# Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actor – Television

The Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actor – Television (Korean: 백상예술대상 TV부문 남자 최우수 연기상; RR: Baeksang Yesul Daesang TV Bumun Namja Choeusu Yeongisang) is an award presented annually at the Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony organised by Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus, affiliates of JoongAng Ilbo, usually in the second quarter of each year in Seoul.

## Winners and nominees

Table key :
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |

### 1970s

| Year | Winner | Television series | Original title | Role(s) | Network |
| 1974 (10th) | Choi Bool-am ‡ | Century | 한백년 | | MBC |
| 1975 (11th) | Moon Oh-jang ‡ | Jochungnyeon | 조총련 | | KBS |
| 1976 (12th) | Shin Goo ‡ | Another Home | 타향 | | KBS |
| 1976 (12th) | Kim Mu-saeng ‡ | Tenacity | 집념 | Heo Jun | MBC |
| 1977 (13th) | Han Jin-hee ‡ | Daughter-in-Law | 맏며느리 | | TBC |
| 1977 (13th) | Kim Jin-hae ‡ | The Dance of Lord Cheoyong | 처용무 | | KBS |
| 1978 (14th) | Choi Bool-am ‡ | You | 당신 | | MBC |
| 1978 (14th) | Lee Nak-hoon ‡ | The Celestial Nymph | 천녀화 | | TBC |
| 1979 (15th) | Lee Jung-gil ‡ | Hot Hand | 뜨거운 손 | Han Ji-il | MBC |

### 1980s

| Year | Winner | Television series | Original title | Role(s) | Network |
| 1980 (16th) | Shin Goo ‡ | Spring Blessing | 입춘대길 | | KBS |
| 1981 (17th) | Shin Goo ‡ | Back in the Day | 옛날 나 어릴 적에 | | KBS |
| 1981 (17th) | Jeon Woon ‡ | The Last Stop | 종점 | | MBC |
| 1982 (18th) | Lee Jung-gil ‡ | Nocturne | 야상곡 | | MBC |
| 1982 (18th) | Song Jae-ho ‡ | The New Bride | 새댁 | | KBS |
| 1983 (19th) | Lee Young-hoo ‡ | The Great Rich | 거부실록 | | MBC |
| 1984 (20th) | Im Dong-jin ‡ | Foundation of the Kingdom | 개국 | King Taejo | KBS |
| 1985 (21st) | Kim In-moon ‡ | Looking for the Truth | 진실을 찾아서 | | KBS |
| 1986 (22nd) | Seo In-seok ‡ | Lights and Shadows | 빛과 그림자 | Sung-gu | KBS |
| 1987 (23rd) | Yu In-chon ‡ | Phoenix | 불새 | Young-hoo | MBC |
| 1988 (24th) | Lee Young-hoo ‡ | Nature | 산하 | Lee Jong-moon | MBC |
| 1989 (25th) | Kim Yeong-cheol ‡ | Two Sunsets | 두 석양 | | KBS |

