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

2000s

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

2010s

Year	Winners and nominees	Series	Role
2010	Bryan Cranston	Breaking Bad	Walter White
	Kyle Chandler	Friday Night Lights	Eric Taylor
	Josh Charles	The Good Wife	Will Gardner
	Michael C. Hall	Dexter	Dexter Morgan
	Jon Hamm	Mad Men	Don Draper
	Stephen Moyer	True Blood	Bill Compton
2011	Timothy Olyphant	Justified	Raylan Givens
	Steve Buscemi	Boardwalk Empire	Enoch "Nucky" Thompson
	Kyle Chandler	Friday Night Lights	Eric Taylor
	Bryan Cranston	Breaking Bad	Walter White
	William H. Macy	Shameless	Frank Gallagher
	Wendell Pierce	Treme	Antoine Batiste
2012	Damian Lewis	Homeland	Nicholas Brody
	Bryan Cranston	Breaking Bad	Walter White
	Jeff Daniels	The Newsroom	Will McAvoy
	Jon Hamm	Mad Men	Don Draper
	Jonny Lee Miller	Elementary	Sherlock Holmes
	Timothy Olyphant	Justified	Raylan Givens
2013	Bryan Cranston	Breaking Bad	Walter White
	Jeff Daniels	The Newsroom	Will McAvoy
	Jon Hamm	Mad Men	Don Draper
	Freddie Highmore	Bates Motel	Norman Bates
	Derek Jacobi	Last Tango in Halifax	Alan Buttershaw
	Michael Sheen	Masters of Sex	Dr. William Masters
	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Frank Underwood
	Aden Young	Rectify	Daniel Holden
2014	Clive Owen	The Knick	Dr. John "Thack" Thackery
	Martin Freeman	Fargo	Lester Nygaard
	Woody Harrelson	True Detective	Detective Martin "Marty" Hart
	Charlie Hunnam	Sons of Anarchy	Jackson "Jax" Teller
	Mads Mikkelsen	Hannibal	Dr. Hannibal Lecter
	Lee Pace	Halt and Catch Fire	Joe MacMillan
	Michael Sheen	Masters of Sex	Dr. William Masters
	Billy Bob Thornton	Fargo	Lorne Malvo
2015	Dominic West	The Affair	Noah Solloway
	Kyle Chandler	Bloodline	John Rayburn
	Timothy Hutton	American Crime	Russ Skokie
	Rami Malek	Mr. Robot	Elliot Alderson
	Bob Odenkirk	Better Call Saul	Jimmy McGill
	Liev Schreiber	Ray Donovan	Ray Donovan
2016	Dominic West	The Affair	Noah Solloway
	Rami Malek	Mr. Robot	Elliot Alderson
	Bob Odenkirk	Better Call Saul	Jimmy McGill
	Matthew Rhys	The Americans	Philip Jennings
	Liev Schreiber	Ray Donovan	Ray Donovan
	Billy Bob Thornton	Goliath	Billy McBride
2017	Jonathan Groff	Mindhunter	Holden Ford
	Brendan Gleeson	Mr. Mercedes	Detective Bill Hodges
	Tom Hardy	Taboo	James Keziah Delaney
	Sam Heughan	Outlander	Jamie Fraser
	Ewan McGregor	Fargo	Emmit and Ray Stussy
	Harry Treadaway	Mr. Mercedes	Brady Hartsfield