Raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Made acting debut on the Nickelodeon/YTV horror series "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

Cast as the star of "My Hometown" a series on Canada's children's network YTV

Hosted the syndicated children's educational series "Popular Mechanics for Kids"

Had a small but memorable role as fanatic Led Zeppelin follower Vic in Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous"

Starred as an awkward college student on the FOX sitcom "Undeclared"; created by Judd Apatow

Acted in Roger Avary's adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel "Rules of Attraction"

Played Danger Barch, a boxing hopeful, in Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby"

Co-starred in Judd Apatow's comedy film "Knocked Up"

Played the title role in screenwriter, Reed Fish's semi-autobiographical tale about seizing the day, "I'm Reed Fish"

Co-starred in the Ben Stiller directed action comedy "Tropic Thunder"