hiː fˈɜːst ɐpˈɪɹd ˌɔn fˈɪlm ɐ jˈɪɹ lˈeɪɾɚɹ æz wɪl smˈɪθz kˈæɹɪktɚz sˈʌn ˈɛɹɪk ɪn ˈɛnəmi ʌvðə stˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
He first appeared on film a year later as Will Smith's character's son Eric in Enemy of the State (1998).