RECENT CREDITS
Endgame (FILM)  Jan. 18, 2009
The Incredible Hulk (FILM)  Jun. 13, 2008
Noise (FILM)  May. 9, 2008
Vantage Point (FILM)  Feb. 22, 2008
Into the Wild (FILM)  Sep. 21, 2007


HIGHLIGHTS
Before his parents' divorce, he spent part of his childhood in Guam due to his father's job with the U.S. State Department.
Made his New York stage debut in Henry V. Later won an Obie Award for Best Actor and a Theatre World Award for Best Debut Performance for his work in 1977's My Lif
Made his big-screen acting debut in the cult 1980 sci-fi drama Altered States.
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Actor
Film


The Incredible Hulk  2008 -Gen. Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross
Actor
Film


Noise  2008 -Mayor Rheinhardt Schneer
Actor
Film


Vantage Point  2008 -President Ashton
Actor
Film


Into the Wild  2007 -Walt McCandless
Actor
Film


Mr. Brooks  2007 -Marshall
Actor
Film


The Good Shepherd  2006 -Philip Allen
Actor
Film


The King  2006 -Pastor David Sandow
Actor
Film


Syriana  2005 -Stan Goff
Actor
Film


A History of Violence  2005 -Richie Cusack
Actor
Film


The Village  2004 -Edward Walker
Actor
Film


Tuck Everlasting  2002 -Angus Tuck
Actor
Film


Changing Lanes  2002 -Doyle's sponsor
Actor
Film


Rare Birds  2002
Actor
Film


A.I.: Artificial Intelligence  2001 -Professor Hobby
Actor
Film


Sunshine  2000 -Andor Knorr
Actor
Film


One True Thing  1998 -George Gulden
Actor
Film


Until the End of the World  1991 -Trevor McPhee/Sam Farber
Actor
Film


The Doctor  1991 -Jack McKee
Actor
Film


Alice  1990 -Doug Tate
Actor
Film


I Love You to Death  1990 -Harlan James
Actor
Film


The Accidental Tourist  1988 -Macon Leary
Actor
Film


A Time of Destiny  1988 -Marty Lawrence
Actor
Film


Broadcast News  1987 -Tom Grunick
Actor
Film


Children of a Lesser God  1986 -James Leeds
Actor
Film


Narrator
TV


King of Queens   -Dr. Taber
Actor
TV
Expand


The Big Brass Ring   -William Blake Pellarin
Actor
TV


The Flamingo Rising   -Turner Knight
Actor
TV


Varian's War   -Varian Fry
Actor
TV


The Yellow Handkerchief  2010 -Brett
Actor
Film


Endgame  2009 -Prof. Willie Esterhuyse
Actor
Film


The Blue Butterfly  2004 -Alan Osborne
Actor
Film


Nearest To Heaven  2002 -Matt
Actor
Film


The Simian Line  2001 -Edward
Actor
Film


Lost in Space  1998 -John Robinson
Actor
Film


The Proposition  1998 -Arthur Barret
Actor
Film


Dark City  1998 -Frank Bumstead
Actor
Film


Loved  1998 -K. D. Dietrickson
Actor
Film


A Couch In New York  1997 -Henry Harriston
Actor
Film


Michael  1996 -Frank Quinlan
Actor
Film


Jane Eyre  1996 -Edward Rochester
Actor
Film


Smoke  1995 -Paul Benjamin
Actor
Film


Confidences a Un Inconnu  1995 -Stranger
Actor
Film


Trial by Jury  1994 -Tommy Vesey
Actor
Film


Kiss of the Spider Woman  1985 -Luis Molina
Actor
Film


Gorky Park  1983 -Arkady Renko
Actor
Film


The Big Chill  1983 -Nick
Actor
Film


Body Heat  1981 -Ned Racine
Actor
Film


Altered States  1980 -Eddie Jessup
Actor
Film


Beautiful Ohio   -Simon Messerman
Actor
Film


Voice
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Dune  
Actor
Film


La Peste   -Dr. Bernard Rieux
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Eyewitness   -Daryll Deever
Actor
Film


Voice
Film


Actor
Film


The Big Brass Ring   -Blake Pellarin
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


The Legend of Sasquatch   -John Davis
Co-Producer, Voice
Film


Actor
Film


Second Best   -Graham Holt
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Neverwas   -Dr. Peter Reed
Actor
Film


Mr. Wonderful   -Tom
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film




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Highlights

Before his parents' divorce, he spent part of his childhood in Guam due to his father's job with the U.S. State Department.
Made his New York stage debut in Henry V. Later won an Obie Award for Best Actor and a Theatre World Award for Best Debut Performance for his work in 1977's My Lif
Made his big-screen acting debut in the cult 1980 sci-fi drama Altered States.
Ex-girlfriend Sandra Jennings  the mother of his son Alexander Devon  tried unsuccessfully in the late '80s to have their relationship declared a common-law marriage so she could sue fo
Received the inaugural Spencer Tracy Award for outstanding screen performances and professional achievement from the UCLA Campus Events Commission in 1988.


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