Vincent Kartheiser
Vincent Paul Kartheiser (born May 5, 1979) is an American actor. He gained acclaim for his role as Pete Campbell on the AMC drama series Mad Men from 2007 to 2015. He had starring roles in films such as Alaska (1996), Masterminds (1997), and Another Day in Paradise (1998).
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Vincent Kartheiser

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- Name
- Vincent Kartheiser
- Birth Name
- Vincent Paul Kartheiser
- Born
- 5 May 1979
- Birthplace
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- United States.
- Education
- Apple Valley High School and MacPhail Center for Music.
- Honours
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
- Languages
- English.
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Vincent Paul Kartheiser (born May 5, 1979) is an American actor. He gained acclaim for his role as Pete Campbell on the AMC drama series Mad Men from 2007 to 2015. He had starring roles in films such as Alaska (1996), Masterminds (1997), and Another Day in Paradise (1998).
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Biography
Biography
Kartheiser also played Connor on The WB television series Angel and Dr. Jonathan Crane in the third season of the HBO series Titans. For his role as William Bradford in Saints & Strangers he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie.
Vincent Kartheiser studied at Apple Valley High School and MacPhail Center for Music. The recorded working language is English. Residence is recorded at Minnesota and Minneapolis. Distinctions recorded are Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Elisabeth Moss, Matthew Weiner, January Jones and Vincent Karthesier 67th Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel New York, NY USA June 16, 2008
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PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Elisabeth Moss, Matthew Weiner, January Jones and Vincent Karthesier 67th Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf=Astoria Hotel New York, NY USA June 16, 2008
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Vincent Kartheiser • Birth Name — Vincent Paul Kartheiser • Born — 5 May 1979 • Birthplace — Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1993–present • Children — 1
Early life
Early life
Kartheiser was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Janet Marie (née Gruyé), who ran a nursery, and James Ralph Kartheiser, who sold construction equipment. The youngest of six children, he has four sisters, Andrea, Colette, Elise and Theresa, and a brother, Nathan. He is of Luxembourgish, German, and to an extent Polish, Finnish, and Swedish ancestry. Kartheiser attended Apple Valley High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota, but dropped out at age 15 because he "wanted to make money."
Career
Career
Some of Kartheiser's first acting experiences were on stage of Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis, including roles in Pippi Longstocking, Our Town, Dr. Seuss' The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. He made his screen debut with a bit role in the film Untamed Heart (1993). Kartheiser found himself cast in mostly family fare, including The Indian in the Cupboard (1995) and a starring role in the film Alaska (1996). The film led to Kartheiser getting the lead role in Masterminds the following year. He was next cast as Bobby, a drug-addicted criminal in Larry Clark's Another Day in Paradise. He had two explicit sex scenes with Natasha Gregson, one of which was cut from the film in order to avoid an NC-17 rating. The film earned the young actor significant accolades, and he went on to appear in Strike! (later retitled All I Wanna Do) and Crime and Punishment in Suburbia. Screened at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival, Crime and Punishment in Suburbia was a moody, updated take on Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment, set in a modern high school. Kartheiser co-starred on the supernatural drama series Angel in 2002, playing Connor, the son of the title character Angel, appearing in a total of 28 episodes. Returning to film work, Kartheiser starred in the well-received coming-of-age drama Dandelion, which was shown at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. • Illustration — Kartheiser in 2009 Kartheiser played the role of ambitious young ad man Pete Campbell in the AMC television series Mad Men (2007–2015). Along with the rest of the show's cast, Kartheiser won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2009 and 2010. Kartheiser filmed his role as Fielding in the BBC's two-part adaptation of Martin Amis' novel Money in the winter of 2009. The adaptation began airing on BBC Two on May 23, 2010. In 2011, he appeared in In Time and provided a voice for Rango. Kartheiser's short film, Fruit of Labor, made its Orange County debut at the Newport Beach Film Festival in April 2013. In the summer of 2013, he returned to his theatrical roots in Minneapolis to portray Mr. Darcy in an adaptation of Pride and Prejudice at the Guthrie Theater. In 2021, Kartheiser appeared in season three of Titans as Jonathan Crane. Kartheiser was the subject of at least two complaints and two internal investigations by Warner Bros Television over allegations of disruptive, juvenile behavior and inappropriate comments on set. The first investigation concluded that Kartheiser's behavior warranted corrective action. The second complaint was received several weeks later and resulted in the studio assigning a representative to monitor Kartheiser on set. There were reportedly other complaints of alleged misconduct which were investigated but not corroborated. Kartheiser denied the allegations, with his spokesperson stating, "Warner Bros investigated this matter and made clear to Mr. Kartheiser its expectations for behavior on the set, and he agreed to comply with their directives."
