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James Patrick Caviezel (born September 26 , 1968 ) is an American Film Actor . He is sometimes credited as '''Jim Caviezel'''. BIOGRAPHY Early life Caviezel was born in . Career After appearances in '' Wyatt Earp '' and '' G.I. Jane '', Caviezel scored a breakthrough performance in Terrence Malick 's '' The Thin Red Line ''. He was originally cast to play Cyclops / Scott Summers in X-Men (2000) but dropped out due to a scheduling conflict with his other film, Frequency . Caviezel is perhaps best associated with his role, in 2004 , as Jesus in Mel Gibson 's '' The Passion Of The Christ '', but he has also starred in such mainstream Hollywood films as '' Angel Eyes '', '' Frequency '' and '' The Count Of Monte Cristo ''. Caviezel was offered to be the spokesman for a fashion line called "Heavenly" after the success of The Passion of the Christ but he refused, citing that it would be an insult to people who felt the film had something meaningful to offer audiences. In 2004, the 6'2" Caviezel expressed much interest in gaining the role of Superman / Clark Kent for the upcoming Superman Returns (2006) film. Even mentioning that he would dedicate his performance to the late Christopher Reeve . Ultimately, he was rejected by director Bryan Singer , who complained that Caviezel was too well known and too famous after starring as Jesus in The Passion of the Christ (2004). The part went to newcomer Brandon Routh instead. Personal life Caviezel is adamant in expressing his Roman Catholic faith and has publicly spoken at religious venues since the release of ''The Passion''. On March 19 , 2005 he was the main speaker at the first Catholic Men's Conference in Boston. Caviezel stated that he only chose to speak at the conference because he liked Boston Archbishop Sean O'Malley . His wife Kerri, also a devout Roman Catholic, is a teacher and an accomplished flutist. The two are active in their parish in the Conejo Valley in California . Kerri supports a charity for single women with children and also volunteers with the Detention Ministry at a camp for incarcerated youth in Malibu, California . He prays the Rosary daily and has a strong devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary . Caviezel is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity at the University of Washington and is also a Minnesota Vikings fan. FILMOGRAPHY
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