An ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
He was nominated for a 1984 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Fool for Love" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
He was nominated for a 1986 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "You Can't Take It With You" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
He was nominated for a 1989 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "A Walk in the Woods" at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
He was nominated for a 1991 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "Curse of the Starving Class" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.