Jim Caviezel Bio Wiki Age Height Wife Movies The Passion of Christ and Net Worth

Jim Caviezel is a famous American film and television actor. He portrayed Jesus Christ in The Passion of the Christ and John Reese in the CBS series Person of Interest. He also had roles as Slov in G.I. Jane, Private Witt in The Thin Red Line, Detective John Sullivan in Frequency, and Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo.

In the 2014 football film, When the Game Stands Tall he portrayed De La Salle High School coach Bob Ladouceur. Also, he narrated two documentaries in 2016 regarding Christianity, Liberating a Continent: John Paul II and the Fall of Communism and the other was The Face of Mercy. Also, he portrayed the Apostle Luke in the film Paul, Apostle of Christ in 2018. Additionally, he starred in the 2020 thriller film Infidel as Doug Rawlins.

He was born on September 26, 1968, in Mount Vernon, Washington, in theUnited States. Caviezel is55 years old.

He is a man of tall stature and stands at a height of6 ft 2 in(Approx 1. 88 m).

He was born to his hardworking parents in Mount Vernon, Washington, in the United States. Caviezel’s parents areJames Caviezel, a chiropractor, andMargaret, a homemaker and former stage actress. He grew up with a younger brother,Timothy, and three sisters,Ann, Amy,andErin. Caviezel was raised in a tight-knit Catholic family in Conway. Further, his mother is Irish and his father is of Slovak and Swiss descent.

Caviezel married his loving wifeKerri Browittin 1996. Kerri is a high school English teacher. The couple adopted three children from China who had cancer. Caviezel’s sister-in-law, Kristen, is the wife of former St. Louis Rams head coach Scott Linehan.

Further, out of respect for his wife, Caviezel requested that he wear a shirt and that Jennifer Lopez wears a top during a love scene in the film Angel Eyes and also refused to strip in a love scene with Ashley Judd in High Crimes.

Caviezel and his wife Kerri tied the knot on July 20, 1996. The wedding took place at Immaculate Conception Church in Roslynn. Their wedding was attended by Kerri’s family members friends, and a few colleagues of the couple.

Upon graduating with his high school diploma from a local high school in Washington, he enrolled at the University of Washington, Seattle. Caviezel graduated with his degree. In 1993, he was offered a scholarship to study acting at New York’s Juilliard School but turned it down to portray Warren Earp in the 1994 film Wyatt Earp.

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He portrayed Jesus Christ in The Passion of the Christ in 2004. The film depicts the Passion of Jesus largely according to the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Also, it draws on pious accounts such as the Friday of Sorrows, along with other devotional writings, such as the reputed visions attributed to Anne Catherine Emmerich.

He is a devout Catholic as he was raised in a tight-knit Catholic family in Conway. during an interview, he 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.

He had two heart surgeries after filming ‘The Passion of the Christ’ due to the lightning strikes. The filming crew witnessed Caviezel getting struck twice by lightning during the scene on the Sermon on the Mount and then again in the crucifixion scene. Also, he had a half month of cold and pneumonia due to the film.

Some of his movies that have been featured on Netflix include:

He is set to portray Tim Ballard, a self-styled anti-human trafficking activist and founder of the organization Operation Underground Railroad in the movie Sound of Freedom in 2022. The film is unreleased and it will show how Ballard went to Colombia to rescue 127 children from sexual abuse and misery.

He appeared in an interview at Holy Mood where he gave his testimonial on his faith to God. Caviezel laims that accepting the titular role in The Passion of the Christ all but ensured the death of his Hollywood career. He also stated “I told him, ‘We all have to embrace our crosses.'”

He has attained decent fortune working as an actor. Caviezel’s net worth is$15 Million.

He is a man of tall stature and is 6 ft 2 in tall.

Caviezel was raised in a tight-knit Catholic family in Conway.

He had two heart surgeries after filming ‘The Passion of the Christ’ due to the lightning strikes.

Caviezel has earned an estimated net worth of $15 Million working as an actor.

He holds American nationality as he was born in Mount Vernon, Washington, in the United States

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