Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–93 | Cheers | Woody Boyd | Television series American Comedy Award for Funniest Newcomer - Male or Female Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated - American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
| 1986 | Wildcats | Krushinski | film debut |
| 1987 | Bay Coven | Slater | |
| 1988 | Cool Blue | Dustin | Direct-to-video |
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday | Woody Boyd | Television film |
| 1988 | Killer Instinct | Charlie Long | Television film |
| 1990 | L.A. Story | Harris' Boss | Cameo |
| 1990 | Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme | Lou the Lamb | Cameo |
| 1991 | Doc Hollywood | Hank Gordon | |
| 1991 | Ted & Venus | Homeless Vietnam Veteran | Cameo |
| 1992 | White Men Can't Jump | Billy Hoyle | Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Rosie Perez) Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Wesley Snipes) |
| 1992 | Cheers: Last Call! | Woody Boyd | NBC retrospective special |
| 1993 | Indecent Proposal | David Murphy | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Demi Moore) Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor |
| 1994 | Natural Born Killers | Mickey Knox | Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Juliette Lewis) Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Juliette Lewis) |
| 1994 | Cowboy Way, TheThe Cowboy Way | Pepper Lewis | |
| 1994 | I'll Do Anything | Ground Zero Hero | |
| 1995 | Money Train | Charlie | |
| 1996 | People vs. Larry Flynt, TheThe People vs. Larry Flynt | Larry Flynt | Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role |
| 1996 | Kingpin | Roy Munson | |
| 1996 | Sunchaser, TheThe Sunchaser | Dr. Michael Reynolds | |
| 1997 | Wag the Dog | Sgt. William Schumann | |
| 1997 | Welcome to Sarajevo | Jordan Flynn | |
| 1998 | Thin Red Line, TheThe Thin Red Line | Sgt. Keck | |
| 1998 | Palmetto | Harry Barber | |
| 1998 | Hi-Lo Country, TheThe Hi-Lo Country | Big Boy Matson | |
| 1999 | Frasier | Woody Boyd | Episode: "The Show Where Woody Shows Up" Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series |
| 1999 | Play It to the Bone | Vince Boudreau | |
| 1999 | EDtv | Ray Pekurny | |
| 1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Himself | Cameo |
| 1999 | Grass | Himself | Narrator |
| 2003 | Anger Management | Galaxia/Security Gary | |
| 2003 | Go Further | Himself | Documentary film |
| 2003 | Scorched | Jason 'Woods' Valley | |
| 2004 | After the Sunset | Stanley "Stan" P. Lloyd | |
| 2004 | She Hate Me | Lenald Power | |
| 2005 | North Country | Bill White | |
| 2005 | Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, TheThe Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio | Leo "Kelly" Ryan | |
| 2005 | Big White, TheThe Big White | Raymond "Ray" Barnell | |
| 2006 | Free Jimmy | Roy Arnie | Voice role, English-language version released in 2008 |
| 2006 | Scanner Darkly, AA Scanner Darkly | Ernie Luckman | |
| 2006 | Prairie Home Companion, AA Prairie Home Companion | Dusty | Nominated – Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast |
| 2007 | Walker, TheThe Walker | Carter Page III | |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Carson Wells | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 2007 | Battle in Seattle | Dale | |
| 2007 | Grand, TheThe Grand | One Eyed Jack Faro | |
| 2007 | Nanking | Bob Wilson | |
| 2008 | Semi-Pro | Ed Monix | |
| 2008 | Sleepwalking | Randall | |
| 2008 | Transsiberian | Roy | Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2008 | Surfer, Dude | Jack | |
| 2008 | Management | Jango | |
| 2008 | Seven Pounds | Ezra Turner | |
| 2009 | Messenger, TheThe Messenger | Captain Anthony 'Tony' Stone | Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Body of Work Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated – Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Nominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2009 | Defendor | Arthur Poppington/Defendor | |
| 2009 | Zombieland | Tallahassee | San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Body of Work Scream Award for Best Ensemble Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Scream Award for Best Horror Actor |
| 2009 | 2012 | Charlie Frost | San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Body of Work |
| 2011 | Friends with Benefits | Tommy | |
| 2011 | Bunraku | The Bartender | |
| 2011 | Ethos | Narrator | Documentary film |
| 2011 | Rampart | Dave Brown | African American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture |
| 2012 | Game Change | Steve Schmidt | Television film Nominated - Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie |
| 2012 | Hunger Games, TheThe Hunger Games | Haymitch Abernathy | |
| 2012 | Seven Psychopaths | Charlie | |
| 2013 | Now You See Me | Merritt Osbourne | filming |
| 2013 | Hunger Games: Catching Fire, TheThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Haymitch Abernathy | pre-production |
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