Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Witness | Moses Hochleitner | |
| The Purple Rose of Cairo | Unknown | Scenes deleted | |
| 1987 | Salvation! | Jerome Stample | |
| 1988 | Prison | Burke / Forsythe Electrocution | |
| Fresh Horses | Green | ||
| 1990 | Once in a Blue Moon | ||
| Tripwire | Hans | ||
| Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III | Tex | ||
| Young Guns II | John W. Poe | ||
| The Reflecting Skin | Cameron Dove | ||
| 1991 | The Indian Runner | Frank Roberts | |
| 1993 | Boiling Point | Ronnie | |
| Ruby Cairo | John E. "Johnny" Faro | ||
| Carlito's Way | Lalin | ||
| The Young Americans | Carl Frazer | ||
| 1994 | The Crew | Phillip | |
| Floundering | Homeless Man | ||
| Gospel According to Harry | Wes | ||
| American Yakuza | Nick Davis/David Brandt | ||
| 1995 | Gimlet | Hombre | |
| Crimson Tide | Lieutenant Peter "WEAPS" Ince | ||
| The Passion of Darkly Noon | Clay | ||
| Black Velvet Pantsuit | Junkie | ||
| The Prophecy | Lucifer | ||
| 1996 | Albino Alligator | Guy Foucard | |
| Daylight | Roy Nord | ||
| The Portrait of a Lady | Caspar Goodwood | ||
| 1997 | Vanishing Point | Jimmy Kowalski | |
| G.I. Jane | Master Chief John James "Jack" Urgayle | ||
| My Brother's Gun | Juanito | ||
| 1998 | A Perfect Murder | David Shaw | |
| Psycho | Samuel "Sam" Loomis | ||
| 1999 | A Walk on the Moon | Walker Jerome | |
| 2000 | 28 Days | Eddie Boone | |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Aragorn | Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated – Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast SFX Award for Best SF or Fantasy Film Actor Nominated – Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
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| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated – Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor |
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| 2004 | Hidalgo | Frank Hopkins | |
| 2005 | A History of Violence | Tom Stall / Joey Cusack | Nominated – Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year Nominated – New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 2006 | Alatriste | Diego Alatriste y Tenorio | Nominated – Goya Award for Best Actor |
| 2007 | Eastern Promises | Nikolai Luzhin | British Independent Film Award for Best Actor Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated – Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated – New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor |
| 2008 | Slacker Uprising | Himself | Speaks at a 2004 "Slacker Uprising" rally |
| Appaloosa | Everett Hitch | ||
| Good | John Halder | ||
| 2009 | Reclaiming the Blade | Himself | |
| The People Speak | Documentary | ||
| The Road | The Man | Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated – Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor Nominated – Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor Nominated – Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor |
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| 2011 | A Dangerous Method | Sigmund Freud | Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated – New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture |
| El destino del Lukong | Himself | Cameo | |
| 2012 | On the Road | Old Bull Lee | |
| Todos tenemos un plan | Agustín / Pedro | ||
| TBD | The Two Faces of January | Chester Macfarland |
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