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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Sound of Freedom as Tim Ballard
- 2023 · Sweetwater as Sports Writer
- 2019 · Infidel as Doug Rawlins
- 2019 · Onyx: Kings of the Grail as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · John Paul II in Ireland: A Plea for Peace as Self
- 2018 · Running for Grace as Reyes
- 2018 · Paul, Apostle of Christ as Luke
- 2017 · The Ballad of Lefty Brown as Jimmy Bierce
- 2016 · The Face of Mercy as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · When the Game Stands Tall as Bob Ladouceur
- 2013 · Escape Plan as Willard Hobbes
- 2013 · Savannah as Ward Allen
- 2012 · Transit as Nate
- 2011 · Person of Interest as John Reese
- 2009 · The Prisoner as 6 / Michael
- 2009 · Kabul 24 as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · Long Weekend as Peter
- 2009 · The Stoning of Soraya M. as Freidoune
- 2009 · Facing Extinction: Christians of Iraq as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · Outlander as Kainan
- 2006 · Déjà Vu as Carroll Oerstadt
- 2006 · America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Unknown as Jean Jacket
- 2005 · Madison as Jim McCormick
- 2004 · The Final Cut as Fletcher
- 2004 · Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius as Bobby Jones
- 2004 · The Passion of the Christ as Jesus
- 2004 · The Big Question as Self
- 2004 · Highwaymen as James 'Rennie' Cray
- 2003 · I Am David as Johannes
- 2002 · Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick as Self
- 2002 · High Crimes as Tom Kubik
- 2002 · The Count of Monte Cristo as Edmond Dantes
- 2001 · Angel Eyes as Steven "Catch" Lambert
- 2001 · The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency' as Self
- 2000 · Pay It Forward as Jerry
- 2000 · Frequency as John Sullivan
- 1999 · Ride with the Devil as Black John
- 1998 · The Thin Red Line as Pvt. Robert Witt
- 1997 · G.I. Jane as Slovnik
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · The Rock as Rear F-18 Pilot
- 1996 · Ed as Dizzy
- 1995 · Children of the Dust as Dexter
- 1994 · Wyatt Earp as Warren Earp
- 1994 · Blue Chips as Basketball Player (uncredited)
- 1992 · Diggstown as Billy Hargrove
- 1991 · My Own Private Idaho as Airline Clerk
- 1988 · The Wonder Years as Bobby Riddle
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Darryl Harding
- Future · The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection, Part One as Jesus
- Future · The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection, Part Two as Jesus