Co-starred as Quintus in Ridley Scott's Gladiator (2000). He has appeared in more than 40 films, ranging from large budget Hollywood Studio pictures to Independent films in both the USA and Europe. His studio pictures include L.A. Confidential (1997) (as Bruening, a rogue cop), The Bodyguard (1992) (as Portman, Kevin Costner's antagonist and Whitney Houston's assassin), The Hunt for Red October (1990) (as Loginov, the Russian Saboteur) and Tombstone (1993). He played Lazarus in Martin Scorsese's controversial The Last Temptation of Christ (1988).