Jim Caviezel started his acting career by appearing in plays. A minor role that he played in ‘My Own Private Idaho’ earned him a ‘Screen Actors Guild’ card. He was seen in ‘Wyatt Earp,’ a biographical western film where he portrayed Warren Earp. He was also seen in ‘The Wonder Years,’ and ‘Murder, She Wrote.’
He gained prominence with his performance in ‘The Thin Red Line,’ an epic war film. He also starred in an American Civil War film, ‘Ride with the Devil,’ where he portrayed Black John. His is renowned for his performance in ‘The Passion of the Christ,’ where he starred as Jesus Christ.
Some of his noteworthy works include, ‘G.I Jane,’ where he played “Slov” Slovnik, ‘Frequency,’ ‘Children of The Dust,’ ‘The Ballad of Lefty Brown,’ ‘The Count of Monte Cristo,’ ‘Pay It,’ ‘Paul, Apostle of Christ,’ ‘High Crimes,’ ‘Déjà Vu,’ ‘Forward,’ ‘Angel Eyes,’ ‘When the Game Stands Tall,’ ‘I Am David,’ ‘Escape Plan,’ etc.