Rahm did the usual struggling actor things, including waiting tables, until 1999 when he began to land a string of high profile roles. After a guest appearance on "Beverly Hills, 90210", he played the recurring role of Dr. Griffith on "Rescue 77" (The WB), a short-lived series about paramedics. Rahm next landed what seemed on paper to be his big break, starring in his own NBC sitcom alongside veterans Jeffrey Tambor and Jill Clayburgh, but only four episodes aired and ratings were anemic. The network was impressed with the actor's work, though, and added him to the cast of its sitcom "Jesse" in the fall. Cast as the doctor who supervises the title character during her nursing studies, Rahm brought a boyish and quirky charm to the role, but the struggling series failed to last for more than the season. In the fall of 2001, Rahm found his niche when he joined the cast of CBS' "Judging Amy", playing the title character's cousin Kyle, a troubled child of privilege struggling and recovering addict who finds his calling as a counselor to troubled youth.