The Mist (2007/I) is not his first experience with the story as he played the main character, "David Drayton", in the audio-book version.
A graduate of SUNY Geneseo.
Attended Cornell University.
Attended Orchard Park High School in Orchard Park, New York, a suburb of Buffalo.
Born on the exact same day as Ron Perlman (they have both appeared in the stage play "The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui").
Father of Sadler Colley Bakst.
Has played Shia LaBeouf's father in two films: The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003) and Eagle Eye (2008).
He has been in three movies adapted from Stephen King's work: The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Green Mile (1999) and The Mist (2007/I). All three movies were directed by Frank Darabont.
Was featured as "The Grim Reaper" in both Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) and "Tales from the Crypt" (1989).