Overview (4)

Born September 26, 1968 in Mount Vernon, Washington, USA Birth Name James Patrick Caviezel Nicknames Jimmy

JC Height 6' 1½" (1.87 m)

Mini Bio (1)

Spouse (1)

Kerri Lyn Elizabeth Browitt (20 July 1996 - present) ( 3 children)

Trade Mark (1)

Piercing gaze



Trivia (38)

Grew up in a tight-knit Catholic family. His father is Jim and his mother is Maggie. He has three sisters, Ann, Amy and Erin, and one brother, Tim.



His father is of Swiss and Slovak descent and his mother is of Irish ancestry. His surname is Swiss Romansch (Rhaeto-Romanic).



Met his wife, Kerri, on a blind date in 1993 orchestrated by Caviezel's sister Amy. They have adopted 3 Chinese children.



Played basketball in college, but took up acting after injuring his foot.



Drove the pace car in the Indy 500 Race in May of 2002





Dislocated his shoulder during the filming of Die Passion Christi (2004).

Received an honorary degree from King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA at their commencement on 18 May 2003. Gave a fire-and-brimstone speech based on his interpretation of Catholicism.





Was struck by lightning during the filming of Mel Gibson 's Die Passion Christi (2004). Assistant director Jan Michelini was also hit (for the second time during the shoot). A crew member said "I'm about a hundred feet away from them when I glance over and see smoke coming out of Caviezel's ears."



His co-star Elizabeth Mitchell who played his mother in Frequency (2000) said about him, "Jim is the perfect son, if I had a son like him I would be a very proud mother."



Was hand-picked by Jennifer Lopez to play the role of Catch in Angel Eyes (2001).



Shortly after accepting the role of Jesus Christ in the Mel Gibson film, Die Passion Christi (2004), he realized his initials were the same as that of Jesus (J.C.) and that he was the same age most historians and religious scholars claim Jesus was when he was killed (33).

Surname pronounced ka-VEE-zel.





Nearly gave up acting after struggling for so long, before he got a phone call from director Terrence Malick who directed him in Der schmale Grat (1998).

Was a waiter and did some modeling for The Gap early in his career.





Once on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) said when asked by fans if he was Jesus Christ, he responds by saying no, but that he is the Count of Monte Cristo.



Was initially cast as Cyclops in X-Men (2000), but turned it down to appear in Frequency (2000).

He attended the University of Washington and USC





Was seriously considered for the lead role in Superman Returns (2006). The part went to Brandon Routh

He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.



Spokesman for "Redeem the Vote," the conservative and Christian counterpart of "Rock the Vote."



Adopted a 5-year-old boy and a girl from the Ghangzhou region and a baby boy from China who overcame a high stage sarcoma.





After the success of Die Passion Christi (2004) he was asked to be a spokesman for the Heavenly clothing line but he refused because he felt it would be an insult to people who felt that the film had something meaningful to offer.



Jim's wife's brother-in-law, Scott Linehan , is the former head coach of the NFL's St. Louis Rams (2006-2008); Jim's wife (Kerri) and Scott's wife (Kristen) are sisters.



During a special assembly, he spoke to the Jesuit High School of New Orleans student body and faculty on March 20, 2006 while he was in town filming Déjà Vu - Wettlauf gegen die Zeit (2006).

Father Jim is a chiropractor.





While filming the whipping scene in Die Passion Christi (2004), one of the whips missed the steel board on Jim's back and cut a 13-inch gash into his back.

Portrayed Jesus Christ a second time in the Word of Promise audio bible.



Chosen as People Magazine's one of the Sexiest Man Alive [2004] and was stated as "The Sexiest Savior.".



Did some modeling for The Gap.



Has 14 nieces and nephews.



Republican.





During the filming of Die Passion Christi (2004), he was struck by lightning, had pneumonia, and suffered hypothermia.

Jim told an interviewer that he had been challenged by a friend who was not pro-life to live up to his professed pro-life convictions and adopt a disabled child. The friend told Caviezel that if he did that, then he would change to the pro-life position. When Caviezel and his wife, Kerri, went to China to adopt not one, but eventually two orphans suffering from brain tumors, the friend reneged on the deal. Caviezel, however said, "It didn't matter to me because the joy that we had from (Bo) - he's like our own."



Taking summer classes at the University of Notre Dame in the hopes of getting his college degree. [June 2006]





On December 6-7 of 2009, he visited Bayside of Granite Bay to be interviewed live by Pastor Ray Johnston in front of the audience in each service about his role in Die Passion Christi (2004). [December 2009]



If you watch the Person of Interest blooper reel for season one, you'll see that Jim does an excellent Christopher Walken impersonation.

Personal Quotes (5)

My mom's 100% Irish, and in my family we've always called acting 'blarney'.



On getting thumped for being too cocky at basket ball in Junior School, he says: 'It hurt, but I said to myself I'm never going to be like that again. I was blessed to learn that early in life.'



Freedom existences, not to do what a like, but having the right to do what you ought.



You weren't made to fit in. You were born to stand out!

