| Co-starred with Brenda Blethyn in the British comedy series "Outside Edge" |
| Developed leukemia; briefly retired from acting while undergoing treatment |
| Spent part of the the late 1970s and early 1980s with the Royal Shakespeare Company |
| Starred in the British sitcom "Frank Stubbs Promotes/Frank Stubbs" |
| Was part of the ensemble cast of the hit British sitcom "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"; reprised role in 1986 |
1978 | Made early film appearance in "The Life of Baal" |
1981 | First collaboration with director Mike Leigh, the BBC film "Home Sweet Home" |
1988 | Had featured role in stage play "Smelling a Rat," directed by Leigh |
1990 | Appeared in Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Sheltering Sky" |
1991 | First feature collaboration with Leigh, "Life Is Sweet" |
1992 | Seen by US audiences as guest star in episode of "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" (ABC) |
1993 | Was comedy player on HBO Special "Tracey Ullman: A Class Act" |
1996 | Received international recognition for starring role in Leigh's "Secrets & Lies" |
1999 | Had featured role as D'Oyly-Carte performer Richard Temple in Mike Leigh's "Topsy-Turvy" |
2000 | Co-starred as Kerry Fox's cab driver husband in "Intimacy" |
2001 | Cast as the road manager of a heavy metal band in "Rock Star" |
2001 | Co-starred in Peter Cattaneo's film "Lucky Break" |
2002 | Reunited with Mike Leigh as co-star of "All or Nothing" |
2003 | Portrayed Simon Graham, Tom Cruise's British Interpreter in the film "The Last Samurai" |
2004 | Cast as Peter Pettigrew in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," the third installment of the 'Harry Potter' series |
2004 | Starred as Mr. Poe in "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," an adaptation of Daniel Handler's beloved children's-book series |
2005 | Again portrayed Peter Pettigrew in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"; directed by Mike Newell |
2007 | Portrayed British executioner Albert Pierrepoint in "Pierrepoint," directed by Adrian Shergold |
2007 | Will star as Beadle Bamford in Tim Burton's production of "Sweeney Todd" |
2009 | Returned as Peter Pettigrew for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" |
2010 | Cast as Winston Churchill in "The King's Speech" |
2010 | Cast as the Bayard, the Bloodhound, in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" |
