- 2008: Cast as a lovable loser in the comedy "Swing Vote"
- 2007: Played a serial killer in the thriller, "Mr. Brooks"
- 2006: Played a distressed Coast Guard rescuer, opposite Ashton Kutcher in "The Guardian"
- 2005: Played the love interest for Jennifer Aniston in Rob Reiner's "Rumor Has It..."
- 2005: Played an alcoholic former baseball player, opposite Joan Allen in Mike Binder's "The Upside of Anger"
- 2003: Directed and co-starred in the western drama "Open Range"
- 2001: Co-starred with Kurt Russell in "3000 Miles From Graceland"
- 2000: Portrayed a top adviser to John F. Kennedy in "Thirteen Days"; set during the the Cuban Missile Crisis
- 1999: Returned as the romantic lead, opposite Robin Wright Penn in "Message in a Bottle"
- 1999: Played an aging baseball player reevaluating his life and career in "For the Love of the Game"
- 1997: Helmed second feature, the box-office disappointment "The Postman"
- 1996: Featured in the golf-themed comedy "Tin Cup"
- 1995: Hosted the eight-hour CBS documentary series about Native American history entitled "500 Nations"
- 1995: Played a half-man/half-amphibian in the sci-fi epic "Waterworld"; also produced the film with a budget of $175 million, which at the time was the most expensive film ever made
- 1994: Portrayed the title role in Lawrence Kasdan's biopic "Wyatt Earp"; also produced
- 1993: Cast as a mentally unbalanced escaped con who takes a young boy hostage in the Clint Eastwood-directed "A Perfect World"
- 1992: Played the title role, opposite Whitney Houston in "The Bodyguard"; scripted by Lawrence Kasdan
- 1991: Portrayed former New Orleans district attorney, Jim Garrison in the Oliver Stone-directed "JFK"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Lead Actor in a Drama
- 1991: Played the title role in "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"
- 1990: Received critical acclaim for his directing debut "Dances With Wolves"; also co-starred and produced; film won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director
- 1990: First film as producer, "Revenge"; also co-starred with Anthony Quinn and Madeleine Stowe
- 1989: Played an Iowa corn farmer in "Field of Dreams"
- 1988: Formed TIG productions with director Jim Wilson
- 1988: First film as the romantic male lead opposite Susan Sarandon in "Bull Durham"
- 1987: Breakout role in Brian DePalma’s big screen remake of “The Untouchables” as Eliot Ness
- 1987: Cast in director Roger Donaldson’s remake of the 1948 neo-noir thriller "No Way Out"
- 1985: First significant screen time in Kasden's next film "Silverado"
- 1985: TV debut in 'The Mission' episode of Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories"
- 1983: Cast as Alex in Lawrence Kasdan's "The Big Chill"; filmed several scenes that were all edited out of the final cut
- 1982: First film released, "Night Shift"
- 1978: Appeared in a few community theater productions
- 1978: Worked for a marketing firm for 30 days
- 1974: Film acting debut, "Sizzle Beach U.S.A." (Film not released until 1986)




