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Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series

Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series
The 2026 recipient: Noah Wyle
United States
Critics Choice Association
2011
Noah Wyle – The Pitt (2026)
criticschoice.com

The Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series is one of the award categories presented annually by the Critics' Choice Television Awards (BTJA) to recognize the work done by television actors. It was introduced in 2011 when the event was first initiated. The winners are selected by a group of television critics that are part of the Broadcast Television Critics Association. Bob Odenkirk holds the record for most wins in the category with three.

Year	Actor	Series	Character	Network
2020	Jeremy Strong	Succession	Kendall Roy	HBO
Sterling K. Brown	This Is Us	Randall Pearson	NBC
Mike Colter	Evil	David Acosta	CBS
Paul Giamatti	Billions	Charles "Chuck" Rhoades Jr.	Showtime
Kit Harington	Game of Thrones	Jon Snow	HBO
Freddie Highmore	The Good Doctor	Dr. Shaun Murphy	ABC
Tobias Menzies	The Crown	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Netflix
Billy Porter	Pose	Pray Tell	FX
2021	Josh O'Connor	The Crown	Charles, Prince of Wales	Netflix
Jason Bateman	Ozark	Marty Byrde	Netflix
Sterling K. Brown	This Is Us	Randall Pearson	NBC
Jonathan Majors	Lovecraft Country	Atticus "Tic" Freeman	HBO
Bob Odenkirk	Better Call Saul	Saul Goodman	AMC
Matthew Rhys	Perry Mason	Perry Mason	HBO
2022	Lee Jung-jae	Squid Game	Seong Gi-hun	Netflix
Sterling K. Brown	This Is Us	Randall Pearson	NBC
Mike Colter	Evil	David Acosta	Paramount+
Brian Cox	Succession	Logan Roy	HBO
Billy Porter	Pose	Pray Tell	FX
Jeremy Strong	Succession	Kendall Roy	HBO
2023	Bob Odenkirk	Better Call Saul	Saul Goodman	AMC
Jeff Bridges	The Old Man	Dan Chase	FX
Sterling K. Brown	This Is Us	Randall Pearson	NBC
Diego Luna	Andor	Cassian Andor	Disney+
Adam Scott	Severance	Mark Scout / Mark S.	Apple TV+
Antony Starr	The Boys	Homelander	Amazon Prime Video
2024	Kieran Culkin	Succession	Roman Roy	HBO
Tom Hiddleston	Loki	Loki	Disney+
Timothy Olyphant	Justified: City Primeval	Raylan Givens	FX
Pedro Pascal	The Last of Us	Joel Miller	HBO
Ramón Rodríguez	Will Trent	Will Trent	ABC
Jeremy Strong	Succession	Kendall Roy	HBO
2025	Hiroyuki Sanada	Shōgun	Yoshii Toranaga	FX / Hulu
Jeff Bridges	The Old Man	Dan Chase	FX
Ncuti Gatwa	Doctor Who	Fifteenth Doctor	Disney+
Eddie Redmayne	The Day of the Jackal	Alexander Duggan / The Jackal	Peacock
Rufus Sewell	The Diplomat	Hal Wyler	Netflix
Antony Starr	The Boys	Homelander / John	Amazon Prime Video
2026	Noah Wyle	The Pitt	Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch	HBO Max
Sterling K. Brown	Paradise	Xavier Collins	Hulu
Diego Luna	Andor	Cassian Andor	Disney+
Mark Ruffalo	Task	Tom Brandis	HBO
Adam Scott	Severance	Mark Scout / Mark S.	Apple TV+
Billy Bob Thornton	Landman	Tommy Norris	Paramount+

3 wins

Bob Odenkirk

2 wins

Bryan Cranston

6 nominations

Sterling K. Brown
Bob Odenkirk
Matthew Rhys

5 nominations

Freddie Highmore
Timothy Olyphant

3 nominations

Bryan Cranston
Diego Luna
Billy Porter
Liev Schreiber
Jeremy Strong

2 nominations

Jeff Bridges
Mike Colter
Hugh Dancy
Paul Giamatti
Jon Hamm
Charlie Hunnam
Damian Lewis
Rami Malek
Adam Scott
Kevin Spacey
Antony Starr
Aden Young
TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
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