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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.

Zero A.D.
as King Herod

Archangel
as Henry "Fitz" Fitzgerald

Dark Horse
as Jair Bolsonaro

The Resurrection of Christ

Sound of Freedom
as Tim Ballard

Sweetwater
as Sports Writer

Infidel
as Doug Rawlins

Onyx: Kings of the Grail
as Narrator (voice)

John Paul II in Ireland: A Plea for Peace
as Self

Running for Grace
as Reyes

Paul, Apostle of Christ
as Luke

The Ballad of Lefty Brown
as Jimmy Bierce

The Face of Mercy
as Narrator (voice)

Guadalupe: el milagro y el mensaje

When the Game Stands Tall
as Bob Ladouceur

Escape Plan
as Willard Hobbes

Savannah
as Ward Allen

Transit
as Nate

Person of Interest
as John Reese

The Prisoner
as 6 / Michael

Kabul 24
as Narrator (voice)

Long Weekend
as Peter

The Stoning of Soraya M.
as Freidoune

Facing Extinction: Christians of Iraq
as Narrator (voice)

Outlander
as Kainan

By His Wounds We Are Healed: Making 'The Passion of the Christ'

Déjà Vu
as Carroll Oerstadt

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
as Narrator (voice)

Unknown
as Jean Jacket

Madison
as Jim McCormick

The Final Cut
as Fletcher

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
as Bobby Jones

The Passion of the Christ
as Jesus

The Big Question
as Self

Highwaymen
as James 'Rennie' Cray

I Am David
as Johannes

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
as Self

High Crimes
as Tom Kubik

The Count of Monte Cristo
as Edmond Dantes

Angel Eyes
as Steven "Catch" Lambert

The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency'
as Self

Pay It Forward
as Jerry

Frequency
as John Sullivan

Ride with the Devil
as Black John

The Thin Red Line
as Pvt. Robert Witt

G.I. Jane
as Slovnik

The View
as Self

The Rock
as Rear F-18 Pilot

Ed
as Dizzy Anderson

Children of the Dust
as Dexter

Wyatt Earp
as Warren Earp

Blue Chips
as Basketball Player (uncredited)

Diggstown
as Billy Hargrove

My Own Private Idaho
as Airline Clerk

The Wonder Years
as Bobby Riddle

Murder, She Wrote
as Darryl Harding
St. Vincent
Syndicate
as Patrick O'Malley