Hutchison's film work began in the late 1980s, appearing as Sproles in the 1988 drama "Fresh Horses" and Obie Jameson in the 1988 film adaptation of "The Chocolate War". Of his performance in "Fresh Horses", one critic observed that he "hoistthe film onto his shoulders for the duration of his scenes". In the 1990s, he appeared in films such as "The Green Mile", "The Lawnmower Man" (1992), "A Time to Kill" (1996), "Con Air" (1997), and "Batman & Robin" (1997). His later supporting roles included "Shaft" (2000), "Bait" (2000), "I Am Sam" (2001), "The Salton Sea" (2002), and "No Good Deed" (2002).