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Jim Caviezel

Jim Caviezel

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 conflict with the film Frequency (2000). He starred in the mainstream films Pay It Forward (2000), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), and Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004). He portrayed Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson's 2004 film The Passion of the Christ. During filming, he was struck by lightning, accidentally scourged, had his shoulder dislocated, and suffered from pneumonia and hypothermia. Prior to filming, Gibson reportedly warned Caviezel that playing Jesus in his controversial film would hurt his acting career. In 2011, Caviezel claimed that good roles had been hard to come by since, but stated that the movie, in particular the role of Jesus Christ, was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. He had leading roles in the 2006 films Unknown and Déjà Vu. He played Kainan in Outlander (2008) and provided the voice of Jesus on the 2007 New Testament audio dramatization The Word of Promise. In 2008, he starred in Long Weekend and in November 2009, he starred in The Prisoner, a remake of the British sci-fi series The Prisoner. From 2011 to 2016, Caviezel starred in the CBS drama series Person of Interest as John Reese, a former CIA agent who now works for a mysterious billionaire as a vigilante. The show received the highest ratings in 15 years for a series pilot. Caviezel was nominated for the People's Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic TV Actor in 2014 and again in 2016 for his work on Person of Interest. In 2017, Caviezel signed on as lead character of CBS's SEAL Team series, however; he left the project due to creative differences before production began and was replaced by David Boreanaz. He has also narrated multiple documentaries.

Personal information

Birthday

1968-09-26

Birth Place

Mount Vernon, Washington, USA

Movies and TV shows :

poster

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

2006

6.0

TV
Angel Eyes

Angel Eyes

2001

6.1

Movie
Blue Chips

Blue Chips

1994

6.1

Movie
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

2004

6.0

Movie
poster

Children of the Dust

1995

7.0

TV
Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

2006

6.9

Movie
Diggstown

Diggstown

1992

6.3

Movie
Ed

Ed

1996

4.1

Movie
Escape Plan

Escape Plan

2013

6.7

Movie
Facing Extinction: Christians of Iraq

Facing Extinction: Christians of Iraq

2009

6.0

Movie
Frequency

Frequency

2000

7.2

Movie
G.I. Jane

G.I. Jane

1997

6.5

Movie
High Crimes

High Crimes

2002

6.4

Movie
Highwaymen

Highwaymen

2004

5.7

Movie
I Am David

I Am David

2003

6.8

Movie
Infidel

Infidel

2019

5.5

Movie
John Paul II in Ireland: A Plea for Peace

John Paul II in Ireland: A Plea for Peace

2018

6.0

Movie
Kabul 24

Kabul 24

2009

7.0

Movie
Long Weekend

Long Weekend

2009

5.2

Movie
Madison

Madison

2005

6.0

Movie
poster

Murder, She Wrote

1984

7.5

TV
My Own Private Idaho

My Own Private Idaho

1991

7.1

Movie
Onyx: Kings of the Grail

Onyx: Kings of the Grail

2019

6.0

Movie
Outlander

Outlander

2008

6.4

Movie
Paul, Apostle of Christ

Paul, Apostle of Christ

2018

7.6

Movie
Pay It Forward

Pay It Forward

2000

7.3

Movie
poster

Person of Interest

2011

8.1

TV
Ride with the Devil

Ride with the Devil

1999

6.3

Movie
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

2002

6.7

Movie
Running for Grace

Running for Grace

2018

6.6

Movie
Savannah

Savannah

2013

6.2

Movie
Sound of Freedom

Sound of Freedom

2023

8.0

Movie
Sweetwater

Sweetwater

2023

7.1

Movie
The Ballad of Lefty Brown

The Ballad of Lefty Brown

2017

6.2

Movie
The Big Question

The Big Question

2004

7.1

Movie
The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

2002

7.7

Movie
The Face of Mercy

The Face of Mercy

2016

6.0

Movie
The Final Cut

The Final Cut

2004

6.0

Movie
The Passion of the Christ

The Passion of the Christ

2004

7.5

Movie
The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection, Part One

The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection, Part One

0.0

Movie
The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection, Part Two

The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection, Part Two

0.0

Movie
poster

The Prisoner

2009

5.7

TV
The Rock

The Rock

1996

7.1

Movie
The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency'

The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency'

2001

6.0

Movie
The Stoning of Soraya M.

The Stoning of Soraya M.

2009

7.6

Movie
The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

1998

7.5

Movie
poster

The View

1997

4.4

TV
poster

The Wonder Years

1988

8.3

TV
Transit

Transit

2012

5.7

Movie
Unknown

Unknown

2006

6.2

Movie
When the Game Stands Tall

When the Game Stands Tall

2014

6.7

Movie
Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp

1994

6.8

Movie