- 2008: Cast as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and self-defense instructor in David Mamet's "Redbelt"
- 2007: Cast with Ray Liotta in the thriller, "Slow Burn"
- 2007: Played Frank Lucas' brother in Ridley Scott's "American Gangster," co-starring Denzel Washington as Lucas
- 2007: Co-starred with Don Cheadle in "Talk to Me"
- 2006: Played a flamboyant transvestite cabaret star in "Kinky Boots"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor
- 2006: Joined an ensemble cast for “Tsunami, the Aftermath" a two-part HBO/BBC joint production; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a TV Movie
- 2006: Portrayed the the leader of a resistance movement in Alfonso Cuaron's futuristic tale, "The Children of Men"
- 2005: Cast in Woody Allen's "Melinda and Melinda" opposite Radha Mitchell
- 2003: Featured with an ensemble cast in Richard Curtis' romantic comedy "Love Actually"
- 2002: Appeared in the thriller "Dirty Pretty Things"
- 2000: Earned critical praise for his performance in "Blue/Orange" at the Royal National Theatre
- 1997: Feature film debut in Steven Spielberg's "Amistad"




