# Dingdong Dantes

Jose Sixto "Dingdong" Gonzalez Dantes III (born August 2, 1980) is a Filipino actor, filmmaker, and television personality. He is known for his acting versatility, and has played dramatic and action roles in films and television series in the Philippines. His accolades include multiple Box Office Entertainment Awards, 11 wins & 35 nominations, 2X MMFF Best Actor Award, 1x MIFF Best International Actor, a Seoul International Drama Award, 2x Golden Screen TV Best Actor Award, 3x Best Drama Actor at PMPC Star Awards, 3x Film Actor of the Year at EdukCircle Awards, 1x Asian TV Awards Best Actor Award, a FAMAS Takilya King Award, EDDYS Box Office King Award and including nominations for Best Film Actor at Gawad Urian, FAMAS Award, LUNA Awards, and Asian TV Awards.
Dantes' breakthrough came in the early 2000s, where he co-starred with Tanya Garcia in the drama series Sana ay Ikaw na Nga and Twin Hearts. He received further recognition in the late 2000s, where he co-starred with Marian Rivera in Marimar. His further appearances include Stairway to Heaven, Endless Love and I Heart You, Pare!. He is also as a television presenter, serving as the presenter of the shows StarStruck (2003–2019), Family Feud (2009–present), Amazing Earth (2018-present) and The Voice Generations (2023). Dantes is married to Rivera, with whom he has two children.

## Life and career
### Early years

Jose Sixto Gonzales Dantes III was born on August 2, 1980 to Angeline (née Gonzales) and Jose Sixto "Jig" Dantes Jr. He began his career as a child model. Several other commercials ensued before he joined an all-male dance group called Abztract Dancers, with his friend, actor Nathan Dados, and his cousin, actor Arthur Solinap. Their group became regulars on Eat Bulaga! and That's Entertainment.
As an actor, his first movie appearance was in the Shake, Rattle & Roll V episode "Anino". After three years, he debuted on GMA Network's youth-oriented T.G.I.S. when he was 17, under the name Raphael Dantes playing the role of Iñaki. He was first paired with Antoinette Taus. Dantes and Taus became one of the most memorable loveteams in Philippine entertainment industry, especially in the '90s. He appeared in films like Honey My Love So Sweet, Kiss Mo 'Ko and I'm Sorry My Love, and television show Anna Karenina.

### 2000s

In 2000, Dantes appeared in the sitcom Super Klenk. In 2001, he was paired with actress Tanya García as they top-billed GMA-7's primetime soap opera series Sana ay Ikaw na Nga. The two headlined in another primetime romance-drama billing in 2003 titled Twin Hearts. He took on several hosting jobs including beauty pageants such as Binibining Pilipinas and GMA Network's reality artist search, StarStruck, and the game show Family Feud before its transfer to Edu Manzano. Aside from his television stints, he also appeared in films including Magkapatid and Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka. He hosts the suspense-thriller Wag Kukurap, occasionally directing. He played King Ybrahim/Ybarro in the Encantadia fantasy-themed television saga and the 2006 film Moments of Love.
In 2007, Dantes portrayed the lead role Sergio to Marian Rivera's character, Marimar in Marimar. During the same year, he was named No. 1 Bachelor of 2007 by Cosmopolitan magazine (Philippines). He won the USTV Students’ Choice Award for "Most Popular Actor in a Drama/Mini-series."
In 2008, he was cast by his home studio to play the role of Fredo, a love interest of Dyesebel in Dyesebel. In March 2008, he debuted as the Bench image model. Also in 2008, Dantes starred in One True Love. The Cinema Evaluation Board of the Philippines rated the film a B.
In early 2009, Dantes appeared on Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang. He was chosen as Myx guest VJ in August 2009 to promote his album The Dingdong Dantes Experience. The album turned gold one week after it was released on the variety show SOP. Dantes was chosen to portray the role of "Cholo" in the 2009 Philippine adaptation of the Korean drama Stairway to Heaven. He also replaced Richard Gomez as the new host for Family Feud.

