▁his ▁film ▁debut ▁that ▁year , ▁appearing ▁opposite ▁Kenneth ▁Bran agh ▁in ▁O th ello . ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁saw ▁She en ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Theatre ▁for ▁The ▁End s ▁of ▁the ▁Earth , ▁an ▁original ▁play ▁by ▁David ▁Lan . ▁A ▁minor ▁role ▁in ▁Mary ▁Re illy ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁three ▁film ▁collabor ations ▁with ▁director ▁Stephen ▁Fre ars . ▁She en ' s ▁most ▁significant ▁appearance ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁was ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁in ▁Henry ▁V , ▁st aged ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Shakespeare ▁Company ▁( R SC ) ▁at ▁their ▁Str at ford - up on - Av on ▁theatre , ▁which ▁earned ▁him ▁a ▁second ▁Ian ▁Charles on ▁Award ▁nom ination . ▁The ▁Times ▁pra ised ▁" a ▁bl ister ingly ▁intellig ent ▁performance ". ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁rev ival ▁of ▁Harold ▁P inter ' s ▁The ▁Home coming ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Theatre , ▁directed ▁by ▁Roger ▁Mich ell , ▁and ▁directed ▁Bad f inger , ▁st arring ▁Rh ys ▁If ans , ▁at ▁the ▁Don mar ▁W are house . ▁The ▁latter ▁was ▁st aged ▁by ▁the ▁Th in ▁Language ▁Theatre ▁Company , ▁which ▁She en ▁had ▁co - f ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁aim ing ▁to ▁further ▁Wel sh ▁theatre . ▁He ▁then ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁bi ographical ▁film ▁Wil de , ▁playing ▁Rob bie ▁Ross ▁to ▁Stephen ▁F ry ' s ▁Oscar ▁Wil de . ▁In ▁early ▁