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); …
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Career Milestones
| Acted on stage in Seattle productions of "The Matchmaker" and "Come Blow Your Horn" | ||
| Moved to Los Angeles | ||
| Raised in Conway, Washington | ||
| Was accepted at Juilliard and planned to attend; landed first film role and opted to concentrate on an acting career instead | ||
1991 | Made film debut as an airline clerk in Gus Van Sant's "My Own Private Idaho" | |
1992 | First TV role was on an episode of the ABC sitcom "The Wonder Years" | |
1994 | Appeared as Warren Earp in Lawrence Kasdan's biopic "Wyatt Earp" | |
1995 | Had featured role in the CBS miniseries "Children of the Dust" | |
1997 | Appeared alongside Demi Moore in "G.I. Jane" | |
1998 | Continued with the military as part of the ensemble of Terrence Malick's "The Thin Red Line" | |
1999 | Appeared in Ang Lee's Civil War drama "Ride With the Devil" | |
2000 | Co-starred with Dennis Quaid in "Frequency" | |
2000 | Played a homeless junkie in "Pay It Forward" | |
2001 | Played a boating enthusiast who gets a chance to compete in a race in "Madison" (released theatrically in 2002) | |
2001 | Played leading male role opposite Jennifer Lopez in "Angel Eyes" | |
2002 | Had title role in the remake of "The Count of Monte Cristo" | |
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" | |
2004 | Portrayed Jesus Christ in the controversial film "The Passion of the Christ," directed and produced by Mel Gibson | |
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" | |
2006 | Played a terrorist in Tony Scott's "Deja Vu" | |
2009 | Co-starred with Shohreh Aghdashloo in "The Stoning of Soraya M." | |
2009 | Starred on AMC's remake of cult favorite "The Prisoner" | |
2011 | Played a former CIA agent who teams up with an eccentric billionaire (Michael Emerson) on the CBS mystery drama "Person of Interest" | |
Awards
2004 | MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance in The Passion of the Christ |