Vincent Kartheiser Biography: Awards, Divorce, Ethnicity, Age, Parents, Net Worth, Movies, Facebook, Height

Vincent Kartheiser is an American actor known for his work in both film and television. He became most widely recognized for his performance as the young, ambitious advertising executive Pete Campbell on the critically acclaimed AMC drama series Mad Men.

His portrayal of the character over seven seasons earned him significant industry recognition, including two Screen Actors Guild Awards shared with the ensemble cast.

Beyond his work on the Madison Avenue period piece, he has appeared in numerous projects, establishing a career that spans several decades since his start as a child actor in the mid-1990s.

Profile

• Full names: Vincent Paul Kartheiser
• Date of birth: May 5, 1979
• Age: 46 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
• Nationality: American
• Profession: Actor, voice actor
• Height: 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m)
• Parents: James Ralph Kartheiser (father), Janet Marie Kartheiser (mother)
• Siblings: Nathan Kartheiser (brother), Andrea Kartheiser (sister), Colette Kartheiser (sister), Elise Kartheiser (sister), Theresa Kartheiser (sister)
• Spouse: Alexis Bledel (m. 2014; div. 2022)
• Children: A son, born in 2015
• Relationship status: Divorced
• Religion: Christian
• Ethnicity: Luxembourgish, German, Polish, Finnish, Swedish ancestry
• Net worth: $6 Million

Early Life and education

Vincent Kartheiser, who is now at the age of 46, was born on May 5, 1979, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He grew up in a large family with five older siblings: a brother named Nathan and four sisters: Andrea, Colette, Elise, and Theresa.

His father, James, worked as a construction equipment salesman, and his mother, Janet, operated a local nursery. His sister Colette’s involvement in acting classes at the Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis exposed him to performing arts at a young age, leading to his first stage experiences in local productions.

He attended Apple Valley High School in Minnesota. However, he left high school at age 15 to focus entirely on pursuing a professional acting career. He failed the ninth grade at the time. While sources indicate he later attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Minnesota for a period, there is no public information available regarding whether he graduated or what he majored in at these institutions.

Personal Life

Vincent Kartheiser maintained a private personal life, rarely discussing his relationships publicly. In 1998, he briefly dated his Hairy Bird co-star Rachael Leigh Cook for four months. He met actress Alexis Bledel on the set of the fifth season of Mad Men in 2011, where Bledel had a guest role playing his character Pete Campbell’s mistress, Beth Dawes.

They began a real-life relationship in mid-2012, after filming for that season concluded. The couple announced their engagement in March 2013 and married in a quiet ceremony in Ojai, California, in June 2014.

They have one son together, born in the fall of 2015. The birth was kept secret from the public until May 2016, when his former co-star, Scott Patterson, mentioned it during an interview. Kartheiser and Bledel were known for their strong desire to keep their family life away from the media spotlight.

After eight years of marriage, Kartheiser filed for divorce from Bledel on August 10, 2022. The divorce was finalized quickly later that same month. He has not had any widely reported extramarital affairs or other relationships since the divorce filing.

Career

Vincent Kartheiser’s career began in the early 1990s with roles in family films such as The Indian in the Cupboard (1995) and Alaska (1996). He soon transitioned to more mature and independent projects, earning critical notice for his portrayal of a troubled teenager in Larry Clark’s film Another Day in Paradise (1998).

His television career includes a prominent arc as the character Connor in the third and fourth seasons of The WB series Angel from 2002 to 2004. The role that defined his adult career, however, was as the ambitious, often desperate, advertising executive Pete Campbell on the AMC series Mad Men (2007–2015). His performance was a crucial part of the show’s success.

Post-Mad Men, he has continued acting in television series like Casual (2018), Proven Innocent (2019), and most recently, playing the recurring villain Dr. Jonathan Crane (Scarecrow) in the third season of the HBO Max series Titans (2021). His film credits also include roles in Alpha Dog (2006) and In Time (2011).

Awards

Screen Actors Guild Awards:

• Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Mad Men (2009)
• Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Mad Men (2010)
• Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Mad Men (2008)
• Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Mad Men (2011)
• Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Mad Men (2012)
• Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Mad Men (2013)
• Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Mad Men (2015)

Net worth

Vincent Kartheiser’s estimated net worth is $6 million. This wealth was primarily accrued through his long-standing and successful career as an actor in film and television, with significant earnings coming from his starring role on the acclaimed series Mad Men.

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Filmography

• Untamed Heart (1993)
• Little Big League (1994)
• The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
• Alaska (1996)
• Masterminds (1997)
• Another Day in Paradise (1998)
• The Hairy Bird (1998)
• Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000)
• Ricky 6 (2000)
• Bedtime Stories (2001)
• The White River Kid (2001)
• Lolita (2002) (Short film)
• MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate (2004)
• Alpha Dog (2006)
• Kidnapped (2006)
• Mad Men (The Movie) (2007) (Short film)
• Sprit Transformer (2007) (Short film)
• In Time (2011)
• Fruitvale Station (2013)
• Day Out of Days (2015)
• A Boy Called Po (2016)
• My Friend Dahmer (2017)
• American Hangman (2019)
• The Social Dilemma (2020)