James Caviezel

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Recent Role:
John Reese on Person of Interest
Gender:
Male
Birthplace:
Skagit County, Washington, USA
Birth Name:
James Patrick Romansch
AKA:
Jim Caviezel
Born on September 26, 1968 and growing up in Mount Vernon, Washington, acting was far from James' mind. After a foot injury in his sophomore year in college ended his dreams of becoming an NBA basketball professional, he became interested in acting. He auditioned for a small part as an Italian ticket agent in Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho (1991). He landed the role by fooling casting agents into believing he was a recent Italian immigrant.


James then moved to California and shortly


More thereafter was cast as one of the ten boxers in Michael Ritchie's con caper, Diggstown (1992). In 1993, he declined his acceptance to Julliard because he had won the role of Kevin Costner's youngest brother in Wyatt Earp (1994).


Early work brought James little attention, including The Rock (1996), G.I. Jane (1997), Ride with the Devil (1999/I), Pay It Forward (2000), though he came to critical attention in Terrence Malick's Oscar-nominated The Thin Red Line (1998).


In 2000, James starred in his first science fiction time travel adventure, Frequency (2000) with Dennis Quaid. But his first big break came when he met with producer Stephen McEveety and actor Mel Gibson to discuss a role in a surfing movie. He later found they wanted to cast him as Jesus in the movie The Passion of the Christ (2004). The movie made headlines and broke box-office records around the world. Although the movie dealt with controversial matters, James' performance was acclaimed by both critics and viewers. From an outcast actor to a respected film star, James is continuing to give his best to play challenging roles.

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    I wish he had been in other shows as well. He's good and I can't understand where they've been hiding him!


    So they've voted Bradley Cooper sexiest man alive??? Step aside Brad boy............James is the sexiest man alive!

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    I sincerely hope they keep this show alive! Can't wait for Thursday nights now! I am so totally hooked it's not funny. First time in my life that I've ever gone onto a web site looking for photos/bio of a any actor in a series or anything else for that matter. I'm still trying to figure out what's happened to me! His look, his voice, put that together with his ability to make me feel that I am actually in the episode with him is spectacular. Usually it's only a great book that takes you someplace else.


    It doesn't hurt that he looks like he just fell off the pages of GQ Magazine either!


    Please people, if you hear it's being cancelled let me know so we can take up the cause to keep it!!




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    10 Perfect

    Totally love Jim

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    Love everything he's been in, especially Monte Cristo and Frequency. Loving the new Person of Interest and hope the team there can continue on with the series through the full story.


    Gotta love how he seems to disappear into the roles he plays and Person of Interest, being a TV show he's no different. Keep it up I am totally loving it :)

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    I take my hat off to Jim.

    The first picture that I took notice to Jim was "The Count of Monte Cristo" and I thought WOW, where has this man been hiding. When I looked at his IMDb site I saw all these other pictures that I had seen before, some that owned, and I thought, "I don't remember him in that."

    The pictures Jim has done says much about his own character. He is the type of person I will watch and buy his pictures forever; he brings so much to the screen.

    I wish Jim the best in the future to come, may God have His way in Jim's life.

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