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

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.

## Winners and nominees
### 2010s

| Year | Actor | Series | Character | Network |
| 2011 | Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Don Draper | AMC |
| 2011 | Steve Buscemi | Boardwalk Empire | Nucky Thompson | HBO |
| 2011 | Kyle Chandler | Friday Night Lights | Eric Taylor | DirecTV NBC |
| 2011 | Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Dexter Morgan | Showtime |
| 2011 | William H. Macy | Shameless | Frank Gallagher | Showtime |
| 2011 | Timothy Olyphant | Justified | Raylan Givens | FX |
| 2012 | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | AMC |
| 2012 | Kelsey Grammer | Boss | Tom Kane | Starz |
| 2012 | Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Don Draper | AMC |
| 2012 | Charlie Hunnam | Sons of Anarchy | Jax Teller | FX |
| 2012 | Damian Lewis | Homeland | Nicholas Brody | Showtime |
| 2012 | Timothy Olyphant | Justified | Raylan Givens | FX |
| 2013 | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | AMC |
| 2013 | Damian Lewis | Homeland | Nicholas Brody | Showtime |
| 2013 | Andrew Lincoln | The Walking Dead | Rick Grimes | AMC |
| 2013 | Timothy Olyphant | Justified | Raylan Givens | FX |
| 2013 | Matthew Rhys | The Americans | Philip Jennings | FX |
| 2013 | Kevin Spacey | House of Cards | Frank Underwood | Netflix |
| 2014 | Matthew McConaughey | True Detective | Rust Cohle | HBO |
| 2014 | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | AMC |
| 2014 | Hugh Dancy | Hannibal | Will Graham | NBC |
| 2014 | Freddie Highmore | Bates Motel | Norman Bates | A&E |
| 2014 | Matthew Rhys | The Americans | Philip Jennings | FX |
| 2014 | Michael Sheen | Masters of Sex | William Masters | Showtime |
| 2015 | Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul | Jimmy McGill | AMC |
| 2015 | Freddie Highmore | Bates Motel | Norman Bates | A&E |
| 2015 | Charlie Hunnam | Sons of Anarchy | Jax Teller | FX |
| 2015 | Timothy Olyphant | Justified | Raylan Givens | FX |
| 2015 | Matthew Rhys | The Americans | Philip Jennings | FX |
| 2015 | Aden Young | Rectify | Daniel Holden | Sundance TV |
| 2016 (1) | Rami Malek | Mr. Robot | Elliot Alderson | USA Network |
| 2016 (1) | Hugh Dancy | Hannibal | Will Graham | NBC |
| 2016 (1) | Clive Owen | The Knick | Dr. John "Thack" Thackery | Cinemax |
| 2016 (1) | Liev Schreiber | Ray Donovan | Ray Donovan | Showtime |
| 2016 (1) | Justin Theroux | The Leftovers | Kevin Garvey, Jr. | HBO |
| 2016 (1) | Aden Young | Rectify | Daniel Holden | Sundance TV |
| 2016 (2) | Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul | Jimmy McGill | AMC |
| 2016 (2) | Sam Heughan | Outlander | Jamie Fraser | Starz |
| 2016 (2) | Rami Malek | Mr. Robot | Elliot Alderson | USA Network |
| 2016 (2) | Matthew Rhys | The Americans | Philip Jennings | FX |
| 2016 (2) | Liev Schreiber | Ray Donovan | Ray Donovan | Showtime |
| 2016 (2) | Kevin Spacey | House of Cards | Frank Underwood | Netflix |
| 2018 | Sterling K. Brown | This Is Us | Randall Pearson | NBC |
| 2018 | Paul Giamatti | Billions | Charles "Chuck" Rhoades Jr. | Showtime |
| 2018 | Freddie Highmore | Bates Motel | Norman Bates | A&E |
| 2018 | Ian McShane | American Gods | Mr. Wednesday | Starz |
| 2018 | Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul | Jimmy McGill | AMC |
| 2018 | Liev Schreiber | Ray Donovan | Ray Donovan | Showtime |
| 2019 | Matthew Rhys | The Americans | Philip Jennings | FX |
| 2019 | Freddie Highmore | The Good Doctor | Dr. Shaun Murphy | ABC |
| 2019 | Diego Luna | Narcos: Mexico | Félix Gallardo | Netflix |
| 2019 | Richard Madden | Bodyguard | Sergeant David Budd | Netflix |
| 2019 | Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul | Jimmy McGill | AMC |
| 2019 | Billy Porter | Pose | Pray Tell | FX |
| 2019 | Milo Ventimiglia | This Is Us | Jack Pearson | NBC |

### 2020s

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

## Multiple wins
### 3 wins

* Bob Odenkirk

### 2 wins

* Bryan Cranston

## Multiple nominations
### 6 nominations

* Bob Odenkirk
* Matthew Rhys

### 5 nominations

* Sterling K. Brown
* Freddie Highmore
* Timothy Olyphant

### 3 nominations

* Bryan Cranston
* Billy Porter
* Liev Schreiber
* Jeremy Strong

### 2 nominations

* Mike Colter
* Hugh Dancy
* Paul Giamatti
* Jon Hamm
* Charlie Hunnam
* Damian Lewis
* Diego Luna
* Rami Malek
* Kevin Spacey
* Aden Young