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Jim Caviezel

Jim Caviezel

Acting
Born: Sep 26, 1968
From: Mount Vernon, Washington, USA
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

James Patrick Caviezel Jr. (born September 26, 1968) is an American actor, known for his starring role as John Reese on the CBS series Person of Interest (2011-2016), Private Witt in The Thin Red Line (1998), Slovnik in G.I. Jane (1997), Detective John Sullivan in Frequency (2000), Catch in Angel Eyes (2001), Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), and his portrayal of Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ (2004). He began acting in plays in Seattle, WA. He earned his Screen Actors Guild card with a minor role in the 1991 film My Own Private Idaho. He then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. He was offered a scholarship to study acting at NY's Juilliard School in 1993, but turned it down to portray Warren Earp in the 1994 film Wyatt Earp. He later appeared in episodes of Murder, She Wrote and The Wonder Years. After appearing in G.I. Jane (1997), he had a breakthrough performance in the 1998 Terrence Malick World War II film The Thin Red Line. He was originally cast to play Scott Summers / Cyclops in X-Men (2000), but dropped out due to a scheduling …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Sweetwater Sports Writer 2023 6.857
Onyx: Kings of the Grail Narrator (voice) 2019 6.0
When the Game Stands Tall Bob Ladouceur 2014 6.675
Escape Plan Willard Hobbes 2013 6.72
Savannah Ward Allen 2013 6.091
Transit Nate 2012 5.7
Long Weekend Peter 2009 5.164
The Stoning of Soraya M. Freidoune 2009 7.669
Kabul 24 Narrator (voice) 2009 7.0
Outlander Kainan 2008 6.45
Déjà Vu Carroll Oerstadt 2006 6.9
Unknown Jean Jacket 2006 6.252
Madison Jim McCormick 2005 5.779
The Passion of the Christ Jesus 2004 7.537
The Final Cut Fletcher 2004 6.074
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius Bobby Jones 2004 5.912
Highwaymen James 'Rennie' Cray 2004 5.71
The Big Question Self 2004 7.7
I Am David Johannes 2003 6.854
The Count of Monte Cristo Edmond Dantes 2002 7.669
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick Self 2002 7.0
High Crimes Tom Kubik 2002 6.353
Angel Eyes Steven "Catch" Lambert 2001 6.066
Frequency John Sullivan 2000 7.271
Pay It Forward Jerry 2000 7.358
Ride with the Devil Black John 1999 6.35
The Thin Red Line Pvt. Robert Witt 1998 7.442
G.I. Jane Slovnik 1997 6.467
Ed Dizzy Anderson 1996 4.141
Diggstown Billy Hargrove 1992 6.317
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1968
FromMount Vernon, Washington, …