Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Clownhouse | Randy | |
| 1989 | Last Exit to Brooklyn | Al | |
| 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Head Thug | |
| 1991 | Strictly Business | Gary | |
| 1992 | Jack and His Friends | Louie | |
| 1992 | In the Soup | Pauli | |
| 1992 | Light Sleeper | Jealous | |
| 1992 | Happy Hell Night | Young Henry Collins | |
| 1993 | Law & Order | Officer Weddeker | Episode 3.21 "Manhood" |
| 1994 | Somebody to Love | Polish Guy | |
| 1994 | Search for One-eye Jimmy, TheThe Search for One-eye Jimmy | One-eye Jimmy | |
| 1995 | Drunks | Tony | |
| 1995 | Glory Daze | Rob | |
| 1995 | Mercy | Matty | |
| 1996 | Bad Liver and a Broken Heart | Broken Heart | |
| 1996 | Basquiat | Thug | |
| 1996 | Box of Moon Light | The Kid, aka Bucky | |
| 1997 | Prince Street | Donny Hanson | Series regular |
| 1997 | Arresting Gina | Sonny | |
| 1997 | SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground | Man Eating | Television film Segment: Sax Cantor Riff |
| 1997 | Lawn Dogs | Trent | Best Actor Award at the Sitges Film Festival Best Actor Award at the Montreal World Film Festival |
| 1998 | Call Back, TheThe Call Back | Alan/Christopher Walken | |
| 1998 | Jerry and Tom | Jerry | |
| 1998 | Louis & Frank | Sam | |
| 1998 | Safe Men | Sam | |
| 1998 | Celebrity | Darrow Entourage | |
| 1999 | Midsummer Night's Dream, AA Midsummer Night's Dream | Francis Flute | |
| 1999 | Green Mile, TheThe Green Mile | 'Wild Bill' Wharton | Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 1999 | Galaxy Quest | Guy Fleegman | |
| 2000 | Charlie's Angels | Eric Knox | |
| 2001 | D.C. Smalls | Karaoke Singer | |
| 2001 | Pretzel | Sam | |
| 2001 | BigLove | Nate | Short film |
| 2001 | Made | Hotel clerk | Uncredited |
| 2001 | Heist | Jimmy Silk | |
| 2002 | 13 Moons | Rick | |
| 2002 | Running Time | The Hunted | Short film |
| 2002 | Welcome to Collinwood | Pero | |
| 2002 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Chuck Barris | Berlin International Film Festival – Silver Bear for Best Actor Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 2002 | Stella Shorts 1998–2002 | Pizza Guy | Direct-to-video Short: Bored |
| 2003 | Matchstick Men | Frank Mercer | Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture |
| 2004 | Piccadilly Jim | Piccdilly Jim/Jim Crocker | |
| 2005 | Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, TheThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Zaphod Beeblebrox | |
| 2005 | F Word, TheThe F Word | Jeremy | |
| 2005 | Robin's Big Date | The Bat-man | Short film |
| 2007 | Joshua | Brad Cairn | Best Actor Award at the Sitges Film Festival |
| 2007 | Snow Angels | Glenn Marchand | |
| 2007 | Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, TheThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Charley Ford | |
| 2008 | Woman in Burka | Sam | |
| 2008 | Choke | Victor Mancini | Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 2008 | Frost/Nixon | James Reston Jr. | Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 2009 | The Winning Season | Bill | Also producer |
| 2009 | Moon | Sam Bell | Best Actor Award at the Sitges Film Festival Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actor Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Actor Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Nominated — Irish Film and Television Award for Best International Actor Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actor Nominated — Scream Award for Best Sci-Fi Actor |
| 2009 | G-Force (film) | Darwin | Voice only |
| 2009 | G-Force (video game) | Darwin | Video game |
| 2009 | Gentlemen Broncos | Bronco/Brutus | |
| 2009 | Everybody's Fine | Robert | |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | Justin Hammer | |
| 2010 | F—K | Short film | |
| 2010 | Conviction | Kenneth Waters | Boston Film Festival Award for Best Actor Hollywood Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Iowa Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2011 | Gettysburg | Narrator | |
| 2011 | Cowboys & Aliens | Doc | |
| 2011 | Sitter, TheThe Sitter | Karl | |
| 2012 | Seven Psychopaths | Billy | Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male |
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