His acting career began within television at the age of quartet, whenever he was the regular on the TV series Little People; he went in to pop up on 2 more series: Two Marriages and Into the Homeland.

He has produced Hope Ranch (2002) and To Protect and Serve (1992).

He was married to actress Rae Dawn Chong, with whom he co-starred within Soul Man (1986).

Selected filmography
Glass Trap (2004) A Killer Within (2004) Hidalgo (2004) Fighting Words (2003) The Hitcher II (2003) Gods and Generals (2003) Net Games (2003) Willfull (2001) Burning Down the House (2001) The Million Dollar Kid (2000) Hot Boyz (1999) Red Team (a.k.the A Crimson Code) (1999) Sleeping Dogs (1997) Baby Face Nelson (1995) Payback (1995) Jailbait (1994) Gettysburg (1993) Side Out (1990) Far Out Man (1990) The Return of the Musketeers (1989) Soul Man (1986) The Hitcher (1986) Secret Admirer (1985) Red Dawn (1984) Tank (1984) Grandview, U.S.A. (1984) The Outsiders (1983) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)