THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON - Visual Hollywood

The Twilight Saga: New MoonProduction NotesBilly’s feature film credits include the independent films The Grift with John Savage and Forfeit withSherry Stringfield which premiered at the South By Southwest Film Festival; the film Ladder 49 withJoaquin Phoenix and John Travolta; a starring role in Dill Scallion, which premiered at the Sundance FilmFestival and also starred Peter Berg, Henry Winkler and Lauren Graham; Along Came a Spider withMorgan Freeman and Without Limits for writer/director by Robert Towne.His television credits include a chilling six episode arc on the second season of Fox’s “24” as well as thecritically acclaimed ABC series “Wonderland”, which was written and directed by Peter Berg.PETER FACINELLI (Carlisle) has distinctive and impressive performances that have established him as oneof Hollywood’s most sought-after actors. Facinelli plays the coveted role of Carlisle Cullen, the patriarchof the Cullen clan in the blockbuster feature film, Twilight, for Summit Entertainment. This highly toutedproject was the first adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s #1 New York Times bestselling series about ayoung woman who falls madly in love with a vampire. Peter recently finished filming The Twilight Saga:New Moon, the next novel in the series, which will be released on November 20, 2009. He began filmingThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third novel in the series, in August.Peter also stars opposite multiple Emmy award winner Edie Falco in Showtime’s new hit series “NurseJackie”. Facinelli appears as Dr. Cooper, a handsome golden boy afflicted with a quirky variation ofTourette’s Syndrome. The half hour comedy series has been picked up for a second season.Peter was recently featured in a recurring role on “Damages”, the award winning legal thriller for FXstarring Glenn Close. He portrayed the pivotal role of Gregory Malina, who’s concealed testimony fromPatty Hewes’ (Glenn Close) case against Arthur Frobisher (Ted Danson) hinged on. Facinelli also starredopposite Matthew Broderick and Brittany Snow in the dramedy, Finding Amanda, which premiered atThe Tribeca Film Festival.Facinelli’s versatility is undeniable and was displayed in his starring role in Fox’s sexy one-hour drama“Fastlane” created by McG, and also in his recurring role on the HBO series “Six Feet Under” as a popularand promising art student who became involved with Lauren Ambrose’s character. Alongside his costars,he was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Best Ensemble in a Drama award in 2005.Peter’s talent was showcased in a number of feature films including Universal’s The Scorpion Kingstarring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, and Sony’s Riding in Cars with Boys, starring Drew Barrymore anddirected by Penny Marshall. Peter received rave reviews for his performance opposite Kevin Spacey andDanny De Vito in Lions Gate’s The Big Kahuna, which debuted at the 1999 Toronto and Sundance FilmFestivals.Additional credits include a starring role in Walter Hills’ sci-fi thriller Supernova with James Spader andAngela Bassett. Facinelli also appeared in Can’t Hardly Wait alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt, in Foxfireopposite Angelina Jolie and in Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 with Breckin Meyer.Facinelli was born and raised in New York, and attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. He worked as anactor there until his role in the television film After Jimmy brought him to Los Angeles.17