Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series

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Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series
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The 2024 recipient: Kieran Culkin
Country United States
Presented by Critics Choice Association
First awarded2011
Currently held by Kieran Culkin Succession (2024)
Website criticschoice.com

The Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series is one of the award categories presented annually by the Critics' Choice Television Awards (BTJA) to recognize the work done by television actors. It was introduced in 2011 when the event was first initiated. The winners are selected by a group of television critics that are part of the Broadcast Television Critics Association.

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Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner

2010s

YearActorSeriesCharacterNetwork
2011
[1]
Jon Hamm Mad Men Don Draper AMC
Steve Buscemi Boardwalk Empire Nucky Thompson HBO
Kyle Chandler Friday Night Lights Eric Taylor DirecTV
NBC
Michael C. Hall Dexter Dexter Morgan Showtime
William H. Macy Shameless Frank Gallagher
Timothy Olyphant Justified Raylan Givens FX
2012
[2]
Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad Walter White AMC
Kelsey Grammer Boss Tom Kane Starz
Jon HammMad MenDon DraperAMC
Charlie Hunnam Sons of Anarchy Jax Teller FX
Damian Lewis Homeland Nicholas Brody Showtime
Timothy OlyphantJustifiedRaylan GivensFX
2013
[3]
Bryan CranstonBreaking BadWalter WhiteAMC
Damian LewisHomelandNicholas BrodyShowtime
Andrew Lincoln The Walking Dead Rick Grimes AMC
Timothy OlyphantJustifiedRaylan GivensFX
Matthew Rhys The Americans Philip Jennings
Kevin Spacey House of Cards Frank Underwood Netflix
2014
[4]
Matthew McConaughey True Detective Rust Cohle HBO
Bryan CranstonBreaking BadWalter WhiteAMC
Hugh Dancy Hannibal Will Graham NBC
Freddie Highmore Bates Motel Norman Bates A&E
Matthew RhysThe AmericansPhilip JenningsFX
Michael Sheen Masters of Sex William Masters Showtime
2015
[5]
Bob Odenkirk Better Call Saul Jimmy McGill AMC
Freddie HighmoreBates MotelNorman BatesA&E
Charlie HunnamSons of AnarchyJax TellerFX
Timothy OlyphantJustifiedRaylan Givens
Matthew RhysThe AmericansPhilip Jennings
Aden Young Rectify Daniel Holden Sundance TV
2016 (1)
[6]
Rami Malek Mr. Robot Elliot Alderson USA Network
Hugh DancyHannibalWill GrahamNBC
Clive Owen The Knick Dr. John "Thack" Thackery Cinemax
Liev Schreiber Ray Donovan Ray DonovanShowtime
Justin Theroux The Leftovers Kevin Garvey, Jr.HBO
Aden YoungRectifyDaniel HoldenSundance TV
2016 (2)
[7]
Bob OdenkirkBetter Call SaulJimmy McGillAMC
Sam Heughan Outlander Jamie Fraser Starz
Rami MalekMr. RobotElliot AldersonUSA Network
Matthew RhysThe AmericansPhilip JenningsFX
Liev SchreiberRay DonovanRay DonovanShowtime
Kevin SpaceyHouse of CardsFrank UnderwoodNetflix
2018
[8]
Sterling K. Brown This Is Us Randall PearsonNBC
Paul Giamatti Billions Charles "Chuck" Rhoades Jr.Showtime
Freddie HighmoreBates MotelNorman BatesA&E
Ian McShane American Gods Mr. WednesdayStarz
Bob OdenkirkBetter Call SaulJimmy McGillAMC
Liev SchreiberRay DonovanRay DonovanShowtime
2019
[9]
Matthew RhysThe AmericansPhilip JenningsFX
Freddie Highmore The Good Doctor Dr. Shaun Murphy ABC
Diego Luna Narcos: Mexico Félix Gallardo Netflix
Richard Madden Bodyguard Sergeant David Budd
Bob OdenkirkBetter Call SaulJimmy McGillAMC
Billy Porter Pose Pray TellFX
Milo Ventimiglia This Is UsJack PearsonNBC

2020s

YearActorSeriesCharacterNetwork
2020
[10]
Jeremy Strong Succession Kendall Roy HBO
Sterling K. Brown This Is Us Randall Pearson NBC
Mike Colter Evil David Acosta CBS
Paul Giamatti Billions Charles "Chuck" Rhoades Jr. Showtime
Kit Harington Game of Thrones Jon Snow HBO
Freddie Highmore The Good Doctor Dr. Shaun Murphy ABC
Tobias Menzies The Crown Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Netflix
Billy Porter Pose Pray Tell FX
2021
[11]
Josh O'Connor The Crown Charles, Prince of Wales Netflix
Jason Bateman Ozark Marty Byrde Netflix
Sterling K. BrownThis Is UsRandall PearsonNBC
Jonathan Majors Lovecraft Country Atticus "Tic" FreemanHBO
Bob Odenkirk Better Call Saul Saul Goodman AMC
Matthew Rhys Perry Mason Perry Mason HBO
2022
[12]
Lee Jung-jae Squid Game Seong Gi-hun

Netflix

Sterling K. BrownThis Is UsRandall PearsonNBC
Mike ColterEvilDavid Acosta Paramount+
Brian Cox SuccessionLogan RoyHBO
Billy PorterPosePray TellFX
Jeremy StrongSuccessionKendall RoyHBO
2023
[13]
Bob OdenkirkBetter Call SaulSaul GoodmanAMC
Jeff Bridges The Old Man Dan ChaseFX
Sterling K. BrownThis Is UsRandall PearsonNBC
Diego Luna Andor Cassian Andor Disney+
Adam Scott Severance Mark S. Apple TV+
Antony Starr The Boys Homelander Amazon Prime Video
2024
[14]
Kieran Culkin SuccessionRoman RoyHBO
Tom Hiddleston Loki Loki Disney+
Timothy Olyphant Justified: City Primeval Raylan Givens FX
Pedro Pascal The Last of Us Joel Miller HBO
Ramón Rodríguez Will Trent Will TrentABC
Jeremy StrongSuccession Kendall Roy HBO

Multiple wins

3 wins
2 wins

Multiple nominations

6 nominations
5 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

See also

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