selling autobiography. After wrapping up Finding Amanda with Matthew Broderick, Facinelli played Carlisle Cullen in the film adaptation of Twilight, based on the book by Stephenie Meyer. According to an interview, "I almost didn't read for Twilight. My agent said, 'Do you want to do a vampire movie?' And I was like, 'No.' I was totally thinking blood and guts and bats in caves, like some kind of horror movie. They literally talked me into reading the book and I actually enjoyed the book a lot." Facinelli continued his portrayal in the sequels of the film, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2. He played Dr. Fitch Cooper for seven seasons on the Showtime dark comedy series Nurse Jackie. He is the founder of the production company Facinelli Films. Their first feature film, Loosies, which was written entirely by Facinelli, was filmed in 2011. He starred in the film, which is a story of a New York pickpocket that being produced by Verdi Corrente Productions. In 2011 he also wrote and produced the Hallmark Channel telefilm Accidentally in Love which starred his then-wife Jennie Garth. In 2015, he played Maxwell Lord in Supergirl. In 2015 Facinelli co-wrote the novel After the Red Rain with Barry Lyga and Robert DeFranco. It is set on a future Earth whose population is grappling with dwindling resources. Personal life Facinelli met actress Jennie Garth on the set of An Unfinished Affair in 1995. Facinelli and Garth married on January 20, 2001, in a traditional Catholic ceremony. They have three daughters. In March 2012, Facinelli filed for divorce from Garth, which was finalized in June 2013. Facinelli began dating actress Jaimie Alexander in 2012 after meeting on the set of Loosies. They became engaged in March 2015, and announced they had ended their engagement in February 2016. On January 1, 2020, he became engaged to Lily Anne Harrison. Lily Anne gave birth to their first child together, a son named Jack Cooper, in September 2022. He is a Catholic. In 2009, Facinelli acquired Italian citizenship through jus sanguinis in order to shoot a film in Europe, which required that all actors be European citizens. Cyclist Letizia Paternoster is Facinelli's niece. Filmography Film Television References External links 1973 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors