The Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actor in a Horror 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 a horror television series or TV Movie.
This award was first presented in 2021 to Jensen Ackles for his role as Dean Winchester on Supernatural. The most nominated actor in this category is Mike Colter with four nominations.
The current recipient of the award is Matthew Rhys for his role as Tom Loftis in Widow's Bay.
Winners and nominees Year Actor Role Series Network RefBest Actor in a Horror Series2021Jensen AcklesDean WinchesterSupernaturalThe CW Mike Colter David Acosta Evil CBS Michael Emerson Dr. Leland Townsend Jonathan Majors Atticus "Tic" Freeman Lovecraft Country HBO Ben Mendelsohn Ralph Anderson The Outsider Jared Padalecki Sam Winchester Supernatural The CW Michael K. Williams Montrose Freeman Lovecraft Country HBO 2022Hamish LinklaterFather Paul HillMidnight MassNetflix Adrien Brody Charles Boone Chapelwaite Epix Mike Colter David Acosta Evil Paramount+ Zach Gilford Riley Flynn Midnight Mass Netflix Lee Pace Brother Day Servant Apple TV+ Aasif Mandvi Ben Shakir Evil Paramount+ Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie2023Evan PetersJeffrey DahmerDahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer StoryNetflix Jacob Anderson Louis de Pointe du Lac Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire AMC Matt Berry Leslie "Laszlo" Cravensworth What We Do in the Shadows FX Mike Colter David Acosta Evil Paramount+ Harvey Guillén Guillermo de la Cruz What We Do in the Shadows FX Sam Reid Lestat de Lioncourt Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire AMC2024Pedro PascalJoel MillerThe Last of UsHBO Zach Gilford Roderick Usher The Fall of the House of Usher Netflix Bruce Greenwood Brandon Scott Jones Captain Isaac Higgintoot Ghosts CBS Jeffrey Dean Morgan Negan The Walking Dead: Dead City AMC Norman Reedus Daryl Dixon The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon2025Pedro PascalJoel MillerThe Last of UsHBO Kevin Bacon Hub Halloran The Bondsman Amazon Prime Video Matt Berry Leslie "Laszlo" Cravensworth What We Do in the Shadows FX Mike Colter David Acosta Evil Paramount+ Michael Emerson Dr. Leland Townsend Harold Perrineau Boyd Stevens From MGM+2026Matthew RhysTom LoftisWidow's BayApple TV Michael Chernus John Wayne Gacy Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy Peacock Michael C. Hall Dexter Morgan Dexter: Resurrection Paramount+ with Showtime Charlie Hunnam Ed Gein Monster: The Ed Gein Story Netflix Alfred Molina Sam The Boroughs Harold Perrineau Boyd Stevens From MGM+
Series with multiple wins
2 wins The Last of Us
Performers with multiple wins
2 wins Pedro Pascal (consecutive)
Series with multiple nominations
7 nominations Evil
3 nominations What We Do in the Shadows
2 nominations Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire The Fall of the House of Usher From The Last of Us Lovecraft Country Midnight Mass Monster Supernatural
Performers with multiple nominations
4 nominations Mike Colter
2 nominations Matt Berry Michael Emerson Pedro Pascal Harold Perrineau
See also Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Horror Series Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in a Horror Series
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