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name: "Vincent Kartheiser"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/vincent-kartheiser"
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imdb_id: "nm0440229"
tmdb_id: 52646
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 May 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-24T01:32:55.275293+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Vincent Kartheiser

## Identity

Vincent Kartheiser

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/vincent-kartheiser
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** vincent-kartheiser
- **IMDb ID:** nm0440229
- **TMDB ID:** 52646
- **Wikidata ID:** Q445116
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Kartheiser, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q445116, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0440229/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52646

Actor. Born 5 May 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 May 1979, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- **Active:** 2007–2011
- **Also known as:** 빈센트 카세이저
- **SAG Awards:** 1 SAG Award (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 88 (1), 2010s 77 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Kartheiser, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q445116, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0440229/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52646

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Mad Men*](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md) (88)

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## Fi1m on Vincent Kartheiser

> Vincent Kartheiser is particularly good at playing men whose confidence depends on somebody else's approval. As Pete Campbell in *Mad Men*, he makes an unpleasant man painfully recognisable without asking us to forgive him.

Pete Campbell wants to look as though he belongs, and Vincent Kartheiser lets us see how much effort that takes. In *Mad Men* (2007), his confidence never quite conceals his need for somebody else to confirm it. We found Pete painfully recognisable because that hunger for approval survives even when his behaviour makes him hard to like. Kartheiser does not soften the unpleasantness to make the insecurity easier to notice. He trusts us to recognise both, and the performance gives us good reason to keep watching a man we might otherwise avoid.

His early work moved from the family adventure of *Alaska* (1996) to the independent drama *Another Day in Paradise* (1998), opposite James Woods. Playing Connor in *Angel* from 2002 to 2004 brought that intensity into a substantial television role. The troubled young man was already becoming familiar territory. It is a useful preparation for Pete, though *Mad Men* gives his uncertainty longer to develop and more room to become funny.

Matthew Weiner's series remains the clearest reason to seek Kartheiser out. Across seven seasons, Pete's combination of ambition and vulnerability benefits from the patient storytelling we value in *Mad Men*. An actor playing someone so often odious can make the need to be liked too obvious; Kartheiser lets it explain Pete without excusing him. The series can be smug about the past, and we would not mistake all of its judgements for insight. His performance keeps our attention on a particular person's failings rather than allowing an easy laugh at people from another decade.

There are limits to our enthusiasm. His Billy Wilder in *Billy & Ray* (2014) lacked presence, and an interesting part alone is no guarantee that his particular strengths will come through. Later appearances include Dr Jonathan Crane in *Titans* (2021); we would still make *Mad Men* the first stop. Give Pete time, especially if the early impression makes that seem an uninviting prospect.

## Biography

Vincent Kartheiser is an American actor born on 5 May 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He began performing as a child in stage productions at the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis and made his screen debut in the 1993 film *Untamed Heart*.

