2012 | Co-starred with Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron in Lee Daniels' "The Paperboy" |
2012 | Cast as the owner of a male strip club in "Magic Mike," directed by Steven Soderbergh |
2011 | Played title role in crime thriller "Killer Joe," directed by William Friedkin |
2011 | Played a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney in the thriller "The Lincoln Lawyer" |
2009 | Co-starred with Jennifer Garner in the romantic comedy "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" |
2008 | Played Ben Stiller's loyal agent in "Tropic Thunder" |
2008 | Re-teamed with Kate Hudson to star in "Fool's Gold" |
2006 | Starred in "We Are Marshall" as head coach Jack Lengyel who helped resurrect the Marshall University football squad after a 1970 plane crash that killed most of the players and coaches |
2006 | Played a thirtysomething slacker who still lives with his parents in the romantic comedy "Failure to Launch" |
2005 | Starred with Steve Zahn and Penélope Cruz in "Sahara" |
2003 | Co-starred with Kate Hudson in the romantic comedy "How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days" |
2001 | Played an ambitious young lawyer in the ensemble drama "13 Conversations About One Thing" |
2001 | Acted opposite Jennifer Lopez in "The Wedding Planner" |
2000 | Starred as Lt. Andrew Tyler, executive officer to Lt. Commander Mike Dahlgrin (Bill Paxton) in "U-571" |
1999 | Portrayed the lead in Ron Howard's "EDtv" |
1998 | Directed (also wrote and co-starred) the 20-minute short "The Rebel" |
1998 | Re-teamed with Linklater as one of "The Newton Boys" |
1997 | Played Jodie Foster's love interest in "Contact" and an attorney defending the rebellious slaves of the "Amistad" |
1997 | Co-starred with Bullock in her short film "Making Sandwiches"; also co-produced |
| Formed J.K. Livin' Productions; name taken from his "Dazed and Confused" character's motto "Just keep livin'" |
1996 | Breakthrough role as lawyer Jake Brigance in "A Time to Kill," based on John Grisham's novel and co-starring Sandra Bullock |
1996 | Portrayed Sheriff Buddy Deeds, suspected of killing his predecessor (Kris Kristofferson), in John Sayles' "Lone Star" |
1995 | Cast in "Boys on the Side" as Drew Barrymore's love interest, policeman Abe Lincoln |
1995 | Co-starred with Renee Zellweger in "The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (later edited and reissued in 1997) |
1993 | First significant film role, Richard Linklater's "Dazed and Confused"; character initially in only three scenes but role grew to more than 300 lines |
1993 | Feature acting debut, "My Boyfriend's Back" |
1993 | After meeting casting director Don Phillips in an Austin bar he was cast in "Dazed and Confused" (1993) |
1991 | Appeared in student films and local commercials in Texas |
| Enrolled in film studies at University of Texas |
| Travelled to Australia after high school |
| Raised in Longview, TX |
