 He played graphic artist Peter Saville on his second collaboration with Winterbottom, the Palme d'Or-nominated "24 Hour Party People".He has appeared in plays both on and off the West End, notably lead roles in Neil LaBute's "The Shape of Things" at The New Ambassadors Theatre, and the European premiere of the Pulitzer prize-winning play "Anna in the Tropics" at the Hampstead Theatre.In 2007, Cilenti had a recurring role in the CBS series "NCIS" as terrorist Mamoun Sharif.