British Soap Award for Villain of the Year

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British Soap Award for Villain of the Year
CountryUnited Kingdom
First awarded1999
Currently held by Aaron Thiara
(Ravi Gulati in EastEnders )
Most awards Connor McIntyre (2)

The British Soap Award for Villain of the Year is an award presented annually by the British Soap Awards. Upon its inception, the award was voted for by a panel, until in 2006, it opened as a publicly voted category. This remained until 2014. However, in 2023, it was once again opened as a public vote. Coronation Street is the most awarded soap in the category, with nine wins. Emmerdale is the only current soap not to have won a Villain of the Year award, while Family Affairs (1997–2005) never won the accolade. The award is currently held by Eastenders actor Aaron Thiara, who plays Ravi Gulati in the soap.

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Winners and nominees

1999 winner Stephen Billington. Stephen Billington.JPG
1999 winner Stephen Billington.
2001 winner Steve McFadden. Steve McFadden.jpg
2001 winner Steve McFadden.
2004 winner Charlie Brooks. Charlie Brooks 2020 (cropped).jpg
2004 winner Charlie Brooks.
Winners and nominees from 1999–2005
YearActorRoleSoap opera
1999 [1] Stephen Billington Greg Kelly Coronation Street
Martin Kemp Steve Owen EastEnders
Ross Kemp Grant Mitchell EastEnders
Claire King Kim Tate Emmerdale
2000 [2] Ross Kemp Grant Mitchell EastEnders
2001 [3] Steve McFadden Phil Mitchell EastEnders
Martin Kemp Steve Owen EastEnders
2002 [4] Alex Ferns Trevor Morgan EastEnders
Steve McFadden Phil Mitchell EastEnders
Miles Anderson George Shackleford Family Affairs
David Easter Pete CallanFamily Affairs
Tina HallClaire ToomeyFamily Affairs
2003 [5] Brian Capron Richard Hillman Coronation Street
Alex Ferns Trevor Morgan EastEnders
Steve McFadden Phil Mitchell EastEnders
2004 [6] Charlie Brooks Janine Butcher EastEnders
Kate Ford Tracy Barlow Coronation Street
Peter Amory Chris Tate Emmerdale
Henry Luxemburg Toby Mills Hollyoaks
2005 [7] Sasha Behar Maya Sharma Coronation Street
Bill Ward Charlie Stubbs Coronation Street
Tracy-Ann Oberman Chrissie Watts EastEnders
Lorraine Chase Steph Stokes Emmerdale
2007 winner Gemma Bissix. Gemma Bissix2.jpg
2007 winner Gemma Bissix.
2011 winner Emmett J. Scanlan. Emmett J Scanlan.jpg
2011 winner Emmett J. Scanlan.
2012 winner Andrew Lancel. Lancel1.jpg
2012 winner Andrew Lancel.
2014 winner Anna Passey. Anna Passey at the 2015 British Academy Television Awards.jpg
2014 winner Anna Passey.
Winners and nominees from 2006–2014
YearWinnerShortlisted [lower-alpha 1] Longlisted [lower-alpha 2]
2006 [8] Billy Murray (Johnny Allen in EastEnders)
2007 [9] Gemma Bissix (Clare Devine in Hollyoaks)
2008 [10] Jack P. Shepherd (David Platt in Coronation Street)
2009 [11] Gray O'Brien (Tony Gordon in Coronation Street)
2010 [12] Larry Lamb (Archie Mitchell in EastEnders)
2011 [13] Emmett J. Scanlan (Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks)
2012 [14] Andrew Lancel (Frank Foster in Coronation Street)
2013 [15] Natalie Gumede (Kirsty Soames in Coronation Street)
2014 [16] Anna Passey (Sienna Blake in Hollyoaks)
2016 nominee Ellen Thomas. Ellen Thomas 2016.jpg
2016 nominee Ellen Thomas.
2017 winner Lucy-Jo Hudson. Lucy-Jo Hudson 2022.jpg
2017 winner Lucy-Jo Hudson.
2022 nominee Toby-Alexander Smith. Toby-Alexander Smith 2019.jpg
2022 nominee Toby-Alexander Smith.
2022 nominee Paige Sandhu. Paige Sandhu 1.jpg
2022 nominee Paige Sandhu.
2022 and 2023 nominee Laura White. Laura White 2022.jpg
2022 and 2023 nominee Laura White.
Winners and nominees from 2015–present
YearActorRoleSoap opera
2015 [17] Jeremy Sheffield Patrick Blake Hollyoaks
Sean Ward Callum Logan Coronation Street
Daniel Schutzmann Franc ChristopheDoctors
John Altman Nick Cotton EastEnders
Ryan Hawley Robert Sugden Emmerdale
2016 [18] Connor McIntyre Pat Phelan Coronation Street
Adam Astill Anthony Harker Doctors
Ellen Thomas Claudette Hubbard EastEnders
Ryan Hawley Robert Sugden Emmerdale
Sophie Austin Lindsey Butterfield Hollyoaks
2017 [19] Lucy-Jo Hudson Rhiannon Davis Doctors
Connor McIntyre Pat Phelan Coronation Street
Jake Wood Max Branning EastEnders
Gillian Kearney Emma Barton Emmerdale
Persephone Swales-Dawson Nico Blake Hollyoaks
2018 [20] Connor McIntyre Pat Phelan Coronation Street
Ryan Prescott Liam SladeDoctors
Jake Wood Max Branning EastEnders
Gillian Kearney Emma Barton Emmerdale
David Easter Mac Nightingale Hollyoaks
2019 [21] Nathan Sussex Buster Smith Hollyoaks
Greg Wood Rick Neelan Coronation Street
Matthew Chambers Daniel Granger Doctors
Ricky Champ Stuart Highway EastEnders
Claire King Kim Tate Emmerdale
2022 [22] Maximus Evans Corey Brent Coronation Street
Laura White Princess Buchanan Doctors
Toby-Alexander Smith Gray Atkins EastEnders
Paige Sandhu Meena Jutla Emmerdale
Rhiannon Clements Summer Ranger Hollyoaks
2023 [23] Aaron Thiara Ravi Gulati EastEnders
Todd Boyce Stephen Reid Coronation Street
Laura White Princess Buchanan Doctors
Michael Wildman Al Chapman Emmerdale
Angus Castle-Doughty Eric Foster Hollyoaks

Wins and nominations by soap

Soap operaWinsNominations
Coronation Street912
EastEnders726
Hollyoaks514
Doctors16
Emmerdale013
Family Affairs03

Notes

  1. ↑ These performers were voted through to the shortlist round.
  2. ↑ These performers were unsuccessful in being voted through to the shortlist.

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