- 2009: Co-starred with Steve Martin in "The Pink Panther 2"
- 2007: Co-starred opposite Richard Gere in Lasse Hallström's "The Hoax"
- 2006: Cast as Bishop Aringarosa in Ron Howard's big-screen adaptation of Dan Brown's best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code"
- 2004: Cast as Tevye in the Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof"; earned a Tony Award nomination
- 2004: Cast as the villain Dr. Octavius in "Spider-Man 2"
- 2003: Supported Joseph Fiennes who played the religious reformer in the film "Luther"
- 2002: Portrayed Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, alongside Salma Hayek, in the biopic "Frida"; earned a SAG nomination for Best Supporting Actor
- 2002: Co-starred in the CBS television series "Bram and Alice"
- 2001: Appeared in an updated version of "Murder on the Orient Express" (CBS)
- 2000: Cast as the narrow-minded mayor of a small French town in "Chocolat"
- 1999: Cast as Snidely Whiplash in the feature version of "Dudley Do-Right"
- 1999: Had a cameo role as an electronics store owner in Anderson's "Magnolia"
- 1998: Acted in the Stanley Tucci directed, "The Imposter"
- 1998: Made Broadway debut in Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning play "Art"
- 1997: Had a memorable role as a coked-up drug dealer in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Boogie Nights"
- 1997: Starred as Levin in Bernard Rose's feature film version of "Anna Karenina"
- 1995: Made NY stage debut in Brian Friel's "Molly Sweeney"
- 1995: Portrayed the head of a Cuban family in "The Perez Family"
- 1993: Moved to United States
- 1991: Portrayed an upper-class English husband in Mike Newell's comedy of manners "Enchanted April"
- 1991: Played Sally Field's Iranian-born husband in "Not Without My Daughter"
- 1987: Delivered a stunning performance as the bald, haunted Halliwell in Stephen Frears' "Prick Up Your Ears"
- 1985: Returned to the Royal Shakespeare Company to appear as Petruchio in "The Taming of the Shrew"
- 1981: Film acting debut, "Raiders of the Lost Aark"
- 1977: Became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company
- 1975: Joined a children's theater company touring the English countryside with "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
- 1969: Performed with the National Youth Theater company in London
- Worked with provincial repertory companies in Newcastle, Liverpool, Hornchurch and Leiscester
- Formed (Joan Hyler) Molina Hyler Scissors production company




