Feature film debut in Steven Spielberg's "Amistad"

Earned critical praise for his performance in "Blue/Orange" at the Royal National Theatre

Appeared in the thriller "Dirty Pretty Things"

Featured with an ensemble cast in Richard Curtis' romantic comedy "Love Actually"

Cast in Woody Allen's "Melinda and Melinda" opposite Radha Mitchell

Played a flamboyant transvestite cabaret star in "Kinky Boots"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor

Portrayed the the leader of a resistance movement in Alfonso Cuaron's futuristic tale, "The Children of Men"

Joined an ensemble cast for “Tsunami, the Aftermath" a two-part HBO/BBC joint production; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a TV Movie

Cast with Ray Liotta in the thriller, "Slow Burn"

Co-starred with Don Cheadle in "Talk to Me"

Played Frank Lucas' brother in Ridley Scott's "American Gangster," co-starring Denzel Washington as Lucas

Cast as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and self-defense instructor in David Mamet's "Redbelt"