text: jason beghe jason beghe ( born march 12 , 1960 ) is an american film and television actor . as a young man , he attended the collegiate school in new york city , where he became best friends with john f. kennedy , jr . , and david duchovny . beghe is married and lives in los angeles , california . beghe starred in the 1988 george a. romero film monkey shines : an experiment in fear , playing a quadriplegic in a performance that was positively received . he appeared as a police officer in the film thelma & louise , and played demi moore 's love interest in g.i. jane . beghe starred opposite moira kelly in the television series to have & to hold , and has had recurring roles on picket fences , melrose place , chicago hope , american dreams and cane , as well as parts on numerous other television programs . he currently stars in the tv series chicago .. he began taking scientology courses in 1994 , and later appeared in a church of scientology advertising campaign and in promotional videos . according to beghe , church of scientology head david miscavige even referred to him as " the poster boy for scientology " . beghe left scientology in 2007 and began publicly speaking out about his experiences within the church in april 2008 . an on - camera interview with beghe about his experiences in scientology conducted by xenu tv founder and journalist mark bunker was published to the video site youtube and later vimeo . marina hyde of the guardian newspaper called beghe a scientology celebrity whistleblower for his actions . early life beghe was born march 12 , 1960 , in new york city , and has three siblings . he attended the collegiate school , a private preparatory school for boys located in new york city . while there , he became best friends with john f. kennedy , jr. and actor david duchovny . kennedy and beghe often hung out together outside the metropolitan museum of art and in central park , and were monitored by kennedy 's secret service detail . as a teenager , beghe attended summer camp with erik rush , now a conservative columnist and author . influenced by beghe , kennedy became involved in the theater program at collegiate . beghe later also persuaded duchovny to pursue work in acting . duchovny had planned to write and become a professor , but halfway through work on his ph.d. dissertation , beghe convinced him to audition for television commercials . acting career prior to his acting career , beghe worked as a model in europe . he had his feature film debut in the 1985 film compromising positions , starring susan sarandon , and in 1986 had his first recurring role on television on the hbo situation comedy series 1st & ten . he starred alongside o. j. simpson and sam j. jones in hbo 's sequel to 1st & ten titled training camp : the bulls are back , and john voorhees of the seattle times wrote : " the cast , which includes o.j. simpson , sam jones and newcomer jason beghe , is first - rate . " in 1988 , he starred in the film monkey shines : an experiment in fear , directed by george a. romero . he portrayed allan mann , a law student made quadriplegic when hit by a truck in the opening credits of the film . the philadelphia inquirer gave a positive review of beghe 's performance in monkey shines : " acting only with his face and voice , jason beghe is terrific at conveying the mounting anger and rage of an active man made passive " . david foil of the advocate described beghe 's performance as " remarkable simply for meeting the demands of the character " . beghe played an ice hockey star in the perry mason tv film the case of the all - star assassin , an nbc - tv broadcast november 19 , 1989 . in 1991 he played a state trooper in the film thelma & louise ( reuniting him with sarandon , with whom he 'd appeared in compromising positions ) , and was demi moore 's love interest in the 1997 film g.i. jane . he had recurring roles on picket fences and melrose place , and became a cast member of chicago hope in 1997 , portraying electrician danny opposite romantic interest dr. austin played by christine lahti . in a 1997 interview in the boston herald , beghe spoke about his respect for his fellow cast members in chicago hope : " i think it 's the best cast assembled that i 've ever seen . one for one , they 're incredible . and to work with christine lahti ? i 'd drop a lot of things for that . she 's so good and smart and dedicated . i 've become a better actor just for working with her . " he commented on his character on melrose place , a closeted military officer who had feelings for matt , played by doug savant : " i thought we should kiss , but it was too much . tv is a very specific medium , and you 're naive if you think that everything is just based on artistic decisions . if it prevents them from selling some products , that 's a major consideration . but i 'm an actor . i 'll do whatever it takes . " beghe co - starred with moira kelly in the 1998 cbs television drama series to have & to hold , where he played police officer sean . mike duffy of the detroit free press wrote : " there is an affectionate romantic sizzle between the ruggedly handsome beghe ( " g.i. jane " ) and the dark - haired , unconventionally attractive kelly ( " little odessa " ) . " kinney littlefield of the orange county register said that " beghe and kelly have charm . " beghe appeared in acting roles on numb3rs , csi : ny , everwood , criminal minds , veronica mars and cane . beghe portrayed exorcist ray purvis in the 2008 horror film one missed call . in 2009 , beghe had a guest - starring role on the television show californication . he played the character novelist richard bates , a friend of character hank moody ( played by david duchovny ) . " bates , played by jason beghe , made for an interesting character and the fact that he didn 't get as much screen time as some of the other characters is a shame , " wrote danny gallagher of tv squad . in october 2009 , beghe was in pittsburgh , pennsylvania for the filming of the movie the next three days , directed by paul haggis . the film was released in 2010 and starred elizabeth banks , russell crowe , brian dennehy , and olivia wilde . in december 10 , 2013 , it was announced on the official facebook page for the upcoming traditionally animated feature film , that beghe is signed to voice mauler in the film . since 2014 , beghe has starred in chicago p.d. , a spin - off of chicago fire , where beghe had a recurring role . scientology early years and decision to leave in 1994 , beghe was in an acting class taught by scientologist milton katselas , and decided to take some scientology courses . fellow acting student bodhi elfman gave him a book about scientology from which beghe was introduced to the idea that " technology " developed by l. ron hubbard could yield superhuman abilities . beghe helped promote a " what is scientology ? " exhibition which was part of a church of scientology national television advertising campaign in britain in 1999 . he appeared in scientology promotional videos in 2005 . in an interview with fox news , beghe told roger friedman that the head of the church of scientology , david miscavige , referred to him as " the poster boy for scientology " . he reached the level of ot v within scientology , and is a trained auditor . his wife also took scientology courses and rose to the level of ot v. he estimated he gave the church of scientology usd $ 1 million over a 12 - year period . in 2007 , beghe made the decision to leave scientology , and began to publicly criticize the church of scientology in april 2008 . one of the first people he went to see after leaving scientology was his friend david duchovny . beghe discussed the xenu space opera with duchovny , and both found the story to be funny . while active in scientology , beghe 's relationship with duchovny suffered , and duchovny was referred to as a " suppressive person " , someone believed to be working against the church of scientology and not to be associated with . public criticism after leaving scientology , beghe contacted andreas heldal - lund , founder of operation clambake , who convinced him to meet with journalist and scientology critic mark bunker . heldal - lund and bunker went to beghe 's house , where beghe participated in an interview about his experiences as a scientologist . bunker published a three - minute portion of the three - hour interview to youtube in mid - april 2008 , and in the video beghe calls scientology " very dangerous for your spiritual , psychological , mental , emotional health and evolution . " the interview closes with beghe stating , " i don 't have an agenda . i 'm just trying to help . [ ... ] i have the luxury of having gotten into scientology and after having been in it , been out . and that 's a perspective that people who are still in and not out do not have . " when asked in an interview in the village voice if he thought his public criticism of scientology would hurt his acting career , beghe joked , " i ’ m probably not going to be doing any movies for united artists any time soon . " ( united artists was revamped as a joint venture with scientologist tom cruise , his business associate paula wagner , who is chief executive of the company , and metro - goldwyn - mayer . ) marina hyde of the guardian called beghe a scientology celebrity whistleblower . the video was taken down from youtube on april 17 , 2008 but was reposted by multiple other youtube users shortly thereafter . by april 18 , 2008 , at least 45 users had reposted the video interview using their own youtube accounts . bunker 's account was also canceled on april 17 , and he believed this was due to copyright issues stemming from clips of the colbert report that he had uploaded to youtube . although the issues have since been resolved , bunker initially thought that his account had been banned and the video made inaccessible due to pressure on youtube staff from the church of scientology ; claims which were not confirmed or denied by youtube representative ricardo reyes , who referred to youtube 's policy of not commenting on individual videos . on april 21 , 2008 mark bunker posted the video footage of the entire interview with jason beghe ; as bunker 's youtube account was suspended , the full interview footage was instead hosted on vimeo and on april 28 , 2008 , beghe