The Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. It was first awarded at the 30th Annual TV Week Logie Awards in 1988 and is given to recognise the outstanding performance of an actor in an Australian program. The winner and nominees of this award are chosen by television industry juries. Richard Roxburgh holds the record for the most wins, with three.
Winners and nominees Key Meaning Indicates the winning actor
Year Nominees Program(s) NetworkRef 1988 John Wood Rafferty's Rules 1989 John Wood Rafferty's Rules 1990 Shane Porteous A Country Practice 1991 Michael Craig G.P. 1992 John McTernan G.P. 1993 Gary Sweet Police Rescue 1994 Garry McDonald Mother and Son 1995 Chris Haywood Janus 1996 Richard Roxburgh Blue Murder 1997 Colin Friels Water Rats 1998 Tony Martin Wildside Colin Friels Water Rats William McInnes Blue Heelers Rob Sitch Frontline 1999 Tony Martin Wildside David Wenham SeaChange Colin Friels Water Rats Paul Mercurio The Day of the Roses Jeremy Sims Aftershocks 2000 William McInnes SeaChange Steve Bisley Water Rats Colin Friels Water Rats John Howard SeaChange 2001 John Howard SeaChange Steve Bisley Water Rats William McInnes SeaChange Geoff Morrell Grass Roots 2002 William McInnes My Brother Jack Joel Edgerton The Secret Life of Us Geoff Morrell Changi Matthew Newton Changi Charles 'Bud' Tingwell Changi 2003 Peter O'Brien White Collar Blue Shane Bourne MDA John Howard Always Greener Samuel Johnson The Secret Life of Us Gary Sweet Stingers 2004 Ray Barrett After the Deluge Tim Draxl The Shark Net Abe Forsythe Marking Time William McInnes The Shark Net Gary Sweet Stingers David Wenham After the Deluge 2005 Sam Neill Jessica Brendan Cowell Love My Way Abe Forsythe Fireflies Tony Martin Jessica Dan Wyllie Love My Way 2006 Dan Wyllie Love My Way Brendan Cowell Love My Way John Howard All Saints Alex O'Loughlin The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant John Wood Blue Heelers 2007 Matthew Le Nevez The Society Murders Ben Mendelsohn Love My Way Richard Roxburgh The Silence David Wenham Answered by Fire Dan Wyllie Love My Way 2008 Stephen Curry The King Don Hany East West 101 Chris Lilley Summer Heights High William McInnes Curtin East West 101 2009 Gyton Grantley Underbelly Dustin Clare Satisfaction Vince Colosimo Underbelly Callan Mulvey Rush Damian Walshe-Howling Underbelly 2010 Don Hany East West 101 Roy Billing Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities Garry McDonald A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne Ben Mendelsohn Tangle Aaron Pedersen The Circuit 2011 Richard Roxburgh Rake Jason Gann Wilfred Richard Roxburgh Hawke Hugh Sheridan Packed to the Rafters Erik Thomson Packed to the Rafters 2012 Rob Carlton Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo Alex Dimitriades The Slap Don Hany East West 101 Geoff Morrell Cloudstreet David Wenham Killing Time 2013 Anthony Hayes Devil's Dust Aaron Jeffery Underbelly: Badness Guy Pearce Jack Irish Jimi Bani Mabo Lachy Hulme Howzat! Kerry Packer's War 2014 Lachy Hulme Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story Chris Lilley Ja'mie: Private School Girl Craig McLachlan The Doctor Blake Mysteries Kirk Page Redfern Now David Wenham Better Man 2015 Luke Arnold INXS: Never Tear Us Apart Martin Henderson Secrets & Lies John Noble Devil's Playground Richard Roxburgh Rake Ashley Zukerman The Code 2016 Alex Dimitriades The Principal Hugh Dancy Deadline Gallipoli Malcolm Kennard Catching Milat Patrick Brammall Glitch Sam Neill House of Hancock 2017 Henry Nixon The Kettering Incident Rodger Corser Doctor Doctor Samuel Johnson Molly Richard Roxburgh Rake Noah Taylor Deep Water 2018 Hugo Weaving Seven Types of Ambiguity Damon Herriman Riot Ewen Leslie Safe Harbour Lachy Hulme Romper Stomper Rodger Corser Doctor Doctor 2019 Scott Ryan Mr Inbetween Aaron Pedersen Mystery Road Bryan Brown Bloom Jay Ryan Fighting Season Robbie Magasiva Wentworth 2022 Richard Roxburgh Fires Hugo Weaving Love Me Jamie Dornan The Tourist Sam Reid The Newsreader Scott Ryan Mr Inbetween 2023 Patrick Brammall Colin From Accounts Mark Coles Smith Mystery Road: Origin Richard Roxburgh Bali 2002 Sam Neill The Twelve Tim Draxl In Our Blood Tim Minchin Upright
Multiple wins Number Actor Wins Richard Roxburgh John Wood Tony Martin William McInnes
Programs with most awards Wins Program SeaChange Rafferty's Rules G.P. Wildside
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