### 2010s

In 2010, Dantes was scheduled to release You to Me Are Everything. He was part of Regine Velasquez and Ogie Alcasid's U.S. tour mid May–June. He appeared in the television show Endless Love from June 25 to October 15, 2010. Dantes became a cohost of Party Pilipinas on channel 7. He won the "Best Drama Actor Award" for Stairway To Heaven in the 2010 PMPC Star Awards for TV and was nominated for the same category at the 2010 Asian Television Awards.
In 2011, Dantes did a comedy primetime TV series titled, I Heart You, Pare! with his leading lady Regine Velasquez. He plays an obnoxious macho guy who falls with a heterosexual woman played by Velásquez who, after a chance encounter, met again as she plays a drag who tries to run away from the law. Unfortunately Regine Velasquez left seven weeks before the series came to a close due to her pregnancy with husband Ogie Alcasid. Iza Calzado replaced Velasquez in the series.
He was part of the Star Cinema suspense film Segunda Mano with Kris Aquino and Angelica Panganiban as he played the main antagonist role, Ivan. This marked Dantes' first project with the rival station and film archive Star Cinema, a division of ABS-CBN. It was also his first time to work with Kapamilya stars. He stated that he signed a one-film contract with Star Cinema to do the film and work with Kris Aquino.
He did a primetime TV series, My Beloved which aired on February 13, 2012. In June 2012, he was chosen to star in another MMFF Entry for 2012 in the film One More Try starring Kapamilya actors Angelica Panganiban, Angel Locsin and Zanjoe Marudo. It was Dante's second film with rival Star Cinema of ABS-CBN and was a comeback for Ruel S. Bayani after his critically acclaimed successful blockbuster film No Other Woman hit the box-office last year. In November 2012, Dantes was set in a primetime TV series Pahiram ng Sandali with Lorna Tolentino, Christopher de Leon and Max Collins.
In 2013, Dantes and Marian Rivera joined PETA in their campaign to free the elephant Mali from the Manila Zoo, where she has been kept for the majority of her life alone in a tiny enclosure and in need of proper care.
In March 2014, Dantes graduated from West Negros University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Marketing Management. On May 5, 2014, Dantes was appointed and sworn in by President Benigno Aquino III as commissioner-at-large of the National Youth Commission. Two years later, he decided to resign as the NYC commissioner to give way for his endorsement for Grace Poe as president and Leni Robredo as vice president in the 2016 national elections.
In April 2017, he visited Calapan, Oriental Mindoro to inaugurate the Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology (MinSCAT) Grandstand. A day later, he became the guest speaker during the 43rd Commencement Exercises of Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology-Calapan Campus.

### 2020s

In 2020, Dantes appeared in a Philippine adaptation of Descendants of the Sun from South Korean TV series of his role Capt. Lucas Manalo, together with Jennylyn Mercado.
In 2022, Dantes hosted the game show as the second time on GMA Network, Family Feud. During the season break, he appeared in his drama Royal Blood and hosted The Voice Generations.
His next films were part of the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival: Rewind, where he co-starred with Marian Rivera in a lead role, and Firefly, where he played an adult version of a character played by Euwenn Mikaell.

