Sometime later, he moved to
Los Angeles, and earned a handful of bit parts in film and television including
Pacific Blue and
Alien Nation. He lived with his dog in his truck for six months in Venice, California while trying to save money. Surviving on odd jobs and construction work, Worth accepted small parts and worked as a martial arts trainer for
George Lazenby. His first leading role was in the independent action film
Final Impact.
Variety magazine labeled him a "promising newcomer". Signed to several films with PM Entertainment, he worked through a series of low-budget films before landing the role of "Tommy" on the
TV series Acapulco H.E.A.T.. He was also one of the front-runners for the role of
Robin in
Batman Forever, although the role ultimately went to
Chris O'Donnell. Worth ended up having a cameo alongside O'Donnell in one of the film's fight scenes. He also appeared in "The Storytellers" alongside
Tippi Hedren. In 2004, he wrote and directed a micro-budget experimental film, titled
Killing Cupid. It earned him a Best Director nomination at the
Action On Film Film Festival in 2005 as well as "Best Fiction Film" at the "Hollywood Documentary and Fiction Film Festival" in 2006. He continued to act in a variety of small independent films while honing his skills as a filmmaker, ghostwriting for film and television, as well as directing second unit. Worth wrote the screenplays for and starred in the
psychological thriller/western film
Dual (2005) and the sci-fi/horror film
Devil on the Mountain (2006). He also appeared in an episode of the
CBS sitcom The King of Queens in 2005. == Filmography ==