He became known for his roles in DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story and Live Free or Die Hard. His roles in Alvin and the Chipmunks, Ed, and Accepted bolstered his fame.
He worked as an acting instructor at Sacred Heart University, where he led a children's theater class. After his first commercial film, Galaxy Quest, came out, people noticed he looked a lot like his co-star Tim Allen.
He played a major role in the science fiction comedy film Idiocracy.
His mother Wendy is a former Actress. He had an on-and-off relationship with Actress Drew Barrymore between 2007 and 2010. He then dated Amanda Seyfried from 2013 to 2015. In 2016, he began dating musician Lauren Mayberry.
He starred in the film He's Just Not That Into You alongside Ben Affleck.
