1991 | Began performing stand-up comedy |
1993 | Appeared regularly in the Australian comedy/variety series "Full Frontal" |
1997 | Feature film debut, "The Castle" |
1997 | Starred in the Australian TV series "Eric" |
2000 | Earned plaudits for his dramatice portrayal of real-life murderer and cult figure Mark Read in "Chopper" |
2000 | Had supporting role in the Australian comedy-drama series "Something in the Air" |
2001 | Cast as an American sergeant in "Black Hawk Down" |
2002 | Starred in Bill Bennett's "The Nugget" |
2003 | Cast as Bruce Banner in Ang lee's feature adaptation of "The Hulk" |
2003 | Voiced Anchor in the animated hit "Finding Nemo" |
2004 | Cast as Greek warrior Hector in director Wolfgang Petersen's epic "Troy" |
2005 | Starred in "Munich"; Steven Spielberg's retelling of the tragic aftermath of the 1972 Munich Olympics in which 11 Israeli athletes were murdered |
2007 | Portrayed a professional poker player in the Curtis Hanson-directed drama "Lucky You" |
2008 | Portrayed King Henry VIII opposite Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman in "The Other Boleyn Girl" |
2009 | Cast as Nero, the film's time-travelling Romulan villain, in J. J. Abrams' "Star Tek |
2009 | Co-starred with Rachel McAdams in the film adaptation of "The Time Traveler's Wife" |
2009 | Played Leslie Mann's husband in Judd Apatow's "Funny People" |
2011 | Played an ex-CIA agent who trains his daughter (Saoirse Ronan) to become an assassin in "Hanna" |