# Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama

The Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama is one of the annual awards given by the International Press Academy.

## Winners and nominees
### 1990s

| Year | Actor | Series | Role | Network |
| 1996 | David Duchovny | The X-Files | Fox Mulder | Fox |
| 1996 | Dennis Franz | NYPD Blue | Andy Sipowicz | ABC |
| 1996 | Andre Braugher | Homicide: Life on the Street | Frank Pembleton | NBC |
| 1996 | Anthony Edwards | ER | Dr. Mark Greene | NBC |
| 1996 | Hector Elizondo | Chicago Hope | Phillip Watters | CBS |
| 1997 | Jimmy Smits | NYPD Blue | Bobby Simone | ABC |
| 1997 | David Duchovny | The X-Files | Fox Mulder | Fox |
| 1997 | Dennis Franz | NYPD Blue | Andy Sipowicz | ABC |
| 1997 | Sam Waterston | Law & Order | Jack McCoy | NBC |
| 1997 | Michael T. Weiss | The Pretender | Jarod | NBC |
| 1998 | Ernie Hudson | Oz | Leo Glynn | HBO |
| 1998 | George Clooney | ER | Dr. Doug Ross | NBC |
| 1998 | Michael T. Weiss | The Pretender | Jarod | NBC |
| 1998 | Jimmy Smits | NYPD Blue | Bobby Simone | ABC |
| 1998 | Dylan McDermott | The Practice | Bobby Donnell | ABC |
| 1999 | Martin Sheen | The West Wing | Josiah Bartlet | NBC |
| 1999 | James Gandolfini | The Sopranos | Tony Soprano | HBO |
| 1999 | Eamonn Walker | Oz | Kareem Saïd | HBO |
| 1999 | Dylan McDermott | The Practice | Bobby Donnell | ABC |
| 1999 | Sam Waterston | Law & Order | Jack McCoy | NBC |

### 2000s

| Year | Actor | Series | Role | Network |
| 2000 | Tim Daly | The Fugitive | Dr. Richard Kimble | CBS |
| 2000 | James Gandolfini | The Sopranos | Tony Soprano | HBO |
| 2000 | Dennis Haysbert | Now and Again | Dr. Theodore Morris | CBS |
| 2000 | Nicky Katt | Boston Public | Harry Senate | Fox |
| 2000 | Martin Sheen | The West Wing | Josiah Bartlet | NBC |
| 2001 | Kiefer Sutherland | 24 | Jack Bauer | Fox |
| 2001 | James Gandolfini | The Sopranos | Tony Soprano | HBO |
| 2001 | Craig T. Nelson | The District | Jack Mannion | CBS |
| 2001 | William Petersen | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Gil Grissom | CBS |
| 2001 | Martin Sheen | The West Wing | Josiah Bartlet | NBC |
| 2002 | Kiefer Sutherland | 24 | Jack Bauer | Fox |
| 2002 | Michael Chiklis | The Shield | Vic Mackey | FX |
| 2002 | Peter Krause | Six Feet Under | Nate Fisher | HBO |
| 2002 | Chi McBride | Boston Public | Steven Harper | Fox |
| 2002 | Martin Sheen | The West Wing | Josiah Bartlet | NBC |
| 2003 | Michael Chiklis | The Shield | Vic Mackey | FX |
| 2003 | David Boreanaz | Angel | Angel | The WB |
| 2003 | Anthony LaPaglia | Without a Trace | Jack Malone | CBS |
| 2003 | Julian McMahon | Nip/Tuck | Dr. Christian Troy | FX |
| 2003 | David Paymer | Line of Fire | Jonah Malloy | ABC |
| 2003 | Nick Stahl | Carnivàle | Ben Hawkins | HBO |
| 2004 | Matthew Fox | Lost | Dr. Jack Shephard | ABC |
| 2004 | Vincent D'Onofrio | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Robert Goren | NBC |
| 2004 | Anthony LaPaglia | Without a Trace | Jack Malone | CBS |
| 2004 | James Spader | Boston Legal | Alan Shore | ABC |
| 2004 | Treat Williams | Everwood | Andrew Brown | The WB |
| 2005 | Hugh Laurie | House | Dr. Gregory House | Fox |
| 2005 | Denis Leary | Rescue Me | Tommy Gavin | FX |
| 2005 | Dylan Walsh | Nip/Tuck | Dr. Sean McNamara | FX |
| 2005 | Ian McShane | Deadwood | Al Swearengen | HBO |
| 2005 | Jake Weber | Medium | Joe Dubois | NBC |
| 2006 | Hugh Laurie | House | Dr. Gregory House | Fox |
| 2006 | Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Dexter Morgan | Showtime |
| 2006 | Denis Leary | Rescue Me | Tommy Gavin | FX |
| 2006 | Bill Paxton | Big Love | Bill Henrickson | HBO |
| 2006 | Matthew Perry | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Matt Albie | NBC |
| 2006 | Bradley Whitford | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Danny Tripp | NBC |
| 2007 | Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Dexter Morgan | Showtime |
| 2007 | Denis Leary | Rescue Me | Tommy Gavin | FX |
| 2007 | Eddie Izzard | The Ri¢hes | Wayne Malloy | FX |
| 2007 | Hugh Laurie | House | Dr. Gregory House | Fox |
| 2007 | Bill Paxton | Big Love | Bill Henrickson | HBO |
| 2007 | James Woods | Shark | Sebastian Stark | CBS |
| 2008 | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | AMC |
| 2008 | Gabriel Byrne | In Treatment | Dr. Paul Weston | HBO |
| 2008 | Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Dexter Morgan | Showtime |
| 2008 | Jason Isaacs | Brotherhood | Michael Caffee | Showtime |
| 2008 | Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Don Draper | AMC |
| 2008 | David Tennant | Doctor Who | The Doctor | BBC One |
| 2009 | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | AMC |
| 2009 | Bill Paxton | Big Love | Bill Henrickson | HBO |
| 2009 | Gabriel Byrne | In Treatment | Dr. Paul Weston | HBO |
| 2009 | Lucian Msamati | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni | HBO |
| 2009 | Nathan Fillion | Castle | Richard Castle | ABC |
| 2009 | Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Don Draper | AMC |

