He was nominated for a 2003 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Musical for "Comfortable Shoes" at the Royal George Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
He was nominated for a Tony Award in 2016 for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as George Washington in Hamilton: An American Musical. He lost to costar Daveed Diggs.
Ever since his son was diagnosed with autism, he and his wife have become advocates for the group Autism Speaks.