Took his first acting class at the University of Virginia
Went to an open casting call in 1996 for the NBC daytime series Sunset Beach and landed the role of Michael Bourne; made his TV debut on the soap in 1997
In 1999, earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for his work on Sunset Beach
Movie debut was in 1998's Fallen
First prime-time TV appearance was in 1998 on the UPN comedy Moesha
In 2002, received the Lew Klein Alumni in the Media Award from Temple University; the acknowledgment also earned him a spot in the School of Communications and Theater Alumni Hall of Fame