| Studied French and Russian literature at New College, Oxford |
1991 | Played Judy Davis' rebellious daughter in the CBS TV-movie "One Against the Wind" |
1991 | Played small role in the British TV-miniseries "Devices and Desires" (ITV) |
1993 | Feature film debut as Hero in Kenneth Branagh's feature adaptation of "Much Ado About Nothing" |
1993 | Played the Ophelia character in "Prince of Jutland/ Royal Deceit" |
1994 | Played the female lead in "Marie-Louise ou la permission" |
1995 | Made stage acting debut in "The Seagull" |
1995 | Portrayed the orphan Flora Poste who goes to live with her relatives in "Cold Comfort Farm" (BBC) |
1996 | Appeared in the London stage productions of "Sweethearts" and "Clocks" |
1997 | Co-starred with Stuart Townsend and Dan Futterman in "Shooting Fish" |
1997 | Played the lead in the British version of Jane Austen's "Emma" (ITV; aired in the U.S. on A&E) |
1998 | Appeared in Whit Stillman's ensemble drama "The Last Days of Disco" |
1998 | Played Alice in British TV production of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" |
1999 | Co-starred with Clare Danes in "Brokedown Palace" |
2000 | Portrayed Nick Nolte's daughter in the Merchant-Ivory adaptation of Henry James' "The Golden Bowl" |
2001 | Acted with John Cusack in the romantic comedy "Serendipity" |
2001 | Portrayed a 1940s army nurse who becomes involved in a love triangle with two pilots in "Pearl Harbor" |
2003 | Played Christian Bale's love interest in "Laurel Canyon" |
2003 | Played the protagonist Selene opposite Scott Speedman in the horror film "Underworld," written and directed by Len Wiseman |
2004 | Cast as Anna opposite Hugh Jackman in the horror thriller "Van Helsing" |
2004 | Portrayed Ava Gardner opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese's "Aviator" |
2006 | Reprised role of Selene and once again teamed with director Len Wiseman for "Underworld: Evolution" |
2007 | Co-starred with Luke Wilson in the horror film "Vacancy" |
2008 | Acted alongside Forest Whitaker and Guy Pearce in the ensemble drama "Fragments" |
2008 | Co-starred with Sam Rockwell in the romantic drama "Snow Angels" |
2008 | Played a reporter facing possible jail time for outing a CIA agent and refusing to reveal her source in Rod Lurie's "Nothing but the Truth" |
2009 | Co-starred with Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, and Sam Rockwell in the family drama "Everybody's Fine" |
2009 | Made a cameo in "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" as her character Selene |
2009 | Played a U.S. Marshal tracking a killer in Antarctica as the sun is about to set for six months in "Whiteout" |
2012 | Cast as the wife of Mark Wahlberg's character, a former criminal who gets forced back into a life of crime after his family is threatened, in the action thriller "Contraband" |
2012 | Reprised role of Selene in "Underworld: Awakening" |
