He made his television series debut as a cast member of the short-lived Rhea Perlman sitcom Pearl.

After the show's cancellation, he returned to appearing in smaller film projects, with the exception of a role in Martin Scorsese's The Departed as the drug-dealing cousin of Leonardo DiCaprio's character.

He had roles in two Judd Apatow-produced films: Superbad, as the violent owner of the house where Jonah Hill's and Michael Cera's characters attempt to steal alcohol, and Pineapple Express, as one of the main villain's henchmen.

He played Sal in the critically praised independent film Big Fan, written and directed by Robert D. Siegel.

In 2010, Corrigan starred in the John Landis-produced thriller Some Guy Who Kills People,[5] directed by Jack Perez,[6] and appeared in Tony Scott's Unstoppable.