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The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series is an award presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). Beginning with the 18th Primetime Emmy Awards, leading actors in drama have competed alone. However, these dramatic performances included actors from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors. Such instances are marked below:
- # – Indicates a performance in a miniseries or television film, before the category's creation
- § – Indicates a performance as a guest performer, before and after the category's creation
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | |
|---|---|
 The 2024 recipient: Hiroyuki Sanada | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| First award | 1954 |
| Currently held by | Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun (2024) |
| Website | emmys |
Winners and nominations
1950s
| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Male Star of a Regular Series | ||||
| 1954 (6th) | ||||
| Donald O'Connor | Himself | The Colgate Comedy Hour | NBC | |
| Sid Caesar | Various characters | Your Show of Shows | NBC | |
| Wally Cox | Robinson Peepers | Mister Peepers | ||
| Jackie Gleason | Various characters | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS | |
| Jack Webb | Joe Friday | Dragnet | NBC | |
| Best Actor Starring in a Regular Series | ||||
| 1955 (7th) | ||||
| Danny Thomas | Danny Williams | Make Room for Daddy | ABC | |
| Richard Boone | Dr. Konrad Styner | Medic | NBC | |
| Robert Cummings | Robert Beanblossom | My Hero | ||
| Jackie Gleason | Various characters | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS | |
| Jack Webb | Joe Friday | Dragnet | NBC | |
| Best Actor - Continuing Performance | ||||
| 1956 (8th) | ||||
| Phil Silvers | MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko | The Phil Silvers Show | CBS | |
| Robert Cummings | Bob Collins | The Bob Cummings Show | CBS | |
| Jackie Gleason | Ralph Kramden | The Honeymooners | ||
| Danny Thomas | Danny Williams | Make Room for Daddy | ABC | |
| Robert Young | Jim Anderson | Father Knows Best | CBS | |
| Best Continuing Performance by an Actor | ||||
| 1957 (9th) | ||||
| Robert Young | Jim Anderson | Father Knows Best | NBC | |
| James Arness | Matt Dillon | Gunsmoke | CBS | |
| Charles Boyer | Various characters | Four Star Playhouse | ||
| David Niven | ||||
| Hugh O'Brian | Wyatt Earp | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | ABC | |
| Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series | ||||
| 1958 (10th) | ||||
| Robert Young | Jim Anderson | Father Knows Best | NBC | |
| James Arness | Matt Dillon | Gunsmoke | CBS | |
| Robert Cummings | Bob Collins | The Bob Cummings Show | ||
| Phil Silvers | MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko | The Phil Silvers Show | ||
| Danny Thomas | Danny Williams | The Danny Thomas Show | ABC & CBS | |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series | ||||
| 1959 (11th) | ||||
| Raymond Burr | Perry Mason | Perry Mason | CBS | |
| James Arness | Matt Dillon | Gunsmoke | CBS | |
| Richard Boone | Paladin | Have Gun – Will Travel | ||
| James Garner | Bret Maverick | Maverick | ABC | |
| Craig Stevens | Peter Gunn | Peter Gunn | NBC | |
| Efrem Zimbalist Jr. | Stuart Bailey | 77 Sunset Strip | ABC | |
1960s
| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead or Support) | ||||
| 1960 (12th) | ||||
| Robert Stack | Eliot Ness | The Untouchables | ABC | |
| Richard Boone | Paladin | Have Gun – Will Travel | CBS | |
| Raymond Burr | Perry Mason | Perry Mason | ||
| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead) | ||||
| 1961 (13th) | ||||
| Raymond Burr | Perry Mason | Perry Mason | CBS | |
| Jackie Cooper | Chick Hennesey | Hennesey | CBS | |
| Robert Stack | Eliot Ness | The Untouchables | ABC | |
| Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead) | ||||
| 1962 (14th) | ||||
| E. G. Marshall | Lawrence Preston | The Defenders | CBS | |
| Paul Burke | Det. Adam Flint | Naked City | ABC | |
| Jackie Cooper | Chick Hennesey | Hennesey | CBS | |
| Vince Edwards | Ben Casey | Ben Casey | ABC | |
| George Maharis | Buz Murdock | Route 66 | CBS | |
| 1963 (15th) | ||||
| E. G. Marshall | Lawrence Preston | The Defenders | CBS | |
| Ernest Borgnine | Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale | McHale's Navy | ABC | |
| Paul Burke | Det. Adam Flint | Naked City | ||
| Vic Morrow | Sgt. Sanders | Combat! | ||
| Dick Van Dyke | Rob Petrie | The Dick Van Dyke Show | CBS | |
| 1964 (16th) | ||||
| Dick Van Dyke | Rob Petrie | The Dick Van Dyke Show | CBS | |
| Richard Boone | Various characters | The Richard Boone Show | NBC | |
| Dean Jagger | Principal Albert Vane | Mr. Novak | ||
| David Janssen | Dr. Richard Kimble | The Fugitive | ABC | |
| George C. Scott | Neil Brock | East Side/West Side | CBS | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Actors and Performers | ||||
| 1965 (17th) | ||||
| Leonard Bernstein | Conductor | New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with Leonard Bernstein | CBS | |
| Lynn Fontanne | Fanny Bowditch Holmes | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Magnificent Yankee" | NBC | |
| Alfred Lunt | Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. | |||
| Barbra Streisand | Herself | My Name Is Barbra | CBS | |
| Dick Van Dyke | Rob Petrie | The Dick Van Dyke Show | ||
| Julie Andrews | Herself | The Andy Williams Show: "November 30, 1964" | NBC | |
| Johnny Carson | Host | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | ||
| Gladys Cooper | Margaret St. Clair | The Rogues | ||
| Robert Coote | Timmy St. Clair | |||
| Richard Crenna | James Slattery | Slattery's People | CBS | |
| Julie Harris | Florence Nightingale | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Holy Terror" | NBC | |
| Bob Hope | Himself | Chrysler Presents A Bob Hope Comedy Special | ||
| Dean Jagger | Principal Albert Vane | Mr. Novak | ||
| Danny Kaye | Host | The Danny Kaye Show | CBS | |
| David McCallum | Illya Kuryakin | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | NBC | |
| Red Skelton | Himself | The Red Skelton Hour | CBS | |
| Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series | ||||
| 1966 (18th) | ||||
| Bill Cosby | Alexander Scott | I Spy | NBC | |
| Richard Crenna | James Slattery | Slattery's People | CBS | |
| Robert Culp | Kelly Robinson | I Spy | NBC | |
| David Janssen | Dr. Richard Kimble | The Fugitive | ABC | |
| David McCallum | Illya Kuryakin | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | NBC | |
| 1967 (19th) | ||||
| Bill Cosby | Alexander Scott | I Spy | NBC | |
| Robert Culp | Kelly Robinson | I Spy | NBC | |
