After surviving a near fatal car crash while in the BFA Musical Theater program at FSU, he began his career in Atlanta before moving to New York to study with Uta Hagen. He played "Jesus" in the European tour of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and was honored by OUT Magazine as One Of The Most Compelling People of the year during his 10 seasons on CSI as he evolved into filmmaking. He was one of America's top commercial actors during the 1990's appearing in countless commercials and print campaigns - having billboards in Times Square and on Sunset Blvd.