2006 | Played the role of psychotic IRA gunman in "Johnny Was" |
2005 | Co-starred in the musical comedy The Boys and Girl From County Clare" |
2004 | Cast as the widowed father opposite Anne Hathaway in "Ella Enchanted" |
2000 | Cast as a police investigator in "When the Sky Falls" based on the true-life story of Irish investigative reporter Veronica Guerin |
1997 | Cast as Inspector Hansen in the TV movie "The Ripper" about the search for Jack the Ripper in London of 1888 |
1993 | Starred in the adaptation of Mary Shelley's iconographic monster tale "Frankenstein" |
1992 | Cast as an IRA assassin opposite Harrison Ford in "Patriot Games" based on the Tom Clancy novel |
1992 | Cast opposite Sean Young in the thriller "Love Crimes" |
1991 | Played the abusive husband opposite Julia Roberts in "Sleeping with the Enemy" |
1990 | Cast as Sir Richard Burton in the epic "Mountains of the Moon" directed by Bob Rafelson |
1988 | Won acclaim for his role as an IRA informer in the TV movie "Act of Betrayal" |
1988 | Made his feature-film debut in "The Courier" |
1980 | Decided to act full time; small roles in repertory theater and on English TV ("The Real Charlotte" for "Masterpiece Theater" and TV series "Boon" and "Hard Cases") |
| Pioneered new teaching program involving puppets and video |
| Taught juvenile delinquents and children with learning disabilities for five years |
| Worked as postman, laborer, library assistant during college |
| Began "Mum's Underground" theater group |
| Moved to London to become a teacher at age 17 |
| Dabbled in theater during high school |
| At age five changed name to Ben McGuire for five years |