
Filmography179 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Sunrise FileMovie | Oded Ailam (voice) | 80 |
| 2025 | The Electric StateMovie | Popfly (voice) | 79 |
| 2025 | Dexter: ResurrectionSeries | New York Ripper | 79 |
| 2025 | The ParentingMovie | Frank | 79 |
| 2025 | VE Day 80Series | Self | 79 |
| 2024 | The Lord of the Rings: The War of the RohirrimMovie | Helm Hammerhand (voice) | 78 |
| 2024 | That ChristmasMovie | Santa (voice) | 78 |
| 2024 | UnsinkableSeries | Robert Dodds | 78 |
| 2024 | Little WingMovie | Jaan Vari | 78 |
| 2023 | Mending the LineMovie | Ike Fletcher | 77 |
| 2023 | Prisoner's DaughterMovie | Max | 77 |
| 2023 | Shakespeare: Rise of a GeniusSeries | Self | 77 |
| 2022 | Sunday with Laura KuenssbergSeries | Self – Actor | 76 |
| 2022 | Remembers…Series | — | 76 |
| 2022 | The IndependentMovie | Nick Booker | 76 |
| 2022 | BonnieMovie | Self | 76 |
| 2022 | Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to AqabaMovie | Self | 76 |
| 2022 | Piers Morgan UncensoredSeries | Self | 76 |
| 2022 | Ooh the Banter!Movie | Self | 76 |
| 2021 | Blade Runner: Black LotusSeries | Niander Wallace Sr. (voice) | 75 |
| 2021 | SeparationMovie | Rivers | 75 |
| 2021 | Oleg: The Oleg Vidov StoryMovie | Narrator (voice) | 75 |
| 2021 | Amol Rajan InterviewsSeries | Self - Interviewed Guest | 75 |
| 2020 | Last Moment of ClarityMovie | Gilles | 74 |
| 2020 | The Bay of SilenceMovie | Milton | 74 |
| 2019 | Good OmensSeries | Death (voice) | 73 |
| 2019 | Strange but TrueMovie | Bill | 73 |
| 2018 | SuccessionSeries | Logan Roy | 72 |
| 2018 | The Etruscan SmileMovie | Rory MacNeil | 72 |
| 2018 | Super Troopers 2Movie | Captain O'Hagan | 72 |
| 2017 | ChurchillMovie | Winston Churchill | 71 |
| 2017 | The Russell Howard HourSeries | Self | 71 |
| 2017 | Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesSeries | Self | 71 |
| 2016 | Medici: Masters of FlorenceSeries | Bernardo Guadagni | 70 |
| 2016 | War and PeaceSeries | Mikhail Kutuzov | 70 |
| 2016 | The Autopsy of Jane DoeMovie | Tommy Tilden | 70 |
| 2016 | MorganMovie | Jim Bryce | 70 |
| 2016 | Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBCMovie | Self | 70 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeries | Self | 69 |
| 2015 | PixelsMovie | Admiral Porter | 69 |
| 2015 | The SlapSeries | Manolis | 69 |
| 2015 | ForsakenMovie | James McCurdy | 69 |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John OliverSeries | God | 68 |
| 2014 | Penny DreadfulSeries | Jared Talbot | 68 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSeries | Self | 68 |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSeries | Self | 68 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSeries | Self | 68 |
| 2014 | The AnomalyMovie | Dr. Langham | 68 |
| 2013 | HerMovie | Alan Watts (voice) | 67 |
| 2013 | RED 2Movie | Ivan | 67 |
| 2013 | AnnaMovie | Sebastian | 67 |
| 2013 | An Adventure in Space and TimeMovie | Sydney Newman | 67 |
| 2013 | The Last LegSeries | Self | 67 |
| 2013 | BelieveMovie | Matt Busby | 67 |
| 2012 | A Touch of ClothSeries | Bill Ball | 66 |
| 2012 | The CampaignMovie | Raymond | 66 |
| 2012 | BloodMovie | Lenny Fairburn | 66 |
| 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road TripSeries | Self - Participant | 65 |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross ShowSeries | Self | 65 |
