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Jim Caviezel
Caviezel in 2013
Born
James Patrick Caviezel Jr.

(1968-09-26) September 26, 1968 (age 56)
Mount Vernon, Washington, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Washington
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present
Spouse
Kerri Browitt
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(m. 1996)​
Children3

James Patrick Caviezel Jr.[1] (/kəˈviːzəl/ kə-VEE-zəl; born September 26, 1968) is an American actor. He played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ (2004), Tim Ballard in Sound of Freedom (2023), and starred as John Reese on the CBS series Person of Interest (2011–2016).[2] He also played Slov in G.I. Jane (1997), Private Witt in The Thin Red Line (1998), Detective John Sullivan in Frequency (2000), Catch in Angel Eyes (2001), and Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002).[3]

Since 2021, Caviezel has repeatedly publicly endorsed elements of QAnon conspiracy theories.

Early life

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Caviezel was born in Mount Vernon, Washington, the son of Margaret (née Lavery), a homemaker and former stage actress, and James Caviezel, a chiropractor.[4][5] He has a younger brother, Timothy, and three sisters, Ann, Amy, and Erin. He was raised in a tight-knit Catholic family in Conway, Washington.[6][7] His surname is Romansh. His father is of Swiss and Slovak descent, while his mother is Irish.[8][9]

Caviezel played basketball in high school and at Bellevue College. He had aspirations of playing professionally, but suffered a foot injury in his second year. He said in a 2014 interview, "I would not have been able to play in the NBA. I would have been one of those bubble players that was a very good player. I played against some great NBA players. But there was a guy in our area named John Stockton. I had to go head to head with him a couple of times at Gonzaga when we were playing. That guy depressed me. I realized that I probably had to find another career, and thank God it was acting."[10]

Career

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Early roles

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Caviezel says that at age 19 while watching a movie in a theater, he felt a sense of peace overcome him and that God was asking him to become an actor.[11] After his basketball career fizzled out due to injury, he began acting in plays in Seattle, Washington. He earned his Screen Actors Guild card with a minor role in the 1991 film My Own Private Idaho. He then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. When he decided to move, "people thought I was out of my mind," he said.[12] He was offered a scholarship to study acting at New York's Juilliard School in 1993, but he turned it down to portray Warren Earp in the 1994 film Wyatt Earp.[13][14] He later appeared in episodes of Murder, She Wrote and The Wonder Years, along with a role in G.I. Jane (1997).

Caviezel had a breakthrough performance in the 1998 Terrence Malick-directed World War II film The Thin Red Line. He had met with Malick several times before securing the role and had told his wife that if he did not get a role in the film, he intended to quit show business and move back to Washington.[15] He later played Black John, a Missouri bushwhacker, in Ride with the Devil (1999), an American Civil War film.[2]

Caviezel was originally cast to play Scott Summers / Cyclops in X-Men (2000), but dropped out because of a scheduling conflict with the film Frequency (2000). He starred in the mainstream films Pay It Forward (2000), Angel Eyes (2001), and The Count of Monte Cristo (2002). In 2000, he played the lead role in Madison, a film about hydroplane racing in Madison, Indiana. The film was completed in 2001, but did not appear in theaters until a limited release in 2005. In 2002, he played a pivotal role in the film I Am David.[16]

The Passion of the Christ

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Caviezel was first approached about playing Jesus Christ in The Passion of the Christ through his agent, who told him Mel Gibson and his partner were interested in him for a role in an unrelated screenplay, which he later learned was a cover story. Caviezel met with Gibson in Malibu, and after more than three hours of conversation, brought up the role of Jesus, which Caviezel accepted.[17] The following day, Gibson called Caviezel to ask if he was sure he wanted the role and told him he may never work in Hollywood again if he accepted the role.[18] Caviezel says he responded, "Each one of us has our own cross to carry — we either pick it up and carry it or we get crushed under the weight of it."[17] During the conversation, Caviezel told Gibson he just realized he was 33 years old and his initials were J.C., to which Gibson responded "you're freaking me out" and hung up the phone.[19]

