Career
In 1998 Spain was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in the category of Best Debut Performance for his role in the film Star Maps. He has since appeared in various features, including Permanent Midnight, But I"m a Cheerleader, A Time for Dancing, What"s Cooking?, Cherry Falls, Delivering Milo and Still Green. On television, Spain appeared in the Emmy Award-winning Band of Brothers, and has made guest appearances on Star Trek: Voyager, Pacific Blue, Nash Bridges, Brooklyn South, Becker, The Practice, Judge Advocate General, Family Law, Computer Society of India: Miami, The Mentalist, NCIS, and House Doctor of Medicine He has directed the films Charity, Online, Crazy, Crazy Too and The Monster.
Spain came out as gay via Facebook on January 26, 2012 and in an interview with The Advocate on January 27, 2012.