Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Space: 1999 | Anton Zoref | |
| 1977 | Roots | Sir Eric Russell | |
| Jesus of Nazareth | Judas Iscariot | ||
| 1978 | Will Shakespeare | Christopher Marlowe | |
| Disraeli | Benjamin Disraeli | ||
| The Pirate | Rashid | ||
| 1981–82 | Magnum, P.I. | David Norman / Edwin Clutterbuck | |
| 1982 | Marco Polo | Ali Ben Yussouf | |
| 1983 | Grace Kelly | Prince Rainier of Monaco | |
| 1985 | Evergreen | Paul Lerner | |
| A.D. | Sejanus | ||
| 1986–94 | Lovejoy | Lovejoy | Also director of 4 episodes |
| 1987 | Miami Vice | Esteban Montoya / Gen. Manuel Borbon | |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance | Philip Rule | |
| 1989 | Dallas | Don Lockwood | |
| Minder | Jack Last | ||
| 2002 | The West Wing | Russian Negotiator Nikolai Ivanovich | Episode: "Enemies Foreign and Domestic" |
| In Deep | Jamie Lamb | Episode: "Untouched" | |
| 2003 | Trust | Alan Cooper-Fozzard | |
| 2004–06 | Deadwood | Al Swearengen | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (2004) TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama (2004), also nominated in 2005 Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2005) Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (2005) Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2005) Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2006) Nominated - TV Land Award for Character You REALLY Don't Want to Make Angry (2008) |
| 2008 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Gordon | Episode: "Dear Vikings" |
| 2009 | Kings | King Silas Benjamin | |
| 2010 | The Pillars of the Earth | Waleran Bigod | Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated - Monte Carlo TV Festival: Golden Nymph for Mini-Series - Best Performance by an Actor Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
| Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special | Tai Lung | Made for television Voice |
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| 2012 | American Horror Story: Asylum | TBA |
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