| Formed his own DJ company with some friends at age 15 |
| Left school at 16 and won a place in the National Youth Music Theatre |
| Worked in nightclubs under the DJ nickname 'Big Driis' by the age of 19 |
1995 | Landed first role on the British series "Bramwell" (ITV) |
1997 | Joined the cast of the British soap opera "Family Affairs" (Five) |
1998 | Cast as a regular on acclaimed series "Ultraviolet" (The Sci Fi Channel) |
1999 | Played a forensic scientist on the British series "Dangerfield" (BBC) |
2001 | Cast as Achilles in the stage play "Troilus and Cressida" in NYC |
2001 | Co-starred with Joaquin Phoenix in "Buffalo Soldiers" |
2002 | Portrayed drug kingpin Russell 'Stringer' Bell on HBO drama series "The Wire" |
2005 | Played Rev. Frank, a Southern Baptist minister, in Rob Hardy's spiritual drama "The Gospel" |
2005 | Portrayed Captain Augustin Muganza in the HBO film "Sometimes in April" about the Rwandan Genocide |
2007 | Cast as the commander of an American-led NATO force in the sequel "28 Weeks Later" |
2007 | Co-produced and performed on the intro to Jay-Z's album American Gangster |
2007 | Landed a supporting role in Ridley Scott's "American Gangster" alongside Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe |
2007 | Played the lead role in Tyler Perry's "Daddy's Little Girls' as a blue-collar mechanic who falls in love with a six-figure attorney |
2008 | Appeared in the role of Charlie Kgotso on the pilot episode of HBO's "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" |
2008 | Co-starred in Guy Ritchie's "RocknRolla" |
2009 | Played the recurring role of Charles Miner, a new rival to Dunder Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell) on NBC's "The Office" |
2009 | Starred in the thriller "Obsessed" with Beyonce Knowles and Ali Larter |
2010 | Cast as Detective Chief Inspector John Luther on the psychological crime series "Luther"; aired in the U.S. on BBC America |
2010 | Cast as William Roque in the adaptation of the comic book series "The Losers" |
2010 | Portrayed Laura Linney's lover on Showtime's "The Big C" |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie |
2011 | Portrayed Heimdall in Kenneth Branagh's big screen adaptation of "Thor" |
2012 | Cast opposite Nicolas Cage in the sequel "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" |
2012 | Played the titular ship's captain in "Prometheus," directed by Ridley Scott |
