- 2009: Played head of the Swiss Guard in Ron Howard's "Angels and Demons," a sequel to "The Da Vinci Code"
- 2008: Cast as one of the potential fathers in the film version of the ABBA musical, "Mamma Mia!"
- 2007: Portrayed Spanish grand master Francisco de Goya in Milos Forman's "Goya's Ghosts"
- 2007: Reprised role of 'Bootstrap' Bill Turner in "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"
- 2006: Cast as 'Bootstrap' Bill Turner in Gore Verbinski's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"
- 2005: Reprised role of Lankester Merrin in Paul Schrader's "Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist"
- 2004: Cast as the Saxon warlord Cerdic in "King Arthur"
- 2004: Played a young Lankester Merrin in "Exorcist: The Beginning"
- 2003: Third film for director Lars von Trier, "Dogville"
- 2000: Co-starred with Holly Hunter in Showtime's "Harlan County War"
- 2000: Garnered praise for his performance (also produced) in "Aberdeen"; co-starred with Charlotte Rampling
- 2000: Played a doctor in the award-winning drama, "Dancer in the Dark"; second collaboration with director Lars von Trier
- 2000: Featured as a movie producer in Mike Figgis' "Time Code"; once again acted with Holly Hunter
- 2000: Second collaboration with Rampling, playing an estranged couple in "Signs & Wonders"
- 1999: Played a scientist testing a cure for Alzheimer's Disease on sharks in "Deep Blue Sea"
- 1998: Played the leading role of a guilt-ridden policeman in the original "Insomnia"
- 1997: Played an MIT professor of mathematics, opposite Matt Damon in Gus Van Sant's "Good Will Hunting"
- 1996: Breakthrough role as oil rig worker Jan, opposite Emily Watson in Lars von Trier's "Breaking the Waves"
- 1990: Featured as a Russian submarine captain in "The Hunt for Red October"
- 1990: American TV debut, the NBC pilot, "Parker Kane"
- 1988: First American production, the film adaptation of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being"
- 1986: First produced screenplay (also acted), "Jim & piraterna Blom"
- 1982: Breakthrough role as the feeble-minded Sven Olsson in the Swedish film drama "The Simple-Minded Murder"
- 1973: Acted in the Swedish-French erotic drama "Anita: Swedish Nymphet"
- 1972: Employed at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm
- 1968: Became a teen star playing the title role in Swedish TV series "Bombi Bitt och jag"




