Født October 10, 1946 · Redditch, UK
Filmography
| Role | Title | Year | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actor | Game of Thrones | Tywin Lannister | |
| Actor | Me Before You | 2016 | Stephen Traynor |
| Actor | The Sandman | Roderick Burgess | |
| Actor | The Imitation Game | 2014 | Commander Denniston |
| Actor | Ghostbusters | 2016 | Harold Filmore |
| Actor | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | 2019 | Jonah Alan |
| Actor | The King's Man | 2021 | Herbert Kitchener |
| Actor | The Day of the Jackal | Timothy Winthorp | |
| Actor | And Then There Were None | Lawrence Wargrave | |
| Actor | Dracula Untold | 2014 | Master Vampire |
| Actor | Johnny English Strikes Again | 2018 | Agent Seven |
| Actor | Underworld: Blood Wars | 2016 | Thomas |
| Actor | Alien³ | 1992 | Jonathan Clemens |
| Actor | Underworld: Awakening | 2012 | Thomas |
| Actor | Rise of Empires: Ottoman | Narrator | |
| Actor | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | 2016 | Mr. Bennet |
| Actor | The First Omen | 2024 | Father Harris |
| Actor | Childhood's End | Karellen | |
| Actor | Rabbit Hole | Ben Wilson | |
| Actor | Mank | 2020 | William Randolph Hearst |
| Actor | The Widow | Martin Benson | |
| Actor | Victor Frankenstein | 2015 | Frankenstein |
| Actor | The Serpent Queen | Pope Clement | |
| Actor | Neverland | Richard Fludd | |
| Actor | For Your Eyes Only | 1981 | Claus |
| Actor | The Batman: Part II | 2027 | |
| Actor | Ali G Indahouse | 2002 | Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton |
| Actor | Last Action Hero | 1993 | Benedict |
| Actor | Scoop | 2006 | Mt Malcolm |
| Actor | Woman in Gold | 2015 | Sherman |
| Actor | Testament: The Story of Moses | Narrator | |
| Actor | Child 44 | 2015 | Major Grachev |
| Actor | The Golden Child | 1986 | Sardo Numspa |
| Actor | Gosford Park | 2001 | Lord Raymond Stockbridge |
| Actor | Fingersmith | Mr. Christopher Lilly | |
| Actor | Justin and the Knights of Valour | 2013 | Legantir (voice) |
| Actor | The Iron Mask | 2019 | Lord Dudley |
| Actor | Bleak House (2005) | Mr. Tulkinghorn | |
| Actor | Your Highness | 2011 | King Tallious |
| Actor | The Woman in White (2018) | Frederick Fairlie | |
| Actor | Goldeneye | 1989 | Ian Fleming |
| Actor | Euphoria | 2018 | Mr. Daren |
| Actor | Starter for 10 | 2006 | Michael Harbinson |
| Actor | Secret State | John Hodder | |
| Actor | Ironclad | 2011 | Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Actor | Swimming Pool | 2003 | John Bosload |
| Actor | Michael Collins | 1996 | Soames |
| Actor | Terry Pratchett's Going Postal | Lord Vetinari | |
| Actor | The Contractor | 2007 | DCS Andrew Windsor |
| Actor | The Singapore Grip | Mr. Webb | |
| Actor | Deadline Gallipoli | Sir Ian Hamilton | |
| Actor | The Great Fire | Lord Denton | |
| Actor | Rumours | 2024 | |
| Actor | Despite the Falling Snow | 2016 | Old Alexander Ivanov |
| Actor | Trinity (UK) | Dr Edmund Maltravers | |
| Actor | Frankenstein | 2025 | Leopold Frankenstein |
| Actor | Forbidden Empire | 2014 | Lord Dudley |
| Actor | Savage Kingdom | Narrator | |
| Actor | The Phantom of the Opera | Erik The Phantom of the Opera | |
| Director | Ladies in Lavender | 2004 | |
| Writer | Ladies in Lavender | 2004 | |
| Producer | Ladies in Lavender | 2004 | |
| Actor | Henry VIII | Duke of Buckingham | |
| Actor | Admiral | 2015 | King Charles II |
| Actor | Rebecca | Maxim de Winter | |
| Actor | Saint John Bosco Mission to Love | 2004 | Marchese Clementi |
| Actor | The Jewel in the Crown | Guy Perron | |
| Actor | Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty | Old Michelangelo | |
| Actor | Patrick | 2013 | Doctor Roget |
| Actor | There Be Dragons | 2011 | Solono |
| Actor | Space Truckers | 1996 | Nabel / Macanudo |
| Actor | Midnight's Children | 2012 | William Methwold |
| Actor | Fallen Angel | ||
| Actor | Plenty | 1985 | Raymond Brock |
| Actor | Hilary and Jackie | 1998 | Derek Du Pré |
| Actor | China Moon | 1994 | Rupert Munro |
| Actor | Alien Evolution | 2001 | Himself / Clemens |
| Actor | Dark Blue World | 2001 | Wing Commander Bentley |
| Actor | The Book of Vision | 2021 | |
| Actor | Spitfire | 2018 | Narrator (voice) |
| Actor | Fanny Lye Deliver'd | 2020 | John Lye |
| Actor | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | 2001 | Ralph Nickleby |
| Actor | Master Moley By Royal Invitation | 2019 | Mr. James Moley (voice) |
| Actor | Happy New Year, Colin Burstead | 2018 | Uncle Bertie |
| Actor | Good Morning, Babylon | 1987 | D.W. Griffith |
| Actor | That Good Night | 2018 | The Visitor |
| Actor | White Mischief | 1987 | Josslyn Hay |
| Actor | Consenting Adults | 2007 | Jack Wolfenden |