Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

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SAG Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series
Pedro Pascal by Gage Skidmore.jpg
The 2023 recipient: Pedro Pascal
Awarded forOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Location Los Angeles, California
Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Currently held by Pedro Pascal for The Last of Us (2023)
Website sagawards.org

The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in dramatic television.

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Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner.

1990s

YearNomineeSerieRole(s)
1994

(1st)

Dennis Franz NYPD Blue Andy Sipowicz
Héctor Elizondo Chicago Hope Phillip Watters
Mandy Patinkin Jeffrey Geiger
Tom Skerritt Picket Fences Jimmy Brock
Patrick Stewart Star Trek: The Next Generation Jean-Luc Picard
1995

(2nd)

Anthony Edwards ER Mark Greene
George Clooney ER Doug Ross
Dennis Franz NYPD Blue Andy Sipowicz
Jimmy Smits Bobby Simone
David Duchovny The X-Files Fox Mulder
1996

(3rd)

Dennis Franz NYPD Blue Andy Sipowicz
Jimmy Smits NYPD Blue Bobby Simone
George Clooney ER Doug Ross
Anthony Edwards Mark Greene
David Duchovny The X-Files Fox Mulder
1997

(4th)

Anthony Edwards ER Mark Greene
Dennis Franz NYPD Blue Andy Sipowicz
Jimmy Smits Bobby Simone
David Duchovny The X-Files Fox Mulder
Sam Waterston Law & Order Jack McCoy
1998

(5th)

Sam Waterston Law & Order Jack McCoy
David Duchovny The X-Files Fox Mulder
Dennis Franz NYPD Blue Andy Sipowicz
Jimmy Smits Bobby Simone
Anthony Edwards ER Mark Greene
1999

(6th)

James Gandolfini The Sopranos Tony Soprano
Dennis Franz NYPD Blue Andy Sipowicz
Rick Schroder Danny Sorenson
Martin Sheen The West Wing Josiah Bartlet
David Duchovny The X-Files Fox Mulder

2000s

YearNomineeSerieRole(s)
2000

(7th)

Martin Sheen The West Wing Josiah Bartlet
Tim Daly The Fugitive Richard Kimble
Anthony Edwards ER Mark Greene
Dennis Franz NYPD Blue Andy Sipowicz
James Gandolfini The Sopranos Tony Soprano
2001

(8th)

Martin Sheen The West Wing Josiah Bartlet
Richard Dreyfuss The Education of Max Bickford Max Bickford
Dennis Franz NYPD Blue Andy Sipowicz
James Gandolfini The Sopranos Tony Soprano
Peter Krause Six Feet Under Nate Fisher
2002

(9th)

James Gandolfini The Sopranos Tony Soprano
Michael Chiklis The Shield Vic Mackey
Martin Sheen The West Wing Josiah Bartlet
Kiefer Sutherland 24 Jack Bauer
Treat Williams Everwood Andy Brown
2003

(10th)

Kiefer Sutherland 24 Jack Bauer
Peter Krause Six Feet Under Nate Fisher
Anthony LaPaglia Without a Trace Jack Malone
Martin Sheen The West Wing Josiah Bartlet
Treat Williams Everwood Andy Brown
2004

(11th)

Jerry Orbach (posthumous) Law & Order Lennie Briscoe
Hank Azaria Huff Craig Huffstodt
James Gandolfini The Sopranos Tony Soprano
Anthony LaPaglia Without a Trace Jack Malone
Kiefer Sutherland 24 Jack Bauer
2005

(12th)

Kiefer Sutherland 24 Jack Bauer
Alan Alda The West Wing Arnold Vinick
Patrick Dempsey Grey's Anatomy Derek Shepherd
Hugh Laurie House Gregory House
Ian McShane Deadwood Al Swearengen
2006

(13th)

Hugh Laurie House Gregory House
James Gandolfini The Sopranos Tony Soprano
Michael C. Hall Dexter Dexter Morgan
James Spader Boston Legal Alan Shore
Kiefer Sutherland 24 Jack Bauer
2007

(14th)

James Gandolfini The Sopranos Tony Soprano
Michael C. Hall Dexter Dexter Morgan
Jon Hamm Mad Men Don Draper
Hugh Laurie House Gregory House
James Spader Boston Legal Alan Shore
2008

(15th)

Hugh Laurie House Gregory House
Michael C. Hall Dexter Dexter Morgan
Jon Hamm Mad Men Don Draper
William Shatner Boston Legal Denny Crane
James Spader Alan Shore
2009

(16th)

Michael C. Hall Dexter Dexter Morgan
Simon Baker The Mentalist Patrick Jane
Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad Walter White
Jon Hamm Mad Men Don Draper
Hugh Laurie House Gregory House

