American actor, a.k.a. Leaf Phoenix. He often plays supporting roles as conflicted characters plagued with self doubt. Phoenix established himself as a child actor in
Parenthood[?], portrayed a troubled teen in
To Die For[?] and has earned positive reviews for adult roles as a mad emperor in
Gladiator, a priest in
Quills and a washed-up baseball player in
Signs. He is the younger brother of
River Phoenix.