Won the Ultimate Hunk title in the fourth season of the reality talent show StarStruck (2007)
Won the Most Promising Male Star of Movies & TV award in 2009 at the 40th Box Office Entertainment Awards
Made it to Yes magazine's Next Big Thing list in 2011; the list consisted of 30 celebrities who were thought to have the potential to become the country's next big thing in the next three years
Filed a case for rescission of his contract with GMA Network in 2014; the contract officially ends in 2017