### 1990s

| Year | Winner | Television series | Original title | Role(s) | Network |
| 1990 (26th) | Im Hyun-sik ‡ | Three Families Under One Roof | 한지붕 세가족 | Choi Kyung-ho | MBC |
| 1991 (27th) | Yu In-chon ‡ | Ambitious Times | 야망의 세월 | Park Hyeong-seop | KBS2 |
| 1992 (28th) | Choi Jae-sung ‡ | Eyes of Dawn | 여명의 눈동자 | Choi Dae-chi | MBC |
| 1992 (28th) | Lee Nak-hoon ‡ | Yesterday's Green Grass | 옛날의 금잔디 | Yoo In-seop | KBS |
| 1993 (29th) | Choi Min-soo ‡ | Walking Up to Heaven | 걸어서 하늘까지 | Jung Jong-ho | MBC |
| 1993 (29th) | Yu In-chon | Sunrise Peak | 일출봉 | Up san-yi | MBC |
| 1993 (29th) | Choi Soo-jong | Jealousy | 질투 | Lee Young-ho | MBC |
| 1994 (30th) | Shin Goo ‡ | Wild Chrysanthemum | 들국화 | | KBS |
| 1994 (30th) | Park Joong-hoon | The Faraway River | 머나먼 쏭바강 | Hwang Il-cheon | SBS |
| 1994 (30th) | Choi Soo-jong | Pilot | 파일럿 | Kang Min-ki | MBC |
| 1994 (30th) | Dokgo Young-jae | My Mother's Sea | 엄마의 바다 | Choi Seung-joo | MBC |
| 1995 (31st) | Choi Min-soo ‡ | Sandglass | 모래시계 | Park Tae-soo | SBS |
| 1995 (31st) | Park Sang-won | Sandglass | 모래시계 | Kang Woo-suk | SBS |
| 1995 (31st) | Han Suk-kyu | The Moon of Seoul | 서울의 달 | Kim Hong-sik | MBC |
| 1995 (31st) | Lee Jae-ryong | General Hospital | 종합병원 | Kim Do-hun | MBC |
| 1996 (32nd) | Lee Byung-hun ‡ | Sons of the Wind | 바람의 아들 | Jang Hong-pyo | KBS |
| 1996 (32nd) | Lee Chang-hoon | Love and War | 전쟁과 사랑 | Kim Nam-cheon | MBC |
| 1996 (32nd) | Han Jin-hee | Even if the Wind Blows | 바람은 불어도 | Hwang Jung-tak | KBS |
| 1996 (32nd) | Lee Jong-won | Our Sunny Days of Youth | 젊은이의 양지 | Park Yin-beom | KBS |
| 1997 (33rd) | Yoo Dong-geun ‡ | Lovers | 애인 | Jung Woon-oh | MBC |
| 1997 (33rd) | Park Geun-hyung | The Brothers' River | 형제의 강 | Seo Bok-man | SBS |
| 1997 (33rd) | Choi Soo-jong | First Love | 첫사랑 | Sung Chang-hyeok | KBS |
| 1997 (33rd) | Kim Min-jong | A Faraway Country | 머나먼 나라 | Kim Han-soo | KBS |
| 1998 (34th) | Yoo Dong-geun ‡ | Tears of the Dragon | 용의 눈물 | Yi Bang-won | KBS |
| 1998 (34th) | Kim Moo-saeng | Tears of the Dragon | 용의 눈물 | King Taejo | KBS |
| 1998 (34th) | Choi Bool-am | You and I | 그대 그리고 나 | Park Jae-chul | MBC |
| 1998 (34th) | Lee Soon-jae | Palace of Dreams | 꿈의 궁전 | Ji Won-ho | SBS |
| 1998 (34th) | Seo In-seok | Because of Love | 정때문에 | Hong Wu-pyo | KBS |
| 1999 (35th) | Choi Soo-jong ‡ | Legendary Ambition | 야망의 전설 | Lee Jung-tae | KBS |
| 1999 (35th) | Ahn Jae-wook | Sunflower | 해바라기 | Dr. Jang Hyun-woo | MBC |
| 1999 (35th) | Im Dong-jin | The King and the Queen | 왕과 비 | Grand Prince Suyang, later King Sejo | KBS |
| 1999 (35th) | Kim Min-jong | Mister Q | 미스터 큐 | Lee Kang-to | SBS |

