Birth Date:

September 26, 1968

Place of Birth:

Mount Vernon, Washington

Full Name:

James Patrick Caviezel

Significant Other:

Jim Caviezel met his wife, Kerri Browitt, in 1993. The couple have married since 1997 and have two children.

Breakthrough Roles:

Take your pick... Jim Caviezel first received real attention for his role as Pvt. Witt in the ensemble drama A Thin Red Line directed by Terrence Malick, but some credit his performance in Frequency as his breakthrough performance.

Background Info:

Jim Caviezel was more interested in sports growing up than he was acting, and it was until he injured his foot as a sophomore in college that he gave up on his dreams of being a professional basketball player and turned to acting instead. Caviezel's first acting job was in an undergraduate stage adaptation of Come Blow Your Horn.

Playing Jesus Christ in 'Passion of The Christ':

Before playing Jesus Christ, Caviezel spent months learning Aramaic and getting his body ready for the physical demands of the role. During the shoot, Caviezel sat through 10 hour make-up sessions and endured freezing temperatures while shooting scenes in which he was on the cross. Caviezel was even struck by lightning while filming (he walked away uninjured) and had his shoulder dislocated when working on a sequence at Cinecitta.

Notable Movie Credits:

My Own Private Idaho, Wyatt Earp, Ed, G.I. Jane, The Thin Red Line, Ride with the Devil, Frequency, Pay It Forward, Madison, Angel Eyes, Count of Monte Cristo, High Crimes, Highwaymen, The Final Cut, Passion of The Christ, Bobby Jones, Deja Vu, Outlander, and Long Weekend.