Taught emotionally disturbed children for three years

Hired by fellow martial-arts maestro Steven Seagal to work on a soup commercial for Japanese television

Feature debut as Alley Guy 1 in "True Identity", billed as Michael White; also appeared in that year's straight-to-video martial arts pic "Ring of Fire"

Appeared as a Soldier in Roland Emmerich's "Universal Soldier", starring fellow martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme

Acted in straight-to-video martial arts feature "Full Contact"

Made TV debut with guest appearances on episodes of Fox series "Living Single" and "Martin", both airing on the same date (February 20)

Appeared in straight-to-video sequel, "Lion Strike/Ring of Fire 3: Lion Strike"

Portrayed Lieutenant Fancy's hot-headed brother Reggie in two episodes of ABC's "NYPD Blue"

Starred as Mike Tyson in HBO's "Tyson", directed by Uli Edel

Played Elroi in Bruce Pittman's "Captive Heart: The James Mink Story", a CBS movie

Appeared in John Herzfeld's feature "2 Days in the Valley"

First feature starring role, "Spawn"

Played Demond, a man with a "stick-it-anywhere" policy, in "Ringmaster", starring Jerry Springer

Offered a standout turn as Pointy, a local gangster who considers himself a Renaissance man, in "Thick as Thieves", a noirish crime movie boasting idiosyncratic humor and deftly drawn characterizations, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival

Starred as Ben Cooper in "Mutiny", an NBC movie based on the landmark case that forced the military to fully integrate blacks into its ranks; Morgan Freeman served as an executive producer

Reteamed with Van Damme for "Universal Soldier: The Return", this time in the significant role of SETH

Was series regular on the ABC drama "Wonderland"