- Researched his role as Arnold Rothstein in Boardwalk Empire (2010) so thoroughly that the show's writers often used him as a reference point.
- As of 2018, has appeared in seven films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: A Serious Man (2009), Hugo (2011), Lincoln (2012), Arrival (2016), Call Me by Your Name (2017), The Shape of Water (2017) and The Post (2017). His presence in three Best Picture nominees in 2017 makes him only the second person to achieve this feat in the new millennium after John C. Reilly in 2002. Of these, The Shape of Water is a Best Picture winner.
- He studied at Juilliard school from 1988 to 1992, having been a member of the Drama Division's Group 21. He studied acting almost around the world, including at University of California in Los Angeles, the Vilnius Conservatory in Lithuania, the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, and the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain at the University of London. He also studied mime with the great Marcel Marceau at the World Centre.
- He constantly plays real life figures, most notably supporting roles in films such as The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2010), Lincoln (2012), Hitchcock (2012), Pawn Sacrifice (2014), Trumbo (2015), Steve Jobs (2015) and Miles Ahead (2015); as a lead he portrayed Edward Hopper in two short films: La Muse (2012) and Hopper Stories (2012); and on TV, he's best known for portraying Arnold Rothstein in Boardwalk Empire.
- He had been a professional stage actor for 10 years when he made his first screen appearance (in an unnamed part) in A Price Above Rubies (1998). It would be another 11 years before he became a well-known screen actor, thanks to the Coen Brothers A Serious Man (2009).
- He has worked with 7 directors who have won a Best Director Oscar: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen, Danny Boyle, and Guillermo del Toro.
- His family heritage traces back to Russia, Hungary, England, and Germany.
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