Made acting debut in an ABC Afterschool Special at age 7
Starred as Joey in the Broadway revival of The Homecoming in 1991
Briefly considered a career as a police officer but pursued acting instead
He joined the cast of Homicide: Life on the Street as Detective Mike Kellerman in 1995
Was introduced as a regular on The Shield when it debuted in 2002, but his character, Detective Terry Crowley, was killed in the series opener
Along with the rest of the cast, was nominated for a 2006 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Good Night, and Good Luck
Awards
2005Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:nominated