In his day job—as an actor—he soldiered through an 18-year career before finding the role that lifted him above the middling crowd: playing Dr. Sean McNamara on F/X's Nip/Tuck (one of the highest-rated cable shows on television for the 18-to-49 demographic).
But just because he's arrived doesn't mean he knows exactly what to do with himself now that he's here. "What to wear?" is a question this son of Foreign Service employees has long struggled with. "I grew up all around the world," he says, "and when I settled in a suburb in America, I didn't have any idea what I was supposed to wear."
So then, as now, he settles on what's comfortable. He dresses up in Paul Smith suits because he's slender enough to get away with their stylish, tapered cut.
But given a choice, he reverts to what he calls "my dad outfit" (perfect for knocking around with his three kids): cheap linen khakis, sneakers, a T-shirt, and a hat he bought at a flea market. "It got worn to that perfect place," he raves. Kind of like Dylan Walsh, in fact.