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.
A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.
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The Count of Monte Cristo
as Edmond DantesEdmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best...
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Sound of Freedom
as Tim BallardThe story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his...
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The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and...
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The Stoning of Soraya M.
as FreidouneIn 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation...
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Escape Plan
as Willard HobbesRay Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high...
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Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry,...
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When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30...
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When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to...
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High Crimes
as Tom KubikA female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and...
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G.I. Jane
as SlovnikIn response to political pressure from Senator Lillian DeHaven, the U.S. Navy begins a program...
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Outlander
as KainanDuring the reign of the Vikings, a man from another world crash-lands on Earth, bringing with...
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Pay It Forward
as JerryLike some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like...
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Wyatt Earp
as Warren EarpFrom Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing...
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Paul, Apostle of Christ
as LukeRisking his life, Luke ventures to Rome to visit Paul -- the apostle who's bound in chains and...
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My Own Private Idaho
as Airline ClerkIn this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with...
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Unknown
as Jean JacketFive men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are. They are forced to...
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Blue Chips
as Basketball Player (uncredited)Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he...
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The Final Cut
as FletcherSet in a world with memory implants, Alan Hakman is a 'cutter'—someone with the power of final...
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Diggstown
as Billy HargroveGabriel Caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man who...
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I Am David
as JohannesBased on Anne Holm's acclaimed young adult novel North to Freedom, I Am David chronicles the...
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When the Game Stands Tall
as Bob LadouceurA young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12...
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Sweetwater
as Sports WriterIn 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He...
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The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection, Part One
as JesusA sequel to The Passion of the Christ (2004) focuses on the events that occurred three days...
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Angel Eyes
as Steven "Catch" LambertA story about a seemingly unlikely couple who cross paths under life-threatening circumstances...
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Ed
as DizzyJack Cooper could be a world-class baseball pitcher if he didn't keep buckling under the...
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Transit
as NateNate takes his family for a camping trip to reconnect. When they pull off at a rest stop, a gang...
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Infidel
as Doug RawlinsAn American is kidnapped while attending a conference in Cairo and ends up in prison in Iran on...
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Highwaymen
as James 'Rennie' CrayJames Cray watched as his wife was killed by Fargo, a hit-and-run serial murderer. After...
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Ride with the Devil
as Black JohnRide with the Devil follows four people who are fighting for truth and justice amidst the...
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Long Weekend
as PeterPeter and Carla, a couple whose marriage is faltering, decide to go on a camping weekend. When...
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The Ballad of Lefty Brown
as Jimmy BierceAging sidekick Lefty Brown has ridden with Eddie Johnson his entire life. But when a rustler...
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Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
as Bobby JonesThe story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age...
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Running for Grace
as ReyesAn orphan boy of mixed race finds family with the newly arrived white village doctor in Hawaii....
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Savannah
as Ward AllenSavannah is the true story of Ward Allen, a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his...
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Madison
as Jim McCormickIn 1971, air-conditioner repairman and boat enthusiast Jim McCormick entertains his desire to...
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Facing Extinction: Christians of Iraq
as Narrator (voice)The persecution, kidnapping and murder of Assyrian Christians in Iraq is tragically increasing!
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The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency'
as SelfA deep dive exploration of the science and creativity in the making of 'Frequency'
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Onyx: Kings of the Grail
as Narrator (voice)Egypt, 11th century. When a famine ravages the country, the prosperous Andalusian kingdom of...
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The Face of Mercy
as Narrator (voice)Since his election to the papacy, Pope Francis has inspired millions by urging us to embrace...
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Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
as SelfRosy-Fingered Dawn is a film on Terrence Malick. It is about the making of BADLANDS, DAYS OF...
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The Big Question
as SelfAlthough it was shot on the set of director Mel Gibson's controversial epic The Passion of the...
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The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection, Part Two
as JesusA sequel to "The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection, Part One"
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John Paul II in Ireland: A Plea for Peace
as SelfA look back at 1979, when the Pope visited Ireland in hopes of ending violence and praying for...
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Kabul 24
as Narrator (voice)In the summer of 2001 the Taliban strategically captured 24 Shelter Now International Aid...
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Person of Interest
as John ReeseJohn Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive...
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The Wonder Years
as Bobby RiddleThe story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during...
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Murder, She Wrote
as Darryl HardingAn unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...
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The View
as SelfABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...
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America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
as Narrator (voice)America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions is an annual documentary series created by NFL Films...
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The Prisoner
as 6 / MichaelThe Prisoner is a 2009 television miniseries based on the 1960s TV series The Prisoner about a...
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Children of the Dust
as DexterGypsy Smith, is a gunfighter and a bounty hunter. When he leads the US army into a Cheyenne camp...
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