Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series
Television award
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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.
| Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series | |
|---|---|
The 2026 recipient: Noah Wyle | |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Critics Choice Association |
| First award | 2011 |
| Currently held by | Noah Wyle – The Pitt (2026) |
| Website | criticschoice.com |
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, he won thrice for his performance as Saul Goodman in the AMC legal drama series Better Call Saul in 2015 and 2016 and again in 2023.
Winners and nominees
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2010s
| Year | Actress | Program | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 [1] | Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Don Draper | AMC |
| Steve Buscemi | Boardwalk Empire | Nucky Thompson | HBO | |
| Kyle Chandler | Friday Night Lights | Eric Taylor | DirecTV NBC | |
| Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Dexter Morgan | Showtime | |
| William H. Macy | Shameless | Frank Gallagher | ||
| Timothy Olyphant | Justified | Raylan Givens | FX | |
| 2012 [2] | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | AMC |
| Kelsey Grammer | Boss | Tom Kane | Starz | |
| Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Don Draper | AMC | |
| Charlie Hunnam | Sons of Anarchy | Jax Teller | FX | |
| Damian Lewis | Homeland | Nicholas Brody | Showtime | |
| Timothy Olyphant | Justified | Raylan Givens | FX | |
| 2013 [3] | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | AMC |
| Damian Lewis | Homeland | Nicholas Brody | Showtime | |
| Andrew Lincoln | The Walking Dead | Rick Grimes | AMC | |
| Timothy Olyphant | Justified | Raylan Givens | FX | |
| Matthew Rhys | The Americans | Philip Jennings | ||
| Kevin Spacey | House of Cards | Frank Underwood | Netflix | |
| 2014 [4] | Matthew McConaughey | True Detective | Rust Cohle | HBO |
| Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | AMC | |
| Hugh Dancy | Hannibal | Will Graham | NBC | |
| Freddie Highmore | Bates Motel | Norman Bates | A&E | |
| Matthew Rhys | The Americans | Philip Jennings | FX | |
| Michael Sheen | Masters of Sex | William Masters | Showtime | |
| 2015 [5] | Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul | Jimmy McGill | AMC |
| Freddie Highmore | Bates Motel | Norman Bates | A&E | |
| Charlie Hunnam | Sons of Anarchy | Jax Teller | FX | |
| Timothy Olyphant | Justified | Raylan Givens | ||
| Matthew Rhys | The Americans | Philip Jennings | ||
| Aden Young | Rectify | Daniel Holden | Sundance TV | |
| 2016 (1) [6] | Rami Malek | Mr. Robot | Elliot Alderson | USA Network |
| Hugh Dancy | Hannibal | Will Graham | NBC | |
| Clive Owen | The Knick | Dr. John "Thack" Thackery | Cinemax | |
| Liev Schreiber | Ray Donovan | Ray Donovan | Showtime | |
| Justin Theroux | The Leftovers | Kevin Garvey, Jr. | HBO | |
| Aden Young | Rectify | Daniel Holden | Sundance TV | |
| 2016 (2) [7] | Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul | Jimmy McGill | AMC |
| Sam Heughan | Outlander | Jamie Fraser | Starz | |
| Rami Malek | Mr. Robot | Elliot Alderson | USA Network | |
| Matthew Rhys | The Americans | Philip Jennings | FX | |
| Liev Schreiber | Ray Donovan | Ray Donovan | Showtime | |
| Kevin Spacey | House of Cards | Frank Underwood | Netflix | |
| 2018 [8] | Sterling K. Brown | This Is Us | Randall Pearson | NBC |
| Paul Giamatti | Billions | Charles "Chuck" Rhoades Jr. | Showtime | |
| Freddie Highmore | Bates Motel | Norman Bates | A&E | |
| Ian McShane | American Gods | Mr. Wednesday | Starz | |
| Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul | Jimmy McGill | AMC | |
| Liev Schreiber | Ray Donovan | Ray Donovan | Showtime | |
| 2019 [9] | Matthew Rhys | The Americans | Philip Jennings | FX |
| Freddie Highmore | The Good Doctor | Dr. Shaun Murphy | ABC | |
| Diego Luna | Narcos: Mexico | Félix Gallardo | Netflix | |
| Richard Madden | Bodyguard | Sergeant David Budd | ||
| Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul | Jimmy McGill | AMC | |
| Billy Porter | Pose | Pray Tell | FX | |
| Milo Ventimiglia | This Is Us | Jack Pearson | NBC |
2020s
Multiple wins and nominations
Multiple wins
- 3 wins
- 2 wins
Multiple nominations
- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 3 nominations
- 2 nominations