| Ben Gazzara | Paul Bryan | Run for Your Life | NBC | |
| David Janssen | Dr. Richard Kimble | The Fugitive | ABC | |
| Martin Landau | Rollin Hand | Mission: Impossible | CBS | |
| 1968 (20th) | ||||
| Bill Cosby | Alexander Scott | I Spy | NBC | |
| Raymond Burr | Robert T. Ironside | Ironside | NBC | |
| Robert Culp | Kelly Robinson | I Spy | ||
| Ben Gazzara | Paul Bryan | Run for Your Life | ||
| Martin Landau | Rollin Hand | Mission: Impossible | CBS | |
| 1969 (21st) | ||||
| Carl Betz | Clinton Judd | Judd, for the Defense | ABC | |
| Raymond Burr | Robert T. Ironside | Ironside | NBC | |
| Peter Graves | Jim Phelps | Mission: Impossible | CBS | |
| Martin Landau | Rollin Hand | |||
| Ross Martin | Artemus Gordon | The Wild Wild West | ||
1970s
| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series | ||||
| 1970 (22nd) | ||||
| Robert Young | Dr. Marcus Welby | Marcus Welby, M.D. | ABC | |
| Raymond Burr | Robert T. Ironside | Ironside | NBC | |
| Mike Connors | Joe Mannix | Mannix | CBS | |
| Robert Wagner | Al Mundy | It Takes a Thief | ABC | |
| 1971 (23rd) | ||||
| Hal Holbrook | Hays Stowe | The Bold Ones: The Senator | NBC | |
| Raymond Burr | Robert T. Ironside | Ironside | NBC | |
| Mike Connors | Joe Mannix | Mannix | CBS | |
| Robert Young | Dr. Marcus Welby | Marcus Welby, M.D. | ABC | |
| 1972 (24th) | ||||
| Peter Falk | Columbo | Columbo | NBC | |
| Raymond Burr | Robert T. Ironside | Ironside | NBC | |
| Mike Connors | Joe Mannix | Mannix | CBS | |
| Keith Michell # | Henry VIII of England | The Six Wives of Henry VIII | ||
| Robert Young | Dr. Marcus Welby | Marcus Welby, M.D. | ABC | |
| Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Drama Series - Continuing) | ||||
| 1973 (25th) | ||||
| Richard Thomas | John-Boy Walton | The Waltons | CBS | |
| David Carradine | Kwai Chang Caine | Kung Fu | ABC | |
| Mike Connors | Joe Mannix | Mannix | CBS | |
| William Conrad | Frank Cannon | Cannon | ||
| Peter Falk | Columbo | Columbo | NBC | |
| Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series | ||||
| 1974 (26th) | ||||
| Telly Savalas | Lt. Theo Kojak | Kojak | CBS | |
| William Conrad | Frank Cannon | Cannon | CBS | |
| Karl Malden | Lt. Mike Stone | The Streets of San Francisco | ABC | |
| Richard Thomas | John-Boy Walton | The Waltons | CBS | |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | ||||
| 1975 (27th) | ||||
| Robert Blake | Det. Tony Baretta | Baretta | ABC | |
| Karl Malden | Lt. Mike Stone | The Streets of San Francisco | ABC | |
| Barry Newman | Anthony J. Petrocelli | Petrocelli | NBC | |
| Telly Savalas | Lt. Theo Kojak | Kojak | CBS | |
| 1976 (28th) | ||||
| Peter Falk | Columbo | Columbo | NBC | |
| James Garner | Jim Rockford | The Rockford Files | NBC | |
| Karl Malden | Lt. Mike Stone | The Streets of San Francisco | ABC | |
| 1977 (29th) | ||||
| James Garner | Jim Rockford | The Rockford Files | NBC | |
| Robert Blake | Det. Tony Baretta | Baretta | ABC | |
| Peter Falk | Columbo | Columbo | NBC | |
| Jack Klugman | Dr. R. Quincy, M.E. | Quincy, M.E. | ||
| Karl Malden | Lt. Mike Stone | The Streets of San Francisco | ABC | |
| 1978 (30th) | ||||
| Ed Asner | Lou Grant | Lou Grant | CBS | |
| James Broderick | Doug Lawrence | Family | ABC | |
| Peter Falk | Columbo | Columbo | NBC | |
| James Garner | Jim Rockford | The Rockford Files | ||
| Jack Klugman | Dr. R. Quincy, M.E. | Quincy, M.E. | ||
| Ralph Waite | John Walton, Sr. | The Waltons | CBS | |
| 1979 (31st) | ||||
| Ron Leibman | Martin Kazinski | Kaz | CBS | |
| Ed Asner | Lou Grant | Lou Grant | CBS | |
| James Garner | Jim Rockford | The Rockford Files | NBC | |
| Jack Klugman | Dr. R. Quincy, M.E. | Quincy, M.E. | ||
1980s
| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 (32nd) | ||||
| Ed Asner | Lou Grant | Lou Grant | CBS | |
| James Garner | Jim Rockford | The Rockford Files | NBC | |
| Jack Klugman | R. Quincy | Quincy, M.E. | ||
| Larry Hagman | J. R. Ewing | Dallas | CBS | |
| 1981 (33rd) | ||||
| Daniel J. Travanti | Frank Furillo | Hill Street Blues | NBC | |
| Ed Asner | Lou Grant | Lou Grant | CBS | |
| Jim Davis (posthumously) | Jock Ewing | Dallas | ||
| Larry Hagman | J. R. Ewing | |||
| Louis Gossett Jr. § | Bessie's Father | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | ||
| Pernell Roberts | Trapper John McIntyre | Trapper John, M.D. | ||
| 1982 (34th) | ||||
| Daniel J. Travanti | Frank Furillo | Hill Street Blues | NBC | |
| Ed Asner | Lou Grant | Lou Grant | CBS | |
| Tom Selleck | Thomas Magnum | Magnum, P.I. | ||
| James Garner | Bret Maverick | Bret Maverick | NBC | |
| John Forsythe | Blake Carrington | Dynasty | ABC | |
| 1983 (35th) | ||||
| Ed Flanders | Donald Westphall | St. Elsewhere | NBC | |
| Tom Selleck | Thomas Magnum | Magnum, P.I. | CBS | |
| William Daniels | Mark Craig | St. Elsewhere | NBC | |
| John Forsythe | Blake Carrington | Dynasty | ABC | |
| Daniel J. Travanti | Frank Furillo | Hill Street Blues | NBC | |
| 1984 (36th) | ||||
| Tom Selleck | Thomas Magnum | Magnum, P.I. | CBS | |
| William Daniels | Mark Craig | St. Elsewhere | NBC | |
| Ed Flanders | Donald Westphall | |||
| Daniel J. Travanti | Frank Furillo | Hill Street Blues | ||
| John Forsythe | Blake Carrington | Dynasty | ABC | |
| 1985 (37th) | ||||
| William Daniels | Mark Craig | St. Elsewhere | NBC | |
| Don Johnson | Sonny Crockett | Miami Vice | NBC | |
| Ed Flanders | Donald Westphall | St. Elsewhere | ||
| Daniel J. Travanti | Frank Furillo | Hill Street Blues | ||
| Tom Selleck | Thomas Magnum | Magnum, P.I. | CBS | |
| 1986 (38th) | ||||
| William Daniels | Mark Craig | St. Elsewhere | NBC | |
| Tom Selleck | Thomas Magnum | Magnum, P.I. | CBS | |
| Edward Woodward | Robert McCall | The Equalizer | ||
| Bruce Willis | David Addison | Moonlighting | ABC | |
| Ed Flanders | Donald Westphall | St. Elsewhere | NBC | |
| 1987 (39th) | ||||
| Bruce Willis | David Addison | Moonlighting | ABC | |
| William Daniels | Mark Craig | St. Elsewhere | NBC | |
| Ed Flanders | Donald Westphall | |||
| Corbin Bernsen | Arnie Becker | L.A. Law | ||
| Edward Woodward | Robert McCall | The Equalizer | CBS | |
| 1988 (40th) | ||||
| Richard Kiley | Joe Gardner | A Year in the Life | NBC | |
| Corbin Bernsen | Arnie Becker | L.A. Law | NBC | |
| Michael Tucker | Stuart Markowitz | |||
| Ron Perlman | Vincent | Beauty and the Beast | CBS | |
| Edward Woodward | Robert McCall | The Equalizer | CBS | |
| 1989 (41st) | ||||
| Carroll O'Connor | Bill Gillespie | In the Heat of the Night | NBC | |
| Ken Wahl | Vinnie Terranova | Wiseguy | CBS | |
| Edward Woodward | Robert McCall | The Equalizer | ||
| Ron Perlman | Vincent | Beauty and the Beast | ||
| Michael Tucker | Stuart Markowitz | L.A. Law | NBC |
1990s
| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 (42nd) | |||||
| Peter Falk | Columbo | Columbo | "Agenda for Murder" | ABC | |
| Scott Bakula | Sam Beckett | Quantum Leap | — | NBC | |
| Robert Loggia | Nick Mancuso | Mancuso, F.B.I. | — | ||
| Kyle MacLachlan | Dale Cooper | Twin Peaks | — | ABC | |
| Edward Woodward | Robert McCall | The Equalizer | — | CBS | |
| 1991 (43rd) | |||||
| James Earl Jones | Gabriel Bird | Gabriel's Fire | "Pilot" | ABC | |
| Scott Bakula | Sam Beckett | Quantum Leap | "Shock Theater: October 3, 1954" | NBC | |
| Michael Moriarty | Benjamin Stone | Law & Order | "Indifference" | ||
| Peter Falk | Columbo | Columbo | "Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star" | ABC | |
| Kyle MacLachlan | Dale Cooper | Twin Peaks | "Episode 16" | ||
| 1992 (44th) | |||||
| Christopher Lloyd § | Alistair Dimple | Road to Avonlea | "Another Point of View" | Disney Channel | |
| Scott Bakula | Sam Beckett | Quantum Leap | "Dreams: February 28, 1979" | NBC | |
| Harrison Page § | Reverend Walters | "Song for the Soul: April 7, 1963" | |||
| Kirk Douglas § | General Kalthrob | Tales from the Crypt | "Yellow" | HBO | |
| Rob Morrow | Joel Fleischman | Northern Exposure | "Jules et Joel" | CBS | |
| Michael Moriarty | Benjamin Stone | Law & Order | "The Wages of Love" | NBC | |
| Sam Waterston | Forrest Bedford | I'll Fly Away | "Hard Lessons Master Magician" | ||
| 1993 (45th) | |||||
| Tom Skerritt | Jimmy Brock | Picket Fences | "High Tidings" | CBS | |
| Scott Bakula | Sam Beckett | Quantum Leap | "Lee Harvey Oswald: October 5, 1957-November 22, 1963" | NBC | |
| Michael Moriarty | Benjamin Stone | Law & Order | "Night and Fog" | ||
| Sam Waterston | Forrest Bedford | I'll Fly Away | "All in the Life" | ||
| Rob Morrow | Joel Fleischman | Northern Exposure | "Kaddish for Uncle Manny" | CBS | |
| 1994 (46th) | |||||
| Dennis Franz | Andy Sipowicz | NYPD Blue | "NYPD Lou" | ABC | |
| David Caruso | John Kelly | NYPD Blue | "Pilot" | ABC | |
| Michael Moriarty | Benjamin Stone | Law & Order | "Sanctuary" | NBC | |
| Tom Skerritt | Jimmy Brock | Picket Fences | "Dairy Queen" | CBS | |
| Peter Falk | Columbo | Columbo | "It's All in the Game" | ABC | |
| 1995 (47th) | |||||
| Mandy Patinkin | Jeffrey Geiger | Chicago Hope | "Over the Rainbow" | CBS | |
| Dennis Franz | Andy Sipowicz | NYPD Blue | "A.D.A. Sipowicz" | ABC | |
| Jimmy Smits | Bobby Simone | "The Bookie and Kooky Cookie" | |||
| George Clooney | Doug Ross | ER | "Long Day's Journey" | NBC | |
| Anthony Edwards | Mark Greene | "Love's Labor Lost" | |||
| 1996 (48th) | |||||
| Dennis Franz | Andy Sipowicz | NYPD Blue | "Closing Time" | ABC | |
| Jimmy Smits | Bobby Simone | NYPD Blue | "A Death in the Family" | ABC | |
| Andre Braugher | Frank Pembleton | Homicide: Life on the Street | "For God and Country" | NBC | |
| George Clooney | Doug Ross | ER | "Hell and High Water" | ||
| Anthony Edwards | Mark Greene | "A Shift in the Night" | |||
| 1997 (49th) | |||||
| Dennis Franz | Andy Sipowicz | NYPD Blue | "Where's 'Swaldo?" | ABC | |
| Jimmy Smits | Bobby Simone | NYPD Blue | "My Wild Irish Nose" | ABC | |
| David Duchovny | Fox Mulder | The X-Files | "Small Potatoes" | Fox | |
| Anthony Edwards | Mark Greene | ER | "Tribes" | NBC | |
| Sam Waterston | Jack McCoy | Law & Order | "Mad Dog" | ||
| 1998 (50th) | |||||
| Andre Braugher | Frank Pembleton | Homicide: Life on the Street | "Fallen Heroes, Part 2" | NBC | |
| David Duchovny | Fox Mulder | The X-Files | "Redux II" | Fox | |
| Dennis Franz | Andy Sipowicz | NYPD Blue | "The One That Got Away" | ABC | |
| Jimmy Smits | Bobby Simone | "Lost Israel" | |||
| Anthony Edwards | Mark Greene | ER | "Family Practice" | NBC | |
| 1999 (51st) | |||||
| Dennis Franz | Andy Sipowicz | NYPD Blue | "Safe Home" | ABC | |
| Jimmy Smits | Bobby Simone | NYPD Blue | "Hearts and Souls" | ABC | |
| James Gandolfini | Tony Soprano | The Sopranos | "The Sopranos" | HBO | |
| Dylan McDermott | Bobby Donnell | The Practice | "Happily Ever After" | ABC | |
| Sam Waterston | Jack McCoy | Law & Order | "Sideshow" | NBC |
2000s
| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (52nd) | |||||
| James Gandolfini | Tony Soprano | The Sopranos | "The Happy Wanderer" | HBO | |
| Dennis Franz | Andy Sipowicz | NYPD Blue | "The Last Round Up" | ABC | |
| Jerry Orbach | Lennie Briscoe | Law & Order | "Marathon" | NBC | |
| Martin Sheen | Josiah Bartlet | The West Wing | "Take This Sabbath Day" | ||
| Sam Waterston | Jack McCoy | Law & Order | "Killerz" | ||
| 2001 (53rd) | James Gandolfini | Tony Soprano | The Sopranos | "Amour Fou" | HBO |
| Andre Braugher | Dr. Ben Gideon | Gideon's Crossing | "The Lottery" | ABC | |
| Dennis Franz | Andy Sipowicz | NYPD Blue | "In the Wind" | ||
| Martin Sheen | Josiah Bartlet | The West Wing | "Two Cathedrals" | NBC | |
| Rob Lowe | Sam Seaborn | "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail" | |||
| 2002 (54th) | Michael Chiklis | Vic Mackey | The Shield | "Pilot" | FX |
| Kiefer Sutherland | Jack Bauer | 24 | "11:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m." | Fox | |
| Martin Sheen | Josiah Bartlet | The West Wing | "Night Five" | NBC | |
| Michael C. Hall | David Fisher | Six Feet Under | "A Private Life" | HBO | |
| Peter Krause | Nate Fisher | "In the Game" | |||
| 2003 (55th) | |||||
| James Gandolfini | Tony Soprano | The Sopranos | "Whitecaps" | HBO | |
| Kiefer Sutherland | Jack Bauer | 24 | "Day 2: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m." | Fox | |
| Martin Sheen | Josiah Bartlet | The West Wing | "Twenty Five" | NBC | |
| Michael Chiklis | Vic Mackey | The Shield | "Dominoes Falling" | FX | |
| Peter Krause | Nate Fisher | Six Feet Under | "The Secret" | HBO | |
| 2004 (56th) | |||||
| James Spader | Alan Shore | The Practice | "Mr. Shore Goes to Town" | ABC | |
| Anthony LaPaglia | Jack Malone | Without a Trace | — | CBS | |
| James Gandolfini | Tony Soprano | The Sopranos | "Where's Johnny?" | HBO | |
| Kiefer Sutherland | Jack Bauer | 24 | "Day 3: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m." | Fox | |
| Martin Sheen | Josiah Bartlet | The West Wing | "Memorial Day" | NBC | |
| 2005 (57th) | |||||
| James Spader | Alan Shore | Boston Legal | "Death Be Not Proud" | ABC | |
| Hank Azaria | Dr. Craig "Huff" Huffstodt | Huff | "Crazy Nuts & All Fucked Up" | Showtime | |
| Hugh Laurie | Gregory House | House | "Detox" | Fox | |
| Ian McShane | Al Swearengen | Deadwood | "The Whores Can Come" | HBO | |
| Kiefer Sutherland | Jack Bauer | 24 | "Day 4: 2:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m." | Fox | |
| 2006 (58th) | |||||
| Kiefer Sutherland | Jack Bauer | 24 | "Day 5: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m." | Fox | |
