Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1971 | Nicholas and Alexandra | Trotsky | |
| 1975 | In Celebration | Steven Shaw | |
| 1980 | Hammer House of Horror | Chuck Spillers | (TV series) Episode: The Silent Scream |
| 1983 | King Lear | Burgundy | (TV drama) |
| 1986 | Manhunter | Dr. Hannibal Lecktor | |
| 1990 | Hidden Agenda | Kerrigan | |
| 1991 | The Lost Language of Cranes | Owen Benjamin | (television film) Nominated – British Academy Television Award for Best Actor |
| 1993 | Inspector Morse: The Deadly Slumber | Michael Steppings | (television film) |
| Sharpe: Sharpe's Rifles | Major Hogan | (television film) | |
| Sharpe: Sharpe's Eagle | Major Hogan | (television film) | |
| The Eye of Vichy | Narrator | ||
| 1994 | Iron Will | Angus McTeague | |
| Prince of Jutland | Aethelwine | ||
| 1995 | Rob Roy | Killearn | |
| Braveheart | Argyle Wallace | ||
| 1996 | Chain Reaction | Lyman Earl Collier | |
| The Glimmer Man | Mr. Smith | ||
| The Long Kiss Goodnight | Dr. Nathan Waldman | ||
| 1997 | Kiss the Girls | Chief Hatfield, Durham P.D. | |
| The Boxer | Joe Hamill | ||
| Red Dwarf | The King | (TV series) Episode: Stoke Me a Clipper |
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| 1998 | Desperate Measures | Captain Jeremiah Cassidy | |
| Rushmore | Dr. Nelson Guggenheim | ||
| 1999 | The Minus Man | Doug Durwin | |
| The Corruptor | Sean Wallace | ||
| For Love of the Game | Gary Wheeler | ||
| 2000 | Longitude | Lord Morton | (television film) |
| Complicity | Inspector McDunn | ||
| Mad About Mambo | Sidney McLoughlin | ||
| Nuremberg | Hermann Göring | (television film) Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie |
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| A Shot at Glory | Martin Smith | ||
| 2001 | Super Troopers | Capt. John O'Hagen | |
| L.I.E. | Big John Harrigan | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated – AFI Film Award for Featured Actor of the Year - Male - Movies Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Nominated – National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor |
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| Frasier | Harry Moon | (TV Series) Nominated - Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series |
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| Strictly Sinatra | Chisolm | ||
| The Affair of the Necklace | Minister Breteuil | ||
| 2002 | Bug | Cyr | |
| The Rookie | Jim Morris Sr. | ||
| The Bourne Identity | Ward Abbott | ||
| The Ring | Richard Morgan | ||
| Adaptation. | Robert McKee | Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Acting Ensemble Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
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| 25th Hour | James Brogan | ||
| The Trials of Henry Kissinger | Narrator | ||
| 2003 | X2 | William Stryker | Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain |
| Manhunt | The Director (voice) | (Video game) | |
| The Reckoning | Tobias | ||
| 2004 | Killzone | Scolar Visari (voice) | (Video game) |
| Troy | Agamemnon | Nominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for British Supporting Actor of the Year | |
| The Bourne Supremacy | Ward Abbott | ||
| 2005 | Blue/Orange | Dr. Robert Smith | (television film) |
| Match Point | Alec Hewett | ||
| The Ringer | Gary Barker | ||
| Red Eye | Joe Reisert | ||
| 2006 | The Flying Scotsman | Douglas Baxter | |
| Deadwood | Jack Langrishe | (TV series) Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
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| Running with Scissors | Dr. Finch | ||
| 2007 | Zodiac | Melvin Belli | Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Battle for Terra | General Hemmer (voice) | 2007/2009 | |
| The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep | Old Angus | ||
| 2008 | Red | Avery Ludlow | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
| The Escapist | Frank Perry | BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Acting Performance in Film | |
| The Colour of Magic | Narrator (voice) | (television film) | |
| Agent Crush | Spanners (voice) | ||
| Shoot on Sight | Daniel Tennant | ||
| 2009 | Killzone 2 | Scolar Visari (voice) | (Video game) |
| Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword | Green Dragon (voice) | ||
| Kings | King Vesper Abedon | (TV series) | |
| Trick 'r Treat | Mr. Kreeg | ||
| The Take | Ozzy | (TV series) | |
| Tell-Tale | Van Doren | ||
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | Dan Peabody (voice) | ||
| The Day of the Triffids | Dennis Masen | (TV series) | |
| The Good Heart | Jaques | Method Fest Independent Film Festival Award for Best Actor Nominated – Edda Award for Actor of the Year |
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| 2010 | Doctor Who | Ood Elder (voice) | (TV series) Episode: The End of Time |
| On Expenses | Michael Martin MP | (television film) | |
| The Big C | Cathy's dad | (TV series) Episode: Two for the Road | |
| RED | Ivan Simanov | ||
| 2011 | The Sinking of the Laconia | Captain Rudolph Sharp | (television film) |
| Killzone 3 | Scolar Visari (voice) | (Video game) | |
| Coriolanus | Menenius | ||
| Ironclad | d'Aubigny | ||
| The Veteran | Gerry | ||
| Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes | John Landon | ||
| Citizen Gangster | Glover | ||
| The Revelation of the Pyramids | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2012 | The Straits | Harry Montebello | Main Role |
| Syndicate | Jack Denham | (Video game) |
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