hiː mˌeɪd hɪz fˈɪlm deɪbjˈuː ɪn mˈaɪk lˈiːz nˈeɪkᵻd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː ænd hæd ɐ lˈiːdɪŋ ɹˈoʊl ɪn dʒˈɑːn hˈɜːzfɛldz tˈuː dˈeɪz ɪnðə vˈæli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, stˈɑːɹɹɪŋ ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd dˈæni ˈeɪəlˌoʊ, dʒˈeɪmz spˈeɪdɚ, ænd dʒˈɛf dˈænjəlz.
He made his film debut in Mike Leigh's  Naked (1993) and had a leading role in John Herzfeld's 2 Days in the Valley (1996), starring alongside Danny Aiello, James Spader, and Jeff Daniels.