Tall, Dark & Arty

So any chance he'll ever put those cheekbones to use in a regular leading-man role? He'll come closer than before with the upcoming indie romantic comedy ''The Baxter,'' in which he pursues an engaged gal played by Elizabeth Banks. He'll also lighten up a little, cowriting a script with Ben Stiller for DreamWorks (he declines to give details) and appearing in pal Amy Sedaris' feature-film version of her Comedy Central riot, ''Strangers With Candy.'' (''He's good-looking, and he's funny,'' Sedaris says, ''which is rare to find in a guy.'') After that? He demurs: ''As far as a career plan, I have no clue what I'm doing on Wednesday.''