Worked as a secretary at a law firm

Film acting debut, Milos Forman's "Hair"

TV acting debut, "My Old Man", a CBS TV-movie

Debut as a TV series regular, "Hothouse", playing a young psychiatrist

Breakthrough stage role in "Grand Hotel, The Musical"; earned Tony playing the dying bookkeeper

Played Herman Stiles on the popular CBS sitcom, "Evening Shade"; won an Emmy for the role

Delivered a memorable Emmy-nominated guest performance on an episode of "Picket Fences" as a reclusive and fetishistic frog breeder

Disclosed that he is HIV-positive in an interview with Jann Carl of "Entertainment Tonight"

Co-starred as a death row inmate in "The Green Mile"

Joined the cast of "Sesame Street" as Mr. Noodle in the "Elmo's World" segments

Had strong supporting role as a defense attorney in "The Gift"

Acted in "South of Heaven, West of Hell", directed by and starring Dwight Yoakam

Co-starred in "Jurassic Park III"

Co-starred in the comedy feature "Welcome To Collinwood"

Appeared in director-star Kevin Costner's cattle drive Western "Open Range"

Starred opposite Tom Hanks in director Robert Zemeckis' animated feature "Polar Express"