Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television

The following is a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Actor on Television (formerly Best Genre TV Actor)

(NOTE: Year refers to year of eligibility, the actual ceremonies are held the following year.)

Winners and nominees

1990s

Year Actor TV Series / TV film Character
1996
(23rd)
 Kyle Chandler Early Edition Gary Hobson
Avery Brooks Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Captain Sisko
Eric Close Dark Skies John Loengard
David Duchovny The X-Files Fox Mulder
Lance Henriksen Millennium Frank Black
Paul McGann Doctor Who The Doctor
1997
(24th)
 Steven Weber The Shining John "Jack" Torrance
Richard Dean Anderson Stargate SG-1 Colonel Jack O'Neill
Nicholas Brendon Buffy the Vampire Slayer Xander Harris
John Corbett The Visitor Adam MacArthur
David Duchovny The X-Files Fox Mulder
Michael T. Weiss The Pretender Jarod
1998
(25th)
 Richard Dean Anderson Stargate SG-1 Colonel Jack O'Neill
Nicholas Brendon Buffy the Vampire Slayer Xander Harris
Bruce Boxleitner Babylon 5 President John Sheridan
David Duchovny The X-Files Fox Mulder
Lance Henriksen Millennium Frank Black
Jonathan LaPaglia Seven Days Lt. Frank Parker
1999
(26th)
 David Boreanaz Angel Angel
Richard Dean Anderson Stargate SG-1 Colonel Jack O'Neill
Jason Behr Roswell Max Evans
Ben Browder Farscape John Crichton
Eric Close Now and Again Michael Wiseman
Patrick Stewart A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge

2000s

Year Actor TV Series / TV film Character
2000
(27th)
 Robert Patrick The X-Files John Doggett
Kevin Sorbo Andromeda Captain Dylan Hunt
David Boreanaz Angel Angel
Ben Browder Farscape John Crichton
Jason Behr Roswell Max Evans
Richard Dean Anderson Stargate SG-1 Colonel Jack O'Neill
2001
(28th)
 Ben Browder Farscape John Crichton
David Boreanaz Angel Angel
Scott Bakula Star Trek: Enterprise Captain Jonathan Archer
Tom Welling Smallville Clark Kent
Richard Dean Anderson Stargate SG-1 Colonel Jack O'Neill
Robert Patrick The X-Files John Doggett
2002
(29th)
 David Boreanaz Angel Angel
Anthony Michael Hall The Dead Zone Johnny Smith
Scott Bakula Star Trek: Enterprise Captain Jonathan Archer
Ben Browder Farscape John Crichton
Tom Welling Smallville Clark Kent
Richard Dean Anderson Stargate SG-1 Colonel Jack O'Neill
2003
(30th)
 David Boreanaz Angel Angel
Michael Vartan Alias Michael Vaughn
Scott Bakula Star Trek: Enterprise Captain Jonathan Archer
Tom Welling Smallville Clark Kent
Richard Dean Anderson Stargate SG-1 Colonel Jack O'Neill
Michael Shanks Stargate SG-1 Dr. Daniel Jackson
2004
(31st)
 Ben Browder Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars John Crichton
Matthew Fox Lost Jack Shephard
Julian McMahon Nip/Tuck Dr. Christian Troy
Tom Welling Smallville Clark Kent
Richard Dean Anderson Stargate SG-1 Brigadier General Jack O'Neill
Noah Wyle The Librarian: Quest for the Spear Flynn Carsen
2005
(32nd)
 Matthew Fox Lost Jack Shephard
William Fichtner Invasion Sheriff Tom Underlay
Julian McMahon Nip/Tuck Dr. Christian Troy
Wentworth Miller Prison Break Michael Scofield
Tom Welling Smallville Clark Kent
Ben Browder Stargate SG-1 Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell
2006
(33rd)
 Michael C. Hall Dexter Dexter Morgan
Kiefer Sutherland 24 Jack Bauer
Edward James Olmos Battlestar Galactica Admiral William Adama
Matt Dallas Kyle XY Kyle Trager
Matthew Fox Lost Jack Shephard
Noah Wyle The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines Flynn Carsen
2007
(34th)
 Matthew Fox Lost Jack Shephard
Edward James Olmos Battlestar Galactica Admiral William Adama
Michael C. Hall Dexter Dexter Morgan
Kevin McKidd Journeyman Dan Vasser
Matt Dallas Kyle XY Kyle Trager
Lee Pace Pushing Daisies Ned
2008
(35th)
 Edward James Olmos Battlestar Galactica Admiral William Adama
Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad Walter White
Michael C. Hall Dexter Dexter Morgan
Timothy Hutton Leverage Nathan Ford
Matthew Fox Lost Jack Shephard
Noah Wyle The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice Flynn Carsen
2009
(36th)
 Josh Holloway Lost James "Sawyer" Ford
Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad Walter White
Zachary Levi Chuck Chuck Bartowski
Michael C. Hall Dexter Dexter Morgan
David Tennant Doctor Who The Doctor
Matthew Fox Lost Jack Shephard
Stephen Moyer True Blood Bill Compton

2010s

Year Actor TV Series Character
2010
(37th)
 Stephen Moyer True Blood Bill Compton
Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad Walter White
Matthew Fox Lost Jack Shephard
Michael C. Hall Dexter Dexter Morgan
Timothy Hutton Leverage Nathan Ford
Andrew Lincoln The Walking Dead Rick Grimes
2011
(38th)
 Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad Walter White
Sean Bean Game of Thrones Eddard "Ned" Stark
Michael C. Hall Dexter Dexter Morgan
Timothy Hutton Leverage Nathan Ford
Dylan McDermott American Horror Story Ben Harmon
Noah Wyle Falling Skies Tom Mason
2012
(39th)
 Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad Walter White
Kevin Bacon The Following Ryan Hardy
Billy Burke Revolution Miles Matheson
Michael C. Hall Dexter Dexter Morgan
Joshua Jackson Fringe Peter Bishop
Timothy Hutton Leverage Nathan Ford
Andrew Lincoln The Walking Dead Rick Grimes
2013
(40th)
 Mads Mikkelsen Hannibal Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Kevin Bacon The Following Ryan Hardy
Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad Walter White
Hugh Dancy Hannibal Will Graham
Freddie Highmore Bates Motel Norman Bates
James Spader The Blacklist Raymond "Red" Reddington
Noah Wyle Falling Skies Tom Mason
2014
(41st)
 Hugh Dancy Hannibal Will Graham
Grant Gustin The Flash Barry Allen (Flash)
Andrew Lincoln The Walking Dead Rick Grimes
Tobias Menzies Outlander Frank Randall / Jack Randall
Mads Mikkelsen Hannibal Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Noah Wyle Falling Skies Tom Mason

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