- 2008: Co-starred in the science fiction film "Doomsday"
- 2006: Played MGM studio executive Eddie Mannix in "Hollywoodland"
- 2005: Co-starred (also produced) in "Mrs. Henderson Presents" directed by Stephen Frears; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor
- 2005: Co-starred with Jet Li in "Unleased" written by Luc Besson
- 2004: Portrayed Bobby Darin's (Kevin Spacey) brother in law in "Beyond the Sea" a biopic of the legendary signer Bobby Darin
- 2003: Featured in the period romance "The Sleeping Dictionary"
- 2002: Appeared as a paternal butler in "Maid in Manhattan"
- 2001: Played Nikita Khruschev in the war drama "Enemy at the Gates"
- 2000: Starred as the Panamanian dictator in "Noriega: God's Favorite" (Showtime)
- 2000: Portrayed Sancho Panza in the TNT production "Don Quixote"
- 1999: Re-teamed with Shane Meadows for a cameo role as a teacher in "A Room for Romeo Brass"
- 1999: Earned plaudits for his performance as a serial killer in Atom Egoyan's "Felicia's Journey"
- 1997: Best screen role as the owner of a boxing club in Shane Meadows' "TwentyFourSeven"
- 1996: TV directorial debut (also starred), "A Fatal Caper" episode of "Tales From the Crypt"
- 1996: Directed (also starred) the family adventure film, "Rainbow"
- 1996: Played a tabloid editor in "Michael"
- 1996: Returned to the London stage to star in "Old Wicked Songs"
- 1995: Portrayed J Edgar Hoover in Oliver Stone's "Nixon"
- 1994: Portrayed Winston Churchill in the NBC miniseries "World War II: When Lions Roared"
- 1993: Teamed with John Leguizamo for the big-budget disappointment "Super Mario Bros."
- 1993: First US TV-movie, the Russell Mulcahy directed "Blue Ice" for HBO
- 1991: Cast as the pirate Smee in Steven Spielberg's "Hook"
- 1990: Romanced Cher in "Mermaids"
- 1988: First mainstream American film, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"
- 1988: Made feature directorial and screenwriting debut with "The Raggedy Rawney"; also starred
- 1987: Starred opposite Maggie Smith in "The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne"
- 1986: Earned critical acclaim as a cab driver who falls in love with a prostitute in "Mona Lisa"; nominated for a Best Actor Oscar
- 1986: Played an American screenwriter in Alan Alda's "Sweet Liberty"
- 1985: Appeared in Terry Gilliam's "Brazil"
- 1985: US miniseries debut, played the title character in HBO's "Mussolini: The Decline and Fall of Il Duce"
- 1984: Cast as nighclub owner Owney Madden in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Cotton Club"
- 1982: Scored a triumph as Nathan Detroit in the West End production of the stage musical "Guys and Dolls"
- 1982: Featured as a Rock and Roll Manager in "Pink Floyd The Wall" written by Pink Floyd vocalist and bassist Roger Waters
- 1980: Appeared opposite France de la Tour in the ATV series "Flickers"
- 1980: Delivered strong turn as a British gangster in "The Long Good Friday"
- 1978: Starred in the popular BBC miniseries, "Pennies From Heaven"; scripted by Dennis Potter
- 1974: Co-starred in the comedy series "Thick as Thieves" (LWT)
- 1973: Feature debut, "The National Health"
- 1972: TV acting debut, "Villains on the High Road" (London Weekend Television); an episode of the series "Villains"
- 1968: Made stage debut in "Feather Pluckers"
- Raised in North London, England
- Performed odd jobs and traveled extensively as a youth




