Raised in part in L.A. and Stratford, Ontario, Canada, as well as in Sussex

West End debut opposite Jennifer Ehle in "Tartuffe", directed by Peter Hall

Cast opposite Ehle in the British telefilm "The Chamomile Lawn", directed by Hall; project was filmed in 1991 before "Tartuffe"

Feature film debut, "Orlando"

Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company

Became the youngest actor to play Shakespeare's "Coriolanus" at the RSC

Cast to star opposite Jessica Lange in a London West End production of "A Streetcar Named Desire"

Had male lead in the British TV adaptation of "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall"

Starred as Orsino opposite Helena Bonham Carter and Imogen Stubbs in the Trevor Nunn-directed feature film version of "Twelfth Night"

Cast as a photographer asked to prove or disprove pictures taken by a young girl that allegedly showed sprites and other mystical beings in "Photographing Fairies"

Co-starred with Jessica Lange in the film "Cousin Bette"

Played opposite Diana Rigg in "Britannicus" and "Phedre", performed in repertory

Broadway debut as twins in "Ring Round the Moon"

Had featured role in "Onegin"

Portrayed Clint Eastwood's astronaut character as a young man in flashback sequences of "Space Cowboys"

Cast in the lead of the British stage play "Japes"

Starred in title role of the A&E adaptation of "The Great Gatsby"

Had featured role as the main character's cousin in the BBC2 production "Perfect Strangers"

Co-starred in the London staging of the play "The Royal Family"

Appeared in the feature film "Possession"

Cast as the lead villain in "Die Another Day", the 20th James Bond film