Personal life
Personal life
Kartheiser dated The Hairy Bird co-star Rachael Leigh Cook for four months in 1998. He began dating Mad Men co-star Alexis Bledel in mid-2012. He and Bledel announced their engagement in March 2013, and were married in California in June 2014. They have one son, born in 2015. The couple sold their Brooklyn duplex penthouse for $1.32 million in May 2016. On August 10, 2022, Kartheiser filed for divorce from Bledel; the divorce was finalized on August 30. In a 2010 interview with The Observer, Kartheiser revealed that he eschewed the extravagant lifestyle of a Hollywood celebrity in favor of simple living.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1994 — Sweet Justice — Nicholas — Episode: "Story of My Life" • 1999 — ER — Jesse Keenan — Episode: "Truth & Consequences" • 2002–2004 — Angel — Connor — 28 episodes • 2007–2015 — Mad Men — Pete Campbell — Main role 87 episodes • 2010 — American Experience — Thomas Nickerson (voice) — Episode: "Into the Deep: America, Whaling, & the World" • Money — Fielding Goodney — 2 episodes • 2011 — The Cleveland Show — (voice) — Episode: "Like a Boss" • 2013 — Axe Cop — Bat Warthog Man (voice) — 2 episodes • 2013–2015 — High School USA! — Marsh Merriwether (voice) — 12 episodes • 2015 — Inside Amy Schumer — Juror #4 — Episode: "12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer" • Saints & Strangers — William Bradford — 2 episodes • 2016 — Casual — Jordan Anderson — 7 episodes • 2017 — Genius — Raymond H. Geist — 2 episodes • 2018 — The Path — Congressman Buck Harbaugh — 4 episodes • 2018–2020 — Das Boot — Samuel Greenwood — 10 episodes • 2019 — Proven Innocent — Bodie Quick — 13 episodes • The OA — Pierre Ruskin — 4 episodes • 2019–2020 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Steve Getz — 2 episodes • 2021 — Titans — Dr. Jonathan Crane — Main (season 3)
Theatre
Theatre
• Year — Title — Role — Playwright — Venue — Ref. • 2012 — The Death of the Novel — Sebastian — Jonathan Marc Feldman — San Jose Repertory Theatre • 2013 — Pride and Prejudice — Mr. Darcy — Jane Austen — The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis • 2014 — Billy & Ray — Billy Wilder — Mike Bencivenga — Vineyard Theatre, Off-Broadway
Video game
Video game
• Year — Title — Role • 2011 — L.A. Noire — Walter Clemens (voice)
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Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1993 — Untamed Heart — Orphan Boy • 1994 — Little Big League — James • Heaven Sent — Eddie Chandler • 1995 — The Indian in the Cupboard — Gillon • 1996 — Alaska — Sean Barnes • 1997 — Masterminds — Ozzie Paxton • 1998 — Another Day in Paradise — Bobbie • All I Wanna Do/Strike! — Snake – Flat Critter • 2000 — Crime and Punishment in Suburbia — Vincent • Preston Tylk — Dillon • Ricky 6 — Ricky Cowen • Luckytown — Colonel • 2001 — The Unsaid — Thomas Caffey • 2004 — Dandelion — Mason Mullich • 2005 — Shakespeare's Sonnets — Sebastian — Short film • 2006 — Alpha Dog — Pick Giaimo • Waning Moon — Michael — Short film • 2007 — Killing Zelda Sparks — Craig Blackshear • 2010 — Elektra Luxx — Jimmy • 2011 — Rango — Ezekiel / Lasso Rodent (voice) • In Time — Philippe Weis • Fruit of Labor — Alfred — Short film • 2012 — Cussing in the Workplace — Jack — Short film • 2014 — Beach Pillows — Nick • Red Knot — Peter Harrison • 2015 — Winter Light — Samuel — Short film • Day Out of Days — Tark • 2016 — The Second Sound Barrier — Charles Michael Fortitude as The Artist — Short film • A Kind of Murder — Detective Lawrence Corby • 2017 — The Most Hated Woman in America — William J. Murray III • My Friend Dahmer — Dr. Matthews • 2018 — Most Likely to Murder — Lowell • 2019 — American Hangman — Henry David Cole • Crypto — Ted Patterson • 2020 — The Social Dilemma — A.I. • 2021 — Ultrasound — Glen • 2025 — Unholy Communion — Paul • 2026 — Go On — Zac • TBA — Green River Killer
Awards and nominations
• Year — Association — Category — Project — Result — Ref. • 1997 — Young Artist Award — Best Lead Young Actor in a Feature Film — Alaska • 2007 — Screen Actors Guild Awards — Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series — Mad Men (Season 1) • 2008 — Mad Men (Season 2) • 2009 — Mad Men (Season 3) • 2010 — Mad Men (Season 4) • 2012 — Mad Men (Season 5) • 2015 — Mad Men (Season 7) • 2016 — Critics' Choice Television Awards — Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie — Saints & Strangers
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