He described the filming of the movie as "torture". During filming in Italy in the winter, he was struck by lightning, scourged by accident, dislocated his shoulder, and suffered from pneumonia and hypothermia during extended filming sessions on the cross in cold, windy conditions.[20] He awoke as early as 2:00 AM for eight-hour makeup sessions which led to skin infections, and headaches because one of his eyes was closed shut.[20] He was accidentally scourged for real during the scourging at the pillar scene because one of the actors playing a Roman soldier missed the wooden board which had been set up behind his back. The real wound it made on his back was then used as a model for the makeup artist.[17] The cross he carried in the film weighed over 150 pounds and at one point, Caviezel fell under the weight of it and bit his tongue. His own blood was streaming out of his mouth in one scene which was in the final cut of the movie.[21]

He was struck by lightning during the last shot of filming, which was the Sermon on the Mount scene. He recalled, "People started screaming and they said I had fire on both sides of my head and a light around me...I had locked eyes with people and it was very eerie because they made a weird sound - the kind of sound people made when they saw the jet plane run into the World Trade Center. It was a sickening feeling."[20] The lightning strike caused complications for his heart, requiring two surgeries and several years to correct.[21] Asked what part of the film had the greatest effect on him, he said, "I'll be honest with you, there are things that I went through that I can't even talk about."[22]

Caviezel said the experience of filming The Passion deepened his faith. During filming, he regularly prayed the Rosary and went to confession.[17] "As a result of playing this part, I have become even more passionate about the Way of the Cross. It is about Our Lord’s sacrifice for mankind, for our sins, bringing us back to God, and it’s love that did this."[17]

Of the controversy that erupted over The Passion, including accusations of anti-Semitic undertones, Caviezel said, "It's been the most frustrating thing to watch. ... Our faith is grounded in our Jewish tradition. We believe we're from the House of David. We believe we're from the House of Abraham, so we cannot hate our own. That crowd standing before Pontius Pilate screaming for the head of Christ in no way convicts an entire race for the death of Jesus Christ any more than the actions of Mussolini condemn all Italians, or the heinous actions of Stalin condemn all Russians. We're all culpable in the death of Christ. My sins put him up there. Yours did. That's what this story is about."[23]

After The Passion

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Caviezel's career struggled in the years immediately following The Passion, which grossed over $600 million at the box office and was the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.[24][25] In 2018, he told People, "As soon as I did Passion, other [film offers] stopped coming in," but added, "I’m a big boy and I’m not going to play a victim."[26] He became more outspoken about his beliefs, saying, "I had no choice but to defend my faith at that point."[21] He also said he had to be more protective of his family and his time because he became recognizable around the world, and struggled with how to approach future endeavors because he felt he could not top the Passion role.[27]

He did have roles in three films released in 2004 which had been filmed prior to the release of The Passion, starring in Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius and Highwaymen, and had a supporting role in The Final Cut, which starred Robin Williams.

His career rebounded when he was cast as the villain opposite star Denzel Washington in the 2006 thriller Déjà Vu, which was a box office hit. He also had a leading role in Unknown (2006). He provided the voice of Jesus on the 2007 New Testament audio dramatization The Word of Promise.[28][29] He played Kainan in Outlander (2008). Also in 2008, he starred in Long Weekend.[30]

In 2009, Caviezel played French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam in The Stoning of Soraya M., a drama set in 1986 Iran about the execution of a young mother. When asked about how his Catholic faith was affected by this story, he said, "You don't have to go any further than the gospels to figure out what the right thing to do is, whether you should be more concerned helping someone regardless of their religion or where they're from".[31] That same year, he reprised the role of Jesus in the latest installment of The Word of Promise.[32] Caviezel starred in The Prisoner, a remake of the British science fiction series with the same name, in November 2009.[33][34]

Person of Interest and other roles

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Caviezel with Person of Interest co-star Michael Emerson, 2012

From 2011 to 2016, Caviezel starred in the CBS drama series Person of Interest as John Reese, a former CIA agent who now works for a mysterious billionaire as a vigilante. He drew on martial arts training he had done as a child and boxing experience as an adult to do most of his own stunts.[35] The show received the highest ratings in 15 years for a series pilot and consistently garnered over 10 million weekly viewers, with much critical acclaim.[36] Caviezel was nominated for the People's Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic TV Actor in 2014[37] and again in 2016[38] for his work on Person of Interest.

