Milo Ventimiglia stars as Peter Petrelli, a male nurse and politician's younger brother who is plagued by nightmares that he can fly.

Ventimiglia recently starred in Tom Fontana's series "The Bedford Diaries," which focused on a group of college students in a human sexuality class. He quickly garnered attention when he joined the casts of two critically-acclaimed television dramas: "Gilmore Girls" as the quiet and complicated Jess and NBC's "American Dreams" as a 1960s war radical. He was also a recurring character on David E. Kelley's drama "Boston Public."

Before joining "Gilmore Girls," audiences became familiar with Ventimiglia when he starred in the Fox series "Opposite Sex," which secured him a holding deal with Warner Bros. His other television credits include guest-starring roles on primetime series such as "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air," "C.S.I.," "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" and "Promiseland."

Segueing effortlessly between the big and small screen, Ventimiglia's passion for the art of acting keeps him drawn to both studio and independent features. He recently completed work on the sixth installment of the "Rocky" series, playing Sylvester Stallone's son in "Rocky Balboa."

His other film credits include the Disney film "Stay Alive," the Wes Craven/Kevin Williamson thriller "Cursed," the indie film "Dirty Deeds," "Sheer Bliss" and "Massholes." Additionally, he starred in the short films "Nice Guys Finish Last" and "Must Be the Music," which debuted at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews.

He currently resides in Los Angeles and enjoys skateboarding, snowboarding and wakeboarding. He also has a passion for restoring vintage muscle cars. His birthday is July 8.