Together with Alexis Dziena, Ryan Donowho and Bennie Slay, he is in a group of actors known as "The Eastsiders" - as they were spotted by casting director Lori Eastside - who was the female lead singer for Kid Creole and the Coconuts, a choreographer for Mick Jagger and was in Get Crazy (1983) with Lou Reed.

Sings the song 'Hey Joe' which can be heard in The Dreamers (2003).

He shares a birthday with Mandy Moore, Haley Joel Osment, Orlando Jones, Charlie Hunnam, Steven Seagal and Chyler Leigh.

He is good friends with the author, J.T. LeRoy.

Plays guitar and sings in the band Pagoda.

Was ranked #9 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list. (2008).

He moved to New York City from West Orange, New Jersey, when he was 16 with two cents, a ball of lint, and no place to stay. He got a job as a bike messenger. He studied for a while at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was cast as Henry in "Dawson's Creek" (1998) after someone from the series saw him in the play, "The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek" at New York Theatre Workshop.

Some of the music he likes is early David Bowie, Iggy Pop & The Stooges, Pixies, Operation Ivy, Sonic Youth, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols and The White Stripes.

He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. [2004]

Is one of the faces of "Emporio Armani".

Has an older sister.

His favourite movie is My Own Private Idaho (1991).

Engaged to Asia Argento for a few months. [2004]

His band is called Pagoda.