Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Dear Sarah | Brendan Dowd | TV |
| 1990 | Hard Shoulder | Lorry Driver | TV |
| The Field | Quarryman | ||
| 1991 | In the Border Country | Farmer | |
| Saint Oscar | TV | ||
| The Treaty | Michael Collins | TV Jacob's Award |
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| 1992 | The Bargain Shop | Jim Kennedy | |
| M.A.N.: Matrix Adjusted Normal | Dr. Abraham | Short | |
| Far and Away | Social Club Policeman | ||
| Conneely's Choice | Josie Conneely | Short | |
| Into the West | Inspector Bolger | ||
| 1993 | The Snapper | Lester | TV |
| Love Lies Bleeding | Thomas Macken | TV | |
| 1994 | The Lifeboat | Leslie Parry | TV series |
| 1995 | The Life of Reilly | Patient | Short |
| Braveheart | Hamish Campbell | ||
| Kidnapped | Colin Campbell of Glenure, the Red Fox | ||
| 1996 | Angela Mooney | Barney Mooney | |
| Michael Collins | Liam Tobin | ||
| Trojan Eddie | Ginger | ||
| 1997 | Angela Mooney | Barney Mooney | |
| Spaghetti Slow | Frank Ferguson | ||
| Turbulence | Stubbs | ||
| The Butcher Boy | Father Bubbles | ||
| A Further Gesture | Richard | ||
| I Went Down | Bunny Kelly | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Nominated — Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Male Role Nominated — National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor |
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| 1998 | Making the Cut | Flanagan | TV |
| The General | Martin Cahill | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Male Role London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year Nominated — National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Nominated — New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama |
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| This Is My Father | Garda Jim | TV | |
| The Tale of Sweety Barrett | Sweet Barrett | ||
| 1999 | Lake Placid | Sheriff Hank Keough | |
| My Life So Far | Jim Menries | ||
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible II | John C. McCloy | |
| Harrison's Flowers | Marc Stevenson | ||
| Saltwater | Simple Simon | ||
| Wild About Harry | Harry McKee | Nominated — Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Feature Film | |
| 2001 | J.J. Biker | ||
| Cáca Milis | Paul | Short | |
| The Tailor of Panama | Michelangelo 'Mickie' Abraxas | ||
| Artificial Intelligence: AI | Lord Johnson-Johnson | ||
| 2002 | 28 Days Later | Frank | Nominated — Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Gangs of New York | Walter 'Monk' McGinn | ||
| Dark Blue | Jack Van Meter | ||
| 2003 | Cold Mountain | Stobrod Thewes | Nominated — London Film Critics Circle Award for British Supporting Actor of the Year |
| The Devoted Friend | Hugh the Miller | (Voice) Wilde Stories |
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| 2004 | In My Country | De Jager | |
| Troy | Menelaus | ||
| The Village | August Nicholson | ||
| Six Shooter | Donnelly | Short | |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Raynald of Châtillon | |
| Breakfast on Pluto | John Joe Kenny | ||
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody | Nominated — London Film Critics Circle Award for British Supporting Actor of the Year | |
| 2006 | Studs | Walter Keegan | Nominated — Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Film |
| The Tiger's Tail | Liam O'Leary | ||
| 2007 | Black Irish | Desmond | |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody | ||
| Beowulf | Wiglaf | ||
| 2008 | In Bruges | Ken | Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Actor Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated — Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Film Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 2009 | The Secret of Kells | Abbot Cellach | (voice) |
| Into the Storm | Winston Churchill | TV Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role in Television Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated — British Academy Television Award for Best Actor Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
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| Perrier's Bounty | Darren Perrier | Nominated — Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film | |
| 2010 | Green Zone | Martin Brown | |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 | Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody | ||
| 2011 | The Guard | Sergeant Gerry Boyle | Valladolid International Film Festival's Award for Best Actor Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Actor Nominated — Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated — Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Film Nominated — London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year Nominated — San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture |
| Albert Nobbs | Dr. Holloran | Nominated — Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Film | |
| The Cup | Dermot Weld | ||
| 2012 | Safe House | David Barlow | |
| The Raven | Captain Hamilton | ||
| The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (Band of Misfits) | Pirate with Gout | Voice Only | |
| The Company You Keep | Henry Osborne | post-production | |
| The Grand Seduction | Murray French | Remake of French-Canadian movie "La grande Séduction" (2003), written by Ken Scott and directed by Jean-François Pouliot . Role originally incarnated by Raymond Bouchard | |
| 2013 | The Smurfs 2 | Victor Doyle | Filming |
| Calvary | Father James Lavelle | Filming | |
| TBA | At Swim-Two-Birds | TBA | pre-production Also Director |
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