- 2008: Portrayed the real-life French gangster Jacques Mesrine in Jean-Francois Richet's "Mesrine"
- 2007: Co-starred with Viggo Mortensen in director David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises"
- 2006: Played a shepherd who carries out satanic rituals in "Sheitan"
- 2005: Cast opposite Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston in the psychological thriller "Derailed"; directed by Mikael Hafstrom
- 2004: Cast in the drama "The Reckoning"
- 2004: Joined the original cast of "Ocean's Eleven" to star in Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's Twelve"
- 2002: Re-teamed with Belluci in Gaspar Noe's highly controversial "Irreversible"
- 2001: Supported Nicole Kidman in "Birthday Girl"; film also featured Kassovitz
- 2001: Co-starred in "Le Pacte des loups/The Brotherhood of the Wolf"
- 2001: Voiced Monsieur Hood in the animated film "Shrek"
- 2000: Re-teamed with Kassovitz to play a detective investigating what turns out to be a serial killer in "The Crimson Rivers"
- 1999: Played comic role in "Guest House Paradiso"
- 1999: Had featured role in "The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc"; Kassovitz also had supporting role
- 1998: Co-starred in "Elizabeth"
- 1997: Had title role in "Dobermann"
- 1996: Breakthrough screen role, "L'Appartement"; co-starred future wife, Monica Bellucci
- 1995: Played supporting role in "Jefferson in Paris"
- 1995: Re-teamed with Kassovitz for "Le Haine/Hate"
- 1993: Initial collaboration with filmmaker Matthieu Kassovitz, "Metisse/Cafe-au-lait"
- 1991: First film "Les Cles du Paris"