| Christopher Meloni | Elliot Stabler | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | "Ripped" | NBC | |
| Denis Leary | Tommy Gavin | Rescue Me | "Justice" | FX | |
| Martin Sheen | Josiah Bartlet | The West Wing | "Tomorrow" | NBC | |
| Peter Krause | Nate Fisher | Six Feet Under | "Time Flies" | HBO | |
| 2007 (59th) | |||||
| James Spader | Alan Shore | Boston Legal | "Angel of Death" | ABC | |
| Denis Leary | Tommy Gavin | Rescue Me | "Retards" | FX | |
| Hugh Laurie | Gregory House | House | "Half-Wit" | Fox | |
| James Gandolfini | Tony Soprano | The Sopranos | "The Second Coming" | HBO | |
| Kiefer Sutherland | Jack Bauer | 24 | "Day 6: 5:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m." | Fox | |
| 2008 (60th) | |||||
| Bryan Cranston | Walter White | Breaking Bad | "Pilot" | AMC | |
| Gabriel Byrne | Paul Weston | In Treatment | "Week 4: Paul and Gina" | HBO | |
| Hugh Laurie | Gregory House | House | "House's Head" | Fox | |
| James Spader | Alan Shore | Boston Legal | "The Court Supreme" | ABC | |
| Jon Hamm | Don Draper | Mad Men | "The Wheel" | AMC | |
| Michael C. Hall | Dexter Morgan | Dexter | "There's Something About Harry" | Showtime | |
| 2009 (61st) | |||||
| Bryan Cranston | Walter White | Breaking Bad | "Phoenix" | AMC | |
| Gabriel Byrne | Paul Weston | In Treatment | "Week 4: Gina" | HBO | |
| Hugh Laurie | Gregory House | House | "Under My Skin" | Fox | |
| Jon Hamm | Don Draper | Mad Men | "The Mountain King" | AMC | |
| Michael C. Hall | Dexter Morgan | Dexter | "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" | Showtime | |
| Simon Baker | Patrick Jane | The Mentalist | "Pilot" | CBS |
2010s
| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (62nd) | |||||
| Bryan Cranston | Walter White | Breaking Bad | "Full Measure" | AMC | |
| Hugh Laurie | Gregory House | House | "Broken" | Fox | |
| Jon Hamm | Don Draper | Mad Men | "The Gypsy and the Hobo" | AMC | |
| Kyle Chandler | Eric Taylor | Friday Night Lights | "East of Dillon" | DirecTV | |
| Matthew Fox | Jack Shephard | Lost | "The End" | ABC | |
| Michael C. Hall | Dexter Morgan | Dexter | "The Getaway" | Showtime | |
| 2011 (63rd) | |||||
| Kyle Chandler | Eric Taylor | Friday Night Lights | "Always" | DirecTV | |
| Hugh Laurie | Gregory House | House | "After Hours" | Fox | |
| Jon Hamm | Don Draper | Mad Men | "The Suitcase" | AMC | |
| Michael C. Hall | Dexter Morgan | Dexter | "Teenage Wasteland" | Showtime | |
| Steve Buscemi | Nucky Thompson | Boardwalk Empire | "A Return to Normalcy" | HBO | |
| Timothy Olyphant | Raylan Givens | Justified | "Reckoning" | FX | |
| 2012 (64th) | |||||
| Damian Lewis | Nicholas Brody | Homeland | "Marine One" | Showtime | |
| Bryan Cranston | Walter White | Breaking Bad | "Crawl Space" | AMC | |
| Hugh Bonneville | Robert Crawley | Downton Abbey | "Episode Seven" | PBS | |
| Jon Hamm | Don Draper | Mad Men | "The Other Woman" | AMC | |
| Michael C. Hall | Dexter Morgan | Dexter | "Nebraska" | Showtime | |
| Steve Buscemi | Nucky Thompson | Boardwalk Empire | "Two Boats and a Lifeguard" | HBO | |
| 2013 (65th) | |||||
| Jeff Daniels | Will McAvoy | The Newsroom | "We Just Decided To" | HBO | |
| Bryan Cranston | Walter White | Breaking Bad | "Say My Name" | AMC | |
| Damian Lewis | Nicholas Brody | Homeland | "Q&A" | Showtime | |
| Hugh Bonneville | Robert Crawley | Downton Abbey | "Episode Five" | PBS | |
| Jon Hamm | Don Draper | Mad Men | "In Care Of" | AMC | |
| Kevin Spacey | Frank Underwood | House of Cards | "Chapter 1" | Netflix | |
| 2014 (66th) | |||||
| Bryan Cranston | Walter White | Breaking Bad | "Ozymandias" | AMC | |
| Jeff Daniels | Will McAvoy | The Newsroom | "Election Night, Part 2" | HBO | |
| Jon Hamm | Don Draper | Mad Men | "The Strategy" | AMC | |
| Kevin Spacey | Frank Underwood | House of Cards | "Chapter 26" | Netflix | |
| Matthew McConaughey | Rust Cohle | True Detective | "Form and Void" | HBO | |
| Woody Harrelson | Martin Hart | "The Locked Room" | |||
| 2015 (67th) | |||||
| Jon Hamm | Don Draper | Mad Men | "Person to Person" | AMC | |
| Bob Odenkirk | Jimmy McGill | Better Call Saul | "Pimento" | AMC | |
| Jeff Daniels | Will McAvoy | The Newsroom | "What Kind of Day Has It Been" | HBO | |
| Kevin Spacey | Frank Underwood | House of Cards | "Chapter 32" | Netflix | |
| Kyle Chandler | John Rayburn | Bloodline | "Part 12" | ||
| Liev Schreiber | Ray Donovan | Ray Donovan | "Walk This Way" | Showtime | |
| 2016 (68th) | |||||
| Rami Malek | Elliot Alderson | Mr. Robot | "eps1.0 hellofriend.mov" | USA Network | |
| Bob Odenkirk | Jimmy McGill | Better Call Saul | "Klick" | AMC | |
| Kevin Spacey | Frank Underwood | House of Cards | "Chapter 52" | Netflix | |
| Kyle Chandler | John Rayburn | Bloodline | "Part 23" | ||
| Liev Schreiber | Ray Donovan | Ray Donovan | "Exsuscito" | Showtime | |
| Matthew Rhys | Philip Jennings | The Americans | "The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears" | FX | |
| 2017 (69th) | |||||
| Sterling K. Brown | Randall Pearson | This Is Us | "Memphis" | NBC | |
| Anthony Hopkins | Dr. Robert Ford | Westworld | "The Bicameral Mind" | HBO | |
| Bob Odenkirk | Jimmy McGill | Better Call Saul | "Expenses" | AMC | |
| Kevin Spacey | Frank Underwood | House of Cards | "Chapter 53" | Netflix | |
| Liev Schreiber | Ray Donovan | Ray Donovan | "Rattus Rattus" | Showtime | |
| Matthew Rhys | Philip Jennings | The Americans | "Crossbreed" | FX | |
| Milo Ventimiglia | Jack Pearson | This Is Us | "Moonshadow" | NBC | |
| 2018 (70th) | |||||
| Matthew Rhys | Philip Jennings | The Americans | "START" | FX | |
| Ed Harris | The Man in Black / William | Westworld | "Vanishing Point" | HBO | |
| Jason Bateman | Martin "Marty" Byrde | Ozark | "The Toll" | Netflix | |
| Jeffrey Wright | Bernard Lowe | Westworld | "The Passenger" | HBO | |
| Milo Ventimiglia | Jack Pearson | This Is Us | "The Car" | NBC | |
| Sterling K. Brown | Randall Pearson | "Number Three" | |||
| 2019 (71st) | |||||
| Billy Porter | Pray Tell | Pose | "Love Is the Message" | FX | |
| Bob Odenkirk | Jimmy McGill | Better Call Saul | "Winner" | AMC | |
| Jason Bateman | Martin "Marty" Byrde | Ozark | "Reparations" | Netflix | |
| Kit Harington | Jon Snow | Game of Thrones | "The Iron Throne" | HBO | |
| Milo Ventimiglia | Jack Pearson | This Is Us | "Sometimes" | NBC | |
| Sterling K. Brown | Randall Pearson | "R & B" |
2020s
| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (72nd) | |||||
| Jeremy Strong | Kendall Roy | Succession | "This Is Not for Tears" | HBO | |
| Billy Porter | Pray Tell | Pose | "Love's in Need of Love Today" | FX | |
| Brian Cox | Logan Roy | Succession | "Hunting" | HBO | |
| Jason Bateman | Marty Byrde | Ozark | "Su Casa Es Mi Casa" | Netflix | |
| Sterling K. Brown | Randall Pearson | This Is Us | "After the Fire" | NBC | |
