Name: James Caviezel
Birth Name: James Patrick Caviezel
Birthdate: Sept. 26, 1968
Birthplace: Mount Vernon, WA
1-MINUTE RESUME FOR JAMES CAVIEZEL
After years of bit parts and unrecognizable guests spots, Caviezel was
ready to give up acting, until director Terrence Malick called and cast
him in
The Thin Red Line (1998). The following year, he started to get buzz for his roles in
Ride with the Devil and
Frequency. But it was J.Lo who helped him break through to the mainstream. He played the pop-actress' love interest in
Angel Eyes,
which helped establish him as a leading man. But his religious beliefs
put limits on his leading-man status. The devout Catholic refused to do
on-screen love scenes with Ashley Judd in
High Crimes because
it conflicted with his ideals. The payoff for conviction: Mel Gibson
cast Caviezel as Jesus Christ in his controversial film,
The Passion of the Christ, which became one of the highest grossing movies ever, and made Jim Caviezel a household name.
5 Things:
1. The NBA hopeful was a star basketball player for Burien Kennedy High School in Seattle.
2. He landed his first role (as a foreign airline clerk in My Own Private Idaho) by telling casting agents that he was a recent Italian immigrant.
3. The rugged actor did some modeling for The Gap before he made it big.
4. He was struck by lightning during the filming of The Passion of the Christ
5. Caviezel was in the running to play Superman in Superman Returns, but director Bryan Singer thought he was too famous from The Passion of the Christ.
Quote:
On responding to whack-job fans: "I just tell them, of course I'm not Jesus… I'm the Count of Monte Cristo!"
Family:
Wife: Kerri, school teacher; married 1997
FILMS
Déjà Vu - (2006) - Actor
Madison - (2005) - Actor
The Passion of the Christ - (2004) - Actor
The Final Cut - (2004) - Actor
I Am David - (2004) - Actor
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius - (2004) - Actor
The Count of Monte Cristo - (2002) - Actor
High Crimes - (2002) - Actor
Angel Eyes - (2001) - Actor
Frequency - (2000) - Actor
Pay It Forward - (2000) - Actor
Ride With the Devil - (1999) - Actor
Any Given Sunday - (1999) - Actor
The Thin Red Line - (1998) - Actor
G.I. Jane - (1997) - Actor
