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Jim Caviezel

Jim Caviezel

30 movies on Netflix

Biography

Jim Caviezel is an American actor who started out in Seattle theater and broke into film with a minor part in My Own Private Idaho (1991). He turned down a scholarship to Juilliard to portray Warren Earp in Wyatt Earp (1994), and appeared in G.I. Jane (1997) before his breakthrough as Private Witt in Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line (1998). Leading roles followed in Frequency (2000), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) and Angel Eyes (2001). He portrayed Jesus in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ (2004) and later rebounded with the villain role opposite Denzel Washington in Deja Vu (2006). Among his best known films is Sound of Freedom (2023), in which he played Tim Ballard, and he headlined the CBS drama Person of Interest as John Reese from 2011 to 2016, earning two People's Choice Award nominations.

58years old

Turns 59 on September 26in 347 days

  • Born Mount Vernon
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • Also credited as James Caviezel

Movie Career

Films
30
Career span
31 years1992 to 2023

Genres

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Caviezel turned down a Juilliard School acting scholarship in 1993 so he could play Warren Earp in the 1994 film Wyatt Earp.

  2. First role

    Caviezel got his Screen Actors Guild card thanks to a minor part in My Own Private Idaho, the 1991 film.

  3. A role that slipped away

    After Person of Interest ended in 2016, Caviezel became the lead of CBS's SEAL Team in 2017, but he departed because of creative differences before production started, and David Boreanaz took his place.

Jim Caviezel movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Passion of the Christ2004 Dramaas Jesus

    IMDb rating 7.3277K votes

  2. The Thin Red Line1998 Drama, Waras Pvt. Witt

    IMDb rating 7.6214K votes

  3. The Count of Monte Cristo2002as Edmond Dantes

    IMDb rating 7.7162K votes

  4. Escape Plan2013as Willard Hobbes

    IMDb rating 6.7273K votes

  5. Deja Vu2006as Carroll Oerstadt

    IMDb rating 7.1348K votes

  6. Sound of Freedom2023as Tim Ballard

    IMDb rating 7.6140K votes

  7. Frequency2000as John Sullivan

    IMDb rating 7.4125K votes

  8. Outlander2008as Kainan

    IMDb rating 6.282K votes

Most often with

Cyrus Nowrasteh directed two of these films. Twelve actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Bruce Dern, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Bruce DernMira Sorvino, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Mira SorvinoPeter MacNeill, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Peter MacNeillJeremy Sisto, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jeremy SistoJames Frain, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with James FrainHristo Shopov, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Hristo ShopovCyrus NowrastehDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Cyrus Nowrasteh

Films together

Box office

What Jim Caviezel's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.7 billion

22 of the 30 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 30 films: 22 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 2 figure not found.

  • 22Worldwide figure
  • 6US gross only
  • 2Figure not found

Top grosser

The Passion of the Christ2004as Jesus$610 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 87% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Passion of the Christ2004as Jesus
    $610M35.9% of the total
  2. 2
    Sound of Freedom2023as Tim Ballard
    $251M14.8% of the total
  3. 3
    Deja Vu2006as Carroll Oerstadt
    $181M10.6% of the total
  4. 4
    Escape Plan2013as Willard Hobbes
    $137M8.1% of the total
  5. 5
    The Thin Red Line1998as Pvt. Witt
    $98M5.8% of the total
  6. 6
    The Count of Monte Cristo2002as Edmond Dantes
    $75M4.4% of the total
  7. 7
    Frequency2000as John Sullivan
    $68M4.0% of the total
  8. 8
    High Crimes2002as Tom Kubik / Sgt. Ron Chapman
    $64M3.8% of the total
Pay It Forward (2000), $55.7 millionG.I. Jane (1997), $48.2 millionWhen the Game Stands Tall (2014), $30.1 millionAngel Eyes (2001), $29.7 millionPaul, Apostle of Christ (2018), $26.1 millionOutlander (2008), $7.0 millionDiggstown (1992), $4.8 millionEd (1996), $4.4 millionUnknown (2006), $3.4 millionThe Final Cut (2004), $3.2 millionThe Stoning of Soraya M. (2008), $1.1 millionMadison (2005), $517,262Highwaymen (2004), $371,396The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017), $7,856

$215 millionfrom the other 14 films with a worldwide figure, 13% of the total

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