### 2000s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Television series | Original title | Role(s) | Network |
| 2000 (36th) | Cha In-pyo ‡ | The Boss | 왕초 | Kim Choon-sam | MBC |
| 2000 (36th) | Kang Nam-gil | Last War | 마지막 전쟁 | Kim Tae-kyung | MBC |
| 2000 (36th) | Lee Byung-hun | Happy Together | 해피 투게더 | Seo Tae-poong | SBS |
| 2000 (36th) | Kim Kap-soo | Sad Temptation | 슬픈 유혹 | Jung Moon-gi | KBS |
| 2001 (37th) | Kim Yeong-cheol ‡ | Taejo Wang Geon | 태조 왕건 | Gung Ye | KBS |
| 2001 (37th) | Kang Seok-woo | Ajumma | 아줌마 | Jang Jin-gu | MBC |
| 2001 (37th) | Cha In-pyo | Fireworks | 불꽃 | Choi Jong-hyuk | SBS |
| 2002 (38th) | Yoo Dong-geun ‡ | Empress Myeongseong | 명성황후 | Heungseon Daewongun | KBS |
| 2002 (38th) | Lee Byung-hun | Beautiful Days | 아름다운 날들 | Lee Min-chul | SBS |
| 2002 (38th) | Cho Jae-hyun | Piano | 피아노 | Han Eok-kuan | SBS |
| 2002 (38th) | Seo In-seok | Taejo Wang Geon | 태조 왕건 | Kyon Hwon | KBS |
| 2003 (39th) | Lee Byung-hun ‡ | All In | 올인 | Kim In-ha | SBS |
| 2003 (39th) | Kim Sang-joong | The Dawn of the Empire | 제국의 아침 | King Gwangjong | KBS |
| 2003 (39th) | Ahn Jae-mo | Rustic Period | 야인시대 | Kim Du-han | SBS |
| 2003 (39th) | Cho Jae-hyun | Snowman | 눈사람 | Han Pil-seung | MBC |
| 2004 (40th) | Zo In-sung ‡ | Something Happened in Bali | 발리에서 생긴 일 | Jung Jae-min | SBS |
| 2004 (40th) | Cha Seung-won | Bodyguard | 보디가드 | Hong Kyung-tak | KBS |
| 2004 (40th) | Lee Seo-jin | Damo | 조선 여형사 다모 | Hwangbo Yoon | MBC |
| 2004 (40th) | Kim Rae-won | Cats on the Roof | 옥탑방 고양이 | Lee Kyung-min | MBC |
| 2005 (41st) | So Ji-sub ‡ | I'm Sorry, I Love You | 미안하다, 사랑한다 | Cha Moo-hyuk | KBS |
| 2005 (41st) | Kim Myung-min | Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin | 불멸의 이순신 | Yi Sun-sin | KBS |
| 2005 (41st) | Park Shin-yang | Lovers in Paris | 파리의 연인 | Han Ki-joo | SBS |
| 2006 (42nd) | Kim Joo-hyuk ‡ | Lovers in Prague | 프라하의 연인 | Choi Sang-hyun | SBS |
| 2006 (42nd) | Son Hyun-joo | My Rosy Life | 장밋빛 인생 | Ban Sung-moon | KBS |
| 2006 (42nd) | Uhm Tae-woong | Resurrection | 부활 | Seo Ha-eun / Yoo Shin-hyuk | KBS |
| 2007 (43rd) | Kim Myung-min ‡ | Behind the White Tower | 하얀 거탑 | Jang Joon-hyuk | MBC |
| 2007 (43rd) | Hyun Bin | The Snow Queen | 눈의 여왕 | Han Tae-woong / Han Deuk-gu | KBS |
| 2007 (43rd) | Lee Beom-soo | Surgeon Bong Dal-hee | 외과의사 봉달희 | Ahn Joong-geun | SBS |
| 2007 (43rd) | Ryu Soo-young | Seoul 1945 | 서울 1945 | Choi Woon-hyuk | KBS |
| 2007 (43rd) | Song Il-kook | Jumong | 주몽 | Jumong | MBC |
| 2008 (44th) | Park Shin-yang ‡ | War of Money | 쩐의 전쟁 | Geum Na-ra | SBS |
| 2008 (44th) | Bae Yong-joon | The Legend | 태왕사신기 | Gwanggaeto the Great | MBC |
| 2008 (44th) | Cho Jae-hyun | New Heart | 뉴하트 | Choi Kang-gook | MBC |
| 2008 (44th) | Kang Ji-hwan | Capital Scandal | 경성 스캔들 | Sunwoo Wan | KBS |
| 2008 (44th) | Lee Seo-jin | Lee San, Wind of the Palace | 이산 | Yi San | MBC |
| 2009 (45th) | Kim Myung-min ‡ | Beethoven Virus | 베토벤 바이러스 | Kang Gun-woo / Kang Mae | MBC |
| 2009 (45th) | Lee Joon-gi | Iljimae | 일지매 | Lee Gyeom / Yong-i / Iljimae | SBS |
| 2009 (45th) | Park Yong-ha | On Air | 온에어 | Lee Kyung-min | SBS |
| 2009 (45th) | Song Il-kook | The Kingdom of the Winds | 바람의 나라 | Prince Muhyul | KBS |
| 2009 (45th) | Song Seung-heon | East of Eden | 에덴의 동쪽 | Lee Dong-chul | MBC |

