
He played leading man roles in drama films such as
Nell (1994),
Rob Roy (1995),
Michael Collins (1996), and
Les Misérables (1998). He took blockbuster roles portraying Qui-Gon Jinn in
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Ra's al Ghul in
Batman Begins (2005), and Aslan in
The Chronicles of Narnia trilogy (2005–2010).