| 2011 | Rise of the Planet of the ApesMovie | John Landon | 65 |
| 2011 | IroncladMovie | Albany | 65 |
| 2011 | CoriolanusMovie | Menenius | 65 |
| 2011 | The VeteranMovie | Gerry | 65 |
| 2011 | Exit HumanityMovie | Malcolm Young (voice) | 65 |
| 2011 | The Sinking of the LaconiaSeries | Captain Sharp | 65 |
| 2010 | REDMovie | Ivan Simanov | 64 |
| 2010 | As Good As DeadMovie | Reverend Kalahan | 64 |
| 2009 | KingsSeries | King Vesper Abaddon | 63 |
| 2009 | Fantastic Mr. FoxMovie | Action 12 Reporter (voice) | 63 |
| 2009 | Tell-TaleMovie | Van Doren | 63 |
| 2009 | Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai SwordMovie | Green Dragon (voice) | 63 |
| 2009 | The Day of the TriffidsSeries | Dennis Masen | 63 |
| 2009 | The Good HeartMovie | Jacques | 63 |
| 2008 | The Colour of MagicSeries | Narrator | 62 |
| 2008 | RedMovie | Avery Ludlow | 62 |
| 2008 | The EscapistMovie | Frank Perry | 62 |
| 2008 | The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2Movie | Narrator | 62 |
| 2008 | The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1Movie | Narrator | 62 |
| 2007 | ZodiacMovie | Melvin Belli | 61 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton ShowSeries | Self | 61 |
| 2007 | The Water HorseMovie | Old Angus | 61 |
| 2007 | Trick 'r TreatMovie | Mr. Kreeg | 61 |
| 2007 | The Bourne UltimatumMovie | Ward Abbott (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) | 61 |
| 2007 | Battle for TerraMovie | General Hemmer (voice) | 61 |
| 2007 | M.I. HighSeries | Voice of the Mastermind | 61 |
| 2007 | Shoot on SightMovie | Daniel Tennant | 61 |
| 2006 | Carry On KenMovie | Self | 60 |
| 2006 | Running with ScissorsMovie | Dr. Finch | 60 |
| 2006 | The OutsidersMovie | Gabriel | 60 |
| 2005 | The Colbert ReportSeries | — | 59 |
| 2005 | The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan DoyleMovie | Joseph Bell | 59 |
| 2005 | Red EyeMovie | Joe Reisert | 59 |
| 2005 | Match PointMovie | Alec Hewett | 59 |
| 2005 | The RingerMovie | Gary Barker | 59 |
| 2004 | TroyMovie | King Agamemnon | 58 |
| 2004 | The Bourne SupremacyMovie | Ward Abbott | 58 |
| 2004 | DeadwoodSeries | Jack Langrishe | 58 |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza ShowSeries | Self | 58 |
| 2004 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonMovie | Other Voices (voice) | 58 |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's MarpleSeries | Lewis Serrocold | 58 |
| 2004 | The ReckoningMovie | Tobias | 58 |
| 2004 | Murder by NumbersMovie | Self | 58 |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill MaherSeries | Self | 57 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series | Self - Guest | 57 |
| 2003 | The Evolution of an American FilmmakerMovie | Self | 57 |
| 2003 | X2Movie | William Stryker | 57 |
| 2003 | SinMovie | Captain Oakes | 57 |
| 2002 | The Bourne IdentityMovie | Ward Abbott | 56 |
| 2002 | 25th HourMovie | James Brogan | 56 |
| 2002 | The RingMovie | Richard Morgan | 56 |
| 2002 | Top GearSeries | Self | 56 |
| 2002 | Adaptation.Movie | Robert McKee | 56 |
| 2002 | The RookieMovie | Jim Morris Sr. | 56 |
| 2001 | The Affair of the NecklaceMovie | Minister Breteuil | 55 |
| 2001 | Richard & JudySeries | Self | 55 |
| 2001 | Super TroopersMovie | Captain O'Hagen | 55 |
| 2001 | L.I.E.Movie | Big John Harrigan | 55 |
| 2000 | Aqua Teen Hunger ForceSeries | Anubis (voice) | 54 |
