the series Mob City (2013), Chosen (2013), and The Whispers (2015), Ventimiglia began starring as Jack Pearson on This Is Us (2016β2022), for which he has received three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and twice received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series as a cast member.
In film, Ventimiglia made his breakthrough as Rocky Balboa's son in the sixth installment of the Rocky film series, Rocky Balboa (2006), going on to reprise the role in the eighth installment Creed II (2018). He has also appeared in Pathology (2008), That's My Boy (2012), Kiss of the Damned (2013), Grace of Monaco (2014), Devil's Gate (2017), and The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019).
Known For
Creed II
Robert Balboa
Grown Ups 2
Frat Boy Milo
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Lee Healy
Rocky Balboa
Robert 'Rocky' Balboa Jr.
Gotham
Jason Lennon / The Ogre
Gamer
Rick Rape
Heroes
Peter Petrelli
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Party Guest #1
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | I Can Only Imagine 2 MOVIE | Tim |
| 2025 | Countdown TV | Robert Darden |
| 2024 | Land of Bad MOVIE | Sugar |
| 2023 | The Company You Keep TV | Charlie Nicoletti |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show TV | Self - Guest |
| 2020 | The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU MOVIE | (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Evel TV | Self |
| 2019 | A Little Late with Lilly Singh TV | Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show TV | Self |
| 2019 | The Art of Racing in the Rain MOVIE | Denny Swift |