Biography
The tall, athletic scion of a Hollywood family, Hurst began his career frequently playing less-than-cerebral types, as per his first star turn on the short-lived sitcom "Campus Cops" (USA Network, 1995-96). He added some texture to his type as the tragic linebacker in the Disney football drama "Remember the Titans" (2000) and played it for comic hyperbole in the Coen brothers' "The Ladykillers" (2004). Hurst meanwhile became a player on the …
Career Milestones
1993 | Made TV acting debut on two episodes of "Saved by the Bell: The New Class" (NBC) |
1996 | Landed regular role on the short-lived cable series "Campus Cops" |
1997 | Made film debut in the Kevin Costner directed "The Postman" |
1998 | Cast in small role as a paratrooper with temporary hearing loss in Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" |
2000 | Portrayed Gerry Bertier, an All-American linebacker in Disney's "Remember the Titans" |
2002 | Cast in Steven Spielberg's Sci Fi Channel miniseries "Taken" |
2002 | Played a soldier in the Vietnam War film "We Were Soldiers" |
2004 | Cast as the former football player Lump Hudson opposite Tom Hanks in the Coen brothers' "The Ladykillers" |
2004 | Directed, produced, and starred in a production of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" at the Viking Underground Repertory |
2005 | Cast as ATF Field Agent Jimmy McGloin on TNT series "Wanted" |
2005 | Played the recurring role of Alison's brother Michael on NBC's "Medium" |
2008 | Cast as Harry 'Opie' Winston, Jax's best friend on the FX drama "Sons of Anarchy" |