Trivia

Directed one Oscar-nominated performance: Nicole Kidman in Rabbit Hole (2010).

His favorite film is A Woman Under the Influence (1974). Other favorites include Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), Fanny and Alexander (1982), The King of Comedy (1982), Nashville (1975), Nights of Cabiria (1957), and The Conversation (1974).

Co-wrote the song "Snapshot in LA" alongside Marion Cotillard especially for a Lady Dior advertising campaign in 2014.

Named one of People Magazine's Breakthrough Stars of 2001.

According to manga artist Mitsurou Kubo, he's the visual inspiration for the character of Viktor Nikiforov from the manga and hit anime Yuri on Ice.

Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 43.

Host of Escape From Hollywood on the IFC network.

Brother of Colin Mitchell.