Biography of vincent kartheiser mad

Named after the famed Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh, actor Vincent Kartheiser made his mark as a child actor with supporting roles in mostly family-friendly fare like "Little Big League" () and "The Indian in the Cupboard" ().

But as an adult actor, it was his performance as the ambitious, but amoral Pete Campbell on "Mad Men" (AMC, ) that transformed Kartheiser into a star. Prior to "Mad Men," the young actor established himself on the small screen with more mature roles, most notably in playing a homeless, drug-addled street hustler in Larry Clark's "Another Day in Paradise" ().

Moving over to the small screen, Kartheiser spent three seasons on "Angel" (The WB, ) playing Connor, the superhuman son of the series' titular vampire, which led directly to his better known role on "Mad Men," where his Pete Campbell used his cunning ambition to climb from account executive to partner of Madison Avenue advertising firm Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce

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Vincent Kartheiser

Birthplace

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Vincent Kartheiser (born May 5, ) is an American actor and stars in Mad Men as Pete Campbell.

Career[]

Kartheiser made his screen debut with a bit role in the bio Untamed Heart, opposite Marisa Tomei and Christian Slater. Kartheiser funnen himself cast in mostly family fare, including The Indian in the Cupboard and most notably the action-adventure skådespel Alaska, in which he starred opposite Thora Birch and Charlton Heston, whose son, Fraser Clarke Heston, directed the film. The film led to Kartheiser getting the lead role in Masterminds, playing opposite Patrick Stewart.

Kartheiser next portrayed Bobby, a drug-addicted, homeless street urchin in Larry Clark's Another Day in paradis. Among his castmates were James Woods and Melanie Griffith. He also had two explicit sex scenes with Natasha Gregson, one of which was cut from the film in order to avoid an NC rating. The spelfilm earned the young actor si

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Vincent Kartheiser

American actor (born )

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Occupation	Actor
Years&#;active	–present
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Vincent Paul Kartheiser (born May 5, )^[1][2] is an American actor. He gained acclaim for his role as Pete Campbell on the AMC drama series Mad Men from to He had starring roles in films such as Alaska (), Masterminds (), and Another Day in Paradise (). 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.

Early life

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Kartheiser was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Janet Marie