Winners and nominees
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1990s
2000s
| Year | Actor | Television Program | Network | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2000
(27th) |
Robert Patrick | The X-Files | Fox | John Doggett |
| Richard Dean Anderson | Stargate SG-1 | Showtime | Colonel Jack O'Neill | |
| Jason Behr | Roswell | The WB | Max Evans | |
| David Boreanaz | Angel | Angel | ||
| Ben Browder | Farscape | Sci-Fi | John Crichton | |
| Kevin Sorbo | Andromeda | Syndicated | Captain Dylan Hunt | |
2001
(28th) |
Ben Browder | Farscape | Sci-Fi | John Crichton |
| Richard Dean Anderson | Stargate SG-1 | Showtime | Colonel Jack O'Neill | |
| Scott Bakula | Enterprise | UPN | Captain Jonathan Archer | |
| David Boreanaz | Angel | The WB | Angel | |
| Robert Patrick | The X-Files | Fox | John Doggett | |
| Tom Welling | Smallville | The WB | Clark Kent | |
2002
(29th) |
David Boreanaz | Angel | The WB | Angel |
| Richard Dean Anderson | Stargate SG-1 | Sci-Fi | Colonel Jack O'Neill | |
| Scott Bakula | Enterprise | UPN | Captain Jonathan Archer | |
| Ben Browder | Farscape | Sci-Fi | John Crichton | |
| Anthony Michael Hall | The Dead Zone | USA Network | Johnny Smith | |
| Tom Welling | Smallville | The WB | Clark Kent | |
2003
(30th) |
David Boreanaz | Angel | The WB | Angel |
| Richard Dean Anderson | Stargate SG-1 | Sci-Fi | Colonel Jack O'Neill | |
| Scott Bakula | Star Trek: Enterprise | UPN | Captain Jonathan Archer | |
| Michael Shanks | Stargate SG-1 | Sci-Fi | Dr. Daniel Jackson | |
| Michael Vartan | Alias | ABC | Michael Vaughn | |
| Tom Welling | Smallville | The WB | Clark Kent | |
2004
(31st) |
Ben Browder | Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars | Sci-Fi | John Crichton |
| Richard Dean Anderson | Stargate SG-1 | Sci-Fi | Brigadier General Jack O'Neill | |
| Matthew Fox | Lost | ABC | Jack Shephard | |
| Julian McMahon | Nip/Tuck | FX | Dr. Christian Troy | |
| Tom Welling | Smallville | The WB | Clark Kent | |
| Noah Wyle | The Librarian: Quest for the Spear | TNT | Flynn Carsen | |
2005
(32nd) |
Matthew Fox | Lost | ABC | Jack Shephard |
| Ben Browder | Stargate SG-1 | Sci-Fi | Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell | |
| William Fichtner | Invasion | ABC | Sheriff Tom Underlay | |
| Julian McMahon | Nip/Tuck | FX | Dr. Christian Troy | |
| Wentworth Miller | Prison Break | Fox | Michael Scofield | |
| Tom Welling | Smallville | The WB | Clark Kent | |
2006
(33rd) |
Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Showtime | Dexter Morgan |
| Matt Dallas | Kyle XY | ABC Family | Kyle Trager | |
| Matthew Fox | Lost | ABC | Jack Shephard | |
| Edward James Olmos | Battlestar Galactica | Sci-Fi | Admiral William Adama | |
| Kiefer Sutherland | 24 | Fox | Jack Bauer | |
| Noah Wyle | The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines | TNT | Flynn Carsen | |
2007
(34th) |
Matthew Fox | Lost | ABC | Jack Shephard |
| Matt Dallas | Kyle XY | ABC Family | Kyle Trager | |
| Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Showtime | Dexter Morgan | |
| Kevin McKidd | Journeyman | NBC | Dan Vasser | |
| Edward James Olmos | Battlestar Galactica | Sci-Fi | Admiral William Adama | |
| Lee Pace | Pushing Daisies | ABC | Ned | |
2008
(35th) |
Edward James Olmos | Battlestar Galactica | Sci-Fi | Admiral William Adama |
| Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | AMC | Walter White | |
| Matthew Fox | Lost | ABC | Jack Shephard | |
| Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Showtime | Dexter Morgan | |
| Timothy Hutton | Leverage | TNT | Nathan Ford | |
| Noah Wyle | The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice | Flynn Carsen | ||
2009
(36th) |
Josh Holloway | Lost | ABC | James "Sawyer" Ford |
| Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | AMC | Walter White | |
| Matthew Fox | Lost | ABC | Jack Shephard | |
| Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Showtime | Dexter Morgan | |
| Zachary Levi | Chuck | NBC | Chuck Bartowski | |
| Stephen Moyer | True Blood | HBO | Bill Compton | |
| David Tennant | Doctor Who | BBC America | The Doctor |
2010s
| Year | Actor | Television Program | Network | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2010
(37th) |
