- 2009: Co-starred in "Hotel for Dogs," a film adaptation of the Lois Duncan novel of the same name
- 2007: Portrayed Ralph "Petey" Greene, a real-life ex-con-turned-radio and TV host in "Talk to Me"; earned an Independent Spirit Award Nomination for Best Actor
- 2007: Re-teamed with the original cast for "Ocean's 13"
- 2005: Produced and starred in Paul Haggis' directorial debut "Crash," a multicharacter study of L.A. race relations; earned a SAG nomination for Best Supporting Actor
- 2004: Portrayed Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsis refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Terry George's "Hotel Rwanda"; received a Golden Globe, SAG and an Oscar nomination for Best Actor
- 2004: Reunited with original cast for "Ocean's Twelve" again directed by Steven Soderbergh
- 2004: Cast opposite Naomi Watts, Sean Penn and Jack Thompson in "The Assassination of Richard Nixon"
- 2003: Received grammy nomination for Best Spoken Word Album for "Fear Itself"
- 2002: Had a recurring role on the NBC drama "ER" as Paul Nathan, a med student who suffers from Parkinson's disease; received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (2003)
- 2001: Acted opposite Jeffery Wright in Suzan-Lori Parks' Off-Broadway drama, "Topdog/Underdog"; was unable to recreate role on Broadway in 2002 due to scheduling conflicts
- 2001: Portrayed the manager-lover of a troubled rock singer in "Things Behind the Sun"; screened at Sundance
- 2001: Again collaborated with Clooney and Soderbergh for the "Ocean's Eleven" remake
- 2000: Wrote and directed the digital film "The Jesse Borr Story" (lensed 2000)
- 2000: Reteamed with Soderbergh to play a DEA agent in "Traffic"
- 1999: Had lead in the HBO adaptation of "A Lesson Before Dying"; received Emmy nomination
- 1998: Had featured role of L.D., a moralist gang leader, in "Bulworth"
- 1998: Played Snoopy, a psychopathic killer in Steven Soderbergh's "Out of Sight," co- starring George Clooney
- 1998: Cast as Sammy Davis Jr in the HBO movie "The Rat Pack"; received Emmy nomination
- 1997: Co-starred in John Singleton's underrated "Rosewood," as a piano teacher who stands up to racists
- 1997: Appeared as porn star Buck Swope in "Boogie Nights"
- 1995: Breakthrough role as Mouse, the psychopathic sidekick to Denzel Washington's Easy Rawlings in "Devil in a Blue Dress"
- 1993: Played recurring role of Bennie on "Hangin' With Mr. Cooper" (ABC)
- 1993: Played district attorney Jonathan Littleton on the CBS drama series "Picket Fences"
- 1992: TV series debut as the overly competent hotel manager in "The Golden Palace," the CBS spin-off of "The Golden Girls"
- 1991: Starred and co-wrote the theme for the unsold NBC comedy pilot "In the House"
- 1988: Played pivotal role of Rocket, a murderous gang member, in the drama "Colors"
- 1987: TV debut, guest shot on "Hill Street Blues" (NBC)
- 1985: Feature film debut, "Moving Violations"
- Acted with the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota and with the New York Shakespeare Festival in NYC's Central Park
- Had first acting role in a fifth grade production of "Charlotte's Web"; cast as the rat Templeton
- Replaced Terrence Howard as Jim Rhodes, best friend to Downey's Tony Stark in the sequel to "Iron Man" (due out in summer 2010)
- Born in Kansas City, Missouri
- Raised in Lincoln, Nebraska and Denver, Colorado
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