Justin Chatwin

Appeared in the pilot episode of the Showtime drama "Weeds," starring Mary Louise Parker and Elizabeth Perkins

Breakthrough role, playing Tom Cruise's son in Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds"

Co-starred in Arie Posin's ensemble "The Chumscrubber," a darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic suburbia

Co-starred with Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke in the thriller, "Taking Lives"

First garnered recognition for his starring role in the USA miniseries "Traffic," directed by Stephen Hopkins

Cast in the Sci Fi Channel's alien abduction miniseries "Taken," executive produced by Steven Spielberg

Portrayed a young Lex Luthor in the pilot episode of "Smallville" (The WB)

Professional acting debut in the CBS miniseries "Christy, Choices of the Heart, Part I: A Change of Seasons"

Born and raised on Vancouver Island (Nanaimo), British Columbia