| Began career working at the Steppenwolf and Goodman theaters |
| Performed as a member of the Second City Comedy Troupe in Chicago |
| Performed at Chicago's ImprovOlympic, renowned for performing and teaching long-form improvisational theater |
| Worked with Aidan Quinn in "Hamlet" and Brian Dennehey in "Galileo," at the Goodman theater |
1989 | Made film debut with a small role in "Major League" |
1993 | Played a first baseman in the movie "Rookie of the Year" |
1993 | Played a transit cop in the Harrison Ford thrilller "The Fugitive" |
1996 | Had a small role in the series "Early Edition" (CBS) |
1999 | Portrayed Stanley Berry in "Magnolia," directed by Paul Thomas Anderson |
2000 | Lent his voice to the animated series "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command" (ABC) |
2001 | Cast as the menacing janitor in NBC's hit comedy series, "Scrubs" |
2004 | Had a small role as the father of Lindsay Lohan's character in the comedy "Mean Girls," written by Tina Fey |
2008 | Again teamed with Harrison Ford again, playing a suspicious law enforcement official in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" |
2009 | Cast as Mike Heck in the ABC sitcom "The Middle" |