Raised in Queens, New York

Understudied Matthew Broderick in the Broadway production of "Biloxi Blues"; unceremoniously fired by playwright Neil Simon during an understudies rehearsal just days before he was to take over part

Represented Gleason's Gym as a light heavyweight in the Golden Gloves Competition at Madison Square Garden

Off-Broadway debut, starring as the groom Anthony Angelo Nunzia in "Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding"

Feature acting debut playing the bridegroom in Nancy Savoca's "True Love"

Appeared in the questionably funny fantasy-comedy "Drop Dead Fred"

Starred Off-Broadway as Servy in "Servy-n-Bernice 4Ever"

TV-movie debut, "Jumpin' Joe" (ABC)

TV series debut in the short-lived ABC sitcom "Arresting Behavior"

Had a small part in "Scent of a Woman" as the policeman who stops the car driven by a blind man (Al Pacino)

Co-starred in the Fox sitcom "Bakersfield, P.D."

Portrayed Terry Malloy in failed Broadway adaptation of "On the Waterfront"

Played recurring role of Shep, a swashbuckling (but tortured) paramedic, on NBC's "ER"

Delivered an effective turn as the abusive stepfather of a young girl in the Showtime movie "Bastard Out of Carolina"; Anjelica Huston's directorial debut

Co-starred in the NBC sitcom "Men Behaving Badly" during its first season

Portrayed an astronaut in Mimi Leder's "Deep Impact"

Starred as Private David Manning in HBO's brutal, engrossing World War II film "When Trumpets Fade"

Acted in the Off-Broadway production "bash"; reprised role in L.A. and in the 2000 Showtime adaptation

Succeeded Kevin Anderson as Biff in the award-winning Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman"; recreated role in the 2000 Showtime production

Portrayed a hockey player in "Mystery Alaska"; scripted by TV phenom David E. Kelley

Cast as an Officer taken hostage during a skirmish with local fighters in the fact-based drama "Black Hawk Down"

Co-starred with offscreen companion Julianna Margulies in "Ghost Ship"

Co-starred with Jennifer Connelly in "House of Sand and Fog"

Played a blind Cop on the ABC drama "Blind Justice"

Performed on stage in the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Doubt" at the Walter Kerr

Cast in Joe Roth's "Freedomland"