Logie Award for Most Popular Actor

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Logie Award for Most Popular Actor
Country Australia
Presented by TV Week
First awarded1977
Currently held by Sam Neill (2023)
Most awards Paul Cronin and Martin Sacks (5)
Website www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au

The Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. The award recognises the popularity of an actor in an Australian program.

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It was first awarded at the 19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards, held in 1977 when the award category was originally called Most Popular Australian Lead Actor. [1] It was later renamed Most Popular Actor and briefly Best Actor (2016–2017). [2] For the 2018 ceremony, the award category name was reverted to Most Popular Actor. [3]

The winner and nominees of Most Popular Actor are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website. [4] Paul Cronin and Martin Sacks hold the record for the most wins, with five each, followed by Grant Dodwell, Craig McLachlan and Hugh Sheridan with three wins each.

Winners and nominees

KeyMeaning
Indicates the winning actor
YearNomineesProgram(s)NetworkRef
1977 Martin Vaughan Power Without Glory
ABC
[1]
1978 Paul Cronin The Sullivans
[5]
1979 Paul CroninThe Sullivans
Nine Network
1980 Paul CroninThe Sullivans
Nine Network
1981 Peter Adams Cop Shop
1982 Paul CroninThe Sullivans
Nine Network
[6]
1983 Paul CroninThe Sullivans
Nine Network
1984 Grant Dodwell A Country Practice
Seven Network
1985 Grant DodwellA Country Practice
Seven Network
1986 Grant DodwellA Country Practice
Seven Network
[7]
1987 Peter O'Brien Neighbours
1988 Jason Donovan Neighbours
Network Ten
1989 Craig McLachlan Neighbours
Network Ten
1990 Craig McLachlanNeighbours
Network Ten
[8]
1991 Craig McLachlan Home and Away
Seven Network
[9]
1992 Bruce Samazan E Street
Network Ten
1993 Gary Sweet Police Rescue
ABC TV
1994 Gary SweetPolice Rescue
ABC TV
1995 Dieter Brummer Home and Away
Seven Network
1996 Dieter BrummerHome and Away
Seven Network
1997 Martin Sacks Blue Heelers
Seven Network
1998 Martin SacksBlue Heelers
Seven Network
Colin Friels Water Rats
Nine Network
Jesse Spencer Neighbours
Network Ten
Nic Testoni Home and Away
Seven Network
John Wood Blue Heelers
Seven Network
1999 Martin SacksBlue Heelers
Seven Network
Colin FrielsWater Rats
Nine Network
Jesse SpencerNeighbours
Network Ten
John WoodBlue Heelers
Seven Network
2000 Martin SacksBlue Heelers
Seven Network
Colin FrielsWater Rats
Nine Network
Peter Phelps Stingers
Nine Network
John WoodBlue Heelers
Seven Network
2001 Martin SacksBlue Heelers
Seven Network
Daniel MacPherson Neighbours
Network Ten
William McInnes SeaChange
ABC TV
John WoodBlue Heelers
Seven Network
2002 Peter PhelpsStingers
Nine Network
Samuel Johnson The Secret Life of Us
Network Ten
Ryan Kwanten Home and Away
Seven Network
Erik Thomson All Saints
Seven Network
John WoodBlue Heelers
Seven Network
2003 Erik ThomsonAll Saints
Seven Network
Beau Brady Home and Away
Seven Network
Samuel JohnsonThe Secret Life of Us
Network Ten
Myles Pollard McLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
John WoodBlue Heelers
Seven Network
2004 Aaron Jeffery McLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Beau BradyHome and Away
Seven Network
Myles PollardMcLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Glenn Robbins Kath & Kim
ABC TV
Erik ThomsonAll Saints
Seven Network
2005 John WoodBlue Heelers
Seven Network
Beau BradyHome and Away
Seven Network
Chris Hemsworth Home and Away
Seven Network
Aaron JefferyMcLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Glenn RobbinsKath & Kim
ABC TV
2006 John WoodBlue Heelers
Seven Network
Chris HemsworthHome and Away
Seven Network
Aaron JefferyMcLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Joel McIlroy Home and Away
Seven Network
Glenn RobbinsDa Kath and Kim Code
ABC TV
2007 Aaron JefferyMcLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Brendan Cowell Love My Way
Mark Furze Home and Away
Seven Network
John Howard All Saints
Seven Network
Paul O'Brien Home and Away
Seven Network
2008 Chris Lilley Summer Heights High
ABC1
Mark FurzeHome and Away
Seven Network
John HowardAll Saints
Seven Network
Paul O'BrienHome and Away
Seven Network
Glenn RobbinsKath & Kim
Seven Network
2009 Todd Lasance Home and Away
Seven Network
Gyton Grantley Underbelly
Nine Network
Mark Priestley All Saints
Seven Network
Ian Smith Neighbours
Network Ten
Erik Thomson Packed to the Rafters
Seven Network
2010 Hugh Sheridan Packed to the Rafters
Seven Network
Luke Jacobz Home and Away
Seven Network
Todd LasanceHome and Away
Seven Network
Ray Meagher Home and Away
Seven Network
Erik ThomsonPacked to the Rafters
Seven Network
2011 Hugh SheridanPacked to the Rafters
Seven Network
Michael Caton Packed to the Rafters
Seven Network
Don Hany Offspring
Network Ten
Tangle
Callan Mulvey Rush
Network Ten
Erik ThomsonPacked to the Rafters
Seven Network
2012 Hugh SheridanPacked to the Rafters
Seven Network
Daniel MacPherson Wild Boys
Seven Network
Ray MeagherHome and Away
Seven Network
Eddie Perfect Offspring
Network Ten
Erik ThomsonPacked to the Rafters
Seven Network
2013 Steve Peacocke Home and Away
Seven Network
Firass Dirani House Husbands
Nine Network
The Straits
ABC1
Hugh SheridanPacked to the Rafters
Seven Network
Lachy Hulme Howzat! Kerry Packer's War
Nine Network
Beaconsfield
Nine Network
Offspring
Network Ten
Matthew Le Nevez Offspring
Network Ten
2014 Chris Lilley Ja'mie: Private School Girl
ABC1
Dan Ewing Home and Away
Seven Network
Matthew Le NevezOffspring
Network Ten
Steve PeacockeHome and Away
Seven Network
Hugh SheridanPacked to the Rafters
Seven Network
2015 Steve PeacockeHome and Away
Seven Network
Luke Arnold INXS: Never Tear Us Apart
Seven Network
Chris Lilley Jonah from Tonga
ABC
Craig McLachlan The Doctor Blake Mysteries
ABC
Josh Thomas Please Like Me
2016 Erik Thomson800 Words
Seven Network
Firass Dirani House Husbands
Nine Network
Craig McLachlan The Doctor Blake Mysteries
ABC
Steve Peacocke Home and Away
Seven Network
Josh ThomasPlease Like Me
ABC
2017 Samuel Johnson Molly
Seven Network
Erik Thomson800 Words
Seven Network
Craig McLachlan Deep Water
SBS
The Doctor Blake Mysteries
ABC
The Wrong Girl
Network Ten
Richard Roxburgh Rake
ABC
Rodger Corser Doctor Doctor
Nine Network
The Doctor Blake Mysteries
ABC
2018 Ray Meagher Home and Away
Seven Network
Aaron Jeffery Underbelly Files: Chopper
Nine Network
Erik Thomson800 Words
Seven Network
Luke McGregor Rosehaven
ABC
Rodger Corser Doctor Doctor
Nine Network
2019 Luke McGregorRosehaven
ABC
Aaron Pedersen Mystery Road
ABC
Guy Pearce Jack Irish
ABC
Ray Meagher Home and Away
Seven Network
Rodger CorserDoctor Doctor
Nine Network
Ryan Moloney Neighbours
Network Ten
2022 Guy PearceJack Irish
ABC
Bernard CurryWentworth - The Final Sentence
Foxtel
Hugo WeavingLove Me
Binge/Foxtel
Ray Meagher Home and Away
Seven Network
Rodger CorserDoctor Doctor
Nine Network
Stephen PeacockeRFDS
Seven Network
2023 Sam Neill The Twelve
Binge/Foxtel
James Stewart Home and Away
Seven Network
Lincoln Younes After the Verdict
Nine Network
Last King of the Cross
Barons
ABC
Mark Coles Smith Mystery Road: Origin
ABC
Patrick Brammall Colin From Accounts
Summer Love
ABC
Ray Meagher Home and Away
Seven Network

Multiple wins

NumberActor
Wins
5
Paul Cronin
Martin Sacks
3
Grant Dodwell
Craig McLachlan
Hugh Sheridan
2
Gary Sweet
Dieter Brummer
Aaron Jeffery
John Wood
Chris Lilley
Steve Peacocke

Programs with most awards

WinsProgram
7
Blue Heelers
5
The Sullivans
Home and Away
4
Neighbours
3
A Country Practice
Packed to the Rafters

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