- 2007: Starred in a remake of a 1986 horror film "The Hitcher"
- 2006: Co-starred with Radha Mitchell in the thriller, "Slient Hill"
- 2005: Played Francis McDormand's husband in "North Country"
- 2004: Cast as the Greek hero Odysseus in director Wolfgnag Petersen's epic "Troy"
- 2004: Cast opposite Nicolas Cage and Harvey Keitel in "National Treasure"
- 2003: Reprised role as Boromir in Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
- 2003: Featued in the comedy "The Big Empty"; also starred Jon Favreau
- 2002: Had small but pivotal role in the futuristic thriller "Equilibrium" (a.k.a. "Librium")
- 2001: Portrayed Boromir in the Peter Jackson-directed adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkein's "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
- 2001: Cast as the leader of a gang of jewel thieves who resort to blackmail and murder in the thriller "Don't Say a Word"
- 2000: Offered a strong performance as a volatile ex-con in the British gangster film "Essex Boys"
- 1999: Played a man accused of murdering his family in the four-part ITV miniseries, "Extremely Dangerous"
- 1998: Portrayed real-life British soldier Andy McNab in the TV drama "Bravo Two Zero"
- 1998: Co-starred in the international thriller "Ronin"
- 1997: Cut a dashing figure as Vronsky in the remake of "Anna Karenina" starring Sophie Marceau
- 1994: Cast as Lord Richard Fenton in the CBS miniseries "Scarlett"; filmed as a sequel to "Gone With the Wind"
- 1994: Portrayed Esau to Matthew Modine's "Jacob" in the TNT biblical movie
- 1993: Best known role as the Napoleonic era British soldier Richard Sharpe in "Sharpe" a series of 14 TV-movies adapted from Bernard Cornwell's novels (aired in the US on "Masterpiece Theatre")
- 1992: Cast as gamekeeper Mellors opposite Joely Richardson's "Lady Chatterley" (BBC)
- 1992: American film debut as an Irish radical in "Patriot Games" opposite Harrison Ford
- 1991: Garnered praise for playing Lovelace in the BBC adaptation of "Clarissa" (aired on "Masterpiece Theatre" in 1992)
- 1990: Co-starred opposite Richard Harris in "The Field"
- 1990: Portrayed the wicked Carver Doone in the Thames Television production "Lorna Doone"
- 1988: Reunited with Jarman for "War Requiem"
- 1988: Delivered a fine performance as an Irish janitor in Mike Figgis' "Stormy Monday"
- 1986: Feature film debut in Derek Jarman's "Caravaggio"
- 1986: Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company
- 1985: Spent a season acting on stage with the Young Writers Festival
- 1984: British TV movie debut "Winter Flight"
- 1983: Professional stage debut as Tybalt in "Romeo and Juliet" at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury (credited as Shaun Behan)
- Raised in Handsworth, England




