Born in Canada

Between the ages of five and eight, lived on a boat; traveled to Fiji, Tahiti and New Zealand

Returned to Canada

Acted on stage in Vancouver in such productions as "Equus" and "The Taming of the Shrew"

Had four-year recurring role on the Canadian series "Madison"

US TV debut, "A Killer Among Friends" (CBS)

Made guest appearances on various syndicated shows, many filmed in Canada, including "Viper", "Highlander: The Series", "Sliders" and "The Sentinel"

Had supporting role of Harold Bride in the CBS miniseries "Titanic"

Starred in the unsold ABC sitcom pilot "Toe Tags", about morgue workers

Feature film debut, "Firestorm"

Played a Bible-spouting sniper in Steven Spielberg's WWII drama "Saving Private Ryan", starring Tom Hanks

Had supporting role in "Enemy of the State"

Reteamed with Hanks as co-star of "The Green Mile", based on Stephen King's novel

Co-starred with John Travolta in the sci-fi epic "Battlefield Earth"

Cast as Roger Maris in the HBO drama "61*", directed by Billy Crystal; received Emmy nomination

Co-starred in "Knockaround Guys"; released in Italy as "Dangerous Company"

Co-starred as journalist Joe Galloway in the Vietnam War drama "We Were Soldiers"

Starred opposite Edward Norton and Philip Seymour Hoffman in Spike Lee's "25th Hour"

Portrayed legendary race car driver Dale Earnhardt, who died in 2001 during the last lap of the Daytona 500; aired on ESPN; received a SAG nomination for Best Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Co-starred in Tommy Lee Jones' feature directing debut "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada"; earned an Independent Spirit Award Nomination for Best Supporting Male

Cast in Clint Eastwood's WWII drama, "Flags of Our Fathers"