### 2010s

| Year | Actor | Series | Role | Network |
| 2010 | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | AMC |
| 2010 | Kyle Chandler | Friday Night Lights | Eric Taylor | DirecTV |
| 2010 | Josh Charles | The Good Wife | Will Gardner | CBS |
| 2010 | Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Dexter Morgan | Showtime |
| 2010 | Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Don Draper | AMC |
| 2010 | Stephen Moyer | True Blood | Bill Compton | HBO |
| 2011 | Timothy Olyphant | Justified | Raylan Givens | FX |
| 2011 | Steve Buscemi | Boardwalk Empire | Enoch "Nucky" Thompson | HBO |
| 2011 | Wendell Pierce | Treme | Antoine Batiste | HBO |
| 2011 | Kyle Chandler | Friday Night Lights | Eric Taylor | DirecTV |
| 2011 | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | AMC |
| 2011 | William H. Macy | Shameless | Frank Gallagher | Showtime |
| 2012 | Damian Lewis | Homeland | Nicholas Brody | Showtime |
| 2012 | Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Don Draper | AMC |
| 2012 | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | AMC |
| 2012 | Jeff Daniels | The Newsroom | Will McAvoy | HBO |
| 2012 | Jonny Lee Miller | Elementary | Sherlock Holmes | CBS |
| 2012 | Timothy Olyphant | Justified | Raylan Givens | FX |
| 2013 | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | AMC |
| 2013 | Jeff Daniels | The Newsroom | Will McAvoy | HBO |
| 2013 | Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Don Draper | AMC |
| 2013 | Freddie Highmore | Bates Motel | Norman Bates | A&E |
| 2013 | Derek Jacobi | Last Tango in Halifax | Alan Buttershaw | BBC One |
| 2013 | Michael Sheen | Masters of Sex | Dr. William Masters | Showtime |
| 2013 | Kevin Spacey | House of Cards | Frank Underwood | Netflix |
| 2013 | Aden Young | Rectify | Daniel Holden | SundanceTV |
| 2014 | Clive Owen | The Knick | Dr. John "Thack" Thackery | Cinemax |
| 2014 | Martin Freeman | Fargo | Lester Nygaard | FX |
| 2014 | Billy Bob Thornton | Fargo | Lorne Malvo | FX |
| 2014 | Charlie Hunnam | Sons of Anarchy | Jackson "Jax" Teller | FX |
| 2014 | Woody Harrelson | True Detective | Detective Martin "Marty" Hart | HBO |
| 2014 | Mads Mikkelsen | Hannibal | Dr. Hannibal Lecter | NBC |
| 2014 | Lee Pace | Halt and Catch Fire | Joe MacMillan | AMC |
| 2014 | Michael Sheen | Masters of Sex | Dr. William Masters | Showtime |
| 2015 | Dominic West | The Affair | Noah Solloway | Showtime |
| 2015 | Kyle Chandler | Bloodline | John Rayburn | Netflix |
| 2015 | Timothy Hutton | American Crime | Russ Skokie | ABC |
| 2015 | Liev Schreiber | Ray Donovan | Ray Donovan | Showtime |
| 2015 | Rami Malek | Mr. Robot | Elliot Alderson | USA Network |
| 2015 | Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul | Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic | AMC |
| 2016 | Dominic West | The Affair | Noah Solloway | Showtime |
| 2016 | Rami Malek | Mr. Robot | Elliot Alderson | USA Network |
| 2016 | Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul | Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic | AMC |
| 2016 | Matthew Rhys | The Americans | Philip Jennings | FX |
| 2016 | Liev Schreiber | Ray Donovan | Ray Donovan | Showtime |
| 2016 | Billy Bob Thornton | Goliath | Billy McBride | Prime Video |
| 2017 | Jonathan Groff | Mindhunter | Holden Ford | Netflix |
| 2017 | Brendan Gleeson | Mr. Mercedes | Detective Bill Hodges | Audience |
| 2017 | Harry Treadaway | Mr. Mercedes | Brady Hartsfield | Audience |
| 2017 | Ewan McGregor | Fargo | Emmit and Ray Stussy | FX |
| 2017 | Tom Hardy | Taboo | James Keziah Delaney | FX |
| 2017 | Sam Heughan | Outlander | Jamie Fraser | Starz |
| 2018 | Brendan Gleeson | Mr. Mercedes | Bill Hodges | Audience |
| 2018 | Jason Bateman | Ozark | Marty Byrde | Netflix |
| 2018 | Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul | Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic | AMC |
| 2018 | Matthew Rhys | The Americans | Philip Jennings | FX |
| 2018 | J. K. Simmons | Counterpart | Howard Silk | Starz |
| 2018 | Billy Bob Thornton | Goliath | Billy McBride | Prime Video |
| 2019 | Tobias Menzies | The Crown | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | Netflix |
| 2019 | Brian Cox | Succession | Logan Roy | HBO |
| 2019 | Brendan Gleeson | Mr. Mercedes | Bill Hodges | Audience |
| 2019 | Jonathan Groff | Mindhunter | Holden Ford | Netflix |
| 2019 | Damian Lewis | Billions | Robert "Bobby" Axelrod | Showtime |
| 2019 | Billy Bob Thornton | Goliath | Billy McBride | Prime Video |

