Artificial Intelligence (2001), Sam Mendes' Road to Perdition (2002), Minghella's Cold Mountain (2003), for which he earned Academy Award and BAFTA nominations, in addition to the drama Closer (2004) and the romantic comedy The Holiday (2006).

In addition to his film work, Law has performed in several West End and Broadway productions including Les Parents terribles in 1994, Hamlet in 2010, and Anna Christie in 2011.

[13] One of his first major stage roles was Foxtrot Darling in Philip Ridley's The Fastest Clock in the Universe, which he performed at the Hampstead Theatre in London.

[14] Law went on to appear as Michael in the 1994 West End rendition of Jean Cocteau's tragicomedy Les Parents terribles, directed by Sean Mathias.

[18] Following a title change to Indiscretions, the play was reworked and transferred to Broadway in 1995, where Law acted opposite Kathleen Turner, Roger Rees and Cynthia Nixon.

Following this, he took on minor roles in various British television series, including a two-year stint in the Granada TV produced ITV soap opera Families.

[25] In 1994, Law appeared in his first major leading film role with the British crime drama Shopping, which also starred his then future wife, Sadie Frost.

[12] The New York Times reviewer Janet Maslin noted that Law's voluptuous beauty and mocking, boyish petulance gives [Douglas] a rock star's presence.

[29][30] In Andrew Niccol's science fiction film Gattaca (1997), Law took on the role of a disabled former swimming star living in a eugenics-obsessed dystopia.

[31] In Clint Eastwood's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997), he played the role of Billy Hanson, a male prostitute killed by his partner, an art dealer portrayed by Kevin Spacey.

[34][35] In 1999, Law starred alongside Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in the psychological thriller film The Talented Mr. Ripley, directed by Anthony Minghella.

[39] The Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw commented on Law giving a very stylish and charismatic performance as the exquisite Dickie, all cruelty and caprice.

Using computer graphics technology, footage of the young Olivier was merged into the film, playing Dr. Totenkopf, a mysterious scientific genius and supervillain.

[49][50] Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow would be the final film produced by Natural Nylon, which had folded with the departure of its founding members, including Law.

[56] In 2006, he portrayed the role of a single parent in the American romantic comedy film The Holiday, written, produced and directed by Nancy Meyers.

[62] In May 2009, Law returned to the London stage to portray the title role in William Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Donmar Warehouse West End season at Wyndham's Theatre.

The Hollywood Reporter critic Todd McCarthy called the character "excellent" and praised the compelling ferociousness of Law's portrayal.

[77] In their respective reviews for The Guardian and The New York Times, Rebecca Nicholson praised the "surprising charm" with which Law strikes a balance between the qualities of a vindictive authoritarian and wounded man-child, while James Poniewozik described his role as saddled with stiff dialogue.

[90] Law was attached to play artist Roland Penrose in Lee, a World War II-era drama film directed by Ellen Kuras,[91] but was later replaced by Alexander Skarsgård.

They met President Hamid Karzai, top NATO and UN officials, and members of the aid community, where they also screened The Day After Peace, which features activities that took place throughout Afghanistan in 2007.

[118] In July 2007, as patron of the charity, he helped kick off the month-long tour of the AIDS-themed musical Thula Sizwe by the Young Zulu Warriors.

[120][121][122] Law has done charity work for organizations such as Make Poverty History, the Rhys Daniels Trust, and the WAVE Trauma Centre.

Hundreds turned up for this unfilmed reenactment, in real time, of the sequence of events shown in Realtime Movie Trailer by the same actors, including Althamer as a Polish labourer, held on 30 November 2007.

[138][139][140] Law is a featured artist on Vampire Weekend's 2019 album, Father of the Bride, in which he recites Thomas Campbell's poem "Lord Ullin's Daughter" during the song of the same name.

[141] Since 2005, Law has represented Dunhill as an "apparel ambassador" in Asia,[142] where in 2008 he became the international face of the brand and began appearing in worldwide advertising campaigns.

[151] Throughout the 2000s, an unhealthy amount of information about Law's life had been in the possession of the media, prompting his involvement in the News International phone hacking scandal.