He is known for portraying Pete Campbell in the AMC series *Mad Men* (2007–2015). He also played Connor in the series *Angel* (2002–2004) and has appeared in films including *Alaska* (1996), *Another Day in Paradise* (1998) and *In Time* (2011). Kartheiser and the *Mad Men* ensemble cast won Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2009 and 2010.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Rango* (2011), Fi1m 77, as Ezekiel / Lasso Rodent (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/rango.md)
- *Mad Men* (2007), Fi1m 88, as Pete Campbell — [page](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Unholy Communion* (2025), as Paul
- *Ultrasound* (2022), as Glen
- *The Social Dilemma* (2020), as Advertising A.I. / Engagement A.I. / Growth A.I.
- *Crypto* (2019), as Ted
- *Proven Innocent* (2019), series, as Bodie Quick
- *American Hangman* (2019), as Henry David Cole
- *Das Boot* (2018), series, as Samuel Greenwood
- *Titans* (2018), series, as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
- *Explained* (2018), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Most Likely to Murder* (2018), as Lowell
- *My Friend Dahmer* (2017), as Dr Matthews
- *Genius* (2017), series, as Raymond Geist
- *The Most Hated Woman in America* (2017), as William J. Murray III
- *The OA* (2016), series, as Pierre Ruskin
- *A Kind of Murder* (2016), as Det. Laurence Corby
- *The Second Sound Barrier* (2016), as Charles Michael Fortitude as The Artist
- *Saints & Strangers* (2015), series, as William Bradford
- *Day Out of Days* (2015), as Tark
- *Winter Light* (2015), as Samuel
- *Red Knot* (2014), as Peter Harrison
- *High School USA!* (2013), series, as Marsh Merriwether (voice)
- *Beach Pillows* (2013), as Nick
- *In Time* (2011), as Philippe Weis
- *Elektra Luxx* (2011), as Jimmy
- *Rango* (2011), as Ezekiel / Lasso Rodent (voice) — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/rango.md)
- *Money* (2010), series, as Fielding Goodney
- *Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World* (2010), as Thomas Nickerson (voice)
- *Mad Men* (2007), series, as Pete Campbell — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md)
- *Killing Zelda Sparks* (2007), as Craig Blackshear
- *Alpha Dog* (2006), as Pick Giaimo
- *Waning Moon* (2006), as Michael
- *Shakespeare's Sonnets* (2005), as Sebastian
- *Dandelion* (2004), as Mason Mullich
- *The Unsaid* (2001), as Thomas Caffey
- *Crime + Punishment in Suburbia* (2000), as Vincent
- *Luckytown* (2000), as Colonel
- *Ricky 6* (2000), as Ricky Cowen
- *Bad Seed* (2000), as Dillon
- *Angel* (1999), series, as Connor
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Steve Getz
- *Another Day in Paradise* (1998), as Bobbie
- *Strike!* (1998), as Snake – Flat Critter
- *Masterminds* (1997), as Oswald 'Ozzie' Paxton
- *Alaska* (1996), as Sean Barnes
- *The Indian in the Cupboard* (1995), as Gillon
- *ER* (1994), series, as Jesse Keenan — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Little Big League* (1994), as James
- *Heaven Sent* (1994), as Eddie Chandler
- *Untamed Heart* (1993), as Orphan Boy
- *Go On*, Actor
- *Green River Killer*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Vincent Kartheiser](https://film.one/media/person/61020/gallery-9d77ac982f67.jpg) Vincent Kartheiser — Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Vincent_Kartheiser_at_PaleyFest_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Matthew Weiner, Elisabeth Moss, Matthew Weiner, January Jones and V (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/61020/gallery-f5192822320d.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Matthew Weiner, Elisabeth Moss, Matthew Weiner, January Jones and V (2008) — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Mad_Men_%288182680379%29.jpg/1280px-Mad_Men_%288182680379%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Matthew Weiner, Elisabeth Moss, Matthew Weiner, January Jones and V (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/61020/gallery-a2b2e037cbee.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Matthew Weiner, Elisabeth Moss, Matthew Weiner, January Jones and V (2008) — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Mad_Men_%288182683863%29.jpg/1280px-Mad_Men_%288182683863%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Matthew Weiner, Elisabeth Moss, Matthew Weiner, January Jones and V (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/61020/gallery-e11a234d0212.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Matthew Weiner, Elisabeth Moss, Matthew Weiner, January Jones and V (2008) — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Mad_Men_%288182685625%29.jpg/1280px-Mad_Men_%288182685625%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Vincent Kartheiser](https://film.one/media/person/61020/gallery-8111a5fda4a3.jpg) Vincent Kartheiser — Image via TMDB
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Elisabeth Moss, Matthew Weiner, January Jones and Vincent Karthesie (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/61020/gallery-60a494fefe50.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Elisabeth Moss, Matthew Weiner, January Jones and Vincent Karthesie (2008) — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Mad_Men_%288182689449%29.jpg/1280px-Mad_Men_%288182689449%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Elisabeth Moss, Matthew Weiner, January Jones and Vincent Karthesie (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/61020/gallery-ca46c8f34b27.jpg) PHOTO CREDIT: ANDERS KRUSBERG / PEABODY AWARDS Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Elisabeth Moss, Matthew Weiner, January Jones and Vincent Karthesie (2008) — Peabody Awards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Mad_Men_%288182691103%29.jpg/1280px-Mad_Men_%288182691103%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### SAG Awards — 1 won

- 2009: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (won), for *Mad Men*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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