- 2008: Joined the fourth season of ABC's "Lost"
- 2007: Cast in Werner Herzog's "Rescue Dawn" based on the directors acclaimed 1997 documentary, "Little Dieter Needs to Fly"
- 2006: Cast in "Manderlay," the second film in Trier's U.S.A. trilogy, starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Danny Glover, and Willem Dafoe
- 2004: Co-starred with Nicole Kidman and Paul Bettany in Lars Von Trier's "Dogville"
- 2002: Had supporting role in "Secretary"
- 2002: Co-starred in the thriller feature "Solaris"
- 2001: Starred in Roman Coppola's directorial debut "CQ"
- 2000: Co-starred with Mila Jovovich in "The Million Dollar Hotel", helmed by Wim Wenders
- 1998: Had prominent supporting role as the bookish Corporal Upham in "Saving Private Ryan"
- 1997: Co-starred in the independent features "Going All the Way" and "Locusts"
- 1996: Appeared in supporting role in "Twister"
- 1994: Had first leading role in David O Russell's independent "Spanking the Monkey"; also had first role in a big-budget feature in "Nell"
- 1993: Appeared in widely-noticed Subaru commercial
- 1992: First screen appearance in Tamra Davis' "Guncrazy"; film received limited release before airing on cable TV on Showtime
- 1992: Played small role in busted ABC pilot "1775"
- 1991: TV-movie debut, small part in "Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance" (NBC)
- 1990: TV debut in a bit part in "Singer & Sons" (NBC)
- Grew up in Carpenteria, California, then moved to Iowa when father remarried




