RECENT CREDITS
Scream 2009 (TV)  Oct. 27, 2009
NBC/Jay Leno Primetime Project (TV)  Oct. 13, 2009
The Jay Leno Show (TV)  Oct. 13, 2009
9 (FILM)  Sep. 9, 2009


HIGHLIGHTS
2009 Lent his voice to the feature-length adaptation of Shane Acker's short film, "9"
2009 Played vampire Larten Crepsley in the feature adaptation of "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant"
2008 Co-starred with Will Ferrell as unemployed adults living with their parents in the comedy "Step Brothers"
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All Credits

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

Cedar Rapids   -Cast
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


The Extra Man   -Cast
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Scream 2009  2009 -Cast
Actor
TV


Actor
Film


The Jay Leno Show  2009 -Cast
Actor
TV
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9  2009 -#3
Voice
Film


Step Brothers  2008 -Dale Doback
Actor, Story By, Song
Film


Reel Comedy: Step Brothers  2008 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


The Promotion  2008 -Richard Wehlner
Actor
Film


Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story  2007 -Dewey Cox
Actor, Song, Song Performer
Film


Reel Comedy: Walk Hard  2007 -Cast
Actor
TV


Movies Rock  2007 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Year of the Dog  2007 -Al
Actor
Film


Actor
TV
Expand


Tenacious D In: The Pick of Destiny  2006 -Sasquatch Researcher
Art Department
Film


Actor
Film


A Prairie Home Companion  2006 -Lefty
Actor, Song Performer
Film


The 2006 MTV Movie Awards  2006 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Dark Water  2005 -Mr Murray
Actor
Film


The Aviator  2004 -Noah Dietrich
Actor
Film


Criminal  2004 -Richard Gaddis
Actor
Film


Cracking Up  2004 -Steve
Actor
TV
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Piggie  2003 -Russell
Actor
Film


Chicago  2002 -Amos Hart
Actor, Song Performer
Film


The Hours  2002 -Dan Brown
Actor
Film


Gangs of New York  2002 -Happy Jack
Actor
Film


The Good Girl  2002 -Phil Last
Actor
Film


The Anniversary Party  2001 -Mac Forsyth
Actor
Film


The Perfect Storm  2000 -Dale 'Murph' Murphy
Actor
Film


The Settlement  2000 -Pat
Actor
TV


Magnolia  1999 -Jim Kurring
Actor
Film


For Love of the Game  1999 -Gus Sinski
Actor
Film


Never Been Kissed  1999 -Gus
Actor
Film


The Thin Red Line  1999 -Sergeant Storm
Actor
Film


Chicago Cab  1998
Actor
Film


Nightwatch  1998 -Inspector Bill Davis
Actor
Film


Boogie Nights  1997 -Reed Rothchild
Actor
Film


Hard Eight  1997 -John
Actor
Film


Boys  1996 -Officer Kellogg Curry
Actor
Film


Georgia  1995 -Herman
Actor
Film


Dolores Claiborne  1995 -Constable Frank Stamshaw
Actor
Film


The River Wild  1994 -Terry
Actor
Film


What's Eating Gilbert Grape  1993 -Tucker Van Dyke
Actor
Film


Hoffa  1992 -Pete Connelly
Actor
Film


Out on A Limb  1992 -Jim Jr
Actor
Film


Shadows and Fog  1992 -Cop at Police Station
Actor
Film


State of Grace  1990 -Stevie
Actor
Film


Days of Thunder  1990 -Buck Bretherton
Actor
Film


The Simpsons  1990
Voice
TV
Expand


We're No Angels  1989 -Young Monk
Actor
Film


Casualties of War  1989 -Hatcher
Actor
Film


Martial Law   -Nathan Babbott
Actor
TV




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Highlights

2009 Lent his voice to the feature-length adaptation of Shane Acker's short film, "9"
2009 Played vampire Larten Crepsley in the feature adaptation of "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant"
2008 Co-starred with Will Ferrell as unemployed adults living with their parents in the comedy "Step Brothers"
2007 Played Molly Shannon's gun-nut neighbor in "Year of the Dog"
2007 Played the title role in the comedy spoof, "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story"; also co-wrote the theme song; earned Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor and Best Original Song and a Grammy nomination
2006 Cast in Robert Altman's ensemble feature "A Prairie Home Companion," based on Garrison Keilor's radio program
2006 Cast as Ricky Bobby's (Will Ferrell) childhood friend, Cal Naughton Jr in "Talladega nights: The ballad of Ricky Bobby"
2005 Cast opposite Jennifer Connelly in the thriller "Dark Water"
2004 Starred in "Criminal" an English-language version of the Argentine hit "Nine Queens" by Fabián Bielinsky
2004 Featured in "The Aviator," Martin Scorsese's biopic of the legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes
2002 Starred opposite Jennifer Aniston in the indie film "The Good Girl"; earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor
2002 Cast as Julianne Moore's husband in "The Hours"
2002 Co-starred in the Martin Scorsese-directed period drama "Gangs of New York"
2002 Played Amos Hart, the schlubby husband of an accused murderess, in the film version of the hit Broadway musical "Chicago"; received Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor
2001 Appeared in "The Anniversary Party"
2000 Acted opposite Hoffman in the stage revival of Sam Shepard's "True West"; during course of run, the actors alternated the leading roles; each garnered Tony nominations for Best Actor in a Play
2000 Re-teamed with Wahlberg as one of the crew members of the fishing vessel caught in "The Perfect Storm"
1999 Reteamed with writer-director Anderson for "Magnolia" playing a sweet natured cop; also in cast were Cruise, Hall and Hoffman
1999 Had supportng roles in "For Love of the Game" and "Never Been Kissed"
1998 Acted with Penn in the ensemble, "The Thin Red Line"
1998 Made rare TV appearance on the CBS drama "Martial Law"
1997 Played Mitch in Steppenwolf Theatre 50th anniversary production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" in Chicago
1997 Co-starred with Mark Wahlberg and Philip Seymour Hoffman in Anderson's "Boogie Nights"
1996 Had lead in "Hard Eight," directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and co-starring Philip Baker Hall
1995 Played constable in "Dolores Claiborne"
1993 Appeared in "The Frightening Frammis," a short film Cruise directed for Showtime's series "Fallen Angels"
1993 Played Johnny Depp's friend in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape"
1990 Appeared with Penn in the film "State of Grace"
1990 Featured in the car-race drama "Days of Thunder"; first movie with Tom Cruise
1989 Sent a videotape of his stage work to director Brian De Palma who cast Reilly in "Casualties of War"; first of several roles in support of Sean Penn
1989 Featured in the Penn vehicle "We're No Angels"
1989 - 1990 Had featured role in Steppenwolf production of "The Grapes of Wrath"; made Broadway debut when show moved to NYC
1973 Started acting in community productions at age eight
Raised in Marquette Park, a working-class area of Chicago, Illinois
Appeared with the Organic Theatre; wrote and directed a series of monologues, "Walkin' the Boogie"
Joined Steppenwolf Theatre; appeared in "Othello" and with Eric Simonson created "A Shakespeare Sampler"
Had title role in the stage musical "Marty" (July 2001 and February 2002)


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