Was a member of the Men's Heavyweight Crew team at Georgetown University
Worked as a doorman at the Morgan Hotel in New York while getting his MFA in acting at the New School University
While at the New School, appeared as an audience member in Sean Penn's episode of Inside the Actors Studio
First professional appearance was on Sex and the City in 1999, in the episode "They Shoot Single People, Don't They?" Worked opposite Julia Roberts in 2006's Three Days of Rain, which marked his---and Roberts'---Broadway debut
Named People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in 2011
Earned three consecutive Best Actor Academy Award nominations, from 2012 to '14, making him the 10th actor to do achieve that feat
Volunteered with the non-profit organization LEAP (Learning through the Expanded Arts Program), which works with inner-city youth to teach acting skills
Awards
2021Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year:nominated
2020Producers Guild Awards-Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:nominated
2019BAFTA Film Awards-Best Leading Actor:nominated
2019Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture:nominated
2019Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama:nominated
2019BAFTA Film Awards-Best Adapted Screenplay:nominated
2019BAFTA Film Awards-Best Director:nominated
2019BAFTA Film Awards-Best Original Music:winner
2019Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year:nominated
2019Producers Guild Awards-Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:nominated
2019Robert Awards-American Film of the Year:nominated