This is a list of the British Academy Television Awards for Best Actor. The Best Actor award was initially given as an "individual honour", without credit to a particular performance, until 1962, when Rupert Davies won for his performance in Maigret. Since 1970, nominees have been announced in addition to the winner. The Actor category was split into Leading Actor and Supporting Actor starting in 2010.
Michael Gambon holds the record of most wins in this category with four, including three consecutive wins, followed by Robbie Coltrane with three, all of them also being consecutive. Benedict Cumberbatch was received the most nominations for this award, with six.
Winners and nominees
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Actors with multiple wins and nominations
Multiple wins
The following people have been awarded the British Academy Television Award for Actor multiple times:
4 wins
Michael Gambon
3 wins
Robbie Coltrane
2 wins
Alan Badel
Peter Barkworth
Sean Bean
Alec Guinness
Mark Rylance
John Thaw
Ben Whishaw
Multiple nominations
The following people have been nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Actor multiple times:
