Raised in Conway, Washington

Acted on stage in Seattle productions of "The Matchmaker" and "Come Blow Your Horn"

Was accepted at Juilliard and planned to attend; landed first film role and opted to concentrate on an acting career instead

Made film debut as an airline clerk in Gus Van Sant's "My Own Private Idaho"

Moved to Los Angeles

First TV role was on an episode of the ABC sitcom "The Wonder Years"

Appeared as Warren Earp in Lawrence Kasdan's biopic "Wyatt Earp"

Had featured role in the CBS miniseries "Children of the Dust"

Appeared alongside Demi Moore in "G.I. Jane"

Continued with the military as part of the ensemble of Terrence Malick's "The Thin Red Line"

Appeared in Ang Lee's Civil War drama "Ride With the Devil"

Co-starred with Dennis Quaid in "Frequency"

Played a homeless junkie in "Pay It Forward"

Played a boating enthusiast who gets a chance to compete in a race in "Madison" (released theatrically in 2002)

Played leading male role opposite Jennifer Lopez in "Angel Eyes"

Had title role in the remake of "The Count of Monte Cristo"

Played a career military officer who is accused of war crimes and is defend by his wife (played by Ashley Judd) in "High Crimes"

Portrayed Jesus in the contrversal film "The Passion of the Christ"; directed and produced by Mel Gibson

Starred as golf legend Bobby Jones, the icon who retired from competition at the tender age of 28, in "Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius"

Played a terrorist in Tony Scott's "Deja Vu"

Co-starred with Shohreh Aghdashloo in "The Stoning of Soraya M."