About
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...
Known for
Person of InterestSeries • 2011
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
The Wonder YearsSeries • 1988
Escape PlanMovie • 2013
The Passion of the ChristMovie • 2004
Pay It ForwardMovie • 2000
Ghost SoldierMovie • 2026
America's Game: The Super Bowl ChampionsSeries • 2006
The RockMovie • 1996
The Thin Red LineMovie • 1998
Déjà VuMovie • 2006
The Count of Monte CristoMovie • 2002
FrequencyMovie • 2000
Sound of FreedomMovie • 2023
My Own Private IdahoMovie • 1991
Paul, Apostle of ChristMovie • 2018
The PrisonerSeries • 2009
OutlanderMovie • 2008
High CrimesMovie • 2002
G.I. JaneMovie • 1997
Wyatt EarpMovie • 1994
The Final CutMovie • 2004
UnknownMovie • 2006
Ride with the DevilMovie • 1999