Biography
One of the more promising actors to emerge during the late-1990s Teen Invasion, Shawn Hatosy got his start in commercials and theatre. The Maryland native first broke into film with a miniscule role in the 1995
Home for the Holidays, and two years later appeared in a string of films, with his most notable role being the high school student who stands up for an outed
Kevin Kline in In & Out. He gained further recognition the following year as a football player battling alien teachers in
The Faculty, and in 1999 had a number of substantial roles: he could be seen as the protagonist of the Farrelly Brothers' coming-of-age comedy
Outside Providence, as a young
Nick Nolte in
Simpatico, and as the guy who teaches
Natalie Portman a few things about life in
Wayne Wang's
Anywhere But Here. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide