· Born in Kansas City, MO in 1964, and is a Hollywood actor

· Academy Award nominee for Best Actor for his role in the movie Hotel Rwanda and one of the stars and producers of Crash, which won the 2006 Academy Award for Best Picture

· Has also appeared in the films Colors, Volcano, Bulworth, Boogie Nights, Traffic, Swordfish, Ocean’s Twelve, Ocean’s Thirteen, Reign Over Me and many others

· Has two new movies coming out in 2009, Brooklyn’s Finest and Hotel For Dogs

· Co-founded Ante Up for Africa and hosts a poker tournament bearing that name during the World Series of Poker to raise money for the people of Darfur

NHPC record: 1-2

2007: Defeated Phil Ivey before losing to Scott Fischman in Round 2
2008:  Eliminated in Round 1 by Gus Hansen

PAD record: No appearances