Peter Facinelli Biography Peter Facinelli was born on November 26, 1973, is an American actor. He became best-known as the star of Fox's 2002 television series Fastlane. He plays Carlisle Cullen in the motion picture adaptations of the Twilight series. He is also well-known for his role as Mike Dexter in the movie Can't Hardly Wait. Facinelli grew up in Ozone Park, Queens, the son of Italian im... more.