hiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː lˈʌndən kɹˈɪɾɪks sˈɜːkəl dɹˈɑːmə θˈiəɾɚɹ ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ bˈɛst səpˈoːɹɾɪŋ ˈæktɚɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn fɔːɹ hɪz pɚfˈoːɹmənsᵻz ɪnðə twˈɪn ɹˈaɪvəlz ænd ðə wˈɪtʃ ʌv ˈɛdmɔntən ænd ɐn ˈɑːlɪviɚ nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ hɪz pɚfˈoːɹməns æz sˈɪdʒɪsmˌʌnd ɪn kˈɔldɚɹənz lˈaɪfz ɐ dɹˈiːm æt ðə ɹˈɔɪəl ʃˈeɪkspɪɹ kˈʌmpəni.
He was awarded the 1982 London Critics' Circle Drama Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actor of 1981 for his performances in The Twin Rivals and The Witch of Edmonton and an Olivier Nomination for his performance as Sigismund in Calderon's Life's A Dream at the Royal Shakespeare Company.