<P> Anderson was born in Gurnee, Illinois, the son of Joseph Anderson . He is one of five children . He studied acting in the Goodman School of Drama, now part of DePaul University in Chicago, for three years . </P> <P> He is a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, which has also featured John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, and Laurie Metcalf . He has won a Theatre World Award and Joseph Jefferson Award for his performance in Lyle Kessler's play Orphans . </P> <P> Anderson is perhaps most known for his role as a priest on the television series Nothing Sacred (1997), about a priest with self - doubts . He was nominated for a Golden Globe for this role . One of his first major film roles was as the brother of Richard Gere's character in the 1988 film Miles from Home . He also starred in the 1991 film Sleeping with the Enemy with Julia Roberts . He appeared in the movie Charlotte's Web as Mr. Arable . This was the second time he worked with Julia Roberts, who voiced the role of Charlotte . </P> <P> In 1993, Anderson created the role of Joe Gillis in the original London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard opposite Patti LuPone who originated the role of Norma Desmond . LuPone was not given the role in the musical in New York, and the situation became a "very nasty, public affair .' I was caught in the middle of all that,' Anderson said . LuPone went public with her rage; her co-star quietly took himself out of the loop ...' I fired everybody and jumped on my motorcycle ."' </P>

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