Biography
He held his own with unexpected strength, and because of this performance, went on to enjoy a steady film career playing clean-cut, regular-guys-turned-heroes who fought to save people in courtrooms and from dangerous mountainsides. Among his more famous "hero" roles was that of comic book character Robin; first opposite Val Kilmer in "Batman Forever" (1995) and then alongside George Clooney in the dismal, franchise-halting sequel, "Batman & …
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Career Milestones
| Grew up in Winnetka, Illinois near Chicago's north shore | ||
| Took hiatus from film acting, reportedly turning down a role in "Men in Black" (1997) | ||
1983 | Began modeling and appearing in local TV commercials | |
1986 | Professional acting debut in an episode of the ABC series, "Jack and Mike" | |
1988 | Film debut, playing Jessica Lange's teenage son in "Men Don't Leave" | |
1990 | Second collaboration with Jessica Lange, "Blue Sky" (released theatrically in 1994) | |
1992 | Joined an all-star cast in "School Ties" | |
1992 | Played a prep schooler who takes a job spending time with a blind military man (Al Pacino) in "Scent of a Woman" | |
1995 | Cast as Robin opposite Val Kilmer's Batman in Joel Schumacher's "Batman Forever" | |
1995 | Played the romantic lead opposite Minnie Driver in "Circle of Friends" | |
1996 | Offered a fine turn in an adaptation of John Grisham's "The Chamber" | |
1996 | Portrayed a young Ernest Hemingway in the fact based story "In Love and War" | |
1997 | Formed production company, George Street Pictures; entered into producing agreement with Warner Bros. | |
1997 | Reprised Robin, opposite George Clooney's Batman in Schumacher's critically panned "Batman & Robin" | |
1999 | Executive producing debut, "The Bachelor"; also starred | |
1999 | Returned to acting in Robert Altman's "Cookie's Fortune" | |
1999 | TV debut as executive producer, "The Miracle on the 17th Green" (CBS) | |
2000 | Starred in the action adventure "Vertical Limit" | |
2001 | Appeared in Arthur Miller's "The Man Who Had All the Luck" at the Williamstown Theatre Festival; reprised role on Broadway in 2002 | |
2003 | Had a recurring role on the ABC drama, "The Practice" | |
2004 | Portayed researcher Wardell Pomeroy in "Kinsey" opposite Liam Neeson as Alfred Kinsey | |
2006 | Guest-starred as Meredith's love interest, veterinarian Finn Dandridge on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" | |
2006 | Played the lead in the limited TNT series, "The Company" | |
2008 | Played Abigail Breslin's father in the family film, "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" | |
2009 | Cast as Special Agent G. Callen in the spin-off series, "NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS) | |
2010 | Starred in "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore," the sequel to the 2001 family film "Cats & Dogs" | |
Awards
1992 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Scent of A Woman |