He has become one of the Philippines most celebrated actors and has won a large number of awards. In 2005, his on-camera career took off and he began to work steadily. Since then, he has appeared in such projects as “Masahista”, “Kaleldo”, “Batanes”, “Mga Kuwento Ni Lola Basyang: Ang Walong Bulag”, “Ligaw na Bulaklak”, “Daybreak”, “Kinatay”, “Nagsimula sa Puso”, “100 Days to Heaven”, “Growing Up”, “My Little Juan”, “Noy”, “Captive”, “24/7 In Love”, and “A Moment in Time”. He has won 36 major acting honors and has been nominated for 33 more.