Filmography and Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Waking Ned Devine | Nominated |
| 1999 | British Comedy Award | Best TV Comedy Actor | Cold Feet | Nominated |
| 2000 | British Comedy Award | Best TV Comedy Actor | Cold Feet | Won |
| 2001 | British Comedy Award | Best TV Comedy Actor | Cold Feet | Nominated |
| 2002 | Television and Radio Industries Club Award | Drama TV Performer of the Year | Cold Feet | Won |
| 2002 | British Independent Film Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film | Bloody Sunday | Won |
| 2002 | Stockholm International Film Festival Award | Best Actor | Bloody Sunday | Won |
| 2002 | British Academy Television Award | Best Actor | Bloody Sunday | Nominated |
| 2003 | Irish Film & Television Award | Best Actor in a TV Drama | Murphy's Law | Won |
| 2003 | TV Quick Awards | Best Actor | Cold Feet | Won |
| 2003 | National Television Award | Most Popular Comedy Performance | Cold Feet | Won |
| 2004 | National Television Award | Most Popular Actor | The Canterbury Tales | Nominated |
| 2004 | Irish Film & Television Award | Best Actor in a TV Drama | Wall of Silence | Nominated |
| 2005 | Irish Film & Television Award | Best Actor in Television | Murphy's Law | Nominated |
| 2007 | Irish Film & Television Award | Best Actor in a Lead Role in Television | Murphy's Law | Nominated |
| 2007 | Golden Globe Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Jekyll | Nominated |
| 2008 | Rose d'Or | Best Entertainer | Jekyll | Nominated |
| 2008 | ITV3 Crime Thriller Award | Best Actor | Murphy's Law and Midnight Man | Nominated |
| 2010 | Broadcasting Press Guild Award | Best Actor | Occupation and Five Minutes of Heaven | Nominated |
| 2010 | New York City Horror Film Festival Award | Best Actor | Outcast | Won |
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