John Hawkes

Cast as spirited entrepreneur, Sol Star in the critically acclaimed HBO series "Deadwood"

Cast in the psychological thriller "Identity," alongside John Cusack and Ray Liotta

Cast in a lead role in Steven Spielberg's miniseries "Taken" (Sci-Fi)

Starred in and co-produced the independent film "Buttleman"; received a Breakout Performance Award at the 2004 Sedona Film Festival

Starred in and co-produced the independent film "Don't Try This at Home"

Starred opposite Keanu Reeves in "Hardball," as Tricky, Reeves' best friend and business partner

Had a recurring role on the hit series "The Practice" (ABC)

Won over audiences and critics as Bugsy, the slow-witted fisherman in Wolfgang Petersen's "The Perfect Storm"

Cast in "A Slipping-Down Life," a well-received big screen adaptation of Anne Tyler's novel of the same name, which also starred Lili Taylor and Guy Pearce

Starred opposite David Duchovny and Angelina Jolie in "Playing God"

Appeared in From "Dusk Till Dawn," starring George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino

Wrote and starred in his own one-man show called "Nimrod Soul," at the Theatre at the Improv

Appeared in "Flesh and Bone," starring Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid

Starred in the horror film "Scary Movie"

Feature film debut in a starring role in the thriller "Murder Rap"

Co-founded the Big State Productions theater company and appeared in the group's original play, "In the West," at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Moved to Austin, Texas, where he began his career as an actor and musician

Wrote sequences to "In the West," which later became the feature film "Deep in the Heart (Of Texas)" (1998)