Was nominated for Broadway's 1982 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for playing Smike in "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby," a role he recreated in the television version with the same title, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982). He found that role so taxing that he took a year off from acting to recover. Won the 'Best Actor in a Supporting Role' award in the 1980 Laurence Olivier Awards for Nicholas Nickleby.