Zero A.D.
2026 · Movie
as King Herod
Jim Caviezel
1968-09-26
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Mount Vernon, Washington, USA
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.
Filmography
Ghost Soldier
2026 · Movie
as Henry "Fitz" Fitzgerald
Dark Horse
2026 · Movie
as Jair Bolsonaro
The Resurrection of Christ
2026 · Movie
Sweetwater
2023 · Movie
as Sports Writer
Sound of Freedom
2023 · Movie
as Tim Ballard
Onyx: Kings of the Grail
2019 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Infidel
2019 · Movie
as Doug Rawlins
Paul, Apostle of Christ
2018 · Movie
as Luke
Running for Grace
2018 · Movie
as Reyes
John Paul II in Ireland: A Plea for Peace
2018 · Movie
as Self
The Ballad of Lefty Brown
2017 · Movie
as Jimmy Bierce
The Face of Mercy
2016 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Guadalupe: el milagro y el mensaje
2015 · Movie
When the Game Stands Tall
2014 · Movie
as Bob Ladouceur
Escape Plan
2013 · Movie
as Willard Hobbes
Savannah
2013 · Movie
as Ward Allen
Transit
2012 · Movie
as Nate
Person of Interest
2011 · TV Show
as John Reese
Long Weekend
2009 · Movie
as Peter
The Stoning of Soraya M.
2009 · Movie
as Freidoune
Kabul 24
2009 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Facing Extinction: Christians of Iraq
2009 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
The Prisoner
2009 · TV Show
as 6 / Michael
Outlander
2008 · Movie
as Kainan
By His Wounds We Are Healed: Making 'The Passion of the Christ'
2007 · Movie
Déjà Vu
2006 · Movie
as Carroll Oerstadt
Unknown
2006 · Movie
as Jean Jacket
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006 · TV Show
as Narrator (voice)
Madison
2005 · Movie
as Jim McCormick
The Passion of the Christ
2004 · Movie
as Jesus
The Final Cut
2004 · Movie
as Fletcher
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
2004 · Movie
as Bobby Jones
Highwaymen
2004 · Movie
as James 'Rennie' Cray
The Big Question
2004 · Movie
as Self
I Am David
2003 · Movie
as Johannes
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002 · Movie
as Edmond Dantes
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
2002 · Movie
as Self
High Crimes
2002 · Movie
as Tom Kubik
Angel Eyes
2001 · Movie
as Steven "Catch" Lambert
The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency'
2001 · Movie
as Self
Frequency
2000 · Movie
as John Sullivan
Pay It Forward
2000 · Movie
as Jerry
Ride with the Devil
1999 · Movie
as Black John
The Thin Red Line
1998 · Movie
as Pvt. Robert Witt
G.I. Jane
1997 · Movie
as Slovnik
The View
1997 · TV Show
as Self
Ed
1996 · Movie
as Dizzy Anderson
The Rock
1996 · Movie
as Rear F-18 Pilot
Children of the Dust
1995 · TV Show
as Dexter
Blue Chips
1994 · Movie
as Basketball Player (uncredited)
Wyatt Earp
1994 · Movie
as Warren Earp
Diggstown
1992 · Movie
as Billy Hargrove
My Own Private Idaho
1991 · Movie
as Airline Clerk
The Wonder Years
1988 · TV Show
as Bobby Riddle
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV Show
as Darryl Harding
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St. Vincent
· Movie
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Syndicate
· Movie
as Patrick O'Malley