2010s

YearNomineeSerieRole(s)
2010

(17th)

Steve Buscemi Boardwalk Empire Nucky Thompson
Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad Walter White
Michael C. Hall Dexter Dexter Morgan
Jon Hamm Mad Men Don Draper
Hugh Laurie House Gregory House
2011

(18th)

Steve Buscemi Boardwalk Empire Nucky Thompson
Patrick J. Adams Suits Mike Ross
Kyle Chandler Friday Night Lights Eric Taylor
Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad Walter White
Michael C. Hall Dexter Dexter Morgan
2012

(19th)

Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad Walter White
Steve Buscemi Boardwalk Empire Nucky Thompson
Jeff Daniels The Newsroom Will McAvoy
Jon Hamm Mad Men Don Draper
Damian Lewis Homeland Nicholas Brody
2013

(20th)

Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad Walter White
Steve Buscemi Boardwalk Empire Nucky Thompson
Jeff Daniels The Newsroom Will McAvoy
Peter Dinklage Game of Thrones Tyrion Lannister
Kevin Spacey House of Cards Francis Underwood
2014

(21st)

Kevin Spacey House of Cards Francis Underwood
Steve Buscemi Boardwalk Empire Nucky Thompson
Peter Dinklage Game of Thrones Tyrion Lannister
Woody Harrelson True Detective Martin Hart
Matthew McConaughey Rust Cohle
2015

(22nd)

Kevin Spacey House of Cards Francis Underwood
Peter Dinklage Game of Thrones Tyrion Lannister
Jon Hamm Mad Men Don Draper
Rami Malek Mr. Robot Elliot Alderson
Bob Odenkirk Better Call Saul Jimmy McGill
2016

(23rd)

John Lithgow The Crown Winston Churchill
Sterling K. Brown This Is Us Randall Pearson
Peter Dinklage Game of Thrones Tyrion Lannister
Rami Malek Mr. Robot Elliot Alderson
Kevin Spacey House of Cards Francis Underwood
2017

(24th)

Sterling K. Brown This Is Us Randall Pearson
Jason Bateman Ozark Marty Byrde
Peter Dinklage Game of Thrones Tyrion Lannister
David Harbour Stranger Things Jim Hopper
Bob Odenkirk Better Call Saul Jimmy McGill
2018

(25th)

Jason Bateman Ozark Marty Byrde
Sterling K. Brown This Is Us Randall Pearson
Joseph Fiennes The Handmaid's Tale Commander Fred Waterford
John Krasinski Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Jack Ryan
Bob Odenkirk Better Call Saul Jimmy McGill
2019

(26th)

Peter Dinklage Game of Thrones Tyrion Lannister
Sterling K. Brown This Is Us Randall Pearson
Steve Carell The Morning Show Mitch Kessler
Billy Crudup Corey Ellison
David Harbour Stranger Things Jim Hopper

2020s

YearNomineeSerieRole(s)
2020

(27th)

Jason Bateman Ozark Marty Bryde
Sterling K. Brown This Is Us Randall Pearson
Josh O'Connor The Crown Prince Charles
Bob Odenkirk Better Call Saul Jimmy McGill
Regé-Jean Page Bridgerton Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings
2021

(28th)

Lee Jung-jae Squid Game Seong Gi-hun
Brian Cox Succession Logan Roy
Billy Crudup The Morning Show Cory Ellison
Kieran Culkin SuccessionRoman Roy
Jeremy Strong Kendall Roy
2022

(29th)

Jason Bateman Ozark Marty Bryde
Jonathan Banks Better Call Saul Mike Ehrmantraut
Jeff Bridges The Old Man Dan Chase
Bob Odenkirk Better Call Saul Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic
Adam Scott Severance Mark Scout
2023

(30th)

Pedro Pascal The Last of Us Joel Miller
Brian Cox Succession Logan Roy
Billy Crudup The Morning Show Cory Ellison
Kieran Culkin SuccessionRoman Roy
Matthew Macfadyen Tom Wambsgans

Superlatives

SuperlativeMale Actor - Drama SeriesMale Actor - Comedy SeriesOverall
Actor with most awards Jason Bateman, James Gandolfini 3 Alec Baldwin 7 Alec Baldwin 7
Actor with most nominations Dennis Franz 8 Tony Shalhoub 9 Tony Shalhoub 9
Actor with most nominations
without ever winning
Jon Hamm 6 Kelsey Grammer 8 Kelsey Grammer 8
Television program with most wins The Sopranos 3 30 Rock 7 30 Rock 7
Television program with most nominations NYPD Blue 13 Frasier 16 Frasier 16

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Multiple winners

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2 wins

Multiple nominees

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