Jim caviezel movies biography
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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
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Jim Caviezel
American actor (born 1968)
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| Born | James Patrick Caviezel Jr. (1968-09-26) September 26, 1968 (age 56) Mount Vernon, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Washington |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse | Kerri Browitt (m. 1996) |
| Children | 3 |
James Patrick Caviezel Jr.[1] (kə-VEE-zəl; born September 26, 1968) is an American actor. He played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ (2004), Tim Ballard in Sound of Freedom (2023), and starred as John Reese on the CBS series Person of Interest (2011–2016).[2] He also played Slov in G.I. Jane (1997), Private Witt in The Thin Red Line (1998), Detective John Sullivan in Frequency (2000), Catch in Angel Eyes (2001), and Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002).[3]
Early life
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Hollywood actor Jim Caviezel became a global phenomenon when he portrayed Jesus Christ in the Mel Gibson’s 2004 kassasuccé movie The Passion of the Christ.
Born in Mounter Vernon, Washington, Jim was raised in a devout Catholic Christian family. He began his acting career as a young man on the stage in Seattle, earning his Screen Actors Guild card with a minor role in My Own Private Idaho in 1991. Moving on to Los Angeles, he was given the role of Warren Earp in the 1994 movie Wyatt Earp. from there Caviezel was then given roles in episodes of the TV series Murder She Wrote and The Wonder Years. Then it was back to Hollywood for appearances in G inom Jane (1997), and TheThin Red Line (1998) where Jim played Private Witt.
Some of his other notable movie roles include Detective John Sullivan in Frequency, Edmond Dantes in The Count of Monte Cristo, Catch in Angel Eyes, terrorist Carrol Oerstadt in Deja Vu. He also played John Reese in the CBS drama series Pers