Began her career onstage with the Royal Shakespeare Company

Made film debut in Isaac Julian's "Young Soul Rebels"

Had a small role opposite Jim Carrey as The Wachati Princess in "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls"; earned an MTV Movie Award nomination for the kiss she shared with Carrey

Cast in a small role as the Jamaican Girl in "The Jackal," starring Bruce Willis and Richard Gere

Gave a memorable performance as the brave, resourceful story-teller in “Arabian Nights” at The Young Vic in London

Received recognition playing Cressida in Trevor Nunn's adaptation of Shakespeare's "Troilus and Cressida" at the Royal National Theatre

Cast in the ensemble British romantic comedy called "This Year's Love"

Cast in the British series “Never Never,” for which she was nominated as Best Actress in a Television Drama by the Royal Television Society

Starred in the short lived British series “ Sweet Revenge” (BBC)

Played a key role as Juliette, the kind-hearted prostitute in Stephen Frears' “Dirty Pretty Things”; nominated for an Independent Spirit Award as Best Supporting Actress

Co-starred with British actor Michael Kitchen in the TV movie “Alibi”

Starred opposite Don Cheadle, as his Tutsi wife in "Hotel Rwanda"; received SAG and Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress

Co-starred with Charlize Theron and Frances McDormand in the science-fiction action movie "Aeon Flux"

Cast in "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker" based on Stormbreaker, the first novel in the Alex Rider series

Played a young mother searching for her child in "Tsunami: The Aftermath" a two-part HBO/BBC joint production that dramatizes the events following the 2004 tsunami in Asia; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Television Movie

Co-starred with John Cusack in "The Martian Child"