Biography
He made his initial splash in TV movies before gaining a groundswell with features like "Can't Hardly Wait" (1998) and "The Scorpion King" (2002). However, his ascent to stardom seemed to sputter out shortly thereafter - his debut as a series lead with "Fastlane" (Fox, 2002-03) was met with indifference, and subsequent movie roles went largely unseen. In fact, for a time, it looked like he was relegated to being best know for being former …
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Career Milestones
| Appeared in several productions at the Atlantic Theater Company | ||
1995 | Feature film debut as the devil in "Angela," directed by Rebecca Miller | |
1995 | Made TV debut playing an affluent rapist on an episode of NBC's "Law & Order" | |
1995 | Starred as a teenage hustler surviving on the mean streets of Hollywood in the Fox TV-movie "The Price of Love" | |
1996 | Played Tim Matheson's son and the target of his father's jealous ex-lover (Jennie Garth) in the ABC movie "An Unfinished Affair" | |
1997 | Appeared in the Cannes Festival screened "Touch Me" | |
1998 | Landed a prominent role in the teen feature "Can't Hardly Wait" | |
2000 | Co-starred with Danny De Vito and Kevin Spacey in "The Big Kahuna" | |
2001 | Appeared with Drew Barrymore in "Riding in Cars With Boys" | |
2002 | Starred in buddy cop drama "Fastlane" with Bill Bellamy | |
2003 | Cast in a recurring role on the HBO series "Six Feet Under" as Jimmy, a fellow art student of Claire's | |
2007 | Appeared on the first season of the FX legal series "Damages" as a man who had an affair with a key witness | |
2008 | Cast as Carlisle Cullen in the feature adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's bestselling novel "Twilight" | |
2009 | Cast as Dr. Cooper on the Showtime drama "Nurse Jackie" | |
2009 | Reprised role as Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the sequel "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" | |
2010 | Reprised the role of Dr. Carlisle Cullen in "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" | |
2011 | Returned as Carlisle in the Bill Condon directed "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" | |
2012 | Reprised role in franchise's final film "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2," also directed by Bill Condon | |
Awards
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Six Feet Under |