Awards and Nominations
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | An Experienced Woman Gives Advice | Manchester Evening News Theatre Award | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 1996 | The Glass Menagerie | Theatre Management Association | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2000 | The Comedy of Errors | Ian Charleson Award | Best Classical Actor Under 30 | Nominated |
| 2003 | Lobby Hero | Olivier Award | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2005 | Look Back in Anger | Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland | Best Male Performance | Won |
| 2006 | Casanova, Secret Smile, and Doctor Who | Broadcasting Press Guild | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2006 | Doctor Who | TV Quick and TV Choice Award | Best Actor | Won |
| 2006 | Doctor Who | National Television Award | Best Actor | Won |
| 2007 | Doctor Who | Welsh BAFTAs | Best Actor | Won |
| 2007 | Doctor Who | TV Quick and TV Choice Award | Best Actor | Won |
| 2007 | Doctor Who | Constellation Awards | Best Male Performance in a 2006 Science Fiction Television Episode | Won |
| 2007 | Himself | National Television Award | Most Popular Actor | Won |
| 2007 | Himself | Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Award | Screen Award | Won |
| 2008 | Doctor Who | Constellation Awards | Best Male Performance in a 2007 Science Fiction Television Episode | Won |
| 2008 | Doctor Who | TV Quick and TV Choice Award | Best Actor | Won |
| 2008 | Doctor Who | National Television Award | Outstanding Drama Performance | Won |
| 2008 | Doctor Who | Satellite Award | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2008 | Recovery and Doctor Who | Royal Television Society Programme Award | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2009 | Hamlet | Critics' Circle Award | Best Shakespearean Performance | Won |
| 2009 | Hamlet | Theatregoers' Choice Awards | AKA Theatre Event of the Year | Won |
| 2009 | Hamlet | Standard Theatre Award | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2009 | Einstein and Eddington and Doctor Who | Broadcasting Press Guild | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2009 | Doctor Who | Scottish BAFTA | Acting in TV Male | Nominated |
| 2009 | Doctor Who | Saturn Award | Best Actor on Television | Nominated |
| 2010 | Doctor Who | National Television Award | Outstanding Drama Performance | Won |
| 2010 | Doctor Who | Constellation Award | Best Male Performance in a 2009 Science Fiction Television Episode | Won |
| 2010 | Hamlet and Doctor Who | Broadcasting Press Guild | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2011 | Single Father | TV Choice Award | Best Actor | Won |
| 2011 | Single Father | Royal Television Society Programme Awards | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2012 | Kafka: The Musical | BBC Audio Drama Awards | Best Actor | Won |
| 2012 | Much Ado About Nothing | What's On Stage Awards | Best Actor | Nominated |
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