Began performing career as a child, singing with older sister at local talent shows

Made early TV appearance on the Canadian variety series "Homegrown Cafe"

Was one of the Mouseketeers on the "Mickey Mouse Club" (Disney Channel); appeared alongside JC Chasez, Keri Russell, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera

Had leading role in "Frankenstein and Me" (Disney Channel)

Portrayed an English orphan in an episode of "The Road to Avonlea"; received Gemini Award nomination

Had role as a UFO abductee in an episode of "The PSI Factor"

Had regular role of Sean Hanlon on "Breaker High" (UPN)

Played title role in the Fox series "Young Hercules"

Portrayed a football player dealing with team integration in the 1970s in "Remember the Titans"

Garnered widespread praise for his starring turn as a Jewish neo-Nazi in "The Believer" (was scheduled to air on Showtime before being released theatrically in 2002)

Cast opposite Sandra Bullock in the thriller "Murder by Numbers"

Played a small-town high school football player in "The Slaughter Rule"

Starred as Leland P. Fitzgerald in "The United States of Leland," about a young man's experience in a juvenile detention center

Co-starred opposite fellow Canadian Rachel McAdams in the feature film "The Notebook," based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks

Portrayed a suicidal client opposite Ewan McGregor, who makes bizarre predictions that begin to come true in Marc Forster's "Stay"

Starred in "Half Nelson," a feature adaptation of helmer Ryan Fleck's Sundance-winning short film "Gowanus, Brooklyn"; earned SAG and Oscar nominations for Best Actor

Co-starred in the dramatic thriller, "Fracture" as a hot-shot prosecutor opposite Anthony Hopkins

Played a guy in love with a life-sized sex toy in the indie film, "Lars and the Real Girl"; earned Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy