Vincent Kartheiser - Biography

Known to audiences worldwide as spitfire advertising executive Pete Campbell on Mat Weiner's Golden Globe, Emmy, and SAG Award-winning drama series Mad Men, Vincent Kartheiser has actually been acting since a teen. Starting with Untamed Heart alongside Marisa Tomei, Kartheiser accumulated an impressive number of credits during his youth inclusive of Little Big League, Ironwill, Indian In The Cupboard, and Alaska. He has since appeared in the likes of Another Day In Paradise with James Woods and Melanie Griffith, Crime And Punishment in Suburbia, and most recently, the sci-fi thriller In Time which reunited him with his Alpha Dogs co-star Justin Timberlake.

During his Mad Men hiatus, Kartheiser filmed the indie Beach Pillows and performed the lead role in Death of the Novel which brought him back to his stage roots that originated at the renown Guthrie theatre.

Kartheiser previously starred on Joss Whedon's Angel, and has guest-starred in numerous other series including ER, BBC America's Money, and The Cleveland Show. He's also lent his voice to the big screen's Rango and will next lead the cast of FOX's High School USA.

A native of Minneaplois, MN, Kartheiser was named after Vincent Van Gogh and grew up surrounded by his works.