### 2020s

| Year | Actor | Series | Role | Network |
| 2020 | Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul | Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic | AMC |
| 2020 | Jason Bateman | Ozark | Marty Byrde | Netflix |
| 2020 | Damian Lewis | Billions | Robert "Bobby" Axelrod | Showtime |
| 2020 | Tobias Menzies | The Crown | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | Netflix |
| 2020 | Regé-Jean Page | Bridgerton | Simon Basset | Netflix |
| 2020 | Matthew Rhys | Perry Mason | Perry Mason | HBO |
| 2021 | Omar Sy | Lupin | Assane Diop | Netflix |
| 2021 | Brian Cox | Succession | Logan Roy | HBO |
| 2021 | Aldis Hodge | City on a Hill | Assistant District Attorney DeCourcy Ward | Showtime |
| 2021 | James Nesbitt | Bloodlands | Detective Chief Inspector Tom Brannick | Acorn TV |
| 2021 | Jeremy Strong | Succession | Kendall Roy | HBO |
| 2021 | Titus Welliver | Bosch | Harry Bosch | Prime Video |
| 2022 | Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul | Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic | AMC |
| 2022 | Shaun Evans | Endeavour | Endeavour Morse | PBS |
| 2022 | John C. Reilly | Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | Jerry Buss | HBO |
| 2022 | Adam Scott | Severance | Mark Scout | Apple TV+ |
| 2022 | J. K. Simmons | Night Sky | Franklin York | Prime Video |
| 2022 | Jeremy Allen White | The Bear | Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto | FX on Hulu |
| 2023 | Gary Oldman | Slow Horses | Jackson Lamb | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 | Brian Cox | Succession | Logan Roy | HBO |
| 2023 | Harrison Ford | 1923 | Jacob Dutton | Paramount+ |
| 2023 | Pedro Pascal | The Last of Us | Joel Miller | HBO |
| 2023 | Jeremy Strong | Succession | Kendall Roy | HBO |