Theater is just so much more satisfying than film or television just because you deliver the whole thing from start to finish in one evening, and you can tell if people have enjoyed it or not. That's great to do every night to go in front of a full room of people and tell the story. There's nothing like that really.

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Shortly after Hackers he was cast in Trainspotting as "Sick Boy". His first appearance on US television was the 1996 miniseries Dead Man's Walk. He currently stars as Sherlock Holmes in the CBS crime drama Elementary alongside Lucy Liu as Dr.

He achieved early success with roles in the films Hackers (1995) and Trainspotting (1996) and worked steadily in film and theatre until 2008 when he starred as the series lead in two seasons of the American television series Eli Stone. He currently stars as Sherlock Holmes in the CBS crime drama Elementary alongside Lucy Liu as Dr.