Logie Award for Best Actor

The Silver Logie for Best Actor is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. It was first awarded at the 19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards, held in 1977 when the award was originally called Most Popular Australian Lead Actor.^[1] For the 2016 ceremony, it was renamed from Most Popular Actor to Best Actor.^[2] The award is given to recognise the standout performance of an actor in an Australian program. The winner and nominees of Most Popular Actor are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website.^[3] Paul Cronin and Martin Sacks hold the record for the most wins, with five each, followed by Grant Dodwell, Craig McLachlan and Hugh Sheridan with three wins each.

Winners and nominees

Key	Meaning
	Indicates the winning actor

Year	Nominees	Program(s)	Network	Ref
1977	Martin Vaughan	Power Without Glory	ABC	[1]
1978	Paul Cronin	The Sullivans	Nine Network	[4]
1979	Paul Cronin	The Sullivans	Nine Network
1980	Paul Cronin	The Sullivans	Nine Network
1981	Peter Adams	Cop Shop	Seven Network
1982	Paul Cronin	The Sullivans	Nine Network	[5]
1983	Paul Cronin	The Sullivans	Nine Network
1984	Grant Dodwell	A Country Practice	Seven Network
1985	Grant Dodwell	A Country Practice	Seven Network
1986	Grant Dodwell	A Country Practice	Seven Network	[6]
1987	Peter O'Brien	Neighbours	Network Ten
1988	Jason Donovan	Neighbours	Network Ten
1989	Craig McLachlan	Neighbours	Network Ten
1990	Craig McLachlan	Neighbours	Network Ten	[7]
1991	Craig McLachlan	Home and Away	Seven Network	[8]
1992	Bruce Samazan	E Street	Network Ten	[9]
1993	Gary Sweet	Police Rescue	ABC TV
1994	Gary Sweet	Police Rescue	ABC TV	[10]
1995	Dieter Brummer	Home and Away	Seven Network
1996	Dieter Brummer	Home and Away	Seven Network
1997	Martin Sacks	Blue Heelers	Seven Network
1998	Martin Sacks	Blue Heelers	Seven Network	[11]
	Colin Friels	Water Rats	Nine Network
	Jesse Spencer	Neighbours	Network Ten
	Nic Testoni	Home and Away	Seven Network
	John Wood	Blue Heelers	Seven Network
1999	Martin Sacks	Blue Heelers	Seven Network	[12]
	Colin Friels	Water Rats	Nine Network
	Jesse Spencer	Neighbours	Network Ten
	John Wood	Blue Heelers	Seven Network
2000	Martin Sacks	Blue Heelers	Seven Network	[13]
	Colin Friels	Water Rats	Nine Network
	Peter Phelps	Stingers	Nine Network
	John Wood	Blue Heelers	Seven Network
2001	Martin Sacks	Blue Heelers	Seven Network	[14]
	Daniel MacPherson	Neighbours	Network Ten
	William McInnes	SeaChange	ABC TV
	John Wood	Blue Heelers	Seven Network
2002	Peter Phelps	Stingers	Nine Network	[15]
	Samuel Johnson	The Secret Life of Us	Network Ten
	Ryan Kwanten	Home and Away	Seven Network
	Erik Thomson	All Saints	Seven Network
	John Wood	Blue Heelers	Seven Network
2003	Erik Thomson	All Saints	Seven Network	[16]
	Beau Brady	Home and Away	Seven Network
	Samuel Johnson	The Secret Life of Us	Network Ten
	Myles Pollard	McLeod's Daughters	Nine Network
	John Wood	Blue Heelers	Seven Network
2004	Aaron Jeffery	McLeod's Daughters	Nine Network	[17]
	Beau Brady	Home and Away	Seven Network
	Myles Pollard	McLeod's Daughters	Nine Network
	Glenn Robbins	Kath & Kim	ABC TV
	Erik Thomson	All Saints	Seven Network
2005	John Wood	Blue Heelers	Seven Network	[18]
	Beau Brady	Home and Away	Seven Network
	Chris Hemsworth	Home and Away	Seven Network
	Aaron Jeffery	McLeod's Daughters	Nine Network
	Glenn Robbins	Kath & Kim	ABC TV
2006	John Wood	Blue Heelers	Seven Network	[19]
	Chris Hemsworth	Home and Away	Seven Network
	Aaron Jeffery	McLeod's Daughters	Nine Network
	Joel McIlroy	Home and Away	Seven Network
	Glenn Robbins	Da Kath and Kim Code	ABC TV
2007	Aaron Jeffery	McLeod's Daughters	Nine Network	[20]
	Brendan Cowell	Love My Way	W. Channel
	Mark Furze	Home and Away	Seven Network
	John Howard	All Saints	Seven Network
	Paul O'Brien	Home and Away	Seven Network
2008	Chris Lilley	Summer Heights High	ABC1	[21]
	Mark Furze	Home and Away	Seven Network
	John Howard	All Saints	Seven Network
	Paul O'Brien	Home and Away	Seven Network
	Glenn Robbins	Kath & Kim	Seven Network
2009	Todd Lasance	Home and Away	Seven Network	[22]
	Gyton Grantley	Underbelly	Nine Network
	Mark Priestley	All Saints	Seven Network
	Ian Smith	Neighbours	Network Ten
	Erik Thomson	Packed to the Rafters	Seven Network
2010	Hugh Sheridan	Packed to the Rafters	Seven Network	[23]
	Luke Jacobz	Home and Away	Seven Network
	Todd Lasance	Home and Away	Seven Network
	Ray Meagher	Home and Away	Seven Network
	Erik Thomson	Packed to the Rafters	Seven Network
2011	Hugh Sheridan	Packed to the Rafters	Seven Network	[24]
	Michael Caton	Packed to the Rafters	Seven Network
	Don Hany	Offspring	Network Ten
		Tangle	Showcase
	Callan Mulvey	Rush	Network Ten
	Erik Thomson	Packed to the Rafters	Seven Network
2012	Hugh Sheridan	Packed to the Rafters	Seven Network	[25]
	Daniel MacPherson	Wild Boys	Seven Network
	Ray Meagher	Home and Away	Seven Network
	Eddie Perfect	Offspring	Network Ten
	Erik Thomson	Packed to the Rafters	Seven Network
2013	Steve Peacocke	Home and Away	Seven Network	[26]
	Firass Dirani	House Husbands	Nine Network
		The Straits	ABC1
	Hugh Sheridan	Packed to the Rafters	Seven Network
	Lachy Hulme	Howzat! Kerry Packer's War	Nine Network
		Beaconsfield	Nine Network
		Offspring	Network Ten
	Matthew Le Nevez	Offspring	Network Ten
2014	Chris Lilley	Ja'mie: Private School Girl	ABC1	[27]
	Dan Ewing	Home and Away	Seven Network
	Matthew Le Nevez	Offspring	Network Ten
	Steve Peacocke	Home and Away	Seven Network
	Hugh Sheridan	Packed to the Rafters	Seven Network
2015	Steve Peacocke	Home and Away	Seven Network	[28]
	Luke Arnold	INXS: Never Tear Us Apart	Seven Network
	Chris Lilley	Jonah from Tonga	ABC
	Craig McLachlan	The Doctor Blake Mysteries	ABC
	Josh Thomas	Please Like Me	ABC2

Multiple wins

Programs with most awards

References