| Steve Carell | Mitch Kessler | The Morning Show | "Lonely at the Top" | Apple TV+ | |
| 2021 (73rd) | |||||
| Josh O'Connor | Charles, Prince of Wales | The Crown | "Terra Nullius" | Netflix | |
| Billy Porter | Pray Tell | Pose | "Take Me To Church" | FX | |
| Jonathan Majors | Atticus Freeman | Lovecraft Country | "Sundown" | HBO | |
| Matthew Rhys | Perry Mason | Perry Mason | "Chapter 8" | ||
| Regé-Jean Page | Simon Bassett | Bridgerton | "Art of the Swoon" | Netflix | |
| Sterling K. Brown | Randall Pearson | This Is Us | "Forty: Part 2" | NBC | |
| 2022 (74th) | |||||
| Lee Jung-jae | Seong Gi-hun | Squid Game | "Gganbu" | Netflix | |
| Adam Scott | Mark Scout | Severance | "Good News About Hell" | Apple TV+ | |
| Bob Odenkirk | Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman | Better Call Saul | "Plan and Execution" | AMC | |
| Brian Cox | Logan Roy | Succession | "All the Bells Say" | HBO | |
| Jason Bateman | Marty Byrde | Ozark | "Pound of Flesh and Still Kickin’" | Netflix | |
| Jeremy Strong | Kendall Roy | Succession | "Too Much Birthday" | HBO | |
| 2023 (75th) | Kieran Culkin | Roman Roy | Succession | "Church and State" | HBO |
| Bob Odenkirk | Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takovic | Better Call Saul | "Saul Gone" | AMC | |
| Brian Cox | Logan Roy | Succession | "Rehearsal" | HBO | |
| Jeff Bridges | Dan Chase | The Old Man | "I" | FX | |
| Jeremy Strong | Kendall Roy | Succession | "With Open Eyes" | HBO | |
| Pedro Pascal | Joel Miller | The Last of Us | "Kin" | ||
| 2024 (76th) | Hiroyuki Sanada | Lord Yoshii Toranaga | Shōgun | "The Abyss of Life" | FX |
| Idris Elba | Sam Nelson | Hijack | "Comply Slowly" | Apple TV+ | |
| Donald Glover | John Smith / Michael | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | "Couples Therapy (Naked & Afraid)" | Prime Video | |
| Walton Goggins | The Ghoul / Cooper Howard | Fallout | "The Ghouls" | ||
| Gary Oldman | Jackson Lamb | Slow Horses | "Footprints" | Apple TV+ | |
| Dominic West | Charles, Prince of Wales | The Crown | "Aftermath" | Netflix |
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Superlatives
| Superlative | Performer | Program | Year | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldest Winner | Richard Kiley | A Year in the Life | 1988 (40th) | 66 |
| Oldest Nominee | Anthony Hopkins | Westworld | 2017 (69th) | 79 |
| Youngest Winner | Richard Thomas | The Waltons | 1973 (25th) | 21 |
| Youngest Nominee |
See also
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Notes
- Early Emmy ceremonies did not have genre specific acting categories
- Originally titled "Make Room for Daddy", where the series was nominated twice.
References
- "Boone, Mike. "The Emmy List: Here's the Best in Television". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
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The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series is an award presented by the Academy of Television Arts amp Sciences ATAS Beginning with the 18th Primetime Emmy Awards leading actors in drama have competed alone However these dramatic performances included actors from miniseries telefilms and guest performers competing against main cast competitors Such instances are marked below Indicates a performance in a miniseries or television film before the category s creation Indicates a performance as a guest performer before and after the category s creationPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesThe 2024 recipient Hiroyuki SanadaAwarded forOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesCountryUnited StatesPresented byAcademy of Television Arts amp SciencesFirst award1954Currently held byHiroyuki Sanada Shōgun 2024 Websiteemmys wbr comWinners and nominations1950s Year Actor Role Program Network Best Male Star of a Regular Series 1954 6th Donald O Connor Himself The Colgate Comedy Hour NBC Sid Caesar Various characters Your Show of Shows NBC Wally Cox Robinson Peepers Mister Peepers Jackie Gleason Various characters The Jackie Gleason Show CBS Jack Webb Joe Friday Dragnet NBC Best Actor Starring in a Regular Series 1955 7th Danny Thomas Danny Williams Make Room for Daddy ABC Richard Boone Dr Konrad Styner Medic NBC Robert Cummings Robert Beanblossom My Hero Jackie Gleason Various characters The Jackie Gleason Show CBS Jack Webb Joe Friday Dragnet NBC Best Actor Continuing Performance 1956 8th Phil Silvers MSgt Ernest G Bilko The Phil Silvers Show CBS Robert Cummings Bob Collins The Bob Cummings Show CBS Jackie Gleason Ralph Kramden The Honeymooners Danny Thomas Danny Williams Make Room for Daddy ABC Robert Young Jim Anderson Father Knows Best CBS Best Continuing Performance by an Actor 1957 9th Robert Young Jim Anderson Father Knows Best NBC James Arness Matt Dillon Gunsmoke CBS Charles Boyer Various characters Four Star Playhouse David Niven Hugh O Brian Wyatt Earp The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ABC Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series 1958 10th Robert Young Jim Anderson Father Knows Best NBC James Arness Matt Dillon Gunsmoke CBS Robert Cummings Bob Collins The Bob Cummings Show Phil Silvers MSgt Ernest G Bilko The Phil Silvers Show Danny Thomas Danny Williams The Danny Thomas Show ABC amp CBS Best Actor in a Leading Role Continuing Character in a Dramatic Series 1959 11th Raymond Burr Perry Mason Perry Mason CBS James Arness Matt Dillon Gunsmoke CBS Richard Boone Paladin Have Gun Will Travel James Garner Bret Maverick Maverick ABC Craig Stevens Peter Gunn Peter Gunn NBC Efrem Zimbalist Jr Stuart Bailey 77 Sunset Strip ABC 1960s Year Actor Role Program Network Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series Lead or Support 1960 12th Robert Stack Eliot Ness The Untouchables ABC Richard Boone Paladin Have Gun Will Travel CBS Raymond Burr Perry Mason Perry Mason Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series Lead 1961 13th Raymond Burr Perry Mason Perry Mason CBS Jackie Cooper Chick Hennesey Hennesey CBS Robert Stack Eliot Ness The Untouchables ABC Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series Lead 1962 14th E G Marshall Lawrence Preston The Defenders CBS Paul Burke Det Adam Flint Naked City ABC Jackie Cooper Chick Hennesey Hennesey CBS Vince Edwards Ben Casey Ben Casey ABC George Maharis Buz Murdock Route 66 CBS 1963 15th E G Marshall Lawrence Preston The Defenders CBS Ernest Borgnine Lt Cmdr Quinton McHale McHale s Navy ABC Paul Burke Det Adam Flint Naked City Vic Morrow Sgt Sanders Combat Dick Van Dyke Rob Petrie The Dick Van Dyke Show CBS 1964 16th Dick Van Dyke Rob Petrie The Dick Van Dyke Show CBS Richard Boone Various characters The Richard Boone Show NBC Dean Jagger Principal Albert Vane Mr Novak David Janssen