Acting debut in a TV commercial for Kool-Aid

Film debut in "Islands in the Stream", playing the eldest son of a sculptor (George C Scott)

Played the preppie nemesis to Dennis Christopher in "Breaking Away"

TV-movie debut in "Haywire" (CBS), playing Bill Hayward

Appeared as a younger man involved with Jacqueline Bisset in "Rich and Famous"

Initial TV collaboration with Jane Seymour, played her adult son Aron Trask in the ABC miniseries "John Steinbeck's 'East of Eden'"

Grew a beard to play Dyan Cannon's young husband in the ABC TV-movie about a female bigamist "Having It All"

Made stage debut in Los Angeles production of "The Wager"

Reteamed with Seymour for the NBC miniseries "Ernest Hemingway's 'The Sun Also Rises'", this time playing Jake Barnes to her Lady Brett Ashley

Cast as Byron Henry opposite Seymour as his wife Natalie in the epic ABC miniseries "War and Remembrance"; Jan-Michael Vincent and Ali MacGraw had created roles in "The Winds of War"

Had small role as a smarmy businessman in "Die Hard"

Played first leading role in features in "Apartment Zero", directed by Martin Donovan

First screen collaboration with Jon Lovitz, "Mr. Destiny"

Co-starred in the murder mystery "And the Sea Will Tell" (CBS)

Wrote, produced and directed the short "The Buzz", featuring Jon Lovitz

Reteamed with Martin Donovan for "Mad at the Moon"

Portrayed a cop investigating a series of rapes at an apartment complex in the CBS movie "Complex of Fear"

Feature directorial debut, "PCU"

Cast as member of the Ku Klux Klan in the period drama "Children of the Dust" (CBS)

Helmed second feature "High School High", starring Lovitz

Returned to features as Bridget Fonda's boyfriend in "The Break Up"; aired on Cinemax in lieu of a theatrical release

Enjoyed a one-night stand with Susan Sarandon (who read much more into it) in Wayne Wang's "Anywhere But Here"

Portrayed Professor Solomon in John Ottman's feature directing debut, "Urban Legends: Final Cut"

Had featured role in "Investigating Sex"