Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Another Country | Tommy Judd | |
| Camille | Armand Duval | Television film | |
| 1985 | 1919 | (young) Alexander Scherbatov | |
| Dutch Girls | Neil Truelove | Television film | |
| 1986 | Lost Empires | Richard Herncastle | TV mini-series |
| 1987 | Month in the Country, AA Month in the Country | Tom Birkin | |
| Pat Hobby: Teamed with Genius | Rene Wilcox | PBS Shorts Special | |
| Secret Garden, TheThe Secret Garden | adult Colin Craven | Hallmark Hall of Fame | |
| 1988 | Tumbledown | Robert Lawrence | Television film Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor Nominated — British Academy Television Award for Best Actor |
| 1989 | Apartment Zero | Adrian LeDuc | |
| Valmont | Valmont | ||
| 1990 | Femme Fatale | Joseph Prince | |
| Wings of Fame | Brian Smith | ||
| 1991 | Out of the Blue | Alan | Play for television |
| 1993 | Hostages | John McCarthy | Television – HBO |
| Hour of the Pig, TheThe Hour of the Pig | Richard Courtois | Also known as The Advocate | |
| 1994 | Master of the Moor | Stephen Whalby | Television film – UK |
| Playmaker | Michael Condron/Ross Talbert | ||
| Deep Blue Sea, TheThe Deep Blue Sea | Freddie Page | Play for television – UK | |
| 1995 | Circle of Friends | Simon Westward | |
| Pride and Prejudice | Fitzwilliam Darcy | Television mini-series Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actor Nominated — British Academy Television Award for Best Actor Nominated — National Television Award for Most Popular Male |
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| Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, TheThe Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd | Charles Holroyd | Play for television – UK | |
| 1996 | English Patient, TheThe English Patient | Geoffrey Clifton | Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 1997 | Thousand Acres, AA Thousand Acres | Jess Clark | |
| Fever Pitch | Paul Ashworth | ||
| Nostromo | Charles Gould | Television mini-series | |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Love | Lord Wessex | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 1999 | Blackadder: Back & Forth | William Shakespeare | Short film |
| Donovan Quick | Donovan Quick/Daniel Quinn | Television film – UK | |
| My Life So Far | Edward Pettigrew | ||
| Secret Laughter of Women, TheThe Secret Laughter of Women | Matthew Field | ||
| Turn of the Screw, TheThe Turn of the Screw | The Master | Masterpiece Theater | |
| 2000 | Relative Values | Peter Ingleton | |
| 2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary | Mark Darcy | European Film Awards Audience Award for Best Actor Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| Conspiracy | Wilhelm Stuckart | Television film – HBO Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
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| We Know Where You Live | Himself | Benefit for Amnesty International | |
| Fourplay | Allen Portland | Television film – HBO, also known as Londinium | |
| 2002 | Importance of Being Earnest, TheThe Importance of Being Earnest | Jack Worthing | |
| 2003 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | Johannes Vermeer | Nominated—European Film Awards Audience Award for Best Actor |
| Hope Springs | Colin Ware | ||
| Love Actually | Jamie Bennett | Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast | |
| What a Girl Wants | Henry Dashwood | ||
| 2004 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Mark Darcy | |
| Trauma | Ben Slater | ||
| 2005 | Nanny McPhee | Cedric Brown | |
| Where the Truth Lies | Vince Collins | ||
| 2006 | Born Equal | Mark Armitage | Television film – UK |
| 2007 | Last Legion, TheThe Last Legion | Aurelius Antonius | |
| And When Did You Last See Your Father? | Blake Morrison | Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| Then She Found Me | Frank | ||
| St Trinian's | Geoffrey Thwaites | ||
| In Prison My Whole Life | Himself | ||
| 2008 | Accidental Husband, TheThe Accidental Husband | Richard Bratton | |
| Mamma Mia! | Harry Bright | Nominated — National Movie Award for Best Performance Male | |
| Easy Virtue | Jim Whittaker | ||
| Genova | Joe | ||
| 2009 | Christmas Carol, AA Christmas Carol | Fred | |
| Dorian Gray | Lord Henry Wotton | ||
| Single Man, AA Single Man | George Falconer | Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Italian Online Film Actors & Dubbers Award for Best Foreign Actor London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Santa Barbara International Film Festival – Outstanding Performance of the Year Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Volpi Cup Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated — Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Actor |
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| St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold | Geoffrey Thwaites | ||
| 2010 | King's Speech, TheThe King's Speech | King George VI | Academy Award for Best Actor Alliance of Women Film Journalists Eda Award for Best Actor Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role British Independent Film Award for Best Actor Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor European Film Award for Best Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Iowa Film Critics Award for Best Actor Italian Online Movie Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Italian Online Film Actors & Dubbers Award for Best Foreign Actor Italian Online Film Actors & Dubbers Award for Best Foreign Cast Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor National Movie Award for Performance of the Year New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor North Texas Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Nominated — Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor Nominated — Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated — Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated — San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated — Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor |
| Main Street | Gus LeRoy | ||
| Steve | Steve | ||
| 2011 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Bill Haydon | Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast YouMovie Award for Best Cast Nominated — Italian Online Movie Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated — YouMovie Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated — YouMovie Award for Best Villain Pending — Italian Online Film Actors & Dubbers Award for Best Foreign Cast |
| 2012 | Stars in Shorts | Steve | |
| Gambit | Harry Deane | ||
| Arthur Newman, Golf Pro | Arthur Newman | post-production | |
| 2013 | The Railway Man | Eric Lomax | filming |
| Bridget Jones' Baby | Mark Darcy | pre-production | |
| Devil's Knot | Ron Lax | pre-production |
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