Originally wanted to be a carpenter and worked for four years framing houses
Thought he could make extra money acting so he took an acting class and was hooked
Made professional acting debut on The Dead Zone in 2002
Appeared on Andromeda and found TV success as presidential chief of staff Billy Keikeya on Battlestar Galactica, but claims he's not a fan of science fiction
Refused to sign a five-year contract with Galactica, so his character was killed off during the show's second season
Was one of the two leads on the WB's never-aired sitcom pilot Nobody's Watching, but it appeared on the Internet and led to a Webisode series
Played head research technician Billy Morgan in the 2008 reboot of Knight Rider