Raised in upstate New York

Appeared on Broadway as a soldier in "The Queen and the Rebels", starring his mother Colleen Dewhurst

Signed on as understudy in Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing" on Broadway; eventually took over the role of Brody

Returned to Broadway in revival of Noel Coward's "Hay Fever"

Played Richard Rich in Off-Broadway revival of Robert Bolt's "A Man for All Seasons"

First starring role in "Copperhead" at Off-Broadway's WPA Theater

Film acting debut, "Five Corners"

Acted with mother in Yale repertory productions of "Long Day's Journey into Night" and "Ah, Wilderness!"; reprised roles when both shows were performed in repertory on Broadway

First major film role as a gay man coping with the AIDS crisis in "Longtime Companion"

Co-starred with Debra Winger and John Malkovich in Bernardo Bertolucci's adaptation of "The Sheltering Sky"

Portrayed Joseph P Kennedy Jr in ABC miniseries "The Kennedys of Massachusettes"

Essayed "Hamlet" at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre

Starred opposite Julia Roberts in "Dying Young"; film also featured Dewhurst in her last film role

Co-starred with Martha Plimpton in "Pericles, Prince of Tyre" at the New York Shakespeare Festival's Public Theatre

Gave particularly appealing performance as Kyra Sedgwick's love interest in Cameron Crowe's "Singles"

Starred as a military technician opposite Anthony Hopkins and Isabella Rossellini in John Schlesinger's spy pic "The Innocent", based on the novel by Ian McEwan; released in USA in 1995

Played Robert Benchley in Alan Rudolph's "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle", starring Jennifer Jason Leigh as Dorothy Parker

Reprised "Hamlet" at Boston's Huntington Theatre

Feature directorial debut as co-director with Stanley Tucci of "Big Night"; also had supporting role as a sleazy used car salesman

Was executive producer of and acted in Greg Mottola's independent film "The Daytrippers"; Tucci had leading role

Starred in David Mamet's "The Spanish Prisoner"

Portrayed Thomas Jefferson in PBS miniseries, "Liberty! The American Revolution"

Reteamed with Tucci as one of the stars of the ensemble comedy "The Impostors"

Starred once again opposite Jennifer Jason Leigh in the time-traveling romance "The Love Letter" (CBS)

Took supporting role as an American insurance agent in Showtime's "The Tale of Sweeney Todd", starring Ben Kingsley and Joanna Lumley; project reunited him with director John Schlesinger

Delivered a wonderfully off-kilter turn as the straight-man doctor of John Paisz's sci-fi spoofing "Top of the Food Chain"

Played a patronizing philanthropist in Tom Gilroy's gem-like "Spring Forward"; screened at the Toronto Film Festival and the 2000 Sundance Film Festival

Starred as inebriated ex-con (and former pro golfer) Lionel 'Ex' Exley in Caroline Champetier's "Lush"; screened at Sundance

Portrayed the menacing, wildly unpredictable brother of a straight-laced yuppie in Dan McCormack's "Other Voices"; also screened at Sundance

Directed, adapted and starred in "Hamlet" (Odyssey network)

Solo film directorial debut, "Final" (shot in 1999); also produced

Had featured role in the CBS miniseries "The Pilot's Wife"

Starred in the comedy "Roger Dodger"

Starred opposite Hope Davis in "The Secret Lives of Dentists"

Starred in "Loverboy" directed by Kevin Bacon

Co-starred with Peter Sarsgaard in "The Dying Gaul"

Again starred opposite Hope Davis in "Duma" directed by Carroll Ballard

Co-starred with Kyra Sedgwick in the Kevin Bacon directed "Loverboy"; premiered at Sundance (lensed 2003)