Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Hoodwink | Detective 1 | |
| 1981 | Menotti | TV Series | |
| 1982 | Starstruck | Floor Manager | |
| 1987 | Twelfth Night | Sir Andrew Aguecheek | |
| 1996 | Shine | David Helfgott (adult) | Academy Award for Best Actor Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor – Male Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Actor Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 1996 | Mercury | Bill Wyatt | TV series |
| 1996 | Children of the Revolution | Zachary Welch | |
| 1997 | Frontier | Soldier Administrator David Collins | TV mini-series |
| 1997 | Oscar and Lucinda | Narrator | (voice) |
| 1998 | A Little Bit of Soul | Godfrey Usher | Nominated – Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 1998 | Elizabeth | Sir Francis Walsingham | BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1998 | Les Misérables | Inspector Javert | |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Love | Philip Henslowe | 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 – Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – Comedy/Romance Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 1999 | Mystery Men | Casanova Frankenstein | |
| 1999 | House on Haunted Hill | Stephen H. Price | |
| 2000 | Quills | Marquis de Sade | Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role |
| 2000 | Magic Pudding, TheThe Magic Pudding | Bunyip Bluegum | (voice) |
| 2001 | Tailor of Panama, TheThe Tailor of Panama | Harold 'Harry' Pendel | |
| 2001 | Lantana | John Knox | |
| 2002 | Frida | Leon Trotsky | |
| 2002 | Banger Sisters, TheThe Banger Sisters | Harry Plummer | |
| 2003 | Swimming Upstream | Harold Fingleton | Nominated – Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor – Male Nominated – Inside Film Award for Best Actor |
| 2003 | Ned Kelly | Superintendent Francis Hare | |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Nigel | (voice) |
| 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Captain Hector Barbossa | Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2003 | Intolerable Cruelty | Donovan Donaly | |
| 2003 | Harvie Krumpet | Narrator | (voice) |
| 2004 | Life and Death of Peter Sellers, TheThe Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Peter Sellers | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Actor Nominated – London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
| 2005 | Munich | Mossad case officer Ephraim | Nominated – Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Captain Hector Barbossa | cameo |
| 2006 | Candy | Casper | Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated – Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Captain Hector Barbossa | |
| 2007 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age | Sir Francis Walsingham | |
| 2008 | $9.99 | Angel | (voice) |
| 2009 | Bran Nue Dae | Father Benedictus | Nominated – Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 2010 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Ezylryb & Lyze of Kiel (voice only) | (voice) Nominated – Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production |
| 2010 | King's Speech, TheThe King's Speech | Lionel Logue | Also Producer BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up) National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Santa Barbara International Film Festival for Best Ensemble Cast Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Nominated – Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Toronto 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 Nominated – Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2010 | Lowdown | Narrator | (voice) |
| 2010 | Warrior's Way, TheThe Warrior's Way | Ron | |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Captain Hector Barbossa | Nominated – People's Choice Award for Favorite Ensemble Movie Cast |
| 2011 | Green Lantern | Tomar-Re | (voice) |
| 2011 | Eye of the Storm, TheThe Eye of the Storm | Basil Hunter | Nominated – AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – Inside Film Award for Best Actor |
| 2013 | The Best Offer | Virgil Oldman | post-production |
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