AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama

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AACTA Award for
Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama
CountryAustralia
Presented by Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)
First awarded2000
Currently held by Thomas Weatherall, Heartbreak High (2022)
Website http://www.aacta.org

The AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama is an accolade given by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television." [1] The award is handed out at the annual AACTA Awards, which rewards achievements in feature film, television, documentaries and short films. [2] From 2000 to 2010, the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the Academy's parent organisation, at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (known as the AFI Awards). [3] When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011, it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards, with the current prize being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama. [3]

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The award was first presented in 2000 as Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Television Drama Series until 2002, when the title was changed to Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama. In the following year, the title was changed to Best Actor in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama or Comedy. By 2006, a separate comedy accolade was established, and the name changed to the current one. [4]

The AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama is given for performances in television drama series, miniseries, telefeature, children's animation or children's drama series. [5] Candidates for this award must be human and male, and cannot be nominated for best lead actor in a television drama in the same year, for the same production. [5] Damon Herriman has received four nominations, more than any other actor, winning one in 2016.

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the years listed correspond to the year that the television programme aired on Australian television; the ceremonies are usually held the following year. The actor whose name is emphasised in boldface and highlighted in yellow have won the award. Those that are neither highlighted nor in bold are the nominees. When sorted chronologically, the table always lists the winning actor first and then the other nominees. [6]

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AFI Awards (2000–2010)
AACTA Awards (2011–present)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Television Drama Series

YearActorProgramCharacter(s)Episode/SeriesNetwork
2000
(42nd)
Chris Haywood Stingers A.J. BlackburnSeries 2, Episode 18: "Men in the Dark" Nine Network
Aaron Blabey Stingers Michael CallumSeries 3, Episode 17: "Second Chance" Nine Network
Daniel Daperis Stingers Adam HauserSeries 3, Episode 2: "Forced Perspective" Nine Network
David Field Grass Roots Daryl KennedySeries 1, Episode 2: "Late September" ABC
2001
(43rd)
Gary Day Blue Heelers Commander Reginald Jones Series 8, Episode 29: "The Poisoned Fruit Part 2" Seven Network
Steve Adams Something in the Air Father BrianSeries 2, Episode 24: "That One Defining Moment" ABC
Travis McMahon Stingers Jonah DaySeries 4, Episode 2: "Rich Man's World" Nine Network
Damian Walshe-Howling The Secret Life of Us MacSeries 1, Episode 10: "State Of Limbo" Network Ten

Best Actor in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama

YearActorProgramCharacter(s)Episode/SeriesNetwork
2002
(44th)
Clayton Watson Always Greener Mickey Steele Series 1 Seven Network
Gary Waddell Bad Cop, Bad Cop Steve McClureEpisode 8: "Yesterday's Zero" ABC
Tom Long Heroes' Mountain: The Thredbo StoryPaul Featherstone Network Ten
Angus Grant MDA Dr. Jamie LawlessSeries 1, Episode 7: "When it Rains, it Pours" ABC

Best Actor in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama or Comedy

YearActorProgramCharacter(s)Episode/SeriesNetwork
2003
(45th)
John Clayton Grass Roots Harry BondSeries 2, Episode 10: "By-Election" ABC
Francis Greenslade Welcher & Welcher Peter-Paul Cohen and Claude Buzzo ABC
Samuel Johnson After the Deluge Toby Kirby Network Ten
Damien Richardson The Secret Life of Us KenSeries 3, Episode 11: "The Day No Trumpets Sounded" Network Ten
2004
(46th)
Matthew Le Nevez Marking Time Bullet Sheather ABC
Ray Barrett All Saints Doc Connelly Series 7, Episode 26: "Falling from Grace" Seven Network
Lech Mackiewicz Marking Time Hassan ABC
Glenn Robbins Kath & Kim Kel Knight Series 3 ABC

