| AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor (TV/Streaming) | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | Best performance by an actor over the age of 50 on a television or streaming program |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | AARP |
| First awarded | 2021 (for films aired during the 2020 television season) |
| Last awarded | 2023 |
| Most recent winner | Jeff Bridges (2022) The Old Man |
| Website | https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/ |
The AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor (TV/Streaming) is one of the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards presented annually by the AARP. The award honors the best performance in a television or streaming series by an actor over the age of 50.[1]
The first television award given by AARP was titled Best TV Movie, and was given to Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay in 2003.[2] That category was discontinued after 2006 before returning in 2021 as Best TV Movie/Limited Series alongside three new awards for Best Series, Best Actress, and Best Actor.[3][4]
| Year | Actor | Role | Series | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 (20th) [5] |
Mark Ruffalo‡ | Dominick and Thomas Birdsey | I Know This Much is True | HBO |
| Jason Bateman | Marty Byrde | Ozark | Netflix | |
| Ted Danson | Michael | The Good Place | NBC | |
| Hugh Grant | Jonathan Fraser | The Undoing | HBO | |
| Ethan Hawke | John Brown | The Good Lord Bird | Showtime | |
| 2021 (21st) [6][7] |
Michael Keaton | Dr. Samuel Finnix | Dopesick | Hulu |
| Kevin Costner | John Dutton | Yellowstone | Paramount Network | |
| Ewan McGregor | Halston | Halston | Netflix | |
| Billy Porter | Prayerful "Pray" Tell | Pose | FX | |
| Martin Short | Oliver Putnam | Only Murders in the Building | Hulu | |
| 2021 (22nd) [8] |
Jeff Bridges | Dan Chase / Henry Dixon / Johnny Kohler | The Old Man | FX |
| Steve Carell | Alan Strauss | The Patient | FX on Hulu | |
| Bob Odenkirk | Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic | Better Call Saul | AMC | |
| Gary Oldman | Jackson Lamb | Slow Horses | Apple TV+ | |
| Wes Studi | Bucky | Reservation Dogs | FX on Hulu |