After Person of Interest concluded in 2016, Caviezel signed on as lead character of CBS's SEAL Team series in 2017.[39] However, Caviezel left the project due to creative differences before production began and was replaced by David Boreanaz.[40]

Caviezel starred in the 2014 football film When the Game Stands Tall as De La Salle High School coach Bob Ladouceur, whose Concord, California, Spartans prep team had a 151-game winning streak from 1992 to 2003, an American sporting record.[41] He appeared in the 2013 film Escape Plan, playing a warden who maintains order in the world's most secret and secure prison.[42][43]

Caviezel narrated two documentaries in 2016 regarding Christianity. One was Liberating a Continent: John Paul II and the Fall of Communism and the other was The Face of Mercy. In an interview about the former film, he stated that John Paul II had crushed communism "with love".[44]

Most recent projects

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Caviezel portrayed the Apostle Luke in the film Paul, Apostle of Christ, which opened in theaters on March 23, 2018, to mixed reviews.[45][46]

In 2018, Caviezel signed on to portray Tim Ballard, a DHS Agent and an anti-human-trafficking activist, in the film Sound of Freedom, about the organization Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.) and its mission to save children from sex trafficking and slavery. Ballard had specifically requested that Caviezel play him.[47] Caviezel stated, "This is the second most important film I have ever done since The Passion of the Christ. ... It's going to affect the saving of a lot of children and the changing of lives. It will also bring a lot of light into the darkness."[48] The film was completed in 2018 but spent five years in production limbo.[49] It was the subject of much controversy, and Caviezel said two of his agents and his lawyer dropped him over the role. He said the controversy was due to the fact that human trafficking is a current problem: "Listen, you do Schindler’s List 50 years later, you’re a hero. Try doing Schindler’s List when the real Nazis are right there. Understand how that becomes more dangerous? I don’t understand why people are willing to let children be hurt, but in this time, Hollywood says, ‘No, no, let’s kick that down fifty years from now and then [see where we’re at]. That’s crap."[50] The film was picked up by Angel Studios and theatrically released on July 3, 2023 and became a surprise box office hit, grossing over $251 million internationally.

Caviezel starred in the 2020 political thriller film Infidel, produced by Dinesh D'Souza.[51]

Caviezel is set to reprise his role as Jesus in a sequel to The Passion of the Christ, having signed on with Gibson in 2018[52][53] In 2020, Caviezel said, "Mel Gibson just sent me the third picture, the third draft. It's coming." He added, "It's going to be the biggest film in world history."[54] In a 2025 interview, Gibson said he still planned on Caviezel returning as Jesus, despite Caviezel being in his 50s, with plans to use de-aging special effects to make him appear younger.[55] The sequel is tentatively planned for production in 2026.[56]

Personal life

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Marriage and children

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In 1996, Caviezel married Kerri Browitt, a high school English teacher. Out of respect for his wife and his faith, Caviezel avoids doing graphic sex scenes in his roles. He said, "I do love scenes—but not ones with gratuitous sex. I also don't do gratuitous violence. And it's not just about my wife, although that's important. It's sin, pure and simple. I mean, it's wrong."[57] Caviezel's wife requested that he wear a shirt and that Jennifer Lopez wear a top during a love scene in the film Angel Eyes,[58] and he refused to strip in a love scene with Ashley Judd in High Crimes.[59]

Caviezel and his wife have adopted three children from China.[60][44] All three children were suffering from major health problems when the Caviezels adopted them.[26] Their first child, Bo, had been abandoned on a train as a baby and was raised in an orphanage. When they adopted him in 2007, Bo had a large brain tumor requiring multiple surgeries.[61] Caviezel said he said he was "completely terrified" at the possibility of adopting a disabled child but knew God wanted him to do it.[62] When they decided to adopt a second from China, the agency proposed a healthy newborn baby, but during the process they met a five-year-old girl in a foster home who had a brain tumor. Reasoning that the healthy newborn would find a good home but the ill five-year-old would not, they adopted the five-year-old.[62] Their third child was suffering from cancer at the time they adopted him.[26]

Religious beliefs

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Caviezel is a devout Catholic. In a 2017 interview, Caviezel talked about the importance of his Catholic faith, the lasting impact that The Passion of the Christ has had on his life, and his special devotion to the Virgin Mary.[63][64] During the filming of The Passion of the Christ in Italy, he received daily counsel, confession, and Holy Communion from a local Catholic priest, with an interpreter.[65]

Political views

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Caviezel is publicly against abortion.[44] In 2006, Caviezel was featured with actress Patricia Heaton and Missouri athletes Kurt Warner and Mike Sweeney in an advertisement opposing Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2, which allowed any form of embryonic stem cell research and therapy in Missouri that is otherwise legal under federal law. He began the advertisement by saying, "Le-bar nash be-neshak" (Aramaic for "You betray the Son of Man with a kiss"), a reference to Judas's betrayal of Jesus Christ and a phrase used in the Gospel According to Luke.[66][67] (In the advertisement, the line did not include a translation into English.) Caviezel closed the commercial with the line, "You know now. Don't do it. Vote no on 2." The advertisement was a response to a commercial featuring Michael J. Fox, who favored embryonic stem cell research.[68]

Support of QAnon

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Beginning in 2021, Caviezel endorsed elements of the QAnon conspiracy theory,[69][70] first doing so during a remote appearance at the "Health and Freedom Conference"[71][72] at Rhema Bible Training College in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.[73] The appearance was to promote the film Sound of Freedom, centering on anti-human trafficking activist Tim Ballard. Ballard's activism has been alleged to correspond to the rise of QAnon, though he denies any connection to the movement.[74] Caviezel mentioned that Ballard was supposed to be appearing at the conference but was "saving victims of trafficking" who were victims of "adrenochroming", a fictional practice whose existence is suggested by QAnon adherents.[75] Caviezel suggested he had seen evidence of children being subjected to the practice.[76] The event included appearances by other QAnon promoters, such as L. Lin Wood[77] and Michael Flynn.[78] In October of the same year, Caviezel spoke in Las Vegas at the "For God & Country: Patriot Double Down" conference, where he mentioned the need to fight child sex trafficking, Satan and liberal values. He claimed that "the storm is upon us", a slogan associated with QAnon echoing the belief in a final battle against evil and repeated the battle cry of William Wallace in Braveheart, also urging the audience to "[send] Lucifer and his henchmen straight back to hell where they belong".[79]

After Sound of Freedom was released in 2023, Caviezel continued to promote QAnon during interviews and media appearances related to the film.[80] During a July 2023 appearance on The Charlie Kirk Show, Kirk asked Caviezel to address claims of his belief in QAnon. He claimed he was unaware of QAnon when the movie was filmed in 2018, and subsequently defended followers of QAnon, claiming that they were being persecuted and comparing them to the Christians in the New Testament. Caviezel also made more remarks about adrenochrome and claimed that "QAnon" does not exist, only "Q" and "anons" - a common talking point used by QAnon followers to deflect from their support for the movement.[81]

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

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Year Title[16] Role Notes
1991 My Own Private Idaho Airline Clerk
1992 Diggstown Billy Hargrove
1994 Wyatt Earp Warren Earp
1996 Ed Dizzy Anderson
The Rock FA-18 Pilot
1997 G.I. Jane "Slov" Slovnik
1998 The Thin Red Line Private Witt
1999 Ride with the Devil Black John
2000 Frequency John Sullivan
Pay It Forward Jerry
2001 Angel Eyes Steven "Catch" Lambert
Madison Jim McCormick
2002 The Count of Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès
High Crimes Tom Kubik
2003 I Am David Johannes CAMIE Award
2004 The Passion of the Christ Jesus Christ MovieGuide Grace Award[82]
The Final Cut Fletcher
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius Bobby Jones
Highwaymen James "Rennie" Cray
2006 Unknown Jean Jacket
Déjà Vu Carroll Oerstadt
2008 Outlander Kainan
Long Weekend Peter
The Stoning of Soraya M. Freidoune Sahebjam
2011 Transit Nate
2013 Escape Plan Willard Hobbes
Savannah Ward Allen
2014 When the Game Stands Tall Bob Ladouceur
2017 The Ballad of Lefty Brown Jimmy Bierce
2018 Paul, Apostle of Christ St. Luke
Running for Grace Doctor Reyes
Onyx, Kings of the Grail Narrator
2020 Infidel Doug Rawlings
2023 Sweetwater Sports Writer [83]
Sound of Freedom Tim Ballard

Television

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Year Title[16] Role Notes
1992 The Wonder Years Bobby Riddle Episode: "Hero"
1995 Murder, She Wrote Darryl Harding Episode "Film Flam"
Children of the Dust Dexter Miniseries
2009 The Prisoner Michael / Six Miniseries
2011–2016 Person of Interest John Reese 103 episodes
Nominated – People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Dramatic Actor (2014, 2015)

Documentary

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 Guadalupe: The Miracle and the Message Narrator
2016 Liberating a Continent: John Paul II and the Fall of Communism
The Face of Mercy
2018 John Paul II in Ireland: A Plea for Peace

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