Actor
- Frail (2010) .... John Newton (in negotiations)
- Duplicity (2009) .... Howard Tully
- The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2009) .... Himself - Winner
- 44 Inch Chest (2009) .... Archie
- Valkyrie (2008) .... General Friedrich Fromm
- RocknRolla (2008) .... Lenny Cole
- The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008) .... Benjamin Franklin (archive footage)
- A Number (2008) ....
- Recount (2008) .... James Baker
- John Adams (2008) .... Benjamin Franklin (3 episodes, 2008)
- Noche de los Oscar, La (2008) .... Himself
- An Evening at the Academy Awards (2008) .... Himself
- Jackboots on Whitehall (2008) .... Goebbels (voice)
- Ripley Under Ground (2007) .... John Webster
- Cassandra's Dream (2007) .... Howard
- Michael Clayton (2007) .... Arthur Edens
- Dedication (2007) .... Rudy Holt
- The Last Kiss (2006) .... Stephen
- Piccadilly Jim (2006) .... Bingley Crocker
- The Night of the White Pants (2006) .... Max Hagan
- 20 to 1 Magnificent Movies (2006) .... Gerald (archive footage)
- Separate Lies (2005) .... James Manning
- The Exorcism of Emily Rose (Untitled Scott Derrickson Project) (2005) .... Father Moore
- An Angel for May (2005) .... Sam Wheeler
- Batman Begins (2005) .... Carmine Falcone
- A Good Woman (2005) .... Tuppy
- Normal (2005) .... Roy 'Ruth' Applewood
- Stage Beauty (2004) .... Betterton
- If Only (2004) .... Taxi Driver
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) .... Dr. Howard Mierzwiak
- Girl with a Pearl Earring (2004) .... Pieter Van Ruijven
- A Look Inside 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' (2004) .... Himself
- The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) .... Dr. Frederick Chasuble
- Before You Go (2002) .... Frank
- The Gathering Storm (2002) .... Sir Robert Vansittart
- In the Bedroom (2002) .... Matt Fowler
- The Day I Died (2002) .... Narrator
- Black Knight (2001) .... Sir Knolte of Marlborough
- Another Life (2001) .... Mr. Carlton
- Chain of Fools (2000) .... Robert Bollingsworth
- Essex Boys (2000) .... John Dyke
- The Patriot (2000) .... Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis
- David Copperfield (2000) .... Narrator
- Ride with the Devil (1999) .... Orton Brown
- Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999) .... Brother Joseph Dutton
- Shakespeare in Love (1999) .... Hugh Fennyman
- Rush Hour (1998) .... Thomas Griffin / Juntao
- The Governess (1998) .... Mr. Charles Cavendish
- Wilde (1998) .... Marquess of Queensberry
- Oscar and Lucinda (1997) .... Hugh Stratton
- Cold Enough for Snow (1997) .... Hugh Lloyd
- The Full Monty (1997) .... Gerald
- Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) .... Prof. Loyen
- Jilting Joe (1997) .... Wyatt
- The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) .... Robert Beaumont
- Eskimo Day (1996) .... Hugh
- Crossing the Floor (1996) .... David Hanratty
- Sense and Sensibility (1995) .... Mr. Dashwood
- A Business Affair (1995) .... Bob
- Martin Chuzzlewit (1995) .... Seth Pecksniff (5 episodes, 1994)
- Priest (1995) .... Father Matthew Thomas
- In the Name of the Father (1994) .... Appeal Prosecutor
- Prince of Jutland (1994) .... Hardvendel
- On location with: All Things Bright and Beautiful (1994) .... Himself
- All Things Bright and Beautiful (1994) .... Father McAteer
- A Very Open Prison (1994) .... Home Secretary
- An Exchange of Fire (1993) .... President Slajek
- Resnick: Lonely Hearts (1992) .... Det. Insp. Charlie Resnick
- Underbelly (1992) .... Paul Manning
- Prime Suspect (1992) .... Peter Rawlins
- Paper Mask (1991) .... Dr. Thorn
- Parker (1991) .... Tom
- First and Last (1989) .... Stephen
- The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988) .... Silberbauer
- The Woman He Loved (1988) .... Ernest Simpson
- Sometime in August (1988) .... Dr. Webb
- First Among Equals (1986) .... Raymond Gould
- Sharma and Beyond (1986) .... Vivian
- Wetherby (1985) .... Roger Braithwaite
- A Pocket Full of Rye (1985) .... Detective Inspector Neele
- Sylvia (1985) .... Keith Henderson
- Sakharov (1984) ....
- Strangers and Brothers (1984) .... George Passant
- Squaring the Circle (1984) .... Rulewski
- Smuga cienia (1976) .... Ransome