- 2006: Co-starred with Denzel Washington in Tony Scott's, "DéjÀ Vu"
- 2005: Co-starred with LL Cool J in Renny Harlin's pshchological thriller "Mindhunters" (lensed in 2002)
- 2005: Starred in the murder mystery "Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang" as a private detective opposite Robert Downey Jr.; premiered at the Cannes Film Festival
- 2004: Portrayed Moses in a stage production of "The Ten Commandments"
- 2004: Played a U.S. government secret agent, who is assigned the task of rescuing the kidnapped daughter of the president in "Spartan," written and directed by David Mamet
- 2004: Co-starred with Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie in Oliver Stone's "Alexander" playing King Philip, the father of Alexander the Great
- 2002: Starred as the porn-legend John Holmes in the feature drama "Wonderland"
- 2002: Starred in edgy, independent thriller "The Salton Sea"
- 2002: Had supporting role in award-winning independent film "Pollock"
- 1999: Starred opposite Mira Sorvino in Irwin Winkler's "At First Sight", the story of a man who gains his sight after being blind from birth, the recently acquired sense soon turning to sensory overload
- 1999: Made cameo appearance in "Joe the King", actor Frank Whaley's feature directorial debut
- 1998: Provided the voice of Moses for DreamWorks animated feature "The Prince of Egypt"
- 1998: Narrated "Africa Unbottled: Preserving the Heritage" (TBS)
- 1997: Portrayed master of disguise Simon Templar in feature version of "The Saint"
- 1996: Drove director John Frankenheimer to distraction during filming of "The Island of Dr. Moreau"
- 1996: Acted with Michael Douglas in "The Ghost and the Darkness"; went "native" by insisting on sleeping in a tent close to the African location set; to reinforce his method acting approach, all mail arrived for 'John Patterson', his character
- 1995: Co-starred in "Wings of Courage", the first narrative feature filmed in IMAX 3D, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
- 1995: Took supporting role as a dangerous criminal in Michael Mann's top-notch "Heat", starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino
- 1995: Replaced Michael Keaton as Batman for the third film of the franchise, "Batman Forever", arguably the best to date
- 1993: Delivered a likably eccentric performance as Doc Holliday in "Tombstone"
- 1993: Played the lead in John Ford's "Tis' Pity She's a Whore", performed at the Public Theater in NYC
- 1993: Appeared as Christian Slater's Elvis hallucination in "True Romance"
- 1992: Starred as half-Sioux FBI agent in Michael Apted's "Thunderheart"
- 1991: Gave a rich, nuanced performance as Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's "The Doors"
- 1989: Starred opposite then-wife Joanne Whalley in "Kill Me Again"
- 1989: Portrayed title character in the TNT TV-movie "Gore Vidal's 'Billy the Kid'"
- 1988: Acted in Ron Howard's "Willow", playing the unlikely hero-warrior Madmartigan; acted opposite future wife Joanna Whalley
- 1988: Played "Hamlet" at Colorado Shakespeare Festival
- 1986: Breakout hit, "Top Gun"
- 1985: TV acting debut, "One Too Many", an ABC special
- 1984: Feature acting debut, "Top Secret!"
- 1983: Broadway debut, "The Slab Boys", alongside Sean Penn and Kevin Bacon
- 1981: Co-wrote a play with Juilliard classmates, "How It All Began"; starred in subsequent off-Broadway production at Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival
- Joining the cast of "Comanche Moon," Larry McMurtry's prequel to his western saga "Lonesome Dove"
- Grew up on a ranch once owned by Roy Rogers in Chatsworth, California; used to visit the hippies at the neighboring Spahn ranch, home to Charles Manson