## Personal life

Dantes proposed for the second time to his perennial leading lady and longtime girlfriend, Marian Rivera, on the Marian dance show on August 9, 2014. They met on the set of Marimar in 2007. His first proposal was in Macau in August 2012.
On December 30, 2014 (Rizal Day), Dantes married Rivera in the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Cubao, Quezon City. Both Dantes and Rivera are exclusive artists of GMA Network. After years of hard work and proven successes of their television projects, both individually or together, GMA gave them the honor of the title as their network's primetime king and queen. Thus, their wedding was given the title "The Royal Wedding". They announced an expected first child in April 2015; Rivera gave birth to Maria Letizia on November 23, 2015, and later gave birth to their second child Jose Sixto IV (Sixto) on April 16, 2019, Holy Tuesday of the Holy Week.
Dantes is also a Lieutenant Commander in the Philippine Navy Reserve.
He is the cousin of fellow actors Carlo Gonzalez, Arthur Solinap, and also the cousin of former sports anchor and current TV host Bianca Gonzalez-Intal.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Production company |
| 1987 | Forward March | Small Boy | Regal Films |
| 1992 | Takbo Talon Tili | German | Seiko Films |
| 1993 | Makati Avenue Office Girls | Marco | Regal Films |
| 1993 | Edgardo Gang: Santa Rosa Daang | Ben Santa Rosa | |
| 1994 | Hindi Magbabago | Ritchie | Regal Films |
| 1994 | Shake, Rattle & Roll V | Elmer | Regal Films |
| 1998 | I'm Sorry, My Love | Butch | Viva Films |
| 1999 | Honey, My Love, So Sweet | Paco | Viva Films |
| 1999 | Kiss Mo 'Ko | Aaron Vincent Nakpil | Viva Films |
| 2002 | Akala Mo | Eric | Viva Films |
| 2002 | Magkapatid | Mike | Viva Films |
| 2003 | Pangarap Ko ang Ibigin Ka | Kevin | Viva Films |
| 2003 | Malikmata | Alvin | Canary Films |
| 2004 | Annie B. | Fernando | Viva Films |
| 2004 | Spirit of the Glass | Choppy | OctoArts Films / Canary Films |
| 2005 | Bahay ni Lola 2 | Rupert | Regal Films |
| 2005 | Mulawin: The Movie | Ybrahim | GMA Films / Regal Films / AgostoDos Pictures |
| 2005 | Moments of Love | Marco | GMA Films / AgostoDos Pictures |
| 2006 | Eternity | Crisanto | Regal Films / GMA Pictures / AgostoDos Pictures |
| 2007 | Resiklo | Angelo | Imus Productions / GMA Pictures |
| 2008 | One True Love | Miguel "Migs" Mijares | GMA Films / AgostoDos Pictures |
| 2009 | Kimmy Dora: Kambal sa Kiyeme | Johnson | Spring Films / MJM Productions |
| 2010 | You to Me Are Everything | Raphael Benítez | GMA Films / Regal Films / AgostoDos Pictures |
| 2010 | Noy | Himself/Cameo | Star Cinema |
| 2011 | Tween Academy: Class of 2012 | Cameo | GMA Films |
| 2011 | Segunda Mano | Ivan Gálvez | AgostoDos Pictures / Star Cinema |
| 2012 | Kimmy Dora and The Temple of Kiyeme | Johnson | Spring Films |
| 2012 | Boy Pick-Up: The Movie | Cameo | GMA Films / Regal Films |
| 2012 | Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles | Makoy | GMA Films / AgostoDos Pictures |
| 2012 | One More Try | Edward | Star Cinema / AgostoDos Pictures |
| 2013 | Dance of the Steel Bars | Inmate | GMA Films / Portfolio Pictures/AgostoDos Pictures |
| 2013 | She's the One | Wacky Delos Reyes | Star Cinema / AgostoDos Pictures |
| 2013 | Kimmy Dora: Ang Kiyemeng Prequel | Johnson | Spring Films / MJM Productions / Quantum Films |
| 2014 | Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 | Makoy | GMA Films / AgostoDos Pictures / Reality Entertainment |
| 2016 | The Unmarried Wife | Geoff Victorio | Star Cinema / AgostoDos Pictures |
| 2017 | Seven Sundays | Bryan Bonifacio | Star Cinema / AgostoDos Pictures |
| 2018 | Sid & Aya: Not a Love Story | Sid | Viva Films / AgostoDos Pictures |
| 2018 | Fantastica | Dong Nam | Viva Films / Star Cinema |
| 2019 | Family History | Ronaldo Reyes | GMA Pictures / Mic Test Entertainment |
| 2021 | A Hard Day | Detective Edmund Villon | Viva Films / AgostoDos Pictures |
| 2023 | Rewind | John Nuñez | Star Cinema / APT Entertainment / AgostoDos Pictures |
| 2023 | Firefly | Antonino "Tonton" Alvaro | GMA Pictures / GMA Public Affairs / AgostoDos Pictures |

