2008 | Portrayed a cattle baron in director Baz Luhrmann's epic "Australia" |
2006 | Executive produced the follow up series, "Two Twisted" |
2004 | Played a businessman who enjoys high-risk sports in the comedy "Along Came Polly" |
2000 | Again collaborated with wife Rachel Ward as estranged lovers in the Showtime movie "On the Beach" |
1999 | Co-starred as a missing scientist in the USA Network miniseries "Journey to the Center of the Earth" |
1999 | Garnered praise for his turn as a tough guy chasing a young street hustler in the Australian drama "Two Hands" |
1997 | Co-starred in the ABC miniseries adaptation of "Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" |
1997 | Served as executive producer of "Still Twisted," the second compilation film from "Twisted Tales" series |
1996 | Starred as twins from medieval times who are reincarnated in the modern world in the syndicated series "The Wanderer" |
1996 | Executive produced (also narrated) the compilation feature "Twisted"; segments compiled from the Australian TV series "Twisted Tales" |
1992 | Cast in the title role in the Showtime drama "Devlin" |
1991 | Played the leading role in the USA Network film "Dead in the Water" |
1991 | Executive produced first feature, "FX2 - The Deadly Art of Illusion"; also reprised role of Rollie Tyler |
1991 | Provided story for and acted in the feature "Sweet Talker" |
1988 | Portrayed Sigourney Weaver's love interest in the fact-based "Gorillas in the Mist" |
1988 | Co-starred as Tom Cruise's mentor in "Cocktail" |
1986 | Re-teamed on screen with wife Rachel Ward in the Australian period drama "The Good Wife" |
1986 | Starred as special effects technician Rollie Tyler in the thriller "F/X" |
1984 | Had leading role in the CBS small screen remake of "Kim" |
1983 | First on-screen collaboration with future wife Rachel Ward, playing husband and wife in the ABC miniseries "The Thorn Birds"; earned Supporting Actor Emmy and Golden Globe nominations |
1981 | Appeared opposite Judy Davis in "The Winter of Our Discontent" |
1981 | Starred in the miniseries "A Town Like Alice" (aired in the US on PBS' "Masterpiece Theater") |
1980 | Won international acclaim for the supporting role in "Breaker Morant" |
1979 | American TV acting debut in the syndicated miniseries "Against the Wind" |
1978 | Had supporting roles in two seminal Australian films, "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith" and "Newsfront" |
1977 | Feature film acting debut, "The Love Letters From Teralba Road" |
| Returned to Australia to work in films and with Theater Australia |
1973 | Worked in repertory theaters in England; joined the National Theatre of Britain |
| Moved to London to pursue an acting career |
| Began performing with an amateur troupe in Australia at age 25 |
| Worked as an insurance salesman |
| Raised in Painania, a suburb of Sydney |
