licates ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁three ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge , ▁Louisiana ▁residents . ▁For ▁this ▁performance , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁Award ▁at ▁the ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Sp ader ' s ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁included ▁a ▁young , ▁aff lu ent ▁wid ower ▁opposite ▁Susan ▁Sar andon ▁in ▁the ▁rom antic ▁drama ▁White ▁Palace ▁( 1 9 9 0 ), ▁a ▁y upp ie ▁who ▁meets ▁the ▁myster ious ▁Rob ▁L owe ▁in ▁the ▁No ir ▁drama ▁Bad ▁In flu ence ▁( 1 9 9 0 ), ▁John ▁C us ack ' s ▁best ▁friend ▁in ▁the ▁drama ▁True ▁Colors ▁( 1 9 9 1 ), ▁and ▁a ▁pok er - play ing ▁dr if ter ▁in ▁The ▁Music ▁of ▁Ch ance ▁( 1 9 9 3 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁he ▁star red ▁as ▁Egypt ologist ▁Daniel ▁Jackson ▁in ▁the ▁sci - fi ▁film ▁St arg ate . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁he ▁played ▁car ▁accident ▁fet ish ist ▁James ▁Ball ard ▁in ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁Canadian ▁film ▁Cr ash ▁and ▁assass in ▁Lee ▁Wood s ▁in ▁ 2 ▁Days ▁in ▁the ▁Valley . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Sp ader ▁guest ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁Se inf eld ▁episode ▁" The ▁Ap ology ", ▁as ▁an ▁angry ▁recover ing ▁alco hol ic ▁who ▁ref uses ▁to ▁apolog ize ▁to ▁George ▁for ▁making ▁fun ▁of ▁him . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁he