He was born in Oklahoma and raised in Springfield, Missouri. His mother's name is Jane Etta Hillhouse. His father worked in management at a trucking firm in Springfield. He has a younger brother, Douglas and a younger sister Julie Neal. At Kickapoo High School, he was involved in sports, debating, student government and school musicals. He attended the University of Missouri, where he majored in journalism with a focus on advertising. He occasionally acted in fraternity shows. He left college two credits short of graduating to move to California. Before he became successful at acting, het supported himself by driving strippers in limos, moving refrigerators and dressing as a giant chicken while working for "el Pollo Loco."
Nominated for Oscar. Another 22 wins & 34 nominations.
His filmography:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Burn After Reading (2008)
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Delivery Man (1 episode, 2008)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
Babel (2006)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Troy (2004)
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) (voice) .... Sinbad
"Freedom: A History of Us" (5 episodes, 2003)
- A Fatal Contradiction (2003) TV episode
- A War to End Slavery (2003) TV episode
- Independence (2003) TV episode
- Liberty for All (2003) TV episode
- Revolution (2003) TV episode
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Full Frontal (2002)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
"Friends" (1 episode, 2001)
- The One with the Rumor (2001) TV episode .... Will Colbert
Spy Game (2001)
The Mexican (2001)
Snatch. (2000)
Fight Club (1999)
Meet Joe Black (1998)
The Dark Side of the Sun (1997)
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
The Devil's Own (1997)
Sleepers (1996)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Se7en (1995)
Legends of the Fall (1994)
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
The Favor (1994) .... Elliott Fowler
True Romance (1993)
Kalifornia (1993)yce
A River Runs Through It (1992)
"Tales from the Crypt" (1 episode, 1992)
- King of the Road (1992) TV episode
Cool World (1992)
Contact (1992)
Johnny Suede (1991)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Two-Fisted Tales (1991) (TV) (segment "King of the Road")
Across the Tracks (1991)
"Glory Days" (1990) TV series (unknown episodes, 1990)
Too Young to Die? (1990) (TV)
The Image (1990) (TV)
Etc.