, ▁Mol ly , ▁an ▁artist . ▁Hart nett ▁was ▁raised ▁Catholic , ▁att ending ▁N ativity ▁of ▁Our ▁Lord ▁Catholic ▁School . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁high ▁school , ▁a ▁move ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Theatre ▁Arts ▁& ▁Film ▁at ▁S UN Y ▁P urchase ▁did ▁not ▁go ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Hart nett ▁had ▁hoped , ▁and ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁at ▁ 1 9 , ▁he ▁found ▁himself ▁in ▁California . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁he ▁caught ▁an ▁impro b able ▁break , ▁landing ▁a ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁but ▁acc laimed ▁drama ▁Cra cker , ▁on ▁ABC . ▁Although ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁cancel led ▁after ▁six teen ▁episodes , ▁Hart nett ▁had ▁made ▁a ▁name ▁for ▁himself . ▁He ▁then ▁began ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁feature ▁film ▁work . ▁He ▁performed ▁in ▁small ▁plays ▁and ▁on ▁national ▁television ▁commer ci als ▁before ▁being ▁cast ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁feature ▁film , ▁playing ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Jam ie ▁Lee ▁Curt is ' ▁character ▁in ▁Hall owe en ▁H 2 0 : ▁ 2 0 ▁Years ▁Later . ▁Re leased ▁on ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁it ▁performed ▁well ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office . ▁ ▁Hart nett ▁developed ▁a ▁film ▁career , ▁having ▁appeared ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁films , ▁including ▁The ▁Fac ulty , ▁Black ▁Haw k ▁Down , ▁L ucky ▁Number ▁S lev in ▁and ▁Pear l ▁Har bor . ▁He ▁was ▁originally ▁scheduled