| Born and raised in Texas |
| Formed Summers/Quaid Productions with Cathleen Summers |
1969 | Began career as an impressionist in Houston nightclubs at age 15 |
1974 | Moved to Los Angeles |
1975 | First screen appearance in an uncredited bit part, "Crazy Mama" |
1977 | Film acting debut in "9/30/55" directed by James Bridges |
1978 | TV acting debut, "Are You in the House Alone?" (CBS) |
1979 | Landed breakthrough screen role as Mike the high school jock in "Breaking Away" |
1980 | Co-starred with his brother Randy in Walter Hill's "The Long Riders" |
1981 | Appeared in the CBS TV-movie "Bill" alongside Mickey Rooney |
1981 | Wrote songs for and sang on screen in "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" |
1983 | Gained good notices for his turn as the cocky astronaut Gordon Cooper in "The Right Stuff" |
1983 | Reprised his TV role in the sequel "Bill on His Own" (CBS) |
1984 | Starred opposite brother Randy in the off-Broadway production of Sam Shepard's "True West" |
1987 | Won acclaim for his performance in "The Big Easy"; directed by Jim McBride |
1989 | Portrayed singer Jerry Lee Lewis in the biopic "Great Balls of Fire," also directed by Jim McBride |
1993 | Co-starred with then-wife Meg Ryan in "Flesh and Bone" |
1994 | Earned praise for his performance as Doc Holliday in Lawrence Kasdan's epic "Wyatt Earp" |
1996 | Starred as a medieval knight in "Dragonheart" |
1998 | Co-starred in the remake of Disney's "The Parent Trap" |
1998 | Made directorial debut with made-for-cable TV-movie "Everything That Rises" (TNT); also starred |
1999 | Portrayed a past his prime football quarterback in Oliver Stone's "Any Given Sunday" |
2000 | Cast as the long-dead firefighting father of a contemporary detective in the supernatural-themed "Frequency" |
2000 | Had pivotal role as a lawyer in "Traffic" |
2001 | Co-starred in the HBO adaptation of the Pulitzer-winning play "Dinner With Friends" |
2002 | Appeared with Julianne Moore in the drama "Far From Heaven"; received Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Supporting Actor |
2002 | Portrayed a high school baseball coach in the fact-based feature "The Rookie" |
2004 | Played a climatologist who tries to find a way to save the world in Roland Emmerich's "The Day After Tomorrow" |
2004 | Starred in a remake of the 1965 film "The Flight of the Phoenix" |
2004 | Starred with Scarlett Johansson and Topher Grace in the comedy "In Good Company," directed by Paul Weitz |
2005 | Co-starred with Rene Russo in the remake of "Yours, Mine and Ours," a comedy about a blended family |
2005 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (November) |
2006 | Portrayed the U.S. President in Paul Weitz' "American Dreamz" |
2008 | Cast in the ensemble film "Vantage Point" as a Secret Service agent |
2008 | Joined Sarah Jessica Parker, Ellen Page and Thomas Haden Church in the indie feature "Smart People" |
2009 | Co-starred as Hawk, the team leader in the live action film adaptation of "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" |
2010 | Co-starred in the apocalyptic thriller "Legion" |
2010 | Nominated for the 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie ("The Special Relationship") |
2010 | Portrayed President Bill Clinton in HBO's "The Special Relationship"; earned an Emmy (2010) nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie |
2011 | Cast in the remake of "Footloose," inspired by the 1984 dance drama starring Kevin Bacon |
2011 | Co-starred in "Soul Surfer," playing the father of Bethany Hamilton, who lost her left arm in a shark attack when she was 13 years old |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television ("The Special Relationship") |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries ("The Special Relationship") |
2012 | Cast opposite Gerard Butler and Jessica Biel in romantic comedy "Playing for Keeps" |
2012 | Co-starred with Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana in romantic drama "The Words" |
2012 | Joined ensemble cast of romantic comedy "What to Expect When You're Expecting" |
