- 2009: Joined the cast of Showtime's "Californication" as a university dean
- 2003: Cast as Mandy Moore's dad in "How To Deal"
- 2003: Cast as attorney Sandy Cohn, on the Fox drama "The O.C."
- 2001: Starred on Broadway in the revival of "Noises Off"
- 2000: Had leading role in Showtime original movie "The Last Debate"
- 2000: Played an imperious dance teacher in "Center Stage"
- 1999: Played an odious real estate agent in "American Beauty"
- 1999: Appeared in the Showtime original "Brotherhood of Murder"
- 1998: Appeared in the NBC miniseries "Brave New World"
- 1998: Co-starred in the ABC sitcom "The Secret Lives of Men"
- 1996: Starred a widower still mourning for his dead wife in "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday"
- 1996: Had featured role in the CBS miniseries "Titanic"
- 1995: Reteamed with Soderbergh for "The Underneath"
- 1993: Co-starred in Altman's "Short Cuts"
- 1992: Starred as the ambitious studio executive Larry Levy in "The Player", directed by Altman
- 1992: Played Sky Masterson in successful Broadway revival of "Guys and Dolls"
- 1990: Offered a chilling turn as a murder suspect in the ABC movie "True Betrayal"
- 1989: Breakthrough film role in "sex, lies, videotape", directed by Steven Soderbergh
- 1988: Portrayed Leo Frank in the NBC miniseries "The Murder of Mary Phagan"
- 1988: Co-starred in the CBS remake of "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial", directed by Robert Altman
- 1987: Reprised stage role of Edmund Tyrone in Showtime production of "Long Day's Journey Into Night"
- 1984: Had small supporting role in the Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing"
- 1982: Co-starred in short-lived Broadway musical, "A Doll's Life"
- 1982: First film in a lead role, "Summer Lovers"
- 1980: Feature film debut as a singer in "The Idolmaker"
- 1980: TV-movie debut, "Skag" (NBC); also regular on the short-lived series
- 1978: Broadway acting debut as Danny Zuko in "Grease"
- 1977: Signed to co-star in the Broadway revival of "Hair" but was released from his contract when cast in the lead of the touring production of "Grease"
- Worked with local theater troupes every summer, including the Boston Shakespeare Company, while attending university




