# Asian Academy Creative Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

This is a list of the winners of the Asian Academy Creative Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role since its institution in 2018. The award is presented to the best leading actor performance in a television series or film. Apart from the main award, the category is also awarded regionally in seventeen participating nations.

## Winners

The following table display the winners of the award.
| Year | Actor | Program | Network | Country |
| 2018 | Hewei Yu | Drug Hunter | Dragon Television | China |
| 2019 | Oka Antara | Brata | HOOQ | Indonesia |
| 2020 | Arjo Atayde | Bagman | ABS-CBN | Philippines |
| 2021 | Lee Je-hoon | Move to Heaven | Netflix | South Korea |
| 2022 | Jung Hae-in | D.P. | Netflix | South Korea |
| 2023 | Vijay Varma | Dahaad | Amazon Prime Video | India |

### Regional winners

The following table display the winners of the regional award, sorted by the participating nations.

#### Australia

| Year | Actor | Program | Network |
| 2022 | Yoson An | New Gold Mountain | SBS |

#### China

| Year | Actor | Program | Network |
| 2018 | Hewei Yu | Drug Hunter | Dragon Television |
| 2019 | Nie Yuan | Story of Yanxi Palace | IQIYI |
| 2020 | Luo Jin | Royal Nirvana | Youku |
| 2021 | Guo Qilin | My Heroic Husband | IQIYI |
| 2022 | Vic Chou | Danger Zone | IQIYI |
| 2023 | Ren Jialun | Thousand Years for You | IQIYI |

#### Hong Kong

| Year | Actor | Program | Network |
| 2018 | Eason Chan | My Very Short Marriage | ViuTV |
| 2019 | Francis Ng | The Trading Floor | Star Chinese Movies |
| 2020 | Anthony Wong | The Republic | ViuTV |
| 2022 | Kenneth Ma | Kids' Lives Matter | TVB |
| 2023 | Ruco Chan | I've Got the Power | TVB |

#### India

| Year | Actor | Program | Network |
| 2018 | Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Sacred Games | Netflix |
| 2019 | Sumedh Mudgalkar | RadhaKrishn | Star Bharat |
| 2020 | Manoj Bajpayee | The Family Man | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2021 | Manoj Bajpayee | The Family Man | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2022 | Guru Somasundaram | Minnal Murali | Netflix |
| 2023 | Vijay Varma | Dahaad | Amazon Prime Video |

#### Indonesia

| Year | Actor | Program | Network |
| 2018 | Reza Rahadian | Critical Eleven | HOOQ |
| 2019 | Oka Antara | Brata | HOOQ |
| 2020 | Miller Khan | Assalamualaikum Calon Imam | Viu |
| 2021 | Arya Saloka | The Ties of Love | RCTI |
| 2022 | Refal Hady | Wedding Agreement the Series | Disney+ Hotstar |
| 2023 | Abimana Aryasatya | Serigala Terakhir | Vidio |

#### Japan

| Year | Actor | Program | Network |
| 2018 | Tetsuji Tamayama | You Are Tender When It Rains | Hulu Japan |
| 2019 | Kazuki Kitamura | Folklore: Tatami | HBO Asia |
| 2021 | Takayuki Yamada | The Naked Director | Netflix |
| 2022 | Masaki Suda | Don't Call It Mystery | Fuji Television |

#### Malaysia

| Year | Actor | Program | Network |
| 2018 | Idan Aedan | Luar Biasa | Astro Citra |
| 2019 | Lingkesvaran Manlam | Brindhavanathil Kannan | Astro |
| 2020 | Bront Palarae | The Bridge | Viu |
| 2021 | Kamal Adli | Black | Viu |
| 2022 | Beto Kusyairy | Scammer | Astro Ria |
| 2023 | Khir Rahman | Hilang | Viu |

#### Myanmar

| Year | Actor | Program | Network |
| 2020 | Khar Ra | Spirit of Fight | Canal+ |
| 2023 | Aye Chan Maung | Grieving Moe | Mahar TV |

#### New Zealand

| Year | Actor | Program | Network |
| 2021 | Ido Drent | The Gulf | Three |

#### Philippines

| Year | Actor | Program | Network |
| 2018 | Miguel Tanfelix | Kambal, Karibal | GMA Network |
| 2019 | Carlo Aquino | Ulan | HOOQ |
| 2020 | Arjo Atayde | Bagman | ABS-CBN |
| 2021 | JM de Guzman | When Love Burns | ABS-CBN |
| 2022 | John Arcilla | On the Job | HBO Asia |
| 2023 | Arjo Atayde | Cattleya Killer | ABS-CBN |

#### Singapore

| Year | Actor | Program | Network |
| 2018 | A. Panneeirchelvam | Ninaivugal | Mediacorp |
| 2019 | River Huang | From Beijing to Moscow | Toggle |
| 2020 | Zhang Yaodong | Day Break | Channel 8 |
| 2021 | Nathaniel Ng | My Mini-Me and Me | Mediacorp |
| 2022 | Pierre Png | This Land Is Mine | meWatch |
| 2023 | Andie Chen | Third Rail | meWatch |

#### South Korea

| Year | Actor | Program | Network |
| 2021 | Lee Je-hoon | Move to Heaven | Netflix |
| 2022 | Jung Hae-in | D.P. | Netflix |
| 2023 | Ha Jung-woo | Narco-Saints | Netflix |

#### Taiwan

| Year | Actor | Program | Network |
| 2018 | Jag Huang | Burning Crows | Hakka TV |
| 2019 | Wu Kang-ren | The World Between Us | PTS |
| 2020 | Hsia Ching-ting | The Story of Three Springs | Formosa Television |
| 2021 | Mark Lee | Looking for You | Da Ai Television |
| 2022 | Kou Hsi-Shun | Still Me | CTS |
| 2023 | Liu Kuan-ting | On Marriage: Wishful Synching | PTS |

#### Thailand

| Year | Actor | Program | Network |
| 2019 | Jirayu Tangsrisuk | Krong Kam | Channel 3 |
| 2020 | Prin Suparat | My Husband in Law | Channel 3 |
| 2021 | Korapat Kirdpan | The Gifted: Graduation | GMMTV |
| 2022 | Chanon Santinatornkul | Wannabe | Viu |
| 2023 | Nopachai Jayanama | Hunger | Netflix |

#### Vietnam

| Year | Actor | Program | Network |
| 2019 | Song Luan | Descendants of the Sun | VTC |
| 2021 | Trần Quốc Anh | Secrets of the Wind | FPT TV |