Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Romeo and Juliet | Tybalt | BBC Television Shakespeare |
| 1980 | Thérèse Raquin | Vidal | BBC Miniseries |
| 1980 | Shelley | Clive | Episode #1.7 |
| 1982 | Busted | Simon | BBC TV Movie |
| 1982 | Smiley's People | Mr. Brownlow | Episode #1.2 |
| 1982 | Barchester Chronicles, TheThe Barchester Chronicles | The Rev. Obadiah Slope | BBC Miniseries |
| 1985 | Return of the Native | Narrator | British Audiobook Publishing Association's "Talkie Award" for Best Unabridged Classic Recording |
| 1985 | Summer Season | Croop | BBC TV Series |
| 1985 | Girls On Top | Dimitri / Voice of RADA | CIT TV Series |
| 1988 | Die Hard | Hans Gruber | |
| 1989 | Revolutionary Witness | Jacques Roux | BBC TV Short |
| 1989 | January Man, TheThe January Man | Ed, the painter | |
| 1989 | Screenplay | Israel Yates | BBC TV Series |
| 1990 | Quigley Down Under | Elliot Marston | London Critics Circle Film Award for British Actor of the Year |
| 1991 | Truly, Madly, Deeply | Jamie | Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor London Critics Circle Film Award for British Actor of the Year Seattle International Film Festival: Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actor Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Sheriff of Nottingham | BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor London Critics Circle Film Award for British Actor of the Year Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1991 | Close My Eyes | Sinclair Bryant | Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor London Critics Circle Film Award for British Actor of the Year Seattle International Film Festival: Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actor |
| 1991 | Closet Land | The Interrogator | |
| 1992 | Bob Roberts | Lukas Hart III | |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Dwight Billings | Propaganda Films TV Series |
| 1994 | Mesmer | Franz Anton Mesmer | Montreal World Film Festival for Best Actor |
| 1995 | Awfully Big Adventure, AnAn Awfully Big Adventure | P.L. O'Hara | |
| 1995 | Sense and Sensibility | Colonel Brandon | Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 1996 | Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny | Grigori Rasputin | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie |
| 1996 | Michael Collins | Éamon de Valera | Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 1996 | Castle Ghosts of Ireland | Living Tyde | Documentary |
| 1997 | Winter Guest, TheThe Winter Guest | Man in street (uncredited) | Also director and co-writer Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival: Audience Award Chicago International Film Festival: Gold Hugo Award for Best Film Venice Film Festival: 'CinemAvvenire' Award and OCIC Award Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Director Nominated — Czech Lion Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nominated — Golden Lion Award |
| 1998 | Judas Kiss | Detective David Friedman | |
| 1998 | Dark Harbor | David Weinberg | |
| 1999 | Dogma | The Metatron | Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture |
| 1999 | Galaxy Quest | Alexander Dane/Dr. Lazarus | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2000 | Help! I'm a Fish | Joe | Voice |
| 2001 | Play | Man | |
| 2001 | Blow Dry | Phil Allen | |
| 2001 | Search for John Gissing, TheThe Search for John Gissing | John Gissing | |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Severus Snape | Known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Severus Snape | Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast |
| 2002 | King of the Hill | King Philip | Voice |
| 2003 | Love Actually | Harry | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast |
| 2004 | Something the Lord Made | Dr. Alfred Blalock | Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Severus Snape | |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Severus Snape | |
| 2005 | Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, TheThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Marvin the Paranoid Android | Voice |
| 2006 | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Antoine Richis | |
| 2006 | Snow Cake | Alex Hughes | |
| 2007 | Nobel Son | Eli Michaelson | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Severus Snape | |
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Judge Turpin | Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2008 | Bottle Shock | Steven Spurrier | Seattle International Film Festival: Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actor |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Severus Snape | Scream Award for Best Ensemble |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Absolem the Caterpillar | Voice |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Severus Snape | |
| 2010 | Wildest Dream, TheThe Wildest Dream | Noel Odell | National Geographic documentary Voice |
| 2010 | Song of Lunch, TheThe Song of Lunch | He | BBC Drama Production |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Severus Snape | MTV World Cup Award for Favorite Harry Potter Character Portrayal People's Choice Award for Favorite Ensemble Movie Cast San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble Nominated — Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated — IGN Movie Award for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Scream Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Scream Award for Best Ensemble Nominated — St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast |
| 2011 | The Boy in the Bubble | Narrator | Animated short film |
| 2012 | Gambit | Lord Shahbandar | completed |
| 2013 | CBGB | Hilly Kristal | post-production |
| 2013 | The Butler | Ronald Reagan | filming |
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