Trivia

Performed in "Cabaret" on Broadway as Herr Ludwig with Alan Cumming and Natasha Richardson.

Has one adopted son.

Spent 12 years as a stage actor in Chicago before moving to New York.

Often portrays difficult, dishonest, combative, or mentally unstable characters.

Won Broadway's 2003 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for his performance as Mason Marzac in Richard Greenberg's "Take Me Out." Was nominated the next year, in 2004, as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for playing Garfield assassin Charles J. Guiteau in "Assassins."

As of 2014, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Michael Clayton (2007), Milk (2008) and Dallas Buyers Club (2013).

Born in Kansas City, Missouri but raised in Southfield, Michigan.

Won the 2003 Clarence Derwent Award for "Take Me Out", presented to outstanding newcomers to the New York theater scene.

He was awarded the 1986 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Never the Sinner" at the Stormfield Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Made his Broadway debut in "Racing Demon" (1995).

For his performance as Oscar in Broadway's "Sweet Charity," he won the 2005 Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He was also nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award (Best Actor in a Musical) and two Broadway.com Audience Awards, for Favorite Featured Actor in a Musical and Favorite Onstage Pair (with Christina Applegate).

He was awarded the 1987 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "The Voice of the Prairie" at the Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

He was nominated for a 1989 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Music from a Locked Room" at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

He was awarded the 1992 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Hauptmann" at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

In addition to his Tony Award for "Take Me Out", he also won the 2003 Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Obie Award, Lucille Lortel Award and Broadway.com Audience Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

Nominated six times for the Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League, for "Take Me Out" (2003), "Assassins" (2004), "Sweet Charity" (2006), "Inherit the Wind" and "A Spanish Play" (2007), "Uncle Vanya" (2008) and "An Iliad" (2011).

He was nominated for a 1988 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Sneaky Feelings" at the Remains Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Irish-American.

Graduate, Northwestern University. Close friend, John Logan, also graduated from Northwestern.

Holds an Irish Passport.

He was awarded the 1987 Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Hauptmann" at the Stormfield Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Graduate, Brother Rice High School Class of '80.

Has been compared physically to William Schallert.

Shares his birthday with Jim Carrey.