Began performing stand-up comedy

Appeared regularly in the Australian comedy/variety series "Full Frontal"

Starred in the Australian TV series "Eric"

Feature film debut, "The Castle"

Earned plaudits for his dramatice portrayal of real-life murderer and cult figure Mark Read in "Chopper"

Had supporting role in the Australian comedy-drama series "Something in the Air"

Cast as an American sergeant in "Black Hawk Down"

Starred in Bill Bennett's "The Nugget"

Cast as Bruce Banner in Ang lee's feature adaptation of "The Hulk"

Voiced Anchor in the animated hit "Finding Nemo"

Cast as Greek warrior Hector in director Wolfgang Petersen's epic "Troy"

Starred in "Munich"; Steven Spielberg's retelling of the tragic aftermath of the 1972 Munich Olympics in which 11 Israeli athletes were murdered

Portrayed a professional poker player in the Curtis Hanson-directed drama "Lucky You"

Portrayed King Henry VIII opposite Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman in "The Other Boleyn Girl"

Cast as Nero, the film's time-travelling Romulan villain, in J. J. Abrams' "Star Tek

Played Leslie Mann's husband in Judd Apatow's "Funny People"

Co-starred with Rachel McAdams in the film adaptation of "The Time Traveler's Wife"