I liked sports but I never really had the confidence. I was always coordinated and it came easy to me, but I didn't have the confidence to go along with the physical skill.

He later appeared in a supporting role in Wedding CraBradley Cooperrs (2005) Yes Man (2008) and He's Just Not That into You (2009). On November 16 2011 People magazine named him Sexiest Man Alive. Later in 2000 he received an MFA in acting from Actors Studio Drama School at The New School in New York City.

He later appeared in a supporting role in Wedding CraBradley Cooperrs (2005) Yes Man (2008) and He's Just Not That into You (2009). His work in Silver Linings Playbook earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 2011 People magazine named him the "Sexiest Man Alive".