Best Guest or Supporting Actor in Television Drama

YearActorProgramCharacter(s)Episode/SeriesNetwork
2005
(47th)
Max Cullen Love My Way Gerry JacksonSeries 1, Episode 8: "A Different Planet" Fox8
Tony Barry Hell Has Harbour Views Frank Flannery ABC
Steve Bisley Hell Has Harbour Views Bruce Kent ABC
Frank Gallacher MDA Rupert CarrSeries 3, Episode 12: "A Human Cost (Part 4)" ABC
2006
(48th)
Marcus Graham Blue Heelers Pilgrim Bond Series 13, Episode 8: "Moonlighting" Seven Network
Luke Carroll RAN: Remote Area Nurse Paul Gaibui SBS
Aaron Fa'aoso RAN: Remote Area Nurse Eddie Gaibui SBS
John Waters All Saints Dr. Miklos 'Mike' Vlasek Series 9 Seven Network
2007
(49th)
David Ngoombujarra The Circuit Harry PopeSeries 1 SBS
Mark Priestley All Saints Nurse Dan Goldman Series 10 Seven Network
Justin Smith Bastard Boys Josh Bornstein ABC
Jack Thompson Bastard Boys Tony Tully ABC
2008
(50th)
Damian Walshe-Howling Underbelly Andrew "Benji" Veniamin Episode 7: "Wise Monkeys" Nine Network
Vince Colosimo Underbelly Alphonse Gangitano Episode 2: "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" Nine Network
Gary Files Dogstar Ramon RidleyEpisode 26: "Tail's End" Nine Network
Taffy Hany East West 101 Rahman Malik Series 1, Episode 1: "The Enemy Within" SBS One
2009
(51st)
Damian De Montemas Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities Brian Alexander Episode 11: "The Brotherhood" Nine Network
Bille Brown 3 Acts of Murder George Ritchie ABC1
Richard Roxburgh False Witness Charles Van Koors"Episode 2" UKTV
Jeremy Lindsay Taylor False Witness Mark Wilson"Episode 2" UKTV
2010
(52nd)
Damien Garvey Underbelly: The Golden Mile Graham "Chook" FowlerEpisode 2: "Hurt on Duty" Nine Network
Rhys Muldoon Lockie Leonard Sarge LeonardSeason 2, Episode 11: "Snake Hide Oil" Nine Network
John Waters Offspring Darcy Proudman Series 1 Network Ten
Ben Winspear My Place Michaelis Series 1, Episode 5: "1968 Sofia" ABC3
AACTA Awards
2011
(1st)
Richard Cawthorne Killing Time Dennis Allen "Episode 2" TV1
Aaron Fa'aoso East West 101 Detective Sonny KoaSeason 3, Episode 8: "The Price of Salvation" SBS One
Jacek Koman Spirited Potter The Man Series 2, Episode 2: "Time After Time" W
Todd Lasance Cloudstreet Quick Lamb"Part 3" Showcase
2012
(2nd)
Aaron Jeffery Underbelly: Badness Frank O'RourkeEpisode 3: "The Loaded Dog" Nine Network
Luke Carroll Redfern Now LennySeason 1, Episode 6: "Pretty Boy Blue" ABC1
Abe Forsythe Howzat! Kerry Packer's War John Cornell "Part 1" Nine Network
Dan Wyllie Puberty Blues Roger KnightSeason 1, "Episode 4" Network Ten
2013
(3rd)
Luke Ford Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War Kerry Packer "Part 2" Nine Network
Alexander England Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War Clyde Packer "Part 1" Nine Network
Peter Mullan Top of the Lake Matt MitchamEpisode 5: "The Dark Creator" UKTV
David Wenham Better Man Julian McMahon"Part 2" SBS
2014
(4th)
Eamon Farren Carlotta Danny / Ava ABC
Andrew McFarlane Devil's Playground Father Marco AndrassiEpisode 1.5: "The Whirlwind and The Storm" Foxtel – Showcase
Andy Ryan INXS: Never Tear Us Apart Andrew Farriss "Part 1" Seven Network
Daniel Wyllie Rake MalSeries 3, Episode 1 ABC
2015
(5th)
Ky Baldwin Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door Young Peter Allen Episode 1 Seven Network
John Bach Gallipoli Sir Ian Hamilton Episode 6 Nine Network
Lachy Hulme The Secret River Thomas Blackwood"Part 1" ABC
Rahel Romahn The Principal Tarek AhmadEpisode 2 SBS
2016
(6th)
Damon Herriman Secret City Kim GordonEpisode 1: "A Donation to the Struggle" Showcase
Russell Dykstra Rake Barney MeagherSeries 4, Episode 8 ABC
Ben Gerrard Molly Caroline"Part 1" Seven Network
Hamish Michael Janet King – The Invisible Wound Richard StirlingEpisode 8: "The Long Goodbye" ABC
2017
(7th)
Ewen Leslie Top of the Lake: China Girl Foxtel/BBC First
Anthony LaPaglia Sunshine SBS
Matt Nable Blue Murder: Killer Cop Seven Network
David Wenham Wake in Fright Ten Network
2018
(8th)
Wayne Blair Mystery Road
Damien Garvey Rake
Xavier Samuel Riot
Dan Wyllie Romper Stomper
Ashley Zukerman Friday on My Mind
2019
(9th)
Richard Roxburgh The Hunting Nick
Damon Herriman Lambs of God Father Bob
Damon Herriman Mr Inbetween Freddy
Ewen Leslie Fighting Season Captain Edward "Ted" Nordenfelt
John Stanton Bloom Max McKinnon
2020
(10th)
Darren Gilshenan Stateless
Rob Collins Mystery Road
Damon Herriman The Commons
Callan Mulvey Mystery Road
Ed Oxenbould Bloom
2021
(11th)
William McInnes The Newsreader
Harry Greenwood Wakefield
Matt Nable Mr Inbetween
Stephen Peacocke The Newsreader
Justin Rosniak Mr Inbetween
2022
(12th)
Thomas Weatherall Heartbreak High
Steve Bisley Mystery Road: Origin
Brendan Cowell The Twelve
Daniel Henshall Mystery Road: Origin
Damon Herriman The Tourist

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