James Caviezel Filmography

James Patrick Caviezel, Jr.  /kəˈviːzəl/; , known professionally as Jim Caviezel is an American film and television actor. He played Jesus Christ in the 2004 film, The Passion of the Christ. He has also played Bobby Jones in Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius, Detective John Sullivan in Frequency, Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo, Catch in Angel Eyes, Carroll Oerstadt in Déjà Vu and Private Witt in The Thin Red Line. He stars on the CBS crime thriller Person of Interest as John Reese. Caviezel was born in Mount Vernon, Washington. His mother,... Margaret , is a former stage actress and homemaker, and his father, James Patrick Caviezel, Sr., is a chiropractor. He has a younger brother, Timothy, and three sisters, Ann, Amy, and Erin, and was raised in a tight-knit Roman Catholic family in Conway, Washington. His surname is of Romansh origin; his father is of Slovak and Swiss descent, while his mother is of Irish descent. Caviezel's father attended UCLA and played basketball for coach John Wooden, prompting all the Caviezel siblings to play the sport.
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