NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Awarded forOutstanding Actor in a Drama Series
CountryUnited States
Presented byNAACP
First awarded1972
Currently held bySterling K. Brown (2022)
Websitenaacpimageawards.net

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series. The award was first given in 1972. Not to be confused with the Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. Currently, LL Cool J holds the record for most wins in the category with four.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1970s

Year Actor Series Ref
1972
Redd Foxx Sanford and Son [1]
1973 – 79 —

1980s

Year Actor Series Ref
1980 – 81 —
1982
Paul Winfield The Sophisticated Gents [citation needed]
1983
Howard Rollins For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story [citation needed]
1984 – 88 —
1989
Howard Rollins In the Heat of the Night [2]

1990s

Year Actor Series Ref
1990
Danny Glover Mandela [3]
1991 —
1992
Blair Underwood Murder in Mississippi [citation needed]
1993
James Earl Jones Gabriel's Fire [citation needed]
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs The Jacksons: An American Dream
1994
Dorian Harewood I'll Fly Away [4]
1995
Blair Underwood L.A. Law [5]
1996
Malik Yoba New York Undercover [6]
André Braugher Homicide: Life on the Street
Avery Brooks Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Yaphet Kotto Homicide: Life on the Street
Eriq La Salle ER
1997
Malik Yoba New York Undercover [7]
André Braugher Homicide: Life on the Street
Avery Brooks Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Yaphet Kotto Homicide: Life on the Street
Eriq La Salle ER
1998
Malik Yoba New York Undercover [citation needed]
André Braugher Homicide: Life on the Street
Yaphet Kotto
Eriq La Salle ER
Richard Roundtree 413 Hope St.
1999
Eriq La Salle ER [8]
André Braugher Homicide: Life on the Street
Rocky Carroll Chicago Hope
Steve Harris The Practice
Yaphet Kotto Homicide: Life on the Street

2000s

Year Actor Series Ref
2000
Eriq La Salle ER [citation needed]
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Oz
Michael Beach Third Watch
Steve Harris The Practice
Jesse L. Martin Law & Order
2001
Blair Underwood City of Angels [citation needed]
André Braugher Gideon's Crossing
Steve Harris The Practice
Eriq La Salle ER
Jesse L. Martin Law & Order
2002
Eriq La Salle ER [citation needed]
André Braugher Gideon's Crossing
Steve Harris The Practice
Ving Rhames UC: Undercover
Courtney B. Vance Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2003
Michael Beach Third Watch [citation needed]
Bill Bellamy Fastlane
André Braugher Hack
Dennis Haysbert 24
Mykelti Williamson Boomtown
2004
Steve Harris The Practice [9]
Gary Dourdan CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Dennis Haysbert 24
Jesse L. Martin Law & Order
Wendell Pierce The Wire
2005
Taye Diggs Kevin Hill [citation needed]
Gary Dourdan CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Hill Harper CSI: NY
Steve Harris The Practice
Jesse L. Martin Law & Order
2006
Isaiah Washington Grey's Anatomy [citation needed]
Omar Epps House
Hill Harper CSI: NY
Ice-T Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jesse L. Martin Law & Order
2007
Isaiah Washington Grey's Anatomy [citation needed]
Hill Harper CSI: NY
Dennis Haysbert The Unit
Jesse L. Martin Law & Order
Michael K. Williams The Wire
2008
Hill Harper CSI: NY [citation needed]
Anthony Anderson K-Ville
Dennis Haysbert The Unit
Jesse L. Martin Law & Order
Jimmy Smits Cane
2009
Hill Harper CSI: NY [citation needed]
Anthony Anderson Law & Order
Omar Epps House
Dennis Haysbert The Unit
Blair Underwood In Treatment

2010s

Year Actor Series Ref
2010
Hill Harper CSI: NY [citation needed]
Anthony Anderson Law & Order
Taye Diggs Private Practice
Laurence Fishburne CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
LL Cool J NCIS: Los Angeles
2011
LL Cool J NCIS: Los Angeles [citation needed]
Anthony Anderson Law & Order
Laurence Fishburne CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Hill Harper CSI: NY
Blair Underwood The Event
2012
LL Cool J NCIS: Los Angeles [citation needed]
André Braugher Men of a Certain Age
Taye Diggs Private Practice
Hill Harper CSI: NY
Wendell Pierce Treme
2013
LL Cool J NCIS: Los Angeles [10]
Michael Clarke Duncan The Finder
Hill Harper CSI: NY
Dulé Hill Psych
Wendell Pierce Treme
2014
LL Cool J NCIS: Los Angeles [11]
Michael Ealy Almost Human
Shemar Moore Criminal Minds
James Pickens Jr. Grey's Anatomy
Wendell Pierce Treme
2015
Shemar Moore Criminal Minds [12]
Taye Diggs Murder in the First
Omar Epps Resurrection
Omari Hardwick Being Mary Jane
LL Cool J NCIS: Los Angeles
2016
Terrence Howard Empire [13]
Morris Chestnut Rosewood
Omari Hardwick Power
LL Cool J NCIS: Los Angeles
Wesley Snipes The Player
2017
Sterling K. Brown This Is Us [14]
Mike Colter Marvel's Luke Cage
Omari Hardwick Power
Terrence Howard Empire
Kofi Siriboe Queen Sugar
2018
Omari Hardwick Power [15]
Kofi Siriboe Queen Sugar
Mike Colter The Defenders
Sterling K. Brown This Is Us
Terrence Howard Empire
2019
Omari Hardwick Power [16]
Jason Mitchell The Chi
Keith David Greenleaf
Kofi Siriboe Queen Sugar
Sterling K. Brown This Is Us

2020s

Year Actor Series Ref
2020
Omari Hardwick Power [17]
Sterling K. Brown This Is Us
Billy Porter Pose
Kofi Siriboe Queen Sugar
Forest Whitaker Godfather of Harlem
2021
Regé-Jean Page Bridgerton [18]
Sterling K. Brown This Is Us
Jonathan Majors Lovecraft Country
Keith David Greenleaf
Nicco Annan P-Valley
2022
Sterling K. Brown This Is Us [19]
Damson Idris Snowfall
Billy Porter Pose
Kofi Siriboe Queen Sugar
Forest Whitaker Godfather of Harlem

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

Nominations

References

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  2. ^ Snow, Shauna (11 November 1988). "Nominees for 21st Image Awards Announced". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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  4. ^ "1994 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "1995 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  6. ^ Snow, Shauna (22 February 1996). "5 Films Head Nominations for NAACP Image Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  7. ^ "1997 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  8. ^ "The Crisis". The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc. 1 April 1999. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  9. ^ "2004 Image Award Winners". IMDb. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  10. ^ Couch, Aaron (February 1, 2013). "2013 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  11. ^ Couch, Aaron (February 22, 2014). "2014 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  12. ^ Washington, Arlene (February 6, 2015). "2015 Image Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  13. ^ "2016 Image Winners". Variety. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  14. ^ Hipes, Patrick (December 13, 2016). "Ruth Negga, Angela Bassett and Taraji P. Henson nominated". Deadline. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  15. ^ Gettell, Oliver (January 15, 2018). "NAACP Image Awards 2018: Ava DuVernay, black-ish among winners". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  16. ^ Lewis, Hilary (February 13, 2019). "NAACP Image Awards: 'Black Panther' Tops Film Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  17. ^ "NAACP Winners 2020: The Complete List". Variety. February 23, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  18. ^ "2021 NAACP Image Awards: The Complete Winners List". Entertainment Tonight. March 29, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  19. ^ "NAACP Image Awards". NAACP Image Awards. February 26, 2022.
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