Early life

Pepper was born in Campbell River, British Columbia, the son of a lumberjack. When he was five years old, his family set sail in a homemade ship, navigating through the South Pacific islands for five years. His education was completed in both public schools and correspondence courses. Due to the lack of television as entertainment, the family created and performed sketches for each other. When the family had finished their travels, they returned to Canada and set up a shop on Denman Island.

Career

Pepper is perhaps best known for his role as the sniper Private Daniel Jackson in Saving Private Ryan. He portrayed prison guard Dean Stanton in The Green Mile, appeared as Frank Slaughtery in Spike Lee's 25th Hour, as journalist Joseph L. Galloway in We Were Soldiers, his leading role in the film Battlefield Earth, his depiction of Roger Maris in Billy Crystal's HBO film 61*, as Dale Earnhardt in the ESPN produced film 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story, and as Dan Morris in the film Seven Pounds, with Will Smith. He recently had roles in Casino Jack and the Coen brothers' True Grit. Pepper provided the voice for Alex Mercer, the protagonist of the video game Prototype and the voice for Corporal Dunn, a character in the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Pepper won the Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor for his performance in Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000. He has stated that, had he known he was going to win the award in advance, he would have gladly accepted it in person. Pepper will star in psychological thriller Frost Road which is being directed by Call of Duty director Keith Arem. He also appeared in Jagged Edge's music video for "Goodbye". In 2011, he starred as Robert F. Kennedy in the Canadian-American TV mini-series The Kennedys, for which he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.

In 2015, Pepper appeared in The Maze Runner sequel, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, as Vince, "a survivalist who is one of the last remaining soldiers of a legendary unit called the Right Arm". Filming began at the end of October 2014, and the movie was released on September 18, 2015.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	A Killer Among Friends	Mickey	Television film
1995	Johnny's Girl	Jimmy Zee	Television film
1996	Titanic	Harold Bride	Television film
1996	Urban Safari	Rico
1998	Firestorm	Packer
1998	Saving Private Ryan	Pvt. Daniel Jackson
1998	Enemy of the State	David Pratt
1999	The Green Mile	Dean Stanton
2000	Battlefield Earth	Jonnie Goodboy Tyler
2000	We All Fall Down	John
2001	61*	Roger Maris	Television film
2001	Knockaround Guys	Matty Demaret
2002	We Were Soldiers	Joseph L. Galloway
2002	25th Hour	Frank Slaughtery
2003	Snow Walker, TheThe Snow Walker	Charlie Halliday
2004	3: The Dale Earnhardt Story	Dale Earnhardt	Television film
2005	Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, TheThe Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada	Mike Norton
2005	Ripley Under Ground	Tom Ripley
2006	Flags of Our Fathers	Sgt. Mike Strank
2006	Unknown	Rancher Shirt
2008	Seven Pounds	Dan Morris
2009	Princess Kaiulani	Lorrin A. Thurston
2009	Like Dandelion Dust	Rip Porter
2010	Casino Jack	Michael Scanlon
2010	True Grit	"Lucky" Ned Pepper
2010	When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story	Bill W.	Television film
2012	To the Wonder	Father Barry	Deleted scenes
2013	Broken City	Jack Valliant
2013	Snitch	Agent Cooper
2013	The Lone Ranger	Captain Jay Fuller
2014	Kill the Messenger	Russell Dodson
2015	Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials	Vince
2015	The Devil's Harvest	Yaroslav
2016	Monster Trucks		Post-production
2017	Maze Runner: The Death Cure	Vince

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993-1996	Madison	Mick Farleigh	16 episodes
1994	Neon Rider	Jason	Episode: "The Secret Life of Garret Tuggle"
1994	M.A.N.T.I.S.	Clayton Kirk	Episode: "Days of Rage"
1995	Highlander: The Series	Michael Christian	Episode: "They Also Serve"
1995	Sliders	Skidd	Episode: "Summer of Love"
1995	Lonesome Dove: The Series	Cam	Episode: "Ties That Bind"
1996	Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years	Jake	Episode: "Partners"
1996	Outer Limits, TheThe Outer Limits	Tyson Ruddick	Episode: "The Heist"
1996	Sentinel, TheThe Sentinel	Kurt Hessman	Episode: "Payback"
1996	Viper	Johnny Hodge	Episode: "White Fire"
2011	Kennedys, TheThe Kennedys	Robert F. Kennedy	8 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009		Alex Mercer	Voice
2009	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	Army Ranger Corporal Dunn	Voice

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
1999	Online Film Critics Society Awards	Best Cast	Saving Private Ryan	Won
1999	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Saving Private Ryan	Nominated
2000	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	The Green Mile	Nominated
2001	Golden Raspberry Awards	Worst Supporting Actor	Battlefield Earth	Won
2001	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	61*	Nominated
2002	Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	61*	Nominated
2002	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film	61*	Nominated
2004	Genie Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	The Snow Walker	Nominated
2004	Leo Awards	Best Male Performance in a Drama	The Snow Walker	Won
2004	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	3: The Dale Earnhardt Story	Nominated
2006	Independent Spirit Awards	Best Supporting Male	The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada	Nominated
2010	Satellite Awards	Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film	When Love Is Not Enough	Nominated
2011	Gemini Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	The Kennedys	Won
2011	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	The Kennedys	Won
2011	Prism Awards	Best Performance in a Miniseries or a Movie	When Love Is Not Enough	Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]