He has also recently featured in the blockbuster sci-fi hit films " X-Men " and the sequel " X2. " Amongst his other numerous television credits include Captain Ahab in " Moby Dick, " for which he was both Emmy and Golden Globe nominated and " I, Claudius. " He is an Honorary Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), having been made an Associate Artist in 1967. For the RSC he has played most of the great Shakespearean roles including notably King John, Henry IV, Shylock (Olivier nomination), Titus Andronicus, Enobarbus (Olivier Award), Oberon and Leontes.