In the summer of 1996, Searcy produced, directed and acted in his first independent feature, Paradise Falls (1997). Searcy's other film credits include the blockbusters Nell (1994), Le fugitif (1993), Seul au monde (2000), Président par accident (2003), Le maître du jeu (2003), and L'abominable vérité (2009). He broke onto the scene as the villain Frank Bennett in Universal's Beignets de tomates vertes (1991). Searcy is a veteran of several television series. He had a recurring role on ABC's Une rue du tonnerre (1994) was a series regular on CBS' American Gothic (1995) UPN's "7 Days" (1998-2001) and ABC's Rodney (2004) (2004-2006) and has guest starred on Boston Justice (2004), Les experts (2000), and À la maison blanche (1999), among others. He has also starred in several movies-of-the-week, including In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness (1994), Stolen Innocence (1995) all for CBS. Searcy was a series regular on HBO's De la terre à la lune (1998). Searcy's theatre credits include several Off-Broadway plays and regional/stock productions of "Guys and Dolls," "Cabaret" and "Jesus Christ Superstar." Searcy is married to the actress Leslie Riley and has 2 lovely children, one in college and one in the third grade.
