| Early Career | - Studied law before turning to acting in the mid-1990s
- Started with stage work and small film roles
- First acting role at age 27 in a stage production of Shakespeare's Coriolanus
- Worked odd jobs in London before pursuing acting full-time
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| Notable Films | - Mrs Brown
- Tomorrow Never Dies
- Tale of the Mummy
- Dracula 2000
- Attila
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life
- The Phantom of the Opera
- 300
- P.S. I Love You
- Law Abiding Citizen
- Machine Gun Preacher
- Gods of Egypt
- Geostorm
- Den of Thieves
- Hunter Killer
- Timeline
- Beowulf & Grendel
- The Ugly Truth
- The Bounty Hunter
- Chasing Mavericks
- Olympus Has Fallen
- The Vanishing
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| Other Work | - Voice work in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise
- Reprised role as Stoick in the live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon in 2025
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| Awards & Recognition | - Capri Breakout Actor Award at the Capri Hollywood International Film Festival for Dear Frankie
- Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor for The Phantom of the Opera
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