Raised in Sugarland, Texas. He went to University of St Thomas in Houston where he took a drama class because of a girl. The girl turned out to be a fake but he fell in love with drama and did all kinds of college theater. He moved to Los Angeles and waited tables. He got an agent and after 8 months of looking got some television commercials and then some acting roles. These include appearances in two of the multi-part movies on the *Mickey Mouse Club*. These were "Just Perfect" and "My Life As a Babysitter". His movie roles include Guinevere (Cable 1994), Frank and Jesse (1994), Powder (1995), Eden (1995), The Grass Harp (1996), and The Method (1996).