Performed in school plays in the first and third grades

Attended an open casting call for the film "The War" and read for the casting directors; then traveled with mother to Atlanta to meet with director Jon Avnet; was informed that he had won the part one week later

Professional (and feature) acting debut, "The War" starring Kevin Costner and Elijah Wood

TV acting debut, starred in "American Gothic", a supernatural drama on CBS

Had featured roles in "Sling Blade" and "Ghosts of Mississippi

Appeared in the feature "The X-Files"

Co-starred as Melanie Griffith's nephew in "Crazy in Alabama"

Reteamed with Billy Bob Thornton for featured role in "All the Pretty Horses"

Cast in the war-drama feature "Cold Mountain"

Co-starred with Billy Bob Thornton in "Friday Night Lights" based on H.G. Bissinger's book, which profiled the economically depressed town of Odessa, Texas and their heroic high school football team

Cast in Sam Mendes' "Jarhead" based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's best-selling novel about his pre-Desert Storm experiences

Cast in "The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift," the third installment of the popular street-racing film franchise