| 2000 | NurembergSeries | Herman Wilhelm Goering | 54 |
| 2000 | LongitudeMovie | Lord Morton | 54 |
| 2000 | A Shot at GloryMovie | Martin Smith | 54 |
| 2000 | ComplicityMovie | Inspector McDunn | 54 |
| 1999 | The CorruptorMovie | Sean Wallace | 53 |
| 1999 | For Love of the GameMovie | Gary Wheeler | 53 |
| 1999 | The Minus ManMovie | Doug | 53 |
| 1998 | Merchants of VenusMovie | Uncle Vladimir | 52 |
| 1998 | Poodle SpringsMovie | Clayton Blackstone | 52 |
| 1998 | RushmoreMovie | Dr. Nelson Guggenheim | 52 |
| 1998 | Desperate MeasuresMovie | Captain Jeremiah Cassidy | 52 |
| 1997 | Kiss the GirlsMovie | Chief Hatfield, Durham PD | 51 |
| 1997 | The BoxerMovie | Joe Hamill | 51 |
| 1997 | Sharpe: The LegendMovie | Hogan | 51 |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSeries | Self | 50 |
| 1996 | Chain ReactionMovie | Lyman Earl Collier | 50 |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated SeriesSeries | Dr. Earl Garver (voice) | 50 |
| 1996 | The Long Kiss GoodnightMovie | Dr. Nathan Waldman | 50 |
| 1996 | The Glimmer ManMovie | Mr. Smith | 50 |
| 1996 | Witness Against HitlerMovie | Judge Freisler | 50 |
| 1995 | BraveheartMovie | Argyle Wallace | 49 |
| 1995 | Rob RoyMovie | Killearn | 49 |
| 1994 | Iron WillMovie | Angus McTeague | 48 |
| 1993 | FrasierSeries | Harry Moon | 47 |
| 1993 | SharpeSeries | Major Hogan | 47 |
| 1993 | Sharpe's EagleMovie | Major Michael Hogan | 47 |
| 1992 | Shakespeare: The Animated TalesSeries | Macbeth (voice) | 46 |
| 1992 | The Cloning of Joanna MayMovie | Carl May | 46 |
| 1992 | The Cloning of Joanna MaySeries | Carl May | 46 |
| 1992 | The Big BattalionsSeries | Edward Hoyland | 46 |
| 1991 | PerformanceSeries | The Director | 45 |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for YouSeries | Self | 44 |
| 1990 | Hidden AgendaMovie | Peter Kerrigan | 44 |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsSeries | Kostas Becker (voice) | 43 |
| 1989 | Murder on the MoonMovie | Voronov | 43 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries | Self - Guest | 42 |
| 1988 | The Modern World: Ten Great WritersSeries | Henrik Ibsen (voice) | 42 |
| 1988 | Red DwarfSeries | The King | 42 |
| 1988 | Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the SunMovie | Jack Purves | 42 |
| 1987 | Inspector MorseSeries | Michael Steppings | 41 |
| 1986 | ManhunterMovie | Dr. Hannibal Lecktor | 40 |
| 1985 | Florence NightingaleMovie | Dr. McGregor | 39 |
| 1984 | Pope John Paul IIMovie | Father Góra | 38 |
| 1980 | Hammer House of HorrorSeries | Chuck | 34 |
| 1979 | MinderSeries | Frank | 33 |
| 1979 | Question TimeSeries | Self - Panellist | 33 |
| 1978 | The Devil's CrownSeries | Henry II | 32 |
| 1978 | OutSeries | McGrath | 32 |
| 1977 | TargetSeries | Billy Voss | 31 |
| 1974 | PlayhouseSeries | Dalhousie | 28 |
| 1974 | Churchill's PeopleSeries | William Wallace | 28 |
| 1972 | Van der ValkSeries | Stefan Szabo | 26 |
| 1971 | Nicholas and AlexandraMovie | Trotsky | 25 |
| 1971 | Stage 2Series | Hastings | 25 |
| 1970 | Play for TodaySeries | Dr. Gillespie | 24 |
| 1970 | ManhuntSeries | Anton | 24 |
| 1967 | ITV PlayhouseSeries | Apeman | 21 |
| 1967 | The GamblersSeries | Mickey | 21 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the MonthSeries | Alsemero | 19 |
| 1964 | Theatre 625Series | Lasar Opie | 18 |
| 0 | Have I Got a Bit More News for YouSeries | Himself - Panellist | — |