Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Laurence Olivier Award
for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Laurence Olivier Award ; for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Location	England
Presented by	Society of London Theatre
First awarded	2015
Currently held by	Jak Malone for Operation Mincemeat (2024)
Website	officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/

Last updated April 16, 2024

The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier.

Winners and nominees

2010s

Year	Performer	Musical	Character
2015	George Maguire	Sunny Afternoon	Dave Davies
	Rolan Bell	Memphis	Delray
	Ian Mcintosh	Beautiful	Barry Mann
	Jason Pennycooke	Memphis	Bobby
2016
	David Bedella	In the Heights	Kevin Rosario
	Dan Burton	Gypsy	Tulsa
	Peter Davison	Gypsy	Herbie
	Gavin Spokes	Guys and Dolls	Nicely Nicely Johnson
2017
	Adam J. Bernard	Dreamgirls	James "Thunder" Early
	Ian Bartholomew	Half a Sixpence	Chitterlow
	Ben Hunter	The Girls	Danny
	Andrew Langtree	Groundhog Day	Ned Ryerson
2018
	Michael Jibson	Hamilton	King George III
	Ross Noble	Young Frankenstein	Igor
	Jason Pennycooke	Hamilton	Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson
	Cleve September	Hamilton	John Laurens / Philip Hamilton
2019
	Jonathan Bailey	Company	Jamie
	Clive Carter	Come from Away	Various
	Richard Fleeshman	Company	Andy
	Robert Hands	Come from Away	Various

2020s

Year	Performer	Musical	Character
2020
	David Bedella	& Juliet	Lance
	Stewart Clarke	Fiddler on the Roof	Perchik
	Jack Loxton	Dear Evan Hansen	Jared Kleinman
	Rupert Young	Dear Evan Hansen	Larry Murphy
2021	Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic ^{[upper-alpha 1]}
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	Elliot Levey	Cabaret	Herr Schultz
	Clive Carter	Moulin Rouge!	Harold Zidler
	Hugh Coles	Back to the Future: The Musical	George McFly
	Gary Wilmot	Anything Goes	Elisha J. Whitney
2023
	Zubin Varla	Tammy Faye	Jerry Falwell
	Sharif Afifi	The Band's Visit	Haled
	Peter Polycarpou	The Band's Visit	Avrum
	Clive Rowe	Sister Act	Lt Eddie Souther
2024
	Jak Malone	Operation Mincemeat	Hester Leggett, Bernard Spilsbury and Others
	Cedric Neal	Guys and Dolls	Nicely Nicely Johnson
	David Thaxton	Sunset Boulevard	Max von Mayerling
	Jack Wolfe	Next to Normal	Gabe Goodman

1 2 Due to late March 2020^[1] to late July 2021^[2] closing of London theatre productions during the COVID-19 pandemic in England, the 2022 awards recognise productions that launched anytime from February 2020 to February 2022^[3]

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References

↑ Johnson, The Rt Hon Boris, MP (2020-03-23). Prime Minister's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 23 March 2020 [transcript] (Speech). Prime Minister's Televised Speech to the United Kingdom. www.gov.uk. London, UK. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2022-04-25. From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction — you must stay at home.{{cite speech}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ McPhee, Ryan (2021-06-14). "U.K. Postpones Reopening Roadmap; West End Theatres Will No Longer Reopen in Full in June". Playbill . Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2022-04-25. Step 4 of the roadmap will allow productions to play without capacity restrictions. June 21 was the goal; now, the government is eyeing July 19.
↑ Thomas, Sophie (2022-03-08). "Everything you need to know about the Olivier Awards". londontheatre.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-04-25. Any new production that opened between 19 Feb. 2020 to 22 Feb. 2022 are eligible for categories in the 2022 Olivier Awards. With two years worth of shows set for honours in one year's ceremony, the 2022 Olivier Awards will prove tougher competition than before.

London Theatre Guide (2008). "The Laurence Olivier Awards: Full List of Winners, 1976-2008" (.PDF). 1976-2008. The Society of London Theatre. p. 20. Retrieved 2008-08-30.

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[COVID1-4] 1 2 Due to late March 2020^[1] to late July 2021^[2] closing of London theatre productions during the COVID-19 pandemic in England, the 2022 awards recognise productions that launched anytime from February 2020 to February 2022^[3]

[1] Johnson, The Rt Hon Boris, MP (2020-03-23). Prime Minister's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 23 March 2020 [transcript] (Speech). Prime Minister's Televised Speech to the United Kingdom. www.gov.uk. London, UK. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2022-04-25. From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction — you must stay at home.{{cite speech}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] McPhee, Ryan (2021-06-14). "U.K. Postpones Reopening Roadmap; West End Theatres Will No Longer Reopen in Full in June". Playbill . Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2022-04-25. Step 4 of the roadmap will allow productions to play without capacity restrictions. June 21 was the goal; now, the government is eyeing July 19.

[3] Thomas, Sophie (2022-03-08). "Everything you need to know about the Olivier Awards". londontheatre.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-04-25. Any new production that opened between 19 Feb. 2020 to 22 Feb. 2022 are eligible for categories in the 2022 Olivier Awards. With two years worth of shows set for honours in one year's ceremony, the 2022 Olivier Awards will prove tougher competition than before.

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v t e Laurence Olivier Awards
Drama	New Play Entertainment or Comedy Play Revival Actor Actress Actor in a Supporting Role Actress in a Supporting Role
Musical	New Musical Musical Revival Actor in a Musical Actress in a Musical Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Musical Contribution
Production/Creatives	Director Theatre Choreographer Set Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design
Dance/Opera	New Dance Production New Opera Production Achievement in Dance Achievement in Opera
Special/Other	Special Award Family Show Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
Retired	Actor of the Year in a New Play Actress of the Year in a New Play Actor of the Year in a Revival Actress of the Year in a Revival Comedy Performance Performance in a Musical Supporting Artist of the Year Performance in a Supporting Role Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Newcomer in a Play Most Promising Performer Company Performance Director of a Play Director of a Musical Most Promising Playwright Achievement in a Musical Audience Award
Ceremonies	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 ~~1989 (see 1989/90)~~ 1989/90 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 ~~2021 (COVID-19)~~ 2022 2023 2024

v t e Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Merged	Karla Burns (1991) Jenny Galloway (1992) Janie Dee (1993) Sara Kestelman (1994) Tracie Bennett (1995) Sheila Gish (1996) Clive Rowe (1997) James Dreyfus (1998) Shuler Hensley (1999) Jenny Galloway (2000) Miles Western (2001) Martyn Jacques (2002) Paul Baker (2003) The Chorus of Jerry Springer (2004) Conleth Hill (2005) Celia Imrie (2006) Sheila Hancock (2007) Tracie Bennett (2008) Lesli Margherita (2009) Iwan Rheon (2010) Jill Halfpenny (2011) Nigel Harman (2012) Leigh Zimmerman (2013) Stephen Ashfield (2014)
Actor	George Maguire (2015) David Bedella (2016) Adam J. Bernard (2017) Michael Jibson (2018) Jonathan Bailey (2019) David Bedella (2020) No Ceremony (2021) Elliot Levey (2022) Zubin Varla (2023) Jak Malone (2024)
Actress	Lorna Want (2015) Lara Pulver (2016) Rebecca Trehearn (2017) Sheila Atim (2018) Patti LuPone (2019) Cassidy Janson (2020) No Ceremony (2021) Liza Sadovy (2022) Beverley Knight (2023) Amy Trigg (2024)