Biography
From his earliest supporting roles in films like Terrence Malick's "The Thin Red Line" (1998), Caviezel was often cast as brooding, deeply pained men like the mourning firefighter who communicates with his dead father in "Frequency" (2000) or the vengeful military reject in "Déjà vu" (2006). With his compelling screen presence and dashing, vintage Hollywood looks, he carried off a successful remake of "The Count of Monte Cristo" (2002); …
Latest Tv Credits
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Career Milestones
2011 | Played a former CIA agent who teams up with an eccentric billionaire (Michael Emerson) on the CBS mystery drama "Person of Interest" | |
2009 | Starred on AMC's remake of cult favorite "The Prisoner" | |
2009 | Co-starred with Shohreh Aghdashloo in "The Stoning of Soraya M." | |
2006 | Played a terrorist in Tony Scott's "Deja Vu" | |
2004 | Starred as golf legend Bobby Jones, the icon who retired from competition at the tender age of 28, in "Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius" | |
2004 | Portrayed Jesus Christ in the controversial film "The Passion of the Christ," directed and produced by Mel Gibson | |
2002 | Played a career military officer who is accused of war crimes and is defend by his wife (played by Ashley Judd) in "High Crimes" | |
2002 | Had title role in the remake of "The Count of Monte Cristo" | |
2001 | Played leading male role opposite Jennifer Lopez in "Angel Eyes" | |
2001 | Played a boating enthusiast who gets a chance to compete in a race in "Madison" (released theatrically in 2002) | |
2000 | Played a homeless junkie in "Pay It Forward" | |
2000 | Co-starred with Dennis Quaid in "Frequency" | |
1999 | Appeared in Ang Lee's Civil War drama "Ride With the Devil" | |
1998 | Continued with the military as part of the ensemble of Terrence Malick's "The Thin Red Line" | |
1997 | Appeared alongside Demi Moore in "G.I. Jane" | |
1995 | Had featured role in the CBS miniseries "Children of the Dust" | |
1994 | Appeared as Warren Earp in Lawrence Kasdan's biopic "Wyatt Earp" | |
1992 | First TV role was on an episode of the ABC sitcom "The Wonder Years" | |
| Moved to Los Angeles | ||
1991 | Made film debut as an airline clerk in Gus Van Sant's "My Own Private Idaho" | |
| Was accepted at Juilliard and planned to attend; landed first film role and opted to concentrate on an acting career instead | ||
| Acted on stage in Seattle productions of "The Matchmaker" and "Come Blow Your Horn" | ||
| Raised in Conway, Washington | ||
Awards
2004 | MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance in The Passion of the Christ |