Milo Ventimiglia isan American actor known for his on-screen roles in successful television showsand critically acclaimed independent movies. Born in Anaheim, California,Ventimiglia first appeared on WB’s much-loved Gilmore Girls, moving on to NBC’sAmerican Dreams and then Bedford Diaries, an exploration of NYC college life.His breakthrough role came in 2006, when he was tapped to play Peter Petrelli inthe NBC sci-fi drama series Heroes.

Since hismainstream debut, Ventimiglia has enjoyed a successful acting career, appearingin both studio and independent movies such as Pathology, The Divide, KillingSeason and Grace of Monaco. His latest success was a central role in NBC’s 2016series This Is Us, a heartstring-tugging family drama that earned him two Emmynominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and a SAG Award forthe entire cast.

Behind the camera,Ventimiglia has acted as producer and director for several successfultelevision series. He is the co-founder of Divide Pictures, a film andtelevision entertainment production company established in 2003, producing anumber of successful web series and working with SyFy, NBC and FX. Ventimigliais a committed philanthropist, working with the charity Veterans of America toassist those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.