Dr Richard Kimble The Fugitive ABC George C Scott Neil Brock East Side West Side CBS Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment Actors and Performers 1965 17th Leonard Bernstein Conductor New York Philharmonic Young People s Concerts with Leonard Bernstein CBS Lynn Fontanne Fanny Bowditch Holmes Hallmark Hall of Fame The Magnificent Yankee NBC Alfred Lunt Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr Barbra Streisand Herself My Name Is Barbra CBS Dick Van Dyke Rob Petrie The Dick Van Dyke Show Julie Andrews Herself The Andy Williams Show November 30 1964 NBC Johnny Carson Host The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Gladys Cooper Margaret St Clair The Rogues Robert Coote Timmy St Clair Richard Crenna James Slattery Slattery s People CBS Julie Harris Florence Nightingale Hallmark Hall of Fame The Holy Terror NBC Bob Hope Himself Chrysler Presents A Bob Hope Comedy Special Dean Jagger Principal Albert Vane Mr Novak Danny Kaye Host The Danny Kaye Show CBS David McCallum Illya Kuryakin The Man from U N C L E NBC Red Skelton Himself The Red Skelton Hour CBS Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series 1966 18th Bill Cosby Alexander Scott I Spy NBC Richard Crenna James Slattery Slattery s People CBS Robert Culp Kelly Robinson I Spy NBC David Janssen Dr Richard Kimble The Fugitive ABC David McCallum Illya Kuryakin The Man from U N C L E NBC 1967 19th Bill Cosby Alexander Scott I Spy NBC Robert Culp Kelly Robinson I Spy NBC Ben Gazzara Paul Bryan Run for Your Life NBC David Janssen Dr Richard Kimble The Fugitive ABC Martin Landau Rollin Hand Mission Impossible CBS 1968 20th Bill Cosby Alexander Scott I Spy NBC Raymond Burr Robert T Ironside Ironside NBC Robert Culp Kelly Robinson I Spy Ben Gazzara Paul Bryan Run for Your Life Martin Landau Rollin Hand Mission Impossible CBS 1969 21st Carl Betz Clinton Judd Judd for the Defense ABC Raymond Burr Robert T Ironside Ironside NBC Peter Graves Jim Phelps Mission Impossible CBS Martin Landau Rollin Hand Ross Martin Artemus Gordon The Wild Wild West 1970s Year Actor Role Program Network Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series 1970 22nd Robert Young Dr Marcus Welby Marcus Welby M D ABC Raymond Burr Robert T Ironside Ironside NBC Mike Connors Joe Mannix Mannix CBS Robert Wagner Al Mundy It Takes a Thief ABC 1971 23rd Hal Holbrook Hays Stowe The Bold Ones The Senator NBC Raymond Burr Robert T Ironside Ironside NBC Mike Connors Joe Mannix Mannix CBS Robert Young Dr Marcus Welby Marcus Welby M D ABC 1972 24th Peter Falk Columbo Columbo NBC Raymond Burr Robert T Ironside Ironside NBC Mike Connors Joe Mannix Mannix CBS Keith Michell Henry VIII of England The Six Wives of Henry VIII Robert Young Dr Marcus Welby Marcus Welby M D ABC Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Drama Series Continuing 1973 25th Richard Thomas John Boy Walton The Waltons CBS David Carradine Kwai Chang Caine Kung Fu ABC Mike Connors Joe Mannix Mannix CBS William Conrad Frank Cannon Cannon Peter Falk Columbo Columbo NBC Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series 1974 26th Telly Savalas Lt Theo Kojak Kojak CBS William Conrad Frank Cannon Cannon CBS Karl Malden Lt Mike Stone The Streets of San Francisco ABC Richard Thomas John Boy Walton The Waltons CBS Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 1975 27th Robert Blake Det Tony Baretta Baretta ABC Karl Malden Lt Mike Stone The Streets of San Francisco ABC Barry Newman Anthony J Petrocelli Petrocelli NBC Telly Savalas Lt Theo Kojak Kojak CBS 1976 28th Peter Falk Columbo Columbo NBC James Garner Jim Rockford The Rockford Files NBC Karl Malden Lt Mike Stone The Streets of San Francisco ABC 1977 29th James Garner Jim Rockford The Rockford Files NBC Robert Blake Det Tony Baretta Baretta ABC Peter Falk Columbo Columbo NBC Jack Klugman Dr R Quincy M E Quincy M E Karl Malden Lt Mike Stone The Streets of San Francisco ABC 1978 30th Ed Asner Lou Grant Lou Grant CBS James Broderick Doug Lawrence Family ABC Peter Falk Columbo Columbo NBC James Garner Jim Rockford The Rockford Files Jack Klugman Dr R Quincy M E Quincy M E Ralph Waite John Walton Sr The Waltons CBS 1979 31st Ron Leibman Martin Kazinski Kaz CBS Ed Asner Lou Grant Lou Grant CBS James Garner Jim Rockford The Rockford Files NBC Jack Klugman Dr R Quincy M E Quincy M E 1980s Year Actor Role Program Network 1980 32nd Ed Asner Lou Grant Lou Grant CBS James Garner Jim Rockford The Rockford Files NBC Jack Klugman R Quincy Quincy M E Larry Hagman J R Ewing Dallas CBS 1981 33rd Daniel J Travanti Frank Furillo Hill Street Blues NBC Ed Asner Lou Grant Lou Grant CBS Jim Davis posthumously Jock Ewing Dallas Larry Hagman J R Ewing Louis Gossett Jr Bessie s Father Palmerstown U S A Pernell Roberts Trapper John McIntyre Trapper John M D 1982 34th Daniel J Travanti Frank Furillo Hill Street Blues NBC Ed Asner Lou Grant Lou Grant CBS Tom Selleck Thomas Magnum Magnum P I James Garner Bret Maverick Bret Maverick NBC John Forsythe Blake Carrington Dynasty ABC 1983 35th Ed Flanders Donald Westphall St Elsewhere NBC Tom Selleck Thomas Magnum Magnum P I CBS William Daniels Mark Craig St Elsewhere NBC John Forsythe Blake Carrington Dynasty ABC Daniel J Travanti Frank Furillo Hill Street Blues NBC 1984 36th Tom Selleck Thomas Magnum Magnum P I CBS William Daniels Mark Craig St Elsewhere NBC Ed Flanders Donald Westphall Daniel J Travanti Frank Furillo Hill Street Blues John Forsythe Blake Carrington Dynasty ABC 1985 37th William Daniels Mark Craig St Elsewhere NBC Don Johnson Sonny Crockett Miami Vice NBC Ed Flanders Donald Westphall St Elsewhere Daniel J Travanti Frank Furillo Hill Street Blues Tom Selleck Thomas Magnum Magnum P I CBS 1986 38th William Daniels Mark Craig St Elsewhere NBC Tom Selleck Thomas Magnum Magnum P I CBS Edward Woodward Robert McCall The Equalizer Bruce Willis David Addison Moonlighting ABC Ed Flanders Donald Westphall St Elsewhere NBC 1987 39th Bruce Willis David Addison Moonlighting ABC William Daniels Mark Craig St Elsewhere NBC Ed Flanders Donald Westphall Corbin Bernsen Arnie Becker L A Law Edward Woodward Robert McCall The Equalizer CBS 1988 40th Richard Kiley Joe Gardner A Year in the Life NBC Corbin Bernsen Arnie Becker L A Law NBC Michael Tucker Stuart Markowitz Ron Perlman Vincent Beauty and the Beast CBS Edward Woodward Robert McCall The Equalizer CBS 1989 41st Carroll O Connor Bill Gillespie In the Heat of the Night NBC Ken Wahl Vinnie Terranova Wiseguy CBS Edward Woodward Robert McCall The Equalizer Ron Perlman Vincent Beauty and the Beast Michael Tucker Stuart Markowitz L A Law NBC 1990s Year Actor Role Program Episode Submissions Network 1990 42nd Peter Falk Columbo Columbo Agenda for Murder ABC Scott Bakula Sam Beckett Quantum Leap NBC Robert Loggia