British Soap Award for Best Actor | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
First awarded | 1999 |
Last awarded | 2019 |
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]
Soap opera | Wins | Nominations |
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EastEnders | 10 | 29 |
Coronation Street | 5 | 24 |
Emmerdale | 4 | 15 |
Hollyoaks | 2 | 16 |
Actor | Role | Soap opera | Wins | Nominations |
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Danny Miller | Aaron Livesy | Emmerdale | 3 | 5 |
Ross Kemp | Grant Mitchell | EastEnders | 2 | 4 |
Martin Kemp | Steve Owen | EastEnders | 2 | 2 |
Shane Richie | Alfie Moon | EastEnders | 2 | 6 |
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