2013 | Cast as Sgt. Jerry Wooters opposite Sean Penn and Josh Brolin in crime drama "Gangster Squad"; film reunited him with "Crazy, Stupid, Love" co-star Emma Stone |
2011 | Co-starred in "The Ides of March" with George Clooney, who also directed, co-wrote, and produced |
2011 | Starred as a Hollywood stunt performer in crime drama "Drive" |
2011 | Delivered first comedic role as a womanizer in "Crazy, Stupid, Love," co-starring Steve Carell and Emma Stone |
2010 | Co-starred with Michelle Williams as a married couple in "Blue Valentine" |
2010 | Starred as a heir to a New York real estate fortune whose wife (Kirsten Dunst) disappears in "All Good Things" |
2007 | Played a man in love with a life-sized sex toy in indie film "Lars and the Real Girl" |
2007 | Co-starred in drama thriller "Fracture" as a hot-shot prosecutor opposite Anthony Hopkins |
2006 | Starred in "Half Nelson," the feature adaptation of Ryan Fleck's Sundance-winning short film "Gowanus, Brooklyn" |
2005 | Portrayed a suicidal client opposite Ewan McGregor, who makes bizarre predictions that begin to come true in Marc Forster's "Stay" |
2004 | Co-starred opposite fellow Canadian Rachel McAdams in romantic drama "The Notebook," based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks |
2004 | Starred as Leland P. Fitzgerald in "The United States of Leland," about a young man's experience in a juvenile detention center |
2003 | Played a small-town high school football player in "The Slaughter Rule" |
2002 | Cast opposite Sandra Bullock in crime thriller "Murder by Numbers" |
2001 | Garnered widespread praise for his starring turn as a Jewish neo-Nazi in "The Believer" |
2000 | Portrayed a football player dealing with team integration in 1970s-set "Remember the Titans" |
1998 | Essayed title role on Fox series "Young Hercules" |
1997 | Played regular role of Sean Hanlon on "Breaker High" (UPN) |
1996 | Played a UFO abductee on an episode of Canadian series "PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal" |
1996 | Portrayed an English orphan on an episode of "The Road to Avonlea;" received Gemini Award nomination |
1996 | Landed leading role in "Frankenstein and Me" (Disney Channel) |
1993 | Cast as one of the Mouseketeers on "Mickey Mouse Club" (Disney Channel); appeared alongside JC Chasez, Keri Russell, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera |
1991 | Made early TV appearance on Canadian variety series "Homegrown Cafe" |
| Began performing career as a child, singing with older sister at local talent shows |