Moved with family to California at age 16

First film job was a production assistant in the film version of "That Championship Season" (credited as Jason Miller)

While in junior in high school worked for a summer with Vermont's Champlain Shakespeare Festival

Dropped surname Miller when he began his acting career, reportedly to avoid charges of nepotism

Made TV acting debut in the ABC movie, "Toughlove"

Appeared on stage in such productions as "Beirut" (at the Matrix Theatre) and "Outta Gas on Lover's Leap"

Made film debut in "Solarbabies"

Made leading role debut in "The Lost Boys"

Earned rave reviews for playing an ex-boxer in "After Dark, My Sweet"

Starred opposite Jennifer Jason Leigh, as undercover narcotics officers, in "Rush"

Co-starred in "Geronimo: An American Legend"

Co-starred with Brad Pitt in Barry Levinson's feature adaptation of Lorenzo Carcaterra's novel, "Sleepers"

Founded Fleece Productions

Played opposite Sandra Bullock in "Speed 2: Cruise Control"

Producing debut, Neil LaBute's "Your Friends and Neighbors"; also co-starred

Received rave reviews for his performance as an undercover narcotics officer in "Narc"

Made Broadway debut opposite Ashley Judd in the production of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"

Cast as Jim Bowie in "The Alamo," opposite Dennis Quaid and Billy Bob Thornton

Cast opposite Ron Livingston in Neil LaBute's play, "In a Dark Dark House" at the Lucille Lortel Theater

Co-starred opposite Tommy Lee Jones in Paul Haggis' "In the Valley of Elah"

Appeared in the indie film, "Downloading Nancy"

Co-starred in Nick Cassavetes' film adaptation of Jodi Picoult's novel, "My Sister's Keeper"