Age, Biography, and Wiki
Jim Caviezel was born James Patrick Caviezel on September 26, 1968, in Mount Vernon, Washington. He grew up in a Catholic household with his parents, Margaret and James, and siblings Timothy, Amy, Ann, and Erin. Caviezel's early life was marked by a strong interest in sports, particularly basketball. However, an injury led him to focus on acting instead. You can find more detailed information about his life and career on his Wikipedia page.
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| Date of Birth | 26 September 1968 |
| Age | 56 Years |
| Birth Place | Mount Vernon, Washington, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Libra |
| Country | U.S |
Height, Weight & Measurements
Although specific details about Jim Caviezel's height and weight are not widely documented, he is known for his tall stature, which is often typical for actors. His physical appearance has contributed to his versatility in playing various roles.
Caviezel was first approached about playing Jesus Christ in The Passion of the Christ through his agent, who told him Mel Gibson and his partner were interested in him for a role in an unrelated screenplay, which he later learned was a cover story. Caviezel met with Gibson in Malibu, and after more than three hours of conversation, brought up the role of Jesus, which Caviezel accepted. The following day, Gibson called Caviezel to ask if he was sure he wanted the role and told him he may never work in Hollywood again if he accepted the role. Caviezel says he responded, "Each one of us has our own cross to carry — we either pick it up and carry it or we get crushed under the weight of it." During the conversation, Caviezel told Gibson he just realized he was 33 years old and his initials were J.C., to which Gibson responded "you're freaking me out" and hung up the phone.
He described the filming of the movie as "torture". During filming in Italy in the winter, he was struck by lightning, scourged by accident, dislocated his shoulder, and suffered from pneumonia and hypothermia during extended filming sessions on the cross in cold, windy conditions. He awoke as early as 2:00 AM for eight-hour makeup sessions which led to skin infections, and headaches because one of his eyes was closed shut. He was accidentally scourged for real during the scourging at the pillar scene because one of the actors playing a Roman soldier missed the wooden board which had been set up behind his back. The real wound it made on his back was then used as a model for the makeup artist. The cross he carried in the film weighed over 150 pounds and at one point, Caviezel fell under the weight of it and bit his tongue. His own blood was streaming out of his mouth in one scene which was in the final cut of the movie.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Jim Caviezel is married to Kerri Browitt Caviezel, a former teacher. The couple met on a blind date in 1993, set up by Caviezel's sister, and married in 1996. They have three adopted children from China, all of whom have special needs.
He has a younger brother, Timothy, and three sisters, Ann, Amy, and Erin. He was raised in a tight-knit Catholic family in Conway, Washington. His surname is Romansh. His father is of Swiss and Slovak descent, while his mother is Irish.
Caviezel had a breakthrough performance in the 1998 Terrence Malick-directed World War II film The Thin Red Line. He had met with Malick several times before securing the role and had told his wife that if he did not get a role in the film, he intended to quit show business and move back to Washington. He later played Black John, a Missouri bushwhacker, in Ride with the Devil (1999), an American Civil War film.
In 2009, Caviezel played French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam in The Stoning of Soraya M., a drama set in 1986 Iran about the execution of a young mother. When asked about how his Catholic faith was affected by this story, he said, "You don't have to go any further than the gospels to figure out what the right thing to do is, whether you should be more concerned helping someone regardless of their religion or where they're from". That same year, he reprised the role of Jesus in the latest installment of The Word of Promise. Caviezel starred in The Prisoner, a remake of the British science fiction series with the same name, in November 2009.
In 1996, Caviezel married Kerri Browitt, a high school English teacher. Out of respect for his wife and his faith, Caviezel avoids doing graphic sex scenes in his roles. He said, "I do love scenes—but not ones with gratuitous sex. I also don't do gratuitous violence. And it's not just about my wife, although that's important. It's sin, pure and simple. I mean, it's wrong." Caviezel's wife requested that he wear a shirt and that Jennifer Lopez wear a top during a love scene in the film Angel Eyes, and he refused to strip in a love scene with Ashley Judd in High Crimes.
Caviezel and his wife have adopted three children from China. All three children were suffering from major health problems when the Caviezels adopted them. Their first child, Bo, had been abandoned on a train as a baby and was raised in an orphanage. When they adopted him in 2007, Bo had a large brain tumor requiring multiple surgeries. Caviezel said he was "completely terrified" at the possibility of adopting a disabled child but knew God wanted him to do it. When they decided to adopt a second from China, the agency proposed a healthy newborn baby, but during the process they met a five-year-old girl in a foster home who had a brain tumor. Reasoning that the healthy newborn would find a good home but the ill five-year-old would not, they adopted the five-year-old. Their third child was suffering from cancer at the time they adopted him.
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Net Worth and Salary
As of 2025, Jim Caviezel's net worth is estimated to be around $15 million, primarily earned through his successful acting career. During his time on "Person of Interest," he reportedly earned $125,000 per episode, which translates to approximately $3 million per season.