### Television
#### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 1996–2002 | Anna Karenina | Brix | GMA Network | Supporting role |
| 2001–2003 | Sana ay Ikaw na Nga | Carlos Miguel Altamonte | GMA Network | Leading role with Tanya Garcia |
| 2003–2004 | Twin Hearts | Adrian Asuncion | GMA Network | Leading role with Tanya Garcia |
| 2005 | Encantadia | Ybrahim / Ybarro | GMA Network | |
| 2005–2006 | Etheria: Ang Ikalimang Kaharian ng Encantadia | Ybrahim / Ybarro / Alexus | GMA Network | Main cast |
| 2006 | Encantadia: Pag-ibig Hanggang Wakas | Haring Ybrahim / Ybarro | GMA Network | Main cast |
| 2006–2007 | Atlantika | Aquano | GMA Network | Leading role with Iza Calzado |
| 2007–2008 | Marimar | Sergio Santibañez | GMA Network | Leading role with Marian Rivera |
| 2008 | Dyesebel | Fredo Legaspi | GMA Network | Leading role with Marian Rivera |
| 2009 | Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang | Homer Alcaraz | GMA Network | Leading role with Marian Rivera |
| 2009 | Stairway to Heaven | Pocholo "Cholo" Fuentebella | GMA Network | Leading role with Rhian Ramos |
| 2010 | Diva | Himself | GMA Network | Cameo role |
| 2010 | Endless Love | Johnny Dizon | GMA Network | Leading role with Marian Rivera |
| 2011 | I ♥ You, Pare! | Kenneth Castillo | GMA Network | Leading role with Regine Velasquez/Iza Calzado |
| 2012 | Amaya | Ferdinand Magellan | GMA Network | Cameo role |
| 2012 | My Beloved | Benjamin "Benjie" Castor / Arlan | GMA Network | Leading role with Marian Rivera |
| 2012–2013 | Pahiram ng Sandali | Alex Santiago | GMA Network | Leading role with Lorna Tolentino, & Max Collins |
| 2013 | Genesis | Isaak Macalintal | GMA Network | Leading role with Rhian Ramos |
| 2014 | Ang Dalawang Mrs. Real | Juan Antonio "Anthony" V. Real III | GMA Network | Leading role with Maricel Soriano, & Lovi Poe |
| 2015 | Pari 'Koy | Father Jericho "Kokoy" Evangelista | GMA Network | Leading role with David Remo |
| 2015 | Yagit | Father Jericho "Kokoy" Evangelista | GMA Network | Cameo role; Crossover character from Pari 'Koy |
| 2016 | Poor Señorita | Rafael Buenaventura | GMA Network | Special Participation |
| 2016 | Encantadia | Prinsipe Raquim† | GMA Network | Special Participation with real-life wife, Marian Rivera. originally by Richard Gomez |
| 2016–2017 | Alyas Robin Hood | Jose Paolo "Pepe" De Jesus / Crisostomo "Cris" Bonifacio / Alyas Robin Hood | GMA Network | Leading role with Megan Young, Solenn Heussaff and Andrea Torres |
| 2018–2019 | Cain at Abel | Daniel Anthony Larrazabal | GMA Network | Leading role with Dennis Trillo, Sanya Lopez and Solenn Heussaff |
| 2020 | Descendants of the Sun | Capt. Lucas Manalo (a.k.a. Big Boss) | GMA Network | Leading role with Jennylyn Mercado |
| 2023 | Royal Blood | Napoleon "Napoy" Terrazo-Royales | GMA Network | Leading role |
| 2025 | Lilet Matias: Attorney-at-Law | Pres. Frederico Macalintal | GMA Network | Special Participation |

#### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 1997–1999 | T.G.I.S. | Iñaki Torres | GMA Network |
| 1997–2010 | SOP | Himself / Co-host / Performer | GMA Network |
| 2003–2004 | StarStruck | Himself / Host | GMA Network |
| 2004–2005 | StarStruck Season 2 | Himself / Host | GMA Network |
| 2004–2006 | Wag Kukurap | Himself / Host | GMA Network |
| 2005–2006 | StarStruck: The Nationwide Invasion | Himself / Host | GMA Network |
| 2006–2007 | StarStruck: The Next Level | Himself / Host | GMA Network |
| 2009–2010 | StarStruck V: The Worldwide Invasion | Himself / Host | GMA Network |
| 2009–2010 2022–present | Family Feud | Himself / Host | GMA Network |
| 2010–13 | Party Pilipinas | Himself / Co-host / Performer | GMA Network |
| 2011 | Mind Master | Himself / Host | GMA Network |
| 2011 | Protégé: The Battle for the Big Break | Himself / Host | GMA Network |
| 2012 | Protégé: The Battle for the Big Artista Break | Himself / Host | GMA Network |
| 2015 | StarStruck VI | Himself / Host | GMA Network |
| 2015–2016 2018–2019 | Sunday PinaSaya | Himself / Regular guest (later a co-host and performer) | GMA Network |
| 2017 | Case Solved | Himself / Host | GMA Network |
| 2018–present | Amazing Earth | Himself / Host | GMA Network |
| 2019 | StarStruck VII | Himself / Host | GMA Network |
| 2020; 2023 | All-Out Sundays | Himself / Guest / Performer | GMA Network |
| 2022; 2024 | Jose & Maria's Bonggang Villa | Jose | GMA Network |
| 2023 | The Voice Generations | Himself / Host | GMA Network |
| 2024–present | The Voice Kids | Himself / Host | GMA Network |

#### Drama anthologies

| Year | Title | Role | Episode | Network |
| 1998 | TEXT (The Extreme Team) | Lance | | GMA Network |
| 2000 | GMA Mini-Series | Gerald | Tuwing Kapiling Ka | GMA Network |
| 2005 | Kakabaka-Boo! | | | GMA Network |
| 2007 | Magic Kamison | Rudy | Little Big Rufo | GMA Network |
| 2011 | Spooky Nights Presents | Bongbong | The Mommy Returns: Ang Mama Kong Mamaw | GMA Network |
| 2011 | Spooky Nights Presents | Franco | Da Mami | GMA Network |
| 2011 | Spooky Nights Presents | Alfonso | Bampirella | GMA Network |
| 2016 | Magpakailanman | Rev. Ricardo Manlapaz / Boy Bonus | The Rev. Ricardo Manlapaz Story: Ang Kriminal na Binuhay ng Diyos | GMA Network |
| 2022 | I Can See You | Nate / Michael | AlterNate | GMA Network |

