British Soap Award for Best Actor

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British Soap Award for Best Actor
CountryUnited Kingdom
First awarded1999
Last awarded2019
Most awards Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy in Emmerdale )

The British Soap Award for Best Actor was an award presented annually by the British Soap Awards from its inception in 1999 until 2019. Alongside Best Actress, the award was voted for by the public. EastEnders was the most awarded soap in this category, with ten wins. Danny Miller is the most awarded actor, with three wins. In 2022, it was announced that the category had been replaced with the award for Best Leading Performer. [1] The final winner of the award was Hollyoaks actor Gregory Finnegan. [2]

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Winners and nominees

YearActorRoleSoap opera
1999 [3] Ross Kemp Grant Mitchell EastEnders
Kelvin Fletcher Andy Sugden Emmerdale
David Neilson Roy Cropper Coronation Street
Dean Sullivan Jimmy Corkhill Brookside
2000 [4] Joe Absolom Matthew Rose EastEnders
Martin Kemp Steve Owen EastEnders
John Savident Fred Elliott Coronation Street
2001 [5] Martin Kemp Steve Owen EastEnders
Clive Hornby Jack Sugden Emmerdale
2002 [6] Martin Kemp Steve Owen EastEnders
Colin Wells Jake BoothCrossroads
Perry Fenwick Billy Mitchell EastEnders
Steve McFadden Phil Mitchell EastEnders
Dean Sullivan Jimmy Corkhill Brookside
2003 [7] Brian Capron Richard Hillman Coronation Street
Perry Fenwick Billy Mitchell EastEnders
Alex Ferns Trevor Morgan EastEnders
Steve McFadden Phil Mitchell EastEnders
2004 [8] Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders
Ariyon Bakare Ben KwarmeDoctors
Billy Hartman Terry Woods Emmerdale
Christopher Timothy Mac McGuire Doctors
2005 [9] Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders
Antony Cotton Sean Tully Coronation Street
Simon Gregson Steve McDonald Coronation Street
Nigel Harman Dennis Rickman EastEnders
2006 [10] Ross Kemp Grant Mitchell EastEnders
Antony Cotton Sean Tully Coronation Street
Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders
Bradley Walsh Danny Baldwin Coronation Street
2007 [11] Antony Cotton Sean Tully Coronation Street
Chris Fountain Justin Burton Hollyoaks
James Sutton John Paul McQueen Hollyoaks
Bill Ward Charlie Stubbs Coronation Street
2008 [12] Chris Fountain Justin Burton Hollyoaks
Charlie Clements Bradley Branning EastEnders
Jack P. Shepherd David Platt Coronation Street
James Sutton John Paul McQueen Hollyoaks
2009 [13] Robert Kazinsky Sean Slater EastEnders
Simon Gregson Steve McDonald Coronation Street
Jamie Lomas Warren Fox Hollyoaks
Gray O'Brien Tony Gordon Coronation Street
2010 [14] Scott Maslen Jack Branning EastEnders
Nitin Ganatra Masood Ahmed EastEnders
Chris Gascoyne Peter Barlow Coronation Street
Danny Miller Aaron Livesy Emmerdale
2011 [15] Danny Miller Aaron Livesy Emmerdale
Chris Gascoyne Peter Barlow Coronation Street
Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders
Emmett J. Scanlan Brendan Brady Hollyoaks
2012 [16] Danny Miller Aaron Livesy Emmerdale
Chris Gascoyne Peter Barlow Coronation Street
Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders
Emmett J. Scanlan Brendan Brady Hollyoaks
2013 [17] Alan Halsall Tyrone Dobbs Coronation Street
Nitin Ganatra Masood Ahmed EastEnders
Jeff Hordley Cain Dingle Emmerdale
Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders
Emmett J. Scanlan Brendan Brady Hollyoaks
2014 [18] David Neilson Roy Cropper Coronation Street
Danny Dyer Mick Carter EastEnders
Jeff Hordley Cain Dingle Emmerdale
Kieron Richardson Ste Hay Hollyoaks
Jeremy Sheffield Patrick Blake Hollyoaks
2015 [19] Adam Woodyatt Ian Beale EastEnders
Danny Dyer Mick Carter EastEnders
Simon Gregson Steve McDonald Coronation Street
David Neilson Roy Cropper Coronation Street
Michael Parr Ross Barton Emmerdale
2016 [20] Danny Miller Aaron Livesy Emmerdale
Charlie Clapham Freddie Roscoe Hollyoaks
Danny Dyer Mick Carter EastEnders
Jack P. Shepherd David Platt Coronation Street
Kieron Richardson Ste Hay Hollyoaks
2017 [21] John Middleton Ashley Thomas Emmerdale
Gregory Finnegan James Nightingale Hollyoaks
Jamie Lomas Warren Fox Hollyoaks
Danny Miller Aaron Dingle Emmerdale
Jack P. Shepherd David Platt Coronation Street
2018 [22] Jack P. Shepherd David Platt Coronation Street
Theo Graham Hunter McQueen Hollyoaks
Ryan Hawley Robert Sugden Emmerdale
Connor McIntyre Pat Phelan Coronation Street
Michael Parr Ross Barton Emmerdale
2019 [23] Gregory Finnegan James Nightingale Hollyoaks
Danny Dyer Mick Carter EastEnders
Jeff Hordley Cain Dingle Emmerdale
Zack Morris Keegan Baker EastEnders
Jack P. Shepherd David Platt Coronation Street

Wins by soap

Soap operaWinsNominations
EastEnders1029
Coronation Street524
Emmerdale415
Hollyoaks216

Wins by actor

ActorRoleSoap operaWinsNominations
Danny MillerAaron LivesyEmmerdale35
Ross KempGrant MitchellEastEnders24
Martin KempSteve OwenEastEnders22
Shane RichieAlfie MoonEastEnders26

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