2012 | Helmed and produced the sci-fi action feature "Battleship" |
2010 | Wrote the screenplay adaptation of the comic book "The Losers" |
2008 | Directed Will Smith in the comedy superhero film "Hancock' |
2007 | Co-starred in Robert Redford's "Lions for Lambs" |
2007 | Helmed "The Kingdom," starring Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman as U.S. government agents sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in Saudi Arabia; also co-wrote screenplay |
2007 | Co-starred with Ryan Reynolds and Jeremy Piven in the action-comedy "Smokin' Aces" |
2006 | Executive-produced the NBC series based on his feature film "Friday Night Lights"; also wrote and directed the pilot episode for which he received an Emmy nomination |
2005 | His production company Film 44 scored a first-look deal with Universal Pictures |
2004 | Directed the high school football themed film drama "Friday Night Lights" |
2004 | Played a cop opposite Tom Cruise's bad guy in the thriller "Collateral" |
2003 | Directed The Rock and Seann William Scott in "The Rundown" |
2002 | Guest starred as SD-6 Agent Noah Hicks on the Fox drama "Alias" |
2001 | Cast in featured role in the comedy "Corky Romano" |
2000 | Executive produced and created the ABC series "Wonderland"; wrote and directed pilot episode |
1998 | Feature directorial debut, "Very Bad Things"; also scripted and co-wrote the song "Walls Come Down"; Christian Slater starred and executive produced |
1997 | Portrayed tempermental macho man cop Joey Randone in James Mangold's "Cop Land" |
1996 | Cast as a punch-drunk former pugilist dragged out of retirement by Samuel L. Jackson in "The Great White Hype" |
1996 | Played a sexual deviant travelling around the desert calling from his car in Spike Lee's "Girl 6" |
1995 | Joined the cast of the CBS medical drama "Chicago Hope" as a recurring character; became a regular for the 1995-96 season; also wrote two episodes and directed one |
1995 | Sold first script (co-wrote with Michael Schiffer), "Furious George" |
1995 | Authored the one-act play "Miles and Mickey" that debuted in Los Angeles, CA |
1994 | Landed breakthrough screen role as the hapless victim of femme fatale Linda Fiorintino in "The Last Seduction"; first aired on HBO before its theatrical release |
1994 | Portrayed paralyzed pro football player Dennis Byrd in the Fox TV movie "Rise & Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story" |
1993 | Co-starred in "Fire in the Sky," a film based on true events surrounding the supposed alien abduction of Travis Walton |
1992 | Appeared as a platoon-mate of Ethan Hawke in "A Midnight Clear" |
1989 | First film lead, Wes Craven's "Shocker" |
1988 | Made feature debut in "Miracle Mile" |
1988 | TV-movie debut, "Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story" (CBS) |
1986 | Made TV acting debut on the crime drama "The Equalizer" (CBS) |
1985 | Moved to Los Angeles and got a job as a production assistant for Trans World International |
| Appeared in local theater productions after attending college in Minnesota |
| Raised in Chappaqua, NY |