#### TV specials

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 1998 | T.G.I. X-Mas | Iñaki Torres | GMA Network | T.G.I.S. Christmas TV special |
| 2000 | Binibining Pilipinas 2000 | Himself / Host | GMA Network | Host with Ralion Alonso and KC Montero |
| 2001 | Binibining Pilipinas 2001 | Himself / Host | GMA Network | Host with David Bunevacz, Ruffa Gutierrez and China Cojuangco |
| 2004 | Binibining Pilipinas 2004 | Himself / Host | GMA Network | Host with Ariel Rivera and Miriam Quiambao |
| 2006 | Binibining Pilipinas 2006 | Himself / Host | GMA Network | Host with Dennis Trillo and Pia Guanio |
| 2008 | MariMar: Isang Pasasalamat | Sergio Santibañez | GMA Network | MariMar farewell special |
| 2009 | Dantes Peak | Himself / Host / Performer | GMA Network | His 29th birthday celebration special |
| 2010 | GMA @ 60: The Heart of Television | Himself / Host / Performer | GMA Network | GMA Network 60th anniversary special |
| 2011 | Report Card: Antas Ng Edukasyon Sa Pilipinas | Himself / Host | GMA Network | GMA News and Public Affairs documentary special |
| 2011 | Kwentong Dabarkads (30 Dekada ng Eat Bulaga!) | Himself / Host | GMA Network | Eat Bulaga! documentary special |
| 2015 | 2°: Panahon Na | Himself / Host | GMA Network | GMA News and Public Affairs climate change special |
| 2017 | Selda 1430 | Argel Corpuz | GMA Network | APT Entertainment holy week special. (aired im Black Saturday) |

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Title | Record Label | Certifications |
| 2009 | The Dingdong Dantes Experience | Universal Records | Platinum Award |

## Awards and recognitions
### Film awards and nominations

| Year | Film Award/Critics | Categories | Nominated Works | Result |
| 2008 | 24th PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Director of the Year | Angels | Nominated |
| 2008 | 56th FAMAS Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Resiklo | Nominated |
| 2011 | 37th Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Actor | Segunda Mano | Won |
| 2012 | 9th ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role-Drama | Segunda Mano | Nominated |
| 2012 | 28th PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Actor of the Year | Segunda Mano | Nominated |
| 2012 | 30th FAP Luna Awards | Best Actor | Segunda Mano | Nominated |
| 2012 | 60th FAMAS Awards | Best Actor | Segunda Mano | Nominated |
| 2012 | 38th Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Actor | One More Try | Won |
| 2013 | 10th ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role-Drama | Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles | Nominated |
| 2013 | 29th PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Actor of the Year | One More Try | Nominated |
| 2013 | 31st FAP Luna Awards | Best Actor | One More Try | Nominated |
| 2013 | 61st FAMAS Awards | Best Actor | One More Try | Nominated |
| 2013 | 44th Box Office Entertainment Awards | Film Actor of the Year | One More Try | Won |
| 2013 | 11th Gawad Tanglaw | Best Actor | One More Try | Won |
| 2014 | TEMPO Best of '13 | Best Performance by an Actor | Dance of the Steel Bars | Included |
| 2014 | 11th ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role-Drama | Dance of the Steel Bars | Nominated |
| 2014 | 30th PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Actor of the Year | Dance of the Steel Bars | Nominated |
| 2014 | 62nd FAMAS Awards | Best Actor | She's the One | Nominated |
| 2014 | 40th Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Actor | Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 | Nominated |
| 2017 | 7th Edukcircle Awards 2017 | Most Influential Film Actor of the Year | The Unmarried Wife | Won |
| 2017 | 48th Box Office Entertainment Awards | Film Actor of the Year | The Unmarried Wife | Won |
| 2017 | 33rd PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Actor of the Year | The Unmarried Wife | Nominated |
| 2017 | 65th FAMAS Awards | Best Actor | The Unmarried Wife | Nominated |
| 2018 | 34th PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Actor of the Year | Seven Sundays | Nominated |
| 2018 | 66th FAMAS Awards | Best Actor | Seven Sundays | Nominated |
| 2018 | 20th Gawad Pasado | Best Actor | Seven Sundays | Won |
| 2018 | 49th Box Office Entertainment Awards | Film Actor of the Year | Seven Sundays | Won |
| 2018 | 8th EdukCircle Awards | Most Influential Film Actor of the Year | Sid & Aya: Not a Love Story | Won |
| 2019 | 35th PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Actor of the Year | Sid & Aya: Not a Love Story | Nominated |
| 2019 | 42nd Gawad Urian | Best Actor | Sid & Aya: Not a Love Story | Nominated |
| 2019 | 3rd Entertainment Editors' Choice Awards | Best Actor | Sid & Aya: Not a Love Story | Won |
| 2019 | 37th FAP Luna Awards | Best Actor | Sid & Aya: Not a Love Story | Nominated |

