- 2008: Co-starred with Keira Knightley in an adaption of Amanda Foreman's best-selling biography "The Duchess"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor
- 2008: Co-starred and narrated the Stephen Daldry directed film adaption of "The Reader"
- 2008: Portrayed Bernard Lafferty, Doris Duke's (Susan Sarandon) gay butler in the HBO film, "Bernard and Doris"; received Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Actor in a TV-Movie
- 2007: Reprised role of Lord Voldemort in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"
- 2006: Returned to Broadway to star in a revival of Brian Friel's "Faith Healer"; earned a Tony nomination for his performance
- 2005: Cast as Harry Potter's biggest enemy, the evil Lord Voldemort in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
- 2005: Played the title role in Fernando Meirelles' "The Constant Gardener"
- 2002: Starred opposite Jennifer Lopez in the Cinderella-like "Maid in Manhattan"
- 2002: Played title role in Henrik Ibsen's "Brand" for the Royal Shakespeare Company
- 2002: Portrayed the tattooed serial killer Francis Dolarhyde in "Red Dragon"
- 2002: Starred in Christopher Hampton's play "The Talking Cure" at London's National Theater
- 2000: Cast in stage productions of "Richard II" and "Coriolanus" at London's old Gainsborough Studios; reprised performances at Brooklyn Academy of Music
- 2000: Voiced the role of Jesus in the Claymation production of "The Miracle Maker" (aired on ABC in the US)
- 1999: Co-starred opposite Julianne Moore in "The End of the Affair"
- 1999: Undertook three roles in Istvan Szabo's generational drama about a Jewish-Hungarian family, "Sunshine"
- 1999: Starred in (also executive produced) the film version of "Onegin"; directed by sister Martha
- 1998: Lent his voice to the character Rameses, in his first biblical animated feature "Prince of Egypt"
- 1997: Co-starred with Cate Blanchett in "Oscar and Lucinda"
- 1996: Earned Best Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of the title role in "The English Patient"
- 1995: Broadway debut in the title role of "Hamlet"; won Tony Award
- 1994: Starred as Charles Van Doren in the critically-acclaimed, Oscar-nominated "Quiz Show"
- 1993: Had a major role in the very controversial Peter Greenaway film "The Baby of Mâcon" with Julia Ormond
- 1993: Breakout role, playing the Nazi concentration camp commandant Amon Göth in Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List"; earned Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination
- 1992: Film debut in Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights"; first collaboration with actress Juliette Binoche
- 1991: British TV debut, "Prime Suspect" (aired in the US in 1992)
- 1989: Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company for two seasons, acting in productions of "King Lear" and "Henry VI" (as Henry)
- 1987: Asked to join Michael Rudman's company at England's National Theatre
- 1986: Stage debut with the Open Air Theatre, performing in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Twelfth Night"
- Raised in England and Ireland