Caviezel was originally cast to play Scott Summers / Cyclops in X-Men (2000), but dropped out because of a scheduling conflict with the film Frequency (2000). He starred in the mainstream films Pay It Forward (2000), Angel Eyes (2001), and The Count of Monte Cristo (2002). In 2000, he played the lead role in Madison, a film about hydroplane racing in Madison, Indiana. The film was completed in 2001, but did not appear in theaters until a limited release in 2005. In 2002, he played a pivotal role in the film I Am David.
Career, Business, and Investments
Jim Caviezel's career spans notable roles in film and television. His breakout performance was as Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ," which grossed over $622 million worldwide. He also gained recognition for his role as John Reese in the CBS series "Person of Interest," which aired from 2011 to 2016. While specific details about his business investments are not widely available, his acting career remains his primary source of income.
Caviezel played basketball in high school and at Bellevue College. He had aspirations of playing professionally, but suffered a foot injury in his second year. He said in a 2014 interview, "I would not have been able to play in the NBA. I would have been one of those bubble players that was a very good player. I played against some great NBA players. But there was a guy in our area named John Stockton. I had to go head to head with him a couple of times at Gonzaga when we were playing. That guy depressed me. I realized that I probably had to find another career, and thank God it was acting." In another interview, Caviezel, who graduated from high school in 1987 and is six years younger than Stockton who played at Gonzaga from 1980-1984, states that this was during scrimmages and not during regular season play.
Caviezel says that at age 19 while watching a movie in a theater, he felt a sense of peace overcome him and that God was asking him to become an actor. After his basketball career fizzled out due to injury, he began acting in plays in Seattle, Washington. He earned his Screen Actors Guild card with a minor role in the 1991 film My Own Private Idaho. He then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. When he decided to move, "people thought I was out of my mind," he said. He was offered a scholarship to study acting at New York's Juilliard School in 1993, but he turned it down to portray Warren Earp in the 1994 film Wyatt Earp. He later appeared in episodes of Murder, She Wrote and The Wonder Years, along with a role in G.I. Jane (1997).
Caviezel's career struggled in the years immediately following The Passion, which grossed over $600 million at the box office and was the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time. In 2018, he told People, "As soon as I did Passion, other [film offers] stopped coming in," but added, "I’m a big boy and I’m not going to play a victim." He became more outspoken about his beliefs, saying, "I had no choice but to defend my faith at that point." He also said he had to be more protective of his family and his time because he became recognizable around the world, and struggled with how to approach future endeavors because he felt he could not top the Passion role.
His career rebounded when he was cast as the villain opposite star Denzel Washington in the 2006 thriller Déjà Vu, which was a box office hit. He also had a leading role in Unknown (2006). He provided the voice of Jesus on the 2007 New Testament audio dramatization The Word of Promise. He played Kainan in Outlander (2008). Also in 2008, he starred in Long Weekend.
Social Network
Jim Caviezel does not have a prominent social media presence, which is typical for many celebrities who prefer to keep a low profile outside of their professional work.
Of the controversy that erupted over The Passion, including accusations of anti-Semitic undertones, Caviezel said, "It's been the most frustrating thing to watch. ... Our faith is grounded in our Jewish tradition. We believe we're from the House of David. We believe we're from the House of Abraham, so we cannot hate our own. That crowd standing before Pontius Pilate screaming for the head of Christ in no way convicts an entire race for the death of Jesus Christ any more than the actions of Mussolini condemn all Italians, or the heinous actions of Stalin condemn all Russians. We're all culpable in the death of Christ. My sins put him up there. Yours did. That's what this story is about."
Education
Caviezel attended Mount Vernon High School, O'Dea High School, and Burien Kennedy High School, graduating in 1987. He initially pursued basketball at Bellevue College but shifted his focus to acting after an injury. He later enrolled at the University of Washington to pursue a career in acting.
Caviezel starred in the 2014 football film When the Game Stands Tall as De La Salle High School coach Bob Ladouceur, whose Concord, California, Spartans prep team had a 151-game winning streak from 1992 to 2003, an American sporting record. He appeared in the 2013 film Escape Plan, playing a warden who maintains order in the world's most secret and secure prison.
Beginning in 2021, Caviezel endorsed elements of the QAnon conspiracy theory, first doing so during a remote appearance at the "Health and Freedom Conference" at Rhema Bible Training College in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The appearance was to promote the film Sound of Freedom, centering on anti-human trafficking activist Tim Ballard. Ballard's activism has been alleged to correspond to the rise of QAnon, though he denies any connection to the movement. Caviezel mentioned that Ballard was supposed to be appearing at the conference but was "saving victims of trafficking" who were victims of "adrenochroming", a practice whose existence is suggested by QAnon adherents. Caviezel suggested he had seen evidence of children being subjected to the practice. The event included appearances by other QAnon promoters, such as L. Lin Wood and Michael Flynn. In October of the same year, Caviezel spoke in Las Vegas at the "For God & Country: Patriot Double Down" conference, where he mentioned the need to fight child sex trafficking, Satan and liberal values. He claimed that "the storm is upon us", a slogan associated with QAnon echoing the belief in a final battle against evil and repeated the battle cry of William Wallace in Braveheart, also urging the audience to "[send] Lucifer and his henchmen straight back to hell where they belong".
