Raised in Michigan and in Minnesota

Began acting in high school productions

Early professional credit in a production of "Equus"

Appeared in community theater production of "Sing Me Through an Open Window"

Film acting debut in "Fresh Horses"

Made guest appearance in an episode of the ABC Western "The Young Riders"

Had small role as a medic in the final episode of the ABC drama series "China Beach"

Acted in "Julius Caesar" at the Mark Taper Forum

Had bit role as a security technician in "The Lawnmower Man"

Introduced the serial killer Eugene Victor Tooms in a memorable episode of the Fox series "The X-Files"; scripted by James Wong and Glen Morgan

Brought back to reprise role of Tooms in a second episode of "The X-Files"

Had recurring role on the Fox drama "Party of Five"

Cast in recurring role of the villainous silicate Elroy El in "Space: Above & Beyond" (Fox); series produced by Glen Morgan and James Wong

Played one of the redneck rapists in "A Time to Kill", directed by Joel Schumacher

Cast in a small role in Schumacher's "Batman & Robin"

Had recurring villainous role of the Poloroid Man in "Millennium" (Fox); produced by Wong and Morgan

Breakthrough screen role as the sadistic prison guard Percy Wetmore in "The Green Mile", Frank Darabont's adaptation of Stephen King's novel

Co-starred with Jamie Foxx and David Morse in "Bait"

Had featured role in the FX cable series pilot "Dope"; seried not picked up

Had supporting role in "The Salton Sea"

Appeared in "I Am Sam"

Co-starred in the Vietnam War drama "We Were Soldiers"