Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart play Becca and Howie, whose life together seems tense, orderly, and ominously quiet.

NEWYORKER: Rabbit Hole

You may not have heard of the shameless tobacco lobbyist Nick Naylor or know much about the actor Aaron Eckhart.

NPR: 'Thank You for Smoking' Displays a Sense of Humor

It's a role that uses more facets of Aaron Eckhart that anything has before and he knows what to do with it.

NPR: 'Thank You for Smoking' Displays a Sense of Humor

Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), the chief spokesman for the tobacco lobby in Washington, is handsome and likable, a mixture of swagger and impudent candor.

NEWYORKER: Thank You For Smoking

This time we are introduced to two couples: Mary (Amy Brenneman) lives with Barry (Aaron Eckhart), while Terri (Catherine Keener) lives with Jerry (Ben Stiller).

NEWYORKER: Your Friends & Neighbors

Ledger's performance has created a wave of excitement and praise from his co-stars, including Aaron Eckhart, who plays Harvey Dent and is involved in a tense, pivotal scene with the deranged Joker.

BBC: Batman's nemesis crowns dark tale

With Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

NEWYORKER: The Dark Knight

You have to hand it to Aaron Eckhart.

NEWYORKER: Out There

She's cold with Howie (Aaron Eckhart -- also excellent), can't disguise her contempt for group therapy (she quits before they throw her out), and she mortifies her husband when she gives away their son's wardrobe without a word of warning.

CNN: Review: Kidman shines in painfully honest 'Rabbit Hole'

The best defense is offered by a small team of U.S. Marines, guided by the veteran hand of a staff sergeant (Aaron Eckhart), which, taking its cue from highly decorated video games, meets and defeats the invaders at every turn, closing in on their underground command center and pausing only briefly to deliver what some historians have already hailed as the dumbest dialogue of the year.

NEWYORKER: Battle: Los Angeles