Stephen Moyer | True Blood | HBO | Bill Compton |
| Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | AMC | Walter White | |
| Matthew Fox | Lost | ABC | Jack Shephard | |
| Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Showtime | Dexter Morgan | |
| Timothy Hutton | Leverage | TNT | Nathan Ford | |
| Andrew Lincoln | The Walking Dead | AMC | Rick Grimes | |
2011
(38th) |
Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | AMC | Walter White |
| Sean Bean | Game of Thrones | HBO | Eddard "Ned" Stark | |
| Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Showtime | Dexter Morgan | |
| Timothy Hutton | Leverage | TNT | Nathan Ford | |
| Dylan McDermott | American Horror Story | FX | Ben Harmon | |
| Noah Wyle | Falling Skies | TNT | Tom Mason | |
2012
(39th) |
Kevin Bacon | The Following | Fox | Ryan Hardy |
| Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | AMC | Walter White | |
| Billy Burke | Revolution | NBC | Miles Matheson | |
| Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Showtime | Dexter Morgan | |
| Timothy Hutton | Leverage | TNT | Nathan Ford | |
| Joshua Jackson | Fringe | Fox | Peter Bishop | |
| Andrew Lincoln | The Walking Dead | AMC | Rick Grimes | |
2013
(40th) |
Mads Mikkelsen | Hannibal | NBC | Dr. Hannibal Lecter |
| Kevin Bacon | The Following | Fox | Ryan Hardy | |
| Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | AMC | Walter White | |
| Hugh Dancy | Hannibal | NBC | Will Graham | |
| Freddie Highmore | Bates Motel | A&E | Norman Bates | |
| James Spader | The Blacklist | NBC | Raymond "Red" Reddington | |
| Noah Wyle | Falling Skies | TNT | Tom Mason | |
2014
(41st) |
Hugh Dancy | Hannibal | NBC | Will Graham |
| Andrew Lincoln | The Walking Dead | AMC | Rick Grimes | |
| Grant Gustin | The Flash | The CW | Barry Allen / Flash | |
| Tobias Menzies | Outlander | Starz | Frank Randall / Jack Randall | |
| Mads Mikkelsen | Hannibal | NBC | Dr. Hannibal Lecter | |
| Noah Wyle | Falling Skies | TNT | Tom Mason | |
2015
(42nd) |
Bruce Campbell | Ash vs Evil Dead | Starz | Ash Williams |
| Charlie Cox | Daredevil | Netflix | Daredevil | |
| Matt Dillon | Wayward Pines | Fox | Ethan Burke | |
| David Duchovny | The X-Files | Fox Mulder | ||
| Grant Gustin | The Flash | The CW | Barry Allen / Flash | |
| Sam Heughan | Outlander | Starz | Jamie Fraser | |
| Andrew Lincoln | The Walking Dead | AMC | Rick Grimes | |
| Mads Mikkelsen | Hannibal | NBC | Dr. Hannibal Lecter | |
2016
(43rd) |
Andrew Lincoln | The Walking Dead | AMC | Rick Grimes |
| Bruce Campbell | Ash vs Evil Dead | Starz | Ash Williams | |
| Mike Colter | Luke Cage | Netflix | Luke Cage | |
| Charlie Cox | Daredevil | Matt Murdock / Daredevil | ||
| Grant Gustin | The Flash | The CW | Barry Allen / Flash | |
| Sam Heughan | Outlander | Starz | James "Jamie" Fraser | |
| Freddie Highmore | Bates Motel | A&E | Norman Bates | |
2017
(44th) |
Kyle MacLachlan | Twin Peaks: The Return | Showtime | Dale Cooper |
| Jon Bernthal | The Punisher | Netflix | Frank Castle / Punisher | |
| Bruce Campbell | Ash vs Evil Dead | Starz | Ash Williams | |
| Sam Heughan | Outlander | Jamie Fraser | ||
| Jason Isaacs | Star Trek: Discovery | CBS All Access | Captain Gabriel Lorca | |
| Andrew Lincoln | The Walking Dead | AMC | Rick Grimes | |
| Seth MacFarlane | The Orville | Fox | Ed Mercer | |
| Ricky Whittle | American Gods | Starz | Shadow Moon | |
2018
(45th) |
Sam Heughan | Outlander | Starz | Jamie Fraser |
| Grant Gustin | The Flash | The CW | Barry Allen / Flash | |
| Kit Harington | Game of Thrones | HBO | Jon Snow | |
| Andrew Lincoln | The Walking Dead | AMC | Rick Grimes | |
| Seth MacFarlane | The Orville | Fox | Ed Mercer | |
| Bill Pullman | The Sinner | USA Network | Harry Ambrose | |
| Jeffrey Wright | Westworld | HBO | Bernard Lowe | |
2019/20
(46th) |
Patrick Stewart | Star Trek: Picard | CBS All Access | Jean-Luc Picard |
| Henry Cavill | The Witcher | Netflix | Geralt of Rivia | |
| Mike Colter | Evil | CBS | David Acosta | |
| Grant Gustin | The Flash | The CW | Barry Allen / Flash | |
| Sam Heughan | Outlander | Starz | Jamie Fraser | |
| Jonathan Majors | Lovecraft Country | HBO | Atticus "Tic" Freeman | |
| Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul | AMC | Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman |