Lead Actor Drama Emmy

Lead Actor Drama Emmy

Established

1954

First Winner

Donald O'Connor

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Lead Actor Drama Emmy

About

Honor awarded for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. The award is handed out at the annual Primetime Emmy Award celebration.

Trivia

Beginning with the 18th Primetime Emmy Awards, leading actors in drama have competed alone.

#56 award

Lead Actor Drama Emmy Winners

Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston, 68

2008, 2009, 2010, 2014

1

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis, 69

1987

2

Rami Malek

Rami Malek, 42

2016

3

Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck, 79

1984

4

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones, 93

1991

5

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd, 85

1992

6

Josh O'Connor

Josh O'Connor, 33

2021

7

William Daniels

William Daniels, 97

1985, 1986

8

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm, 53

2015

9

Sterling K. Brown

Sterling K. Brown, 48

2017

10

James Gandolfini

James Gandolfini (1961-2013)

2000, 2001, 2003

11

Ed Asner

Ed Asner (1929-2021)

1978, 1980,

12

Lee Jung-jae

Lee Jung-jae, 51

2022

13

Billy Porter

Billy Porter, 54

2019

14

Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland, 57

2006

15

James Spader

James Spader, 64

2004, 2005, 2007

16

Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas, 72

1973

17

Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin, 71

1995

18

Kyle Chandler

Kyle Chandler, 58

2011

19

Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke, 98

1964

20

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels, 69

2013

21

Jeremy Strong

Jeremy Strong, 45

2020

22

Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr (1917-1993)

1959, 1961

23

Peter Falk

Peter Falk (1927-2011)

1972, 1976, 1990

24

Damian Lewis

Damian Lewis, 53

2012

25

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby, 86

1966, 1967, 1968

26

Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas (1922-1994)

1974

27

Matthew Rhys

Matthew Rhys, 49

2018

28

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook (1925-2021)

1971

29

Danny Thomas

Danny Thomas (1912-1991)

1955

30

Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'Connor (1924-2001)

1989

31

Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor (1925-2003)

1954

32

Robert Blake

Robert Blake (1933-2023)

1975

33

Michael Chiklis

Michael Chiklis, 60

2002

34

Dennis Franz

Dennis Franz, 79

1994

35

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt, 90

1993

36

Robert Young

Robert Young (1907-1998)

1957, 1958, 1970

37

Robert Stack

Robert Stack (1919-2003)

1960

38

Phil Silvers

Phil Silvers (1911-1985)

1956

39

Richard Kiley

Richard Kiley (1922-1999)

1988

40

Ron Leibman

Ron Leibman (1937-2019)

1979

41

Daniel J. Travanti

Daniel J. Travanti, 84

1981, 1982

42

Carl Betz

Carl Betz (1921-1978)

1969

43

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