posted online a letter to church leader david miscavige , requesting the confidential confessional files that scientology compiles during auditing sessions . in a message posted to the operation clambake website , beghe wrote : " as the church of scientology carefully monitors all anti - scientology websites , i am posting the letter here , on xenu.net , to assure that it be received by the c of s. " he had previously contacted the president 's office at the church of scientology celebrity centre international who " refused to directly respond " to his request , and a letter to david miscavige sent through the church communication system was also refused . beghe told the village voice that these confidential files are also kept on actor tom cruise as well as other celebrity scientologists . " more people have left scientology than are currently in it . and yet they maintain these files about what people have said to them in private sessions . why would you want these people to hold onto this stuff ? " said beghe to the village voice . beghe believes that scientology 's practice of disconnection is still in place , and in an interview with tony ortega of the village voice cited his four - year - old son being kicked out of a scientology school as an example of disconnection . a portion of beghe 's criticism of scientology originally uploaded to youtube by mark bunker was shown on nightline in a piece about david miscavige 's niece , jenna miscavige hill , and her criticism of scientology . beghe has turned down television appearances to speak about his experiences , stating : " i just wanted to make sure that the story isn ’ t about me . it ’ s not about me . it ’ s about helping others who are still lost in the cult , or toying with the idea of getting involved . " on may 29 , 2008 , beghe attended a protest against the church of scientology held outside the scientology building on east 46th street in new york city . he addressed the 50 protesters gathered across the street from the scientology building , and told them : " what you guys are doing means so much to me , and so much to these people ... it just kills me . it makes me want to cry . you don ’ t know what kind of good you ’ re doing . " he then walked across the street in an attempt to enter the scientology building , but was prevented from entering by three hired private security guards . he returned to the group of protesters and tried to phone the president of the church of scientology of new york , john carmichael : " i called and asked for john carmichael and said i was jason beghe . then they hung up . " in september 2008 , beghe traveled to europe where he spoke with government officials in hamburg , germany about his experiences as a scientologist . he had been invited by germany ’ s department of interior affairs to speak at a panel organized by ursula on scientology titled : " that is scientology ! reports from the usa " . beghe suggested that governments put up a warning sign , similar to warnings placed on packs of cigarettes , and the next day a member of germany 's interior department told him such a sign was placed outside a church of scientology building in berlin . beghe said that scientology hired private investigators to follow him to europe . beghe was a guest in may 2009 on the bbc world service radio program world : have your say , where he discussed his views on what he thought of scientology when he first joined : " i thought that it was something that was going to deliver miracles , and that it was the most selfless group of people that were totally dedicated to helping mankind , and i wanted to be part of it . " he was also critical of the scientology organization leadership , including its head david miscavige : " i think that there are probably things of scientology that are valuable and that can help people - my main issue is not with scientology per se , it is with scientology the organization - it is a corrupt i believe and probably a criminal endeavor , and that has to do with people who are in charge of scientology mainly david miscavige ... " in september 2010 , beghe took part in a bbc news panorama documentary , the secrets of scientology , in which he spoke about his decision to leave the organization . he said his time with the organization had cost him " a million dollars " and hinted that the religion was a racket . beghe also appeared in the 2015 hbo documentary going clear , based upon the book of the same name by lawrence wright . personal life beghe 's sister , francesca beghe , is a singer / songwriter who released a self - titled album in 1991 with sbk records . his great - grandfather was charles s. , a two - term governor of illinois and one - term u.s. senator in the early 1900s . he and david duchovny remain close friends , and he was best man at duchovny 's wedding to actress téa leoni . he lives with his family in nichols canyon , los angeles , california . beghe was in an automobile accident in 1999 . he said , " i was intubated , and i kept pulling this tube out of my throat . " this has left him with a voice described as " gravelly " . beghe married angie in 2000 . filmography film television