Born in London

After parents' divorce when he was a teenager, moved to Glasgow with his mother

Briefly worked for local council as a social worker before enrolling in drama school

Member of the Royal Shakespeare Company

Breakthrough TV role, "A Question of Attribution" (aired in the US in 1992)

First role on American television, appeared in a two-part episode of "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" (ABC)

Co-starred in the Scottish TV series "Doctor Finlay" (aired in the US on "Masterpiece Theatre")

Made feature film debut in "Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book"; directed by Stephen Sommers

Accepted a small role in "Rob Roy" because he wanted to work with Tim Roth

Had featured role in Bernardo Bertolucci's "Stealing Beauty"

Breakthrough feature role, starring in Nancy Meckler's "Alive and Kicking"

Re-teamed with Sommers for the thriller "Deep Rising"

Played one of a quartet of amateur thieves in Guy Ritchie's gangster film "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels"

Re-teamed with director Guy Ritchie for "Snatch"

Played the lead singer of heavy metal band in "Rock Star"

Starred in the British play "Antarctica"

Played Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde in "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"

Played Crazy Larry in the Matthew Vaughn thriller "Layer Cake"

Re-teamed with Jason Statham to star in "The Transporter 2"; scripted by Luc Besson

Once again teamed with director Vaughn to co-star in "Stardust," based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel

Played a father who abandons his son (played by Brad Pitt) in David Fincher's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"