Goodwin grew up working on the family farm, learning to drive a tractor by the time he was eight years old.
When he was in high school, he was a charter member of the Future Farmers of America and owned sixty sheep.
[5] In 1987, Goodwin played Valentine in Two Gentlemen of Verona at the Delacorte Theater, co-starring with Thomas Gibson and Elizabeth McGovern.
[6] In 1988, he played Marullus in Julius Caesar at The Public Theater, co-starring with Al Pacino and Martin Sheen.
[8] From 1998 to 1999, he had a recurring role as James on Sex and the City, a boyfriend who was dumped by Samantha Jones for having a small penis.
[11] In 2007, he starred in Noël Coward's Present Laughter at the Zachary Scott Theatre Center in Austin, Texas.