Nick Mancuso Mancuso F B I Kyle MacLachlan Dale Cooper Twin Peaks ABC Edward Woodward Robert McCall The Equalizer CBS 1991 43rd James Earl Jones Gabriel Bird Gabriel s Fire Pilot ABC Scott Bakula Sam Beckett Quantum Leap Shock Theater October 3 1954 NBC Michael Moriarty Benjamin Stone Law amp Order Indifference Peter Falk Columbo Columbo Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star ABC Kyle MacLachlan Dale Cooper Twin Peaks Episode 16 1992 44th Christopher Lloyd Alistair Dimple Road to Avonlea Another Point of View Disney Channel Scott Bakula Sam Beckett Quantum Leap Dreams February 28 1979 NBC Harrison Page Reverend Walters Song for the Soul April 7 1963 Kirk Douglas General Kalthrob Tales from the Crypt Yellow HBO Rob Morrow Joel Fleischman Northern Exposure Jules et Joel CBS Michael Moriarty Benjamin Stone Law amp Order The Wages of Love NBC Sam Waterston Forrest Bedford I ll Fly Away Hard Lessons Master Magician 1993 45th Tom Skerritt Jimmy Brock Picket Fences High Tidings CBS Scott Bakula Sam Beckett Quantum Leap Lee Harvey Oswald October 5 1957 November 22 1963 NBC Michael Moriarty Benjamin Stone Law amp Order Night and Fog Sam Waterston Forrest Bedford I ll Fly Away All in the Life Rob Morrow Joel Fleischman Northern Exposure Kaddish for Uncle Manny CBS 1994 46th Dennis Franz Andy Sipowicz NYPD Blue NYPD Lou ABC David Caruso John Kelly NYPD Blue Pilot ABC Michael Moriarty Benjamin Stone Law amp Order Sanctuary NBC Tom Skerritt Jimmy Brock Picket Fences Dairy Queen CBS Peter Falk Columbo Columbo It s All in the Game ABC 1995 47th Mandy Patinkin Jeffrey Geiger Chicago Hope Over the Rainbow CBS Dennis Franz Andy Sipowicz NYPD Blue A D A Sipowicz ABC Jimmy Smits Bobby Simone The Bookie and Kooky Cookie George Clooney Doug Ross ER Long Day s Journey NBC Anthony Edwards Mark Greene Love s Labor Lost 1996 48th Dennis Franz Andy Sipowicz NYPD Blue Closing Time ABC Jimmy Smits Bobby Simone NYPD Blue A Death in the Family ABC Andre Braugher Frank Pembleton Homicide Life on the Street For God and Country NBC George Clooney Doug Ross ER Hell and High Water Anthony Edwards Mark Greene A Shift in the Night 1997 49th Dennis Franz Andy Sipowicz NYPD Blue Where s Swaldo ABC Jimmy Smits Bobby Simone NYPD Blue My Wild Irish Nose ABC David Duchovny Fox Mulder The X Files Small Potatoes Fox Anthony Edwards Mark Greene ER Tribes NBC Sam Waterston Jack McCoy Law amp Order Mad Dog 1998 50th Andre Braugher Frank Pembleton Homicide Life on the Street Fallen Heroes Part 2 NBC David Duchovny Fox Mulder The X Files Redux II Fox Dennis Franz Andy Sipowicz NYPD Blue The One That Got Away ABC Jimmy Smits Bobby Simone Lost Israel Anthony Edwards Mark Greene ER Family Practice NBC 1999 51st Dennis Franz Andy Sipowicz NYPD Blue Safe Home ABC Jimmy Smits Bobby Simone NYPD Blue Hearts and Souls ABC James Gandolfini Tony Soprano The Sopranos The Sopranos HBO Dylan McDermott Bobby Donnell The Practice Happily Ever After ABC Sam Waterston Jack McCoy Law amp Order Sideshow NBC 2000s Year Actor Role Program Episode Submissions Network 2000 52nd James Gandolfini Tony Soprano The Sopranos The Happy Wanderer HBO Dennis Franz Andy Sipowicz NYPD Blue The Last Round Up ABC Jerry Orbach Lennie Briscoe Law amp Order Marathon NBC Martin Sheen Josiah Bartlet The West Wing Take This Sabbath Day Sam Waterston Jack McCoy Law amp Order Killerz 2001 53rd James Gandolfini Tony Soprano The Sopranos Amour Fou HBO Andre Braugher Dr Ben Gideon Gideon s Crossing The Lottery ABC Dennis Franz Andy Sipowicz NYPD Blue In the Wind Martin Sheen Josiah Bartlet The West Wing Two Cathedrals NBC Rob Lowe Sam Seaborn Somebody s Going to Emergency Somebody s Going to Jail 2002 54th Michael Chiklis Vic Mackey The Shield Pilot FX Kiefer Sutherland Jack Bauer 24 11 00 p m 12 00 a m Fox Martin Sheen Josiah Bartlet The West Wing Night Five NBC Michael C Hall David Fisher Six Feet Under A Private Life HBO Peter Krause Nate Fisher In the Game 2003 55th James Gandolfini Tony Soprano The Sopranos Whitecaps HBO Kiefer Sutherland Jack Bauer 24 Day 2 10 00 p m 11 00 p m Fox Martin Sheen Josiah Bartlet The West Wing Twenty Five NBC Michael Chiklis Vic Mackey The Shield Dominoes Falling FX Peter Krause Nate Fisher Six Feet Under The Secret HBO 2004 56th James Spader Alan Shore The Practice Mr Shore Goes to Town ABC Anthony LaPaglia Jack Malone Without a Trace CBS James Gandolfini Tony Soprano The Sopranos Where s Johnny HBO Kiefer Sutherland Jack Bauer 24 Day 3 12 00 p m 1 00 p m Fox Martin Sheen Josiah Bartlet The West Wing Memorial Day NBC 2005 57th James Spader Alan Shore Boston Legal Death Be Not Proud ABC Hank Azaria Dr Craig Huff Huffstodt Huff Crazy Nuts amp All Fucked Up Showtime Hugh Laurie Gregory House House Detox Fox Ian McShane Al Swearengen Deadwood The Whores Can Come HBO Kiefer Sutherland Jack Bauer 24 Day 4 2 00 a m 3 00 a m Fox 2006 58th Kiefer Sutherland Jack Bauer 24 Day 5 7 00 a m 8 00 a m Fox Christopher Meloni Elliot Stabler Law amp Order Special Victims Unit Ripped NBC Denis Leary Tommy Gavin Rescue Me Justice FX Martin Sheen Josiah Bartlet The West Wing Tomorrow NBC Peter Krause Nate Fisher Six Feet Under Time Flies HBO 2007 59th James Spader Alan Shore Boston Legal Angel of Death ABC Denis Leary Tommy Gavin Rescue Me Retards FX Hugh Laurie Gregory House House Half Wit Fox James Gandolfini Tony Soprano The Sopranos The Second Coming HBO Kiefer Sutherland Jack Bauer 24 Day 6 5 00 a m 6 00 a m Fox 2008 60th Bryan Cranston Walter White Breaking Bad Pilot AMC Gabriel Byrne Paul Weston In Treatment Week 4 Paul and Gina HBO Hugh Laurie Gregory House House House s Head Fox James Spader Alan Shore Boston Legal The Court Supreme ABC Jon Hamm Don Draper Mad Men The Wheel AMC Michael C Hall Dexter Morgan Dexter There s Something About Harry Showtime 2009 61st Bryan Cranston Walter White Breaking Bad Phoenix AMC Gabriel Byrne Paul Weston In Treatment Week 4 Gina HBO Hugh Laurie Gregory House House Under My Skin Fox Jon Hamm Don Draper Mad Men The Mountain King AMC Michael C Hall Dexter Morgan Dexter The Lion Sleeps Tonight Showtime Simon Baker Patrick Jane The Mentalist Pilot CBS 2010s Year Actor Role Program Episode Submissions Network 2010 62nd Bryan Cranston Walter White Breaking Bad Full Measure AMC Hugh Laurie Gregory House House Broken Fox Jon Hamm Don Draper Mad Men The Gypsy and the Hobo AMC Kyle Chandler Eric Taylor Friday Night Lights East of Dillon DirecTV Matthew Fox Jack Shephard Lost The End ABC Michael C Hall Dexter Morgan Dexter The Getaway Showtime 2011 63rd Kyle Chandler Eric Taylor Friday Night Lights Always DirecTV Hugh Laurie Gregory House House After Hours Fox Jon Hamm Don Draper Mad Men The Suitcase AMC Michael C Hall Dexter Morgan Dexter Teenage Wasteland Showtime Steve Buscemi Nucky Thompson