Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actor in an Action Series

Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
The 2025 recipient: Hiroyuki Sanada
Country	United States
Presented by	Critics Choice Association
First award	2021
Currently held by	Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun (2025)
Most nominations	Alan Ritchson (3)
Website	http://www.criticschoice.com/

The Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie is an award presented by the Critics Choice Association to the best performance by an actor in an action television series or TV-movie.

This award was first presented in 2021 to Daveed Diggs for his role as Andre Layton on Snowpiercer .

The current recipient of the award is Hiroyuki Sanada for his role as Lord Yoshii Toranaga in Shōgun .

Winners and nominees

Year	Actor	Role	Series	Network	Ref
Best Actor in an Action Series
2021	Daveed Diggs	Andre Layton	Snowpiercer	TNT	[1] [2]
	Andrew Koji	Ah Sahm	Warrior	Cinemax
	Logan Lerman	Jonah Heidelbaum	Hunters	Amazon Prime Video
	Alexander Ludwig	Bjorn Ironside	Vikings	History
	Shemar Moore	Sergeant II Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson Jr.	S.W.A.T.	CBS
	Al Pacino	Meyer Offerman	Hunters	TNT
2022	Lee Jung-jae	Seong Gi-hun	Squid Game	Netflix	[3] [4]
	Mike Faist	Dodge Mason	Panic	Amazon Prime Video
	Alexander Ludwig	Ace Spade	Heels	Starz
	Ralph Macchio	Daniel LaRusso	Cobra Kai	Netflix
	Omar Sy	Assane Diop	Lupin	The CW
	William Zabka	Johnny Lawrence	Cobra Kai	Netflix
Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
2023	Kevin Costner	John Dutton	Yellowstone	Paramount Network	[5] [6]
	John Krasinski	Jack Ryan	Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan	Amazon Prime Video
	Ralph Macchio	Daniel LaRusso	Cobra Kai	Netflix
	Alan Ritchson	Jack Reacher	Reacher	Amazon Prime Video
	Sylvester Stallone	Dwight Manfredi	Tulsa King	Paramount+
	William Zabka	Johnny Lawrence	Cobra Kai	Netflix
2024	Idris Elba	Joe McNamara	Hijack	Apple TV+	[7]
	Gabriel Basso	Peter Sutherland	The Night Agent	Netflix
	Andrew Koji	Ah Sahm	Warrior	Max
	John Krasinski	Jack Ryan	Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan	Amazon Prime Video
	Rob Lowe	Owen Marshal Strand	9-1-1: Lone Star	Fox
	Alan Ritchson	Jack Reacher	Reacher	Amazon Prime Video
2025	Hiroyuki Sanada	Lord Yoshii Toranaga	Shōgun	FX	[8]
	Sterling K. Brown	Xavier Collins	Paradise	Hulu
	Theo James	Edward "Eddie" Horniman	The Gentlemen	Netflix
	Eddie Redmayne	"The Jackal" / Alex Duggan	The Day of the Jackal	Peacock
	Alan Ritchson	Jack Reacher	Reacher	Amazon Prime Video
	Ben Whishaw	Sam Young	Black Doves	Netflix

Series with multiple nominations

4 nominations

• Cobra Kai

3 nominations

• Reacher

2 nominations

• Hunters
• Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
• Warrior

Performers with multiple nominations

3 nominations

• Alan Ritchson

2 nominations

• Andrew Koji
• John Krasinski
• Alexander Ludwig
• Ralph Macchio
• William Zabka

See also

• Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Action Series
• Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in an Action Series

References

1. "Toon Time". Watch Magazine. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
2. "Winners of the inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards | Critics Choice Awards". Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
3. "'Spider-Man,' 'Shang-Chi' Top Critics Choice Super Award Nominations". 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
4. "Winners Announced for the 3rd Annual Critics Choice Super Awards". Critics Choice Association . 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
5. "Nominations Announced for the 3rd Annual Critics Choice Super Awards honoring Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, and Action Movies and Series". Critics Choice Association . February 22, 2023.
6. "Winners Announced for the 3rd Annual Critics Choice Super Awards | Critics Choice Awards". Critics Choice Association . Retrieved 2023-12-25.
7. "Nominations announced for the Critics Choice Association's 4th Annual "Critics Choice Super Awards" honoring Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, and Action Movies and Series". Critics Choice Association. 2024-03-07. Archived from the original on 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
8. "Nominations Announced for the Critics Choice Association's 5th Annual "Critics Choice Super Awards"". Critics Choice Association. 2025-06-11. Retrieved 2025-08-16.