Emmy & Critics Choice Award nominee, developing shows with his DiVide Pictures
Milo Ventimiglia is an American actor, director and producer.
Milo currently stars on the critically acclaimed drama series “This is Us.” He has been nominated three times for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and a Critic’s Choice Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of the family patriarch, Jack Pearson. The show won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and the People’s Choice Award for Best New Drama. Additionally, He was named the 2019 Man of the Year by the Harvard Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the oldest theatrical organization in the U.S.
In 2016 Milo reprised his role of Jess in the continuation of critically acclaimed television drama “Gilmore Girls’, which returned with four 90-minute episodes on Netflix. His other television credits include a memorable recurring role as ‘The Ogre’ in the FOX drama “Gotham,” the Frank Darabont helmed TNT drama “Lost Angels”, NBC’s “Heroes,” the critically acclaimed drama “American Dreams” and David. E. Kelley’s drama “Boston Public.”
Milo’s passion for the art of acting keeps him drawn to both studio and independent features. Milo starred in Disney’s “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” an adaptation of the international best-selling novel by Garth Stein. The book focuses on a family dog named Enzo who evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a professional race-car driver named Denny Swift, played by Milo. He recently starred alongside Jennifer Lopez in the romantic comedy “Second Act” and had a memorable cameo in “Creed II.” He starred alongside Sylvester Stallone as his son in sixth installment of the Rocky series “Rocky Balboa, in Adam Sandler’s “That’s My Boy,” and “Grown Ups 2” and alongside Nicole Kidman in “Grace of Monaco.”
Through his production company, DiVide Pictures, Milo executive produces the dramedy “Relationship Status,”, which debuted at Tribeca and premiered in 2016 exclusively on the streaming video app Verizon G90. He produced and starred in the web series “Chosen,” which launched on the multi-platform entertainment network Crackle and won a Seoul Drama Award in 2015. DiVide currently has projects in active development with a variety of Networks and Studios. Also under the DiVide banner, he launched two comic book titles with Top Cow Productions.
Milo is involved with the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America organization (IAVA) which supports veterans who need help when they return home from the war. He recently traveled across three continents to five countries with the USO to spend time over the holidays meeting with the servicemen and women of the armed forces.