| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
| 1997 | Royal Television Society Programme Award | Best Male Actor | Holding On | Nominated |
| 2001 | British Academy Television Craft Award | New Director (Fiction) | Sweet Revenge | Nominated |
| 2003 | Royal Television Society Programme Award | Best Male Actor | The Deal | Won |
| 2003 | British Academy Television Award | Best Actor | State of Play | Nominated |
| 2010 | Broadcasting Press Guild Award | Best Actor | Red Riding | Nominated |
| 2011 | Liverpool Daily Post Arts Awards | Best Actor | Macbeth | Won |
| 2013 | Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actor | The Walking Dead | Nominated |
| 2014 | Saturn Award | Best Guest Star | The Walking Dead | Nominated |