page_title: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama
section_title: Best Actor – Television Series Drama
hierarchical_section_title: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama / Winners and nominees / Best Actor – Television Series Drama
caption_attribution_description: English: Michael C. Hall at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con.
context_page_description: The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama is an award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. This Golden Globe Award honors the best performance by an actor in a drama television series. It was first awarded at the 19th Golden Globe Awards on March 5, 1962 to John Charles Daly and Bob Newhart under the title "Best TV Star – Male". In 1969, the award was presented under the new title "Best TV Actor – Drama", and its current title has been used since 1980. The nominees for the award have been announced annually since 1963.
  Brian Cox is the current recipient of the award for his portrayal of Logan Roy in Succession. Ed Asner, John Forsythe, Jon Hamm, Hugh Laurie and Telly Savalas have won the most awards in this category, each winning twice. Peter Falk and Tom Selleck have both been nominated seven times each, for their respective roles on Columbo and Magnum, P.I..
caption: Michael C. Hall won in 2010 and received four other nominations for his performance on Dexter as Dexter Morgan.
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