### Television awards and nominations

| Year | Organization | Categories | Nominated Works | Result |
| 2004 | 18th PMPC Star Awards for TV | Best Talent Search Program Host | StarStruck | Nominated |
| 2007 | 21st PMPC Star Awards for TV | Best Talent Show Program Host | StarStruck: The Next Level | Won |
| 2010 | 15th Asian Television Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Stairway to Heaven | Nominated |
| 2010 | 24th PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Drama Actor | Stairway to Heaven | Won |
| 2012 | 26th PMPC Star Awards for TV | Best Drama Actor | My Beloved | Nominated |
| 2013 | 4th ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards | Outstanding Reality Competition Program Host | Protégé: The Battle for the Big Artista Break | Won |
| 2013 | 4th ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series | My Beloved | Nominated |
| 2014 | 5th ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series | Pahiram ng Sandali | Nominated |
| 2014 | 28th PMPC Star Awards for TV | Best Drama Actor | Ang Dalawang Mrs. Real | Nominated |
| 2015 | 6th ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama Program | Ang Dalawang Mrs. Real | Won |
| 2017 | 31st PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Drama Actor | Alyas Robin Hood | Won |

### Special awards

| Year | Organization | Categories |
| 2003 | Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Awards | Prince of RP Movies |
| 2007 | Cosmopolitan Magazine | 2007's Number 1 Bachelor of the Year |
| 2008 | Yes Magazine Readers Choice Awards | Young Male Superstar: Rank #1 |
| 2008 | Yes Magazine Readers Choice Awards | Most Popular Loveteam with Marian Rivera |
| 2008 | E! Entertainment Television Hollywood | Top 25 Sexiest Men in the World: Rank #3 |
| 2008 | Philippine Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame Awardee |
| 2009 | YES Magazine | Most Powerful in Showbiz: Rank #7 |
| 2009 | Box Office Entertainment Awards | Phenomenal Loveteam with Marian Rivera |
| 2013 | Movie Writers Welfare Foundation | Gintong Palad Public Service Awardee with Marian Rivera |
| 2013 | International Business and Academe Conference | Outstanding Youth Ambassador Awardee |
| 2013 | Anak TV Awards | Anak TV Makabata Awardee |
| 2014 | Anak TV Awards | Anak TV Makabata Awardee |
| 2017 | FAMAS Award | FPJ Memorial Award |
| 2023 | GMA Gala 2023 | Couple of the Night with Marian Rivera |

### Entertainment awards

| Year | Organization | Categories |
| 2007 | 1st Annual Fil-Am Visionary Awards | Favourite Television Actor |
| 2008 | Supreme to the Extreme Awards | Best in Chemistry with Marian Rivera |
| 2008 | Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award | Favourite Television Actor |
| 2009 | SOP Kapuso Tag Awards | Most Romantic Kapuso Smooch with Marian Rivera |
| 2009 | SOP Kapuso Tag Awards | Most Kapuso Blopped with Marian Rivera |
| 2009 | SOP Kapuso Tag Awards | Kapuso Male Fav-Artist |
| 2012 | 1st Party Pilipinas Most Liked Awards | Most Liked Love Team with Marian Rivera |
| 2012 | 1st Party Pilipinas Most Liked Awards | Most Liked Kilig Moments with Marian Rivera |
| 2012 | Meg Top Choice Awards | Hottest Couple with Marian Rivera |
| 2012 | 1st Party Pilipinas Most Liked Awards | Most Liked Kapuso Drama Actor |