### 2010s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Television series | Original title | Role(s) | Network |
| 2010 (46th) | Lee Byung-hun ‡ | Iris | 아이리스 | Kim Hyun-jun | KBS |
| 2010 (46th) | Jang Hyuk | The Slave Hunters | 추노 | Lee Dae-gil | KBS |
| 2010 (46th) | Kim Soo-ro | Master of Study | 공부의 신 | Kang Suk-ho | KBS |
| 2010 (46th) | So Ji-sub | Cain and Abel | 카인과 아벨 | Lee Cho-in / Oh Kang-ho | SBS |
| 2010 (46th) | Yoon Sang-hyun | Queen of Housewives | 내조의 여왕 | Heo Tae-joon | MBC |
| 2011 (47th) | Jeong Bo-seok ‡ | Giant | 자이언트 | Jo Pil-yeon | SBS |
| 2011 (47th) | Hyun Bin | Secret Garden | 시크릿 가든 | Kim Joo-won | SBS |
| 2011 (47th) | Kwon Sang-woo | Big Thing | 대물 | Ha Do-ya | SBS |
| 2011 (47th) | Lee Beom-soo | Giant | 자이언트 | Lee Kang-mo | SBS |
| 2011 (47th) | Yoon Shi-yoon | Bread, Love and Dreams | 제빵왕 김탁구 | Kim Tak-gu | KBS |
| 2012 (48th) | Kim Soo-hyun ‡ | Moon Embracing the Sun | 해를 품은 달 | Lee Hwon | MBC |
| 2012 (48th) | Cha Seung-won | The Greatest Love | 최고의 사랑 | Dokko Jin | MBC |
| 2012 (48th) | Han Suk-kyu | Deep Rooted Tree | 뿌리 깊은 나무 | Sejong the Great | SBS |
| 2012 (48th) | Park Si-hoo | The Princess' Man | 공주의 남자 | Kim Seung-yoo | KBS |
| 2012 (48th) | Shin Ha-kyun | Brain | 브레인 | Lee Kang-hoon | KBS |
| 2013 (49th) | Son Hyun-joo ‡ | The Chaser | 추적자 | Baek Hong-suk | SBS |
| 2013 (49th) | Lee Sang-yoon | Seoyoung, My Daughter | 내 딸 서영이 | Kang Woo-jae | KBS |
| 2013 (49th) | Lee Sung-min | Golden Time | 골든타임 | Choi In-hyuk | MBC |
| 2013 (49th) | Uhm Tae-woong | Man from the Equator | 적도의 남자 | Kim Sun-woo | KBS |
| 2013 (49th) | Yoo Jun-sang | My Husband Got a Family | 넝쿨째 굴러온 당신 | Terry Kang / Bang Gwi-nam | KBS |
| 2014 (50th) | Cho Jae-hyun ‡ | Jeong Do-jeon | 정도전 | Jeong Do-jeon | KBS |
| 2014 (50th) | Joo Won | Good Doctor | 굿 닥터 | Park Shi-on | KBS |
| 2014 (50th) | Kim Soo-hyun | My Love from the Star | 별에서 온 그대 | Do Min-joon | SBS |
| 2014 (50th) | Lee Jong-suk | I Can Hear Your Voice | 너의 목소리가 들려 | Park Soo-ha | SBS |
| 2014 (50th) | Yoo Ah-in | Secret Love Affair | 밀회 | Lee Sun-jae | JTBC |
