Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-1975 | Coronation Street | Peter Barlow | |
| 1976 | Onedin Line TV Series | Boy | Episode "Quarantine" |
| 1985 | No Surrender | Ulster Boy | |
| 1986 | Link | (uncredited) | |
| 1990 | Omnibus | Vincent Van Gogh | TV Series |
| 1994 | Priest | Father Greg Pilkington | Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor |
| Seaforth | Bob Longham | TV Series | |
| How High the Moon | TV Mini-series | ||
| 1997 | The Wings of the Dove | Merton Densher | |
| 1998 | Shot Through the Heart | Vlado | (TV) |
| 1999 | Venice Project | Count Jacko/Count Giaccomo | |
| Siam Sunset | Perry | ||
| 2000 | Best | Denis Law | |
| Pandaemonium | Samuel Taylor Coleridge | Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor | |
| 2002 | RFK | Robert F. Kennedy | (TV) Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
| Hart's War | Capt. Peter A. Ross | ||
| Gathering Storm | Ralph Wigram | Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | |
| 2003 | Beyond Borders | Henry Bauford | |
| Blind Flight | John McCarthy | Nominated — BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in a Scottish Film | |
| 2004 | The Forgotten | Mr. Shineer, A Friendly Man | |
| The Chronicles of Riddick | the "Purifier" | ||
| 2005 | 12 and Holding | Mr. Carges | |
| Batman Begins | Dr. Thomas Wayne | ||
| 2006 | A Through M | The Voice of the Party | |
| Kidnapped | Andy Archer | TV Series | |
| Find Me Guilty | Sean Kierney | ||
| The Namesake | Mr. Lawson | ||
| 2007 | Broken Thread | Ram | |
| 2008 | Before the Rains | Henry Moores | |
| Yonkers Joe | Teddy | ||
| 2008–2010 | Law & Order | Executive ADA Michael Cutter | 63 episodes |
| 2009 | Out Here in the Fields: The Field on Beach Lane | Narrator | |
| 2010 | Coronation Street | Lawrence Cunningham | September 2010 |
| 2011–present | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Bureau Chief ADA Michael Cutter | 4 episodes; Cutter is promoted to Bureau Chief ADA. |
| 2012 | Titanic | Hugh, Earl of Manton | aired March–April 2012 |
| $upercapitalist | Mark Patterson | August 2012 |
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