Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Over the Edge | Richie White | Film debut |
| 1980 | My Bodyguard | Melvin Moody | |
| Little Darlings | Randy Adams | ||
| 1982 | Tex | Tex McCormick | |
| Liar's Moon | Jack Duncan | ||
| 1983 | Rumble Fish | Rusty James | |
| Amazed | Ewan Willson | ||
| The Outsiders | Dallas 'Dally' Winston | ||
| 1984 | The Flamingo Kid | Jeffrey Willis | |
| 1985 | Target | Chris Lloyd/Derek Potter | |
| 1986 | Native Son | Jan | |
| Rebel | Rebel | ||
| 1987 | The Big Town | J. C. Cullen | |
| 1988 | Kansas | Doyle Kennedy | |
| 1989 | Drugstore Cowboy | Bob | Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead |
| Bloodhounds of Broadway | Regret | ||
| 1991 | A Kiss Before Dying | Jonathan Corliss | |
| 1992 | Singles | Cliff Poncier | |
| 1993 | The Saint of Fort Washington | Matthew | |
| Mr. Wonderful | Gus | ||
| 1994 | Golden Gate | Kevin Walker | |
| 1995 | To Die For | Larry Maretto | |
| Frankie Starlight | Terry Klout | ||
| 1996 | Grace of My Heart | Jay Phillips | |
| Albino Alligator | Dova | ||
| Beautiful Girls | Tommy 'Birdman' Rowland | ||
| 1997 | In & Out | Cameron Drake | |
| 1998 | There's Something About Mary | Patrick (Pat) Healy | Won-MTV Movie Award for Best Villain |
| Wild Things | Sam Lombardo | ||
| 2001 | One Night at McCool's | Randy | |
| 2002 | Deuces Wild | Fritzy | |
| City of Ghosts | Jimmy | also director and writer | |
| 2003 | Abby Singer | Himself | |
| 2004 | Employee of the Month | David Walsh | |
| 2005 | Herbie: Fully Loaded | Trip Murphy | |
| Crash | Sgt. John Ryan | Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated - Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated - Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated - Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor |
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| 2006 | Factotum | Henry Chinaski | playing Charles Bukowski |
| You, Me and Dupree | Carl Peterson | ||
| Loverboy | Mark | limited release | |
| 2008 | Nothing But the Truth | Patton Dubois | |
| 2009 | Old Dogs | Barry | |
| Armored | Mike Cochrane | ||
| 2010 | Takers | Det. Jack Welles | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982 | The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters | Ralph | PBS TV-Movie |
| 1991 | Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules | Eddie Megeffin | HBO TV-Movie |
| 1991 | Fishing with John | IFC | |
| 1999 | Oz | Director of Episode: Napoleon's Boney Parts |
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| 2007 | The Simpsons | Louie | Voice/Episode: Midnight Towboy |
| 2011 | Modern Family | Robbie Sullivan | Episode: Princess Party |
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