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Birthday: Oct. 14, 1970.

Birthplace: New York.

Occupation: Actor.

Current home: New Jersey.

Marital status: Single.

Children: Jon Jr., 3.

Working on: “Homicide” on NBC-TV.

The last good movie I saw: “Deep Impact.”

I stay home to watch: The Mets and kids’ cartoons.

The book I’ve been reading: John Grisham’s “A Time to Kill.”

Magazines I read: Sports Illustrated and Premiere.

Favorite pigout food: Burger King.

Prized possession: My Harley-Davidson.

Personal heroes: Muhammad Ali, Joe Mantegna, Elvis Presley.

Nobody knows I: Play keyboard. I’m into music.

I wish I could stop: Violence.

If I could do it over, I’d: Have more control of the business.

I’d give anything to meet: Winona Ryder.

My fantasy is: I’m on a tropical island with my son and my family. My sister is on a horse and we’re all having a good time.

The worst advice my mother ever gave me: Trust your instincts. Mine aren’t always good.

The one thing I can’t stand: People who drive slowly in the left lane.

People who knew me in high school thought I was: Cool.

My most irrational act: Peeling out in my car in front of a cop. I got my license suspended and my friend had to drive home.

If I weren’t an actor, I’d be: A boxer.

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it’s: Don’t trust people too easily.

The three words that best describe me: Caring, open-hearted and sensitive.