Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Sunday Bloody Sunday | Child vandal | Uncredited |
| 1982 | Gandhi | Colin | |
| 1984 | Bounty, TheThe Bounty | John Fryer | |
| 1985 | My Beautiful Laundrette | Johnny | National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1985 | Room with a View, AA Room with a View | Cecil Vyse | National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1986 | Nanou | Max | |
| 1988 | Unbearable Lightness of Being, TheThe Unbearable Lightness of Being | Tomas | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor |
| 1988 | Stars and Bars | Henderson Dores | |
| 1989 | Eversmile, New Jersey | Dr. Fergus O'Connell | |
| 1989 | My Left Foot | Christy Brown | Academy Award for Best Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Montreal World Film Festival Award for Best Actor Montreal World Film Festival – Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention (Shared with Jim Sheridan) National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—European Film Award for Best Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |
| 1992 | Last of the Mohicans, TheThe Last of the Mohicans | Hawkeye (Nathaniel Poe) | Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1993 | Age of Innocence, TheThe Age of Innocence | Newland Archer | Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor |
| 1993 | In the Name of the Father | Gerry Conlon | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |
| 1996 | Crucible, TheThe Crucible | John Proctor | |
| 1997 | Boxer, TheThe Boxer | Danny Flynn | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |
| 2002 | Gangs of New York | Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting | BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor (Tied with Jack Nicholson for About Schmidt) Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor (Tied with Jack Nicholson for About Schmidt) New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Russian Guild of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Actor San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (Tied with Michael Caine for The Quiet American) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Seattle Film Critics Award for Best Actor Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated—Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor |
| 2005 | Ballad of Jack and Rose, TheThe Ballad of Jack and Rose | Jack Slavin | Marrakech International Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
| 2007 | There Will Be Blood | Daniel Plainview | Academy Award for Best Actor Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor Austin Film Critics Award for Best Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Irish Film Award for Best Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Palm Springs International Film Festival – Desert Palm Achievement Award Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Utah Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Village Voice Film Poll – Best Actor Nominated—Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 2009 | Nine | Guido Contini | Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble |
| 2012 | Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln |
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