The Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie is an award presented by the Critics Choice Association to the best performance by an actor in an action television series or TV-movie.
This award was first presented in 2021 to Daveed Diggs for his role as Andre Layton on Snowpiercer.
The current recipient of the award is Sterling K. Brown for his role as Xavier Collins in Paradise.
Winners and nominees Year Actor Role Series Network RefBest Actor in an Action Series2021 Daveed Diggs Andre LaytonSnowpiercer TNT Andrew Koji Ah Sahm Warrior Cinemax Logan Lerman Jonah Heidelbaum Hunters Amazon Prime Video Alexander Ludwig Bjorn Ironside Vikings History Shemar Moore Sergeant II Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson Jr. S.W.A.T. CBS Al Pacino Meyer Offerman Hunters TNT 2022 Lee Jung-jae Seong Gi-hunSquid Game Netflix Mike Faist Dodge Mason Panic Amazon Prime Video Alexander Ludwig Ace Spade Heels Starz Ralph Macchio Daniel LaRusso Cobra Kai Netflix Omar Sy Assane Diop Lupin The CW William Zabka Johnny Lawrence Cobra Kai Netflix Best Actor in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie2023 Kevin Costner John Dutton Yellowstone Paramount Network John Krasinski Jack Ryan Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Amazon Prime Video Ralph Macchio Daniel LaRusso Cobra Kai Netflix Alan Ritchson Jack Reacher Reacher Amazon Prime Video Sylvester Stallone Dwight Manfredi Tulsa King Paramount+ William Zabka Johnny Lawrence Cobra Kai Netflix 2024Idris Elba Sam Nelson Hijack Apple TV+ Gabriel Basso Peter Sutherland The Night Agent Netflix Andrew Koji Ah Sahm Warrior Max John Krasinski Jack Ryan Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Amazon Prime Video Rob Lowe Owen Marshal Strand 9-1-1: Lone Star Fox Alan Ritchson Jack Reacher Reacher Amazon Prime Video 2025Hiroyuki Sanada Lord Yoshii Toranaga Shōgun FX Sterling K. Brown Xavier Collins Paradise Hulu Theo James Edward "Eddie" Horniman The Gentlemen Netflix Eddie Redmayne "The Jackal" / Alex Duggan The Day of the Jackal Peacock Alan Ritchson Jack Reacher Reacher Amazon Prime Video Ben Whishaw Sam Young Black Doves Netflix 2026Sterling K. Brown Xavier Collins Paradise Hulu Idris Elba Sam Nelson Hijack Apple TV Ethan Hawke Lee Raybon The Lowdown FX Zahn McClarnon Joe Leaphorn Dark Winds AMC Mark Ruffalo Tom Brandis Task HBO Scott Speedman R.J. Decker R.J. Decker ABC
Series with multiple nominations
4 nominations Cobra Kai
3 nominations Reacher
2 nominations Hijack Hunters Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Paradise Warrior
Performers with multiple nominations
3 nominations Alan Ritchson
2 nominations Sterling K. Brown Idris Elba Andrew Koji John Krasinski Alexander Ludwig Ralph Macchio William Zabka
See also Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Action Series Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in an Action Series
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