Ventimiglia was the voice of Wolverine in the English dub of the '' Marvel Anime : Wolverine '' anime series and reprised his role in an episode of the '' Marvel Anime : Iron Man '' and an episode of '' Marvel Anime : Blade '' . He did not return to voice Wolverine in '' Marvel Anime : X-Men '' , due to that series portraying an older Wolverine , instead Wolverine was voiced by Steven Blum . He played Ned Stax , a former marine , in Frank Darabont 's short-lived neo-noir crime drama '' Mob City '' for TNT . He also reprised his role as Jess Mariano in '' Gilmore Girls : A Year in the Life '' in November 2016 . After this , he reportedly told USA Today that , " I hear rumors that they 're bringing back everything that I 've ever been a part of ... I think it 's exciting . At times , though , I think it 's too much . There are more stories to tell with a lot of these characters , but at the same time some of these characters for some of us actors are more than a decade in the past . It was exciting going back to Gilmore Girls for the four Netflix movies , but I 'm satisfied with it ( . ) I think the stories were told . I think it was great for the audience and fans to get just one small taste of that world again . But , at the same time , I think people should not get so greedy . " Beginning in the fall of 2016 , Ventimiglia starred opposite Mandy Moore in the critically acclaimed NBC period drama series '' This Is Us '' playing Jack Pearson , the patriarch of a middle-class family in late 1980s early 1990s America . Ventimiglia stars in the upcoming suspense thriller '' Devil 's Gate '' , alongside Amanda Schull . For his role as Jack Pearson , Ventimiglia received his first Emmy nomination in the category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
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69th Primetime Emmy Awards
Milo Ventimiglia