Aaron Eckhart made his screen debut in the 1992 television thriller film ‘Double Jeopardy’ where he played the role of ‘Dwayne.’ In 1993, he made his silver screen debut in the thriller film ‘Slaughter of the Innocents’ directed by James Glickenhaus. He next starred as ‘Chad’ in the 1997 Canadian-American black comedy film ‘In the Company of Men’ directed by Neil LaBute. The film earned praise from critics and scored an 89% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Eckhart also became a recipient of the ‘Independent Spirit Award’ and ‘Satellite Award’ for his performance in the film. He next starred in films like ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ (1998), ‘Thursday’ (1998), ‘Molly’ (1999), ‘Erin Brockovich’ (2000), ‘Nurse Betty’ (2000), ‘The Pledge’ (2001), ‘Possession’ (2002), ‘The Core’ (2003), ‘Paycheck’ (2003), and ‘Suspect Zero’ (2004). He received the Golden Globe Award nomination for portraying Nick Naylor in the 2005 American satirical black comedy film ‘Thank You for Smoking’ directed by Jason Reitman. The film opened to a positive reception and was a commercial success. In 2006, he appeared in the Neil LaBute-directed horror film ‘The Wicker Man.’ The film received mostly negative reviews from critics and earned a 15% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes.
In 2007, he starred as ‘Mr. Vuoso’ in the American drama film ‘Towelhead’ directed by Alan Ball. The film received a mixed response from critics. The year 2008 saw the release of the Christopher Nolan-directed superhero film ‘The Dark Knight’ where Eckhart portrayed Harvey Dent / Two-Face. The film opened to wild critical acclaim and came to be regarded as one of the best superhero films ever made. It was also a massive commercial success, grossing over $1.005 billion on a budget of $185 million. He next starred in films like ‘Love Happens’ (2009), ‘Rabbit Hole’ (2010), ‘Battle: Los Angeles’ (2011), ‘Erased’ (2012), ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ (2013), ‘I, Frankenstein’ (2014), ‘My All American’ (2015), ‘London Has Fallen’ (2016), ‘Sully’ (2016), ‘Midway’ (2019), and ‘Line of Duty’ (2019). He was last seen in the 2020 American thriller film ‘Wander’ directed by April Mullen. The received mixed reviews from critics.