First appeared on screen in "The Goodbye Girl", playing one of the actors in the production of "Richard III"

Breakthrough stage role, the Broadway production of "Lone Star"

Cast as the hankie salesman in "Cruising", directed by William Friedkin

Won acclaim for his portrayal of Rev. Jim Jones on the two-part CBS docudrama, "Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones"; earned Emmy Award

First feature lead, "Southern Comfort", directed by Walter Hill

Played the title role in the five-part HBO miniseries, "Philip Marlowe, Private Eye"

Co-starred in "The Emerald Forest", helmed by John Boorman

Cast as a father searching for his missing daughter in the HBO drama "Into the Homeland"

Starred as master spy John Walker Jr in the CBS miniseries, "Family of Spies: The Walker Spy Ring"

Portrayed a former priest turned professional gambler in the USA Network movie "Wild Card"

Appeared in "Tombstone"

Acted opposite Jessica Lange in "Blue Sky" (filmed in 1990)

Portrayed Alexander Haig in the biopic "Nixon", directed by Oliver Stone

Co-starred in the CBS miniseries "True Women"

Reteamed with Oliver Stone on "U-Turn"

Had featured role in the CBS miniseries "Joan of Arc"

Co-starred in "Men of Honor"

Co-starred as a Roman general in "Attila" (USA Network)

Cast as Cy Tolliver in the critically acclaimed HBO series "Deadwood"

Starred in "Sin City" the adaptation of comic book icon Frank Miller's uber-noir series of grapic novels; co-directed by Miller and Robert Rodriguez

Joined the cast of "24" (Fox) in a recurring role, as Noah Daniels, the vice president to new U.S. President Wayne Palmer (D.B. Woodside)