at the Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers Choice Awards for his work on the original production of The History Boys. He was nominated for the 29th annual Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role. He won a Drama Desk Award and was nominated for a Tony Award for his work on the Broadway production. Barnett was nominated for the 2006 British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer (On Screen) for his work on the film version of The History Boys. In 2014 Barnett received a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his work in Twelfth Night. In 2022 Barnett received the Stage Edinburgh Award for excellence in acting for his role in the solo-show Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen. Personal life Barnett is openly gay and in a relationship with theatre director Adam Penford. In 2020 his father died from COVID-19. Credits Theatre Television Film Radio Audio drama Soundtrack Video games References External links 1980 births Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Drama Desk Award winners English male film actors English people of Polish-Jewish descent English male radio actors English male stage actors English male television actors Living people English LGBT actors Actors from Whitby 20th-century LGBT people 21st-century English male actors 21st-century LGBT people Male actors from Yorkshire English gay actors