Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Thieves Quartet | Ray Higgs | |
| 1994 | "Basic Football" (short film) | The Quarterback | |
| 1995 | Hunter's Moon | Nick | |
| 1996 | Sliders | Jack Bullock | 1 episode: 'The Good, the Bad and the Wealthy' |
| 1996 | Moloney | Rocky Talese | 1 episode: 'Friendly Fire' |
| 1996 | Dark Skies | Robert Winter | 1 episode: 'Hostile Convergence' |
| 1996-2003 | JAG | Geoffrey Roizman / Lieutenant Commander Bruce Carmichael | 2 episodes: 'Fortune Son', 'Hemlock' |
| 1997 | That Old Feeling | Keith Marks | |
| 1997 | Face/Off | Buzz | |
| 1997-2000 | The Pretender | Mr. Lyle | Series regular |
| 1998 | Primary Colors | Mitch | |
| 2000 | Locked Up Down Shorty's | Danny | |
| 2000 | Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Dr. Howard Zaunaveld | 1 episode: 'The Monitor Story' |
| 2000 | Ally McBeal | Jimmy Bender | 1 episode: 'Do You Wanna Dance?' |
| 2000 | The West Wing | Tom Jordan | 1 episode: 'The midterms' |
| 2001 | The Pretender 2001 | Mr. Lyle | TV movie |
| 2001 | The Pretender: Island of the Haunted | Mr. Lyle | TV movie |
| 2001-2002 | Philly | Judge Augustus Ripley | Series regular |
| 2002 | The Drew Carey Show | 2 episodes: 'The Man in the Iron Chair', 'Drew Tries Hot Salsa' | |
| 2003-2004 | Threat Matrix | Special Agent John Kilmer | Series regular |
| 2004 | Jumbo Girl | Jack | Short film |
| 2004-2012 | Desperate Housewives | Mike Delfino | Series regular Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2005, 2006) Nomination -Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2007, 2008, 2009) Teen Choice award for Best TV actor |
| 2005-2006 | Reba | Dr. Morgan | 2 episodes: 'Date of Mirth', 'The Trouble with Dr. Hunky' |
| 2006 | Assumption | John | Short film ShockerFest Science Fiction Genre Award for Best Actor Fantasy / Science Fiction |
| 2006 | Beautiful Dreamer | Dr. Kessler | |
| 2007 | Ascension Day | Brother John | |
| 2007 | Undead or Alive: A Zombedy | Elmer Winslow | |
| 2007 | Masters of Science Fiction | Barney Curran | 1 episode: 'The Discarded' |
| 2007 | Custody | John Sullivan | |
| 2008 | Tortured | Agent Murphy | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2010 | Group Sex | Luke | Uncredited |
| 2011 | All-Star Superman | Superman/Clark Kent (voice) | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2011 | Karaoke Man | Slim | Post-production |
| 2011 | The Book of Matthew | Pierce Kincaid | Pre-production |
| 2012 | Hot in Cleveland | Kerouac Cowboy | 1 episode: 'Storage Wars' |
| 2013 | Grace Unplugged | Johnny Trey | Pre-production |
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