Filmography36 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | AnemoneMovie | Ray Stoker | 68 |
| 2025 | Mr. ScorseseSeries | Self | 68 |
| 2021 | Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood GeniusMovie | Self (archive footage) | 64 |
| 2017 | SpielbergMovie | Self | 60 |
| 2017 | Phantom ThreadMovie | Reynolds Woodcock | 60 |
| 2013 | Lincoln: An American JourneyMovie | Self | 56 |
| 2012 | LincolnMovie | Abraham Lincoln | 55 |
| 2011 | A Man's StoryMovie | Self (archive footage) | 54 |
| 2010 | Making The Last of the MohicansMovie | Self | 53 |
| 2009 | NineMovie | Guido Contini | 52 |
| 2005 | The Ballad of Jack and RoseMovie | Jack Slavin | 48 |
| 2002 | Gangs of New YorkMovie | Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting | 45 |
| 2002 | Forever EalingMovie | Narrator (voice) | 45 |
| 2001 | I Love 1980'sSeries | — | 44 |
| 1997 | The BoxerMovie | Danny Flynn | 40 |
| 1996 | The CrucibleMovie | John Proctor | 39 |
| 1993 | The Age of InnocenceMovie | Newland Archer | 36 |
| 1993 | In the Name of the FatherMovie | Gerry Conlon | 36 |
| 1989 | My Left Foot: The Story of Christy BrownMovie | Christy Brown | 32 |
| 1989 | Eversmile New JerseyMovie | Dr. Fergus O'Connell | 32 |
| 1988 | The Unbearable Lightness of BeingMovie | Tomas | 31 |
| 1987 | NanouMovie | Max | 30 |
| 1986 | A Room with a ViewMovie | Cecil Vyse | 29 |
| 1986 | The Insurance ManMovie | Kafka | 29 |
| 1985 | My Beautiful LaundretteMovie | Johnny Burfoot | 28 |
| 1985 | My Brother JonathanSeries | Jonathan Dakers | 28 |
| 1984 | The BountyMovie | John Fryer | 27 |
| 1983 | Dangerous CornerMovie | Gordon Whitehouse | 26 |
| 1982 | GandhiMovie | Colin | 25 |
| 1982 | Frost in MaySeries | Archie Hughes-Follett | 25 |
| 1981 | Artemis '81Movie | Library Student | 24 |
| 1979 | ShoestringSeries | DJ | 22 |
| 1974 | PlayhouseSeries | Alex | 17 |
| 1971 | Sunday Bloody SundayMovie | Child Vandal (uncredited) | 14 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the MonthSeries | Gordon Whitehouse | 8 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | — |