Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television

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Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television
Awarded forBest performance of the year credited as a guest appearance by an actor (male or female) in a genre television series, for a single or several episodes
Country United States
Presented byAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
First awarded 2008
Last awarded 2021/2022
Currently held by Jennifer Tilly for Chucky (Network/Cable)
Hayden Christensen for Obi-Wan Kenobi (Streaming) (2021/2022)
Website www.saturnawards.org

The following is a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Guest Starring Role on Television (or Best Guest Performance in a Television Series).

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The award is presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, honoring the work of actors and actresses in science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction on television. The category was split into two awards: Saturn Award for Best Guest-Starring Performance in a Streaming Television Series and Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Performance in a Network or Cable Television Series at the 47th Saturn Awards.

(NOTE: Year refers to year of eligibility, the actual ceremonies are held the following year)

The winners are listed in bold.

Winners and Nominees

2000s

YearActor / ActressTV SeriesNetworkCharacter
2008
(35th)
Jimmy Smits Dexter Showtime Miguel Prado
Kristen Bell Heroes NBC Elle Bishop
Alan Dale Lost ABC Charles Widmore
Kevin Durand Martin Keamy
Robert Forster HeroesNBC Arthur Petrelli
Sonya Walger LostABC Penny Widmore
2009
(36th)
Leonard Nimoy Fringe Fox Dr. William Bell
Bernard Cribbins Doctor Who BBC America Wilfred Mott
Raymond Cruz Breaking Bad AMC Tuco Salamanca
Michelle Forbes True Blood HBO Maryann Forrester
John Lithgow Dexter Showtime Arthur Mitchell
Mark Pellegrino Lost ABC Jacob

2010s

YearActor / ActressTV SeriesNetworkCharacter
2010
(37th)
Richard Dreyfuss Weeds Showtime Warren Schiff
Joe Manganiello True Blood HBO Alcide Herveaux
Noah Emmerich The Walking Dead AMC Dr. Edwin Jenner
Giancarlo Esposito Breaking Bad Gustavo "Gus" Fring
Seth Gabel Fringe Fox Lincoln Lee
John Terry Lost ABC Dr. Christian Shephard
2011
(38th)
Tom Skerritt Leverage TNT Jimmy Ford
Steven Bauer Breaking Bad AMC Don Eladio Vuente
Orla Brady Fringe Fox Elizabeth Bishop
Mark Margolis Breaking BadAMC Héctor "Tio" Salamanca
Edward James Olmos Dexter Showtime Professor James Gellar
Zachary Quinto American Horror Story: Murder House FX Chad Warwick
2012
(39th)
Yvonne Strahovski Dexter Showtime Hannah McKay
Blair Brown Fringe Fox Nina Sharp
Terry O'Quinn Falling Skies TNT Arthur Manchester
Lance Reddick FringeFox Phillip Broyles
Mark Sheppard Leverage TNTJim Sterling
Ray Stevenson DexterShowtime Issak Sirko
2013
(40th)
Robert Forster Breaking Bad AMC Ed
Stephen Collins Falling Skies TNT President Hathaway
Danny Huston American Horror Story: Coven FX The Axeman
David Morrissey The Walking Dead AMC The Governor
Charlotte Rampling Dexter Showtime Dr. Evelyn Vogel
Gina Torres Hannibal NBC Phyllis "Bella" Crawford
2014
(41st)
Wentworth Miller The Flash The CW Leonard Snart / Captain Cold
Dominic Cooper Agent Carter ABC Howard Stark
Neil Patrick Harris American Horror Story: Freak Show FX Chester Creb
John Larroquette The Librarians TNT Jenkins / Galahad
Michael Pitt Hannibal NBC Mason Verger
Andrew J. West The Walking Dead AMC Gareth
2015
(42nd)
William Shatner Haven Syfy Croatoan
Laura Benanti Supergirl CBS Alura In-Ze / General Astra
Steven Brand Teen Wolf MTV Dr. Gabriel Valack
Victor Garber The Flash The CW Dr. Martin Stein / Firestorm
Scott Glenn Daredevil Netflix Stick
Alex Kingston Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song BBC America River Song
John Carroll Lynch The Walking Dead AMC Eastman
2016
(43rd)
Jeffrey Dean Morgan The Walking Dead AMC Negan
Ian Bohen Teen Wolf MTV Peter Hale
Tyler Hoechlin Supergirl The CW Clark Kent / Superman
Anthony Hopkins Westworld HBO Dr. Robert Ford
Leslie Jordan American Horror Story: Roanoke FX Ashley Gilbert / Cricket Marlowe
Dominique Pinon Outlander Starz Master Raymond
2017
(44th)
David Lynch Twin Peaks: The Return Showtime FBI Deputy Director Gordon Cole
Bryan Cranston Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Amazon Silas Herrick
Michael Greyeyes Fear the Walking Dead AMC Qaletqa Walker
Jeffrey Dean Morgan The Walking Dead Negan
Rachel Nichols The Librarians TNT Nicole Noone
Jesse Plemons Black Mirror Netflix Robert Daly
Hartley Sawyer The Flash The CW Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man
Michelle Yeoh Star Trek: Discovery CBS All Access Captain Philippa Georgiou / Emperor Georgiou
2018
(45th)
Jeffrey Dean Morgan The Walking Dead AMC Negan
Rainer Bock Better Call Saul AMCWerner Ziegler
Jon Cryer Supergirl The CW Lex Luthor
Sydney Lemmon Fear the Walking Dead AMCIsabelle
Tonya Pinkins Martha
Ed Speleers Outlander Starz Stephen Bonnet
2019/2020
(46th)
Jon Cryer Supergirl The CW Lex Luthor
Giancarlo Esposito The Mandalorian Disney+ Moff Gideon
Mark Hamill What We Do in the Shadows FX Jim the Vampire
Jeffrey Dean Morgan The Walking Dead AMC Negan
Kate Mulgrew Mr. Mercedes Audience Alma Lane
Billy Porter The Twilight Zone CBS All Access Keith
Jeri Ryan Star Trek: Picard Seven of Nine

2020s

YearActor / ActressTV SeriesNetworkCharacter
2021/2022
(47th)
Network/Cable
Jennifer Tilly Chucky Syfy Tiffany Valentine
Michael Biehn The Walking Dead AMC Ian
Rachael Harris Ghosts CBS Sheryl
Jesse James Keitel Big Sky ABC Jerrie Kennedy
Jeffrey Dean Morgan The Walking DeadAMC Negan
Fisher Stevens The Blacklist NBC Marvin Gerard
Aisha Tyler Fear the Walking Dead AMCMickey
Streaming
Hayden Christensen Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ Darth Vader
Jensen Ackles The Boys Amazon Prime Video Soldier Boy
LeVar Burton Leverage: Redemption Amazon Freevee Robert Blanche
Rosario Dawson The Mandalorian Disney+ Ahsoka Tano
Robert Englund Stranger Things Netflix Victor Creel
Tony Dalton Hawkeye Disney+Jack Duquesne
Jonathan Majors Loki He Who Remains

Multiple nominations

5 nominations
2 nominations

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