Jim Caviezel made his debut in the 1991 American independent adventure drama film ‘My Own Private Idaho’ directed by Gus Van Sant. The film saw critical acclaim upon release and earned a cult status in subsequent years. The following year, he starred as ‘Billy Hargrove’ in the American sports comedy-drama film ‘Diggstown’ directed by Michael Ritchie. Even though the film opened to positive reviews, it failed to achieve success at the box office. He next appeared in films like ‘Wyatt Earp’ (1994), ‘Ed’ (1996), ‘The Rock’ (1997), ‘G.I. Jane’ (1997), ‘The Thin Red Line’ (1998), ‘Ride with the Devil’ (1999), ‘Frequency’ (2000), ‘Pay It Forward’ (2000), and ‘Angel Eyes’ (2001). In 2002, he portrayed ‘Edmond Dantès’ in the American historical adventure film ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ directed by Kevin Reynolds. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and grossed over $75.4 million against a budget of $35 million. That same year, he also appeared in the American legal thriller film ‘High Crimes’ which received a lukewarm response from critics. He won the ‘CAMIE Award’ for his performance as ‘Johannes’ in the 2003 American drama film ‘I Am David’ directed by Paul Feig. The film saw mixed to negative reviews upon release.
In 2004, he portrayed ‘Jesus Christ’ in the Mel Gibson-directed American epic biblical drama film ‘The Passion of the Christ.’ Despite opening to polarizing reviews, the film was a phenomenal commercial success and went on to become one of the highest-grossing Christian films of all time. He was next seen in films like ‘Unknown’ (2006), ‘Déjà Vu’ (2006), ‘Outlander’ (2008), ‘Long Weekend’ (2008), ‘The Stoning of Soraya M.’ (2008), ‘Transit’ (2011), ‘Escape Plan’ (2013), ‘Savannah’ (2013), ‘When the Game Stands Tall’ (2014), ‘The Ballad of Lefty Brown’ (2017), ‘Paul, Apostle of Christ’ (2018), ‘Running for Grace’ (2018), and ‘Onyx, Kings of the Grail’ (2018). He was last seen in the 2020 American political thriller ‘Infidel’ where he played the role of ‘Doug Rawlins.’ The film received mixed to positive reviews and score a 58% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. He will be next seen in the upcoming American biographical action drama film ‘Sound of Freedom.’