Joseph Mazzello is an American actor born on September 21, 1983. He grew up in Rhinebeck, New York. His most notable roles were Tim Murphy in the 1993 film Jurassic Park, and Dexter in the 1995 cult classic, The Cure. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 2005. Joseph will be making his directorial debut with the film, Matters of Life and Death in which he will also be starring; the cast includes David Strathairn (with whom he has worked in The River Wild and Simon Birch), Daniel Gillies and Rachael Leigh Cook. He'll also be starring in The Sensation of Sight.