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

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.