| 2015 (51st) | Lee Sung-min ‡ | Misaeng: Incomplete Life | 미생 | Oh Sang-shik | tvN |
| 2015 (51st) | Cho Jae-hyun | Punch | 펀치 | Lee Tae-joon | SBS |
| 2015 (51st) | Kim Rae-won | Punch | 펀치 | Park Jung-hwan | SBS |
| 2015 (51st) | Ji Sung | Kill Me, Heal Me | 킬미, 힐미 | Cha Do-hyun / Shin Se-gi / Perry Park / Ahn Yo-seob / Ahn Yo-na / Nana / Mr. X | MBC |
| 2015 (51st) | Zo In-sung | It's Okay, That's Love | 괜찮아, 사랑이야 | Jang Jae-yeol | SBS |
| 2016 (52nd) | Yoo Ah-in ‡ | Six Flying Dragons | 육룡이 나르샤 | Yi Bang-won | SBS |
| 2016 (52nd) | Cho Jin-woong | Signal | 시그널 | Lee Jae-han | tvN |
| 2016 (52nd) | Joo Won | Yong-pal | 용팔이 | Kim Tae-hyun | SBS |
| 2016 (52nd) | Namkoong Min | Remember | 리멤버 – 아들의 전쟁 | Nam Gyu-man | SBS |
| 2016 (52nd) | Song Joong-ki | Descendants of the Sun | 태양의 후예 | Yoo Si-jin | KBS |
| 2017 (53rd) | Gong Yoo ‡ | Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | 쓸쓸하고 찬란하神 – 도깨비 | Kim Shin | tvN |
| 2017 (53rd) | Han Suk-kyu | Dr. Romantic | 낭만닥터 김사부 | Kim Sa-bu / Boo Yong-joo | SBS |
| 2017 (53rd) | Jo Jung-suk | Don't Dare to Dream | 질투의 화신 | Lee Hwa-shin | SBS |
| 2017 (53rd) | Namkoong Min | Good Manager | 김과장 | Kim Sung-ryong | KBS |
| 2017 (53rd) | Park Bo-gum | Love in the Moonlight | 구르미 그린 달빛 | Lee Yeong | KBS |
| 2018 (54th) | Cho Seung-woo ‡ | Stranger | 비밀의 숲 | Hwang Shi-mok | tvN |
| 2018 (54th) | Chun Ho-jin | My Golden Life | 황금빛 내 인생 | Seo Tae-soo | KBS2 |
| 2018 (54th) | Jang Hyuk | Money Flower | 돈꽃 | Kang Pil-joo / Jang Eun-cheon / Jo In-ho | MBC |
| 2018 (54th) | Kim Sang-joong | The Rebel | 역적: 백성을 훔친 도적 | Hong Ah-mo-gae | MBC |
| 2018 (54th) | Park Seo-joon | Fight for My Way | 쌈 마이웨이 | Ko Dong-man | KBS |
| 2019 (55th) | Lee Byung-hun ‡ | Mr. Sunshine | 미스터 션샤인 | Choi Yoo-jin / Eugene Choi | tvN |
| 2019 (55th) | Hyun Bin | Memories of the Alhambra | 알함브라 궁전의 추억 | Yoo Jin-woo | tvN |
| 2019 (55th) | Kim Nam-gil | The Fiery Priest | 열혈사제 | Kim Hae-il | SBS |
| 2019 (55th) | Lee Sun-kyun | My Mister | 나의 아저씨 | Park Dong-hoon | tvN |
| 2019 (55th) | Yeo Jin-goo | The Crowned Clown | 왕이 된 남자 | Ha-seon / Yi Heon | tvN |

