In 1998 he starred as Deke Slayton in the Tom Hanks produced miniseries From the Earth to the Moon. From 1998 to 2001 Nick starred as Nathan Ramsay in the series Seven Days. He starred as Barry in the TV series Rodney from 2004 to 2008 and as Roy Buffkin in Easy Money from 2008 to 2009. One of his best known roles has come as Art Mullen in the television series Justified from 2010 to 2015. He has also starred in the movies Fried Green Tomatoes, The Fugitive, The Real McCoy, Cast Away, One Hour Photo, Head of State, Runaway Jury, Welcome to Paradise, and Moneyball. In 1998 he won award from the Atlanta Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards for Paradise Falls.