Biography
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" (1994) and "The Indian in the Cupboard" (1995). But as an adult actor, it was his performance as the ambitious, but amoral Pete Campbell on "Mad Men" (AMC, 2007- ) that transformed Kartheiser into a star. Prior to "Mad Men," the young actor …
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Career Milestones
1986 | Began acting at age seven with the Minneapolis Children's Theater Company |
1990 | Toured the U.S. and Canada with the Minneapolis Children's Theater Company |
1993 | Film debut in Tony Bill's "Untamed Heart" |
1993 | Moved to Los Angeles |
1995 | Had featured role in "The Indian in the Cupboard" |
1995 | Made TV acting debut with a bit role on an episode of NBC's "Sweet Justice" |
1995 | Starred as a troubled teen befriended by an angel in the direct-to-video release "Heaven Sent" |
1996 | Co-starred in "Alaska" starring Charlton Heston and directed by Heston's son, Fraser Clarke Heston |
1997 | Starred opposite Patrick Stewart in "Masterminds" |
1998 | Appeared in the ensemble of "The Hairy Bird" |
1998 | Co-starred as a cocky petty thief taken under the wing of a more accomplished couple in Larry Clark's "Another Day in Paradise" |
2000 | Starred opposite Monica Keena in "Crime and Punishment in Suburbia" |
2002 | Landed a regular role on the fourth season of The WB's "Angel" as Connor, the son of vampires Darla and Angel |
2004 | Starred in the well-received coming-of-age drama "Dandelion," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival |
2007 | Cast as Pete Campbell, a junior account manager on the AMC drama series "Mad Men" |
2007 | Co-starred in the Nick Cassavetes' directed "Alpha Dog" |
2011 | Cast opposite Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried in the futuristic thriller "In Time" |
Awards
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Mad Men |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Mad Men |
2010 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Mad Men |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Mad Men |