### 2020s

| Year | Winner and nominees | Television series | Original title | Role(s) | Network |
| 2020 (56th) | Kang Ha-neul ‡ | When the Camellia Blooms | 동백꽃 필 무렵 | Hwang Yong-sik | KBS |
| 2020 (56th) | Hyun Bin | Crash Landing on You | 사랑의 불시착 | Ri Jeong-hyeok | tvN |
| 2020 (56th) | Ju Ji-hoon | Hyena | 하이에나 | Yoon Hee-jae | SBS |
| 2020 (56th) | Namkoong Min | Hot Stove League | 스토브리그 | Baek Seung-soo | SBS |
| 2020 (56th) | Park Seo-joon | Itaewon Class | 이태원 클라쓰 | Park Sae-ro-yi | JTBC |
| 2021 (57th) | Shin Ha-kyun ‡ | Beyond Evil | 괴물 | Lee Dong-sik | JTBC |
| 2021 (57th) | Kim Soo-hyun | It's Okay to Not Be Okay | 사이코지만 괜찮아 | Moon Gang-tae | tvN |
| 2021 (57th) | Song Joong-ki | Vincenzo | 빈센조 | Vincenzo Cassano | tvN |
| 2021 (57th) | Um Ki-joon | The Penthouse: War in Life | 펜트하우스 | Joo Dan-tae / Mr Baek | SBS |
| 2021 (57th) | Lee Joon-gi | Flower of Evil | 악의 꽃 | Baek Hee-sung / Do Hyun-soo | tvN |
| 2022 (58th) | Lee Jun-ho ‡ | The Red Sleeve | 옷소매 붉은 끝동 | Yi San | MBC |
| 2022 (58th) | Kim Nam-gil | Through the Darkness | 악의 마음을 읽는 자들 | Song Ha-young | SBS |
| 2022 (58th) | Lee Jung-jae | Squid Game | 오징어 게임 | Seong Gi-hun | Netflix |
| 2022 (58th) | Im Si-wan | Tracer | 트레이서 | Hwang Dong-joo | MBC, Wavve |
| 2022 (58th) | Jung Hae-in | D.P. | 디피 | Ahn Joon-ho | Netflix |
| 2023 (59th) | Lee Sung-min ‡ | Reborn Rich | 재벌집 막내아들 | Jin Yang-chul | JTBC |
| 2023 (59th) | Son Suk-ku | My Liberation Notes | 나의 해방일지 | Gu Ja-gyeong | JTBC |
| 2023 (59th) | Lee Byung-hun | Our Blues | 우리들의 블루스 | Lee Dong-seok | tvN |
| 2023 (59th) | Jung Kyung-ho | Crash Course in Romance | 일타 스캔들 | Choi Chi-yeol | tvN |
| 2023 (59th) | Choi Min-sik | Big Bet | 카지노 | Cha Mu-sik | Disney+ |
| 2024 (60th) | Namkoong Min ‡ | My Dearest | 연인 | Lee Jang-hyun | MBC |
| 2024 (60th) | Kim Soo-hyun | Queen of Tears | 눈물의 여왕 | Baek Hyun-woo | tvN |
| 2024 (60th) | Ryu Seung-ryong | Moving | 무빙 | Jang Ju-won | Disney+ |
| 2024 (60th) | Yoo Yeon-seok | A Bloody Lucky Day | 운수 오진 날 | Geum Hyeok-soo | tvN |
| 2024 (60th) | Im Si-wan | Boyhood | 소년시대 | Jang Byeong-tae | Coupang Play |

## Multiple awards and nominations

The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards:
| Wins | Actor |
| 4 | Lee Byung-hun |
| 4 | Shin Goo |
| 3 | Yoo Dong-geun |
| 2 | Choi Bool-am |
| 2 | Choi Min-soo |
| 2 | Kim Myung-min |
| 2 | Lee Sung-min |
The following individuals received four or more Best Actor nominations:
| Nominations | Actor |
| 7 | Lee Byung-hun |
| 5 | Cho Jae-hyun |
| 4 | Choi Soo-jong |
| 4 | Hyun Bin |
| 4 | Kim Soo-hyun |
| 4 | Namkoong Min |
| 4 | Shin Goo |