Jim Caviezel
48 movies · 6 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 26, 1968 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Mount Vernon, Washington, USA
- Also known as
- James Caviezel · James Patrick Caviezel Jr. · James Patrick Caviezel
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.
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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
Jim Caviezel: movies and TV shows
Acting (53)
- Upcoming Ghost Soldier
as Henry 'Fitz' Fitzgerald
- Upcoming Dark Horse
as Jair Bolsonaro
- Upcoming Zero A.D: The Birth of Christ
as King Herod
- Upcoming
- Upcoming Syndicate
as Patrick O'Malley
- 2026
- 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 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)
- 2015
- 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
- 2009
- 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
- 2007
- 2006 Déjà Vu
as Carroll Oerstadt
- 2006
- 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 Highwaymen
as James 'Rennie' Cray
- 2003 I Am David
as Johannes
- 2002 High Crimes
as Tom Kubik
- 2002 The Count of Monte Cristo
as Edmond Dantes
- 2001 Angel Eyes
as Steven "Catch" Lambert
- 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
- 1996 The Rock
as Rear F-18 Pilot
- 1996 Ed
as Dizzy Anderson
- 1995
- 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
- 1984
Behind the camera (2)
- Upcoming Ghost Soldier
Executive Producer
- Upcoming
Talk shows and appearances (5)
- 2018
- 2004
- 2002
- 2001
- 1997 The View
1 episode