Brendan James Fraser ( ; born December 3, 1968) is a Canadian-American actor. He is best known for playing Rick O'Connell in "The Mummy" trilogy (1999–2008), as well as for leading roles in comedy and fantasy films including "Encino Man" (1992), "George of the Jungle" (1997), "Bedazzled" (2000), "" (2003) and "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (2008). Fraser branched into dramatic cinema with roles in "School Ties" (1992), "Gods and Monsters" (1998), "The Quiet American" (2002) and "Crash" (2004).