Spouse: Marianne Leone (1983 - present) 1 child

Studied ballet at Stephens College in Columbia.

He majored in agriculture and acting at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.

Turned down the role of Jim Gordon in Batman Begins (2005).

As a young man, he did some construction work, including helping with the construction of Royals Stadium in Kansas City, now known as Kaufman Stadium.

Graduated from Southwest High School in 1969. Southwest High School closed down in 1998 and reopened in 1999 as Southwest Charter School. Southwest High School is located in the Kansas City, Missouri School District.

Said he was afraid of taking the role in American Beauty (1999); his wife convinced him to take the role of the repressed soldier.

Filmed scenes for The Ring (2002) that were cut, though a picture of him in a newspaper remains in the film.

Lives in Kingston, Massachusetts, USA.

Father is a doctor.

Son, Jesse Cooper (with Leone), born 1987, died January 2005 from causes related to cerebral palsy.