Boardwalk Empire A Return to Normalcy HBO Timothy Olyphant Raylan Givens Justified Reckoning FX 2012 64th Damian Lewis Nicholas Brody Homeland Marine One Showtime Bryan Cranston Walter White Breaking Bad Crawl Space AMC Hugh Bonneville Robert Crawley Downton Abbey Episode Seven PBS Jon Hamm Don Draper Mad Men The Other Woman AMC Michael C Hall Dexter Morgan Dexter Nebraska Showtime Steve Buscemi Nucky Thompson Boardwalk Empire Two Boats and a Lifeguard HBO 2013 65th Jeff Daniels Will McAvoy The Newsroom We Just Decided To HBO Bryan 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Alderson Mr Robot eps1 0 hellofriend mov USA Network Bob Odenkirk Jimmy McGill Better Call Saul Klick AMC Kevin Spacey Frank Underwood House of Cards Chapter 52 Netflix Kyle Chandler John Rayburn Bloodline Part 23 Liev Schreiber Ray Donovan Ray Donovan Exsuscito Showtime Matthew Rhys Philip Jennings The Americans The Magic of David Copperfield V The Statue of Liberty Disappears FX 2017 69th Sterling K Brown Randall Pearson This Is Us Memphis NBC Anthony Hopkins Dr Robert Ford Westworld The Bicameral Mind HBO Bob Odenkirk Jimmy McGill Better Call Saul Expenses AMC Kevin Spacey Frank Underwood House of Cards Chapter 53 Netflix Liev Schreiber Ray Donovan Ray Donovan Rattus Rattus Showtime Matthew Rhys Philip Jennings The Americans Crossbreed FX Milo Ventimiglia Jack Pearson This Is Us Moonshadow NBC 2018 70th Matthew Rhys Philip Jennings The Americans START FX Ed Harris The Man in Black William Westworld Vanishing Point HBO Jason Bateman Martin Marty Byrde Ozark The Toll Netflix Jeffrey 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Tell Pose Take Me To Church FX Jonathan Majors Atticus Freeman Lovecraft Country Sundown HBO Matthew Rhys Perry Mason Perry Mason Chapter 8 Rege Jean Page Simon Bassett Bridgerton Art of the Swoon Netflix Sterling K Brown Randall Pearson This Is Us Forty Part 2 NBC 2022 74th Lee Jung jae Seong Gi hun Squid Game Gganbu Netflix Adam Scott Mark Scout Severance Good News About Hell Apple TV Bob Odenkirk Jimmy McGill Saul Goodman Better Call Saul Plan and Execution AMC Brian Cox Logan Roy Succession All the Bells Say HBO Jason Bateman Marty Byrde Ozark Pound of Flesh and Still Kickin Netflix Jeremy Strong Kendall Roy Succession Too Much Birthday HBO 2023 75th Kieran Culkin Roman Roy Succession Church and State HBO Bob Odenkirk Jimmy McGill Saul Goodman Gene Takovic Better Call Saul Saul Gone AMC Brian Cox Logan Roy Succession Rehearsal HBO Jeff Bridges Dan Chase The Old Man I FX Jeremy Strong Kendall Roy Succession With Open Eyes HBO Pedro Pascal Joel Miller The Last of Us Kin 2024 76th Hiroyuki Sanada Lord Yoshii Toranaga Shōgun The Abyss of Life FX Idris Elba Sam Nelson Hijack Comply Slowly Apple TV Donald Glover John Smith Michael Mr amp Mrs Smith Couples Therapy Naked amp Afraid Prime Video Walton Goggins The Ghoul Cooper Howard Fallout The Ghouls Gary Oldman Jackson Lamb Slow Horses Footprints Apple TV Dominic West Charles Prince of Wales The Crown Aftermath NetflixPrograms with multiple wins4 wins Breaking Bad 3 consecutive NYPD Blue 2 consecutive 3 wins Columbo I Spy consecutive The Sopranos 2 consecutive St Elsewhere 2 consecutive 2 wins Boston Legal The Defenders Father Knows Best consecutive Hill Street Blues consecutive Lou Grant Perry Mason SuccessionPrograms with multiple nominations14 nominations NYPD Blue 10 nominations St Elsewhere 8 nominations Columbo Law amp Order Mad Men This Is Us 7 nominations Succession The West Wing 6 nominations 24 Better Call Saul Breaking Bad ER House I Spy The Sopranos 5 nominations Dexter The Equalizer Hill Street Blues House of Cards Ironside Lou Grant Magnum P I Quantum Leap The Rockford Files 4 nominations L A Law Mannix Mission Impossible Ozark Quincy M E Six Feet Under The Streets of San Francisco 3 nominations The Americans Boston Legal Dallas The Danny Thomas Show Dynasty Father Knows Best The Fugitive Gunsmoke The Jackie Gleason Show Marcus Welby M D The Newsroom Perry Mason Pose Ray Donovan The Waltons Westworld 2 nominations Baretta Beauty and the Beast Bloodline Boardwalk Empire The Bob Cummings Show Cannon The Crown The Defenders The Dick Van Dyke Show Downton Abbey Dragnet Four Star Playhouse Friday Night Lights Have Gun Will Travel Hennesey Homeland Homicide Life on the Street I ll Fly Away In Treatment Kojak Moonlighting Naked City Northern Exposure The Phil Silvers Show Picket Fences The Practice Rescue Me Run for Your Life The Shield True Detective Twin Peaks The Untouchables The X FilesPerformers with multiple wins4 wins Bryan Cranston 3 consecutive Dennis Franz 2 consecutive 3 wins Bill Cosby consecutive Peter Falk James Gandolfini 2 consecutive James Spader 2 consecutive Robert Young 2 consecutive 2 wins Ed Asner Raymond Burr William Daniels consecutive E G Marshall consecutive Daniel J Travanti consecutive Performers with multiple nominations8 nominations Raymond Burr Peter Falk Dennis Franz Jon Hamm 7 nominations James Garner 6 nominations Bryan Cranston James Gandolfini Michael C Hall Hugh Laurie Bob Odenkirk Martin Sheen Kiefer Sutherland Robert Young 5 nominations Ed Asner Sterling K Brown William Daniels Ed Flanders Tom Selleck Jimmy Smits Kevin Spacey Daniel J Travanti Sam Waterston Edward Woodward 4 nominations Scott Bakula Jason Bateman Richard Boone Kyle Chandler Mike Connors Anthony Edwards Jack Klugman Karl Malden Michael Moriarty Matthew Rhys James Spader 3 nominations James Arness Andre Braugher Bill Cosby Brian Cox Robert Culp Jeff Daniels John Forsythe David Janssen Peter Krause Martin Landau Billy Porter Liev Schreiber Jeremy Strong Milo Ventimiglia 2 nominations Corbin Bernsen Robert Blake Hugh Bonneville Paul Burke Steve Buscemi Gabriel Byrne Michael Chiklis George Clooney William Conrad Jackie Cooper David Duchovny Ben Gazzara Larry Hagman Denis Leary Damian Lewis Kyle MacLachlan E G Marshall Rob Morrow Ron Perlman Telly Savalas Tom Skerritt Robert Stack Richard Thomas Michael Tucker Jack Webb Bruce Willis refers to those who have won in this categorySuperlativesSuperlative Performer Program Year Age Oldest Winner Richard Kiley A Year in the Life 1988 40th 66 Oldest Nominee Anthony Hopkins Westworld 2017 69th 79 Youngest Winner Richard Thomas The Waltons 1973 25th 21 Youngest NomineeSee alsoPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Television Series Drama Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama SeriesNotesEarly Emmy ceremonies did not have genre specific acting categories Originally titled Make Room for Daddy where the series was nominated twice References Boone Mike The Emmy List Here s the Best in Television The Montreal Gazette Retrieved July 18 2014 Nominees Winners Academy of Television Arts amp 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