[1] Sudduth acted in several high school plays, including Cheaper by the Dozen and Flowers for Algernon,[2] before attending Ohio University, where he focused his energies on music.
During his college years, Sudduth was the guitarist and vocalist of Edison, a punk rock band that played throughout the American Midwest.
[4][5] Sudduth's breakthrough role came in 1999 with Bowfinger (1999) playing Slater, an aspiring actor, opposite Eddie Murphy, Steve Martin and Heather Graham.
[editorializing] In 2000, Sudduth appeared in two films, the teen comedy Road Trip (2000) as Mark and the Masterpiece Theater production Cora Unashamed (2000), based on the Langston Hughes short story, as Joe.
[3][4][5] Sudduth is best known for his role as Luther "Suitcase" Simpson co-starring opposite Tom Selleck in nine Jesse Stone television films (2005–2015).