thumb|left|upright|Nolte in 2003 Nolte continued to work in the 2000s, taking smaller parts in ' and Hotel Rwanda, both performances receiving positive reviews. He also played supporting roles in the 2006 drama Peaceful Warrior and the 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder. In 2011, Nolte played recovering alcoholic Paddy Conlon in Warrior, and was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Beginning in 2011, Nolte starred with Dustin Hoffman in the HBO series Luck. At the start of production of the second season, however, HBO ended the series after the death of three horses during filming. In 2013, he was in the movie ' which starred Jason Statham. In 2015, Nolte starred in the biopic comedy-drama ' and in the revenge thriller '.
thumb|left|upright|Nolte in 2003 Nolte continued to work in the 2000s, taking smaller parts in ' and Hotel Rwanda, both performances receiving positive reviews. He also played supporting roles in the 2006 drama Peaceful Warrior and the 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder. In 2011, Nolte played recovering alcoholic Paddy Conlon in Warrior, and was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Beginning in 2011, Nolte starred with Dustin Hoffman in the HBO series Luck. At the start of production of the second season, however, HBO ended the series after the death of three horses during filming. In 2013, he was in the movie ' which starred Jason Statham. In 2015 Nolte starred in the biopic comedy-drama ' and in the revenge thriller '.