The British Academy Video Games Award for Performer in a Supporting Role is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in honor of the best supporting performance featured in a game "from voice artistry through to motion capture".
BAFTA has honoured video game performances since the 8th British Academy Video Games Awards ceremony in 2012, with Mark Hamill winning the inaugural award for his performance as the Joker in Batman: Arkham City. From 2012 to 2019, performers in both leading and supporting roles were considered together in the merged category of British Academy Games Award for Performer but, as of the 16th British Academy Games Awards, during a reconfiguration of categories, BAFTA announced that the Performer award would be split into both Leading and Supporting categories.
The inaugural winner in the Supporting category was Martti Suosalo for his role as Ahti the Janitor in Remedy Entertainment's Control. Troy Baker has received the most nominations, with three, two for his role as Higgs in Death Stranding and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, and one for portraying Joel in The Last of Us Part II.
The current holder of the award is Jeffrey Wright for his role as Chase in Dispatch, who won at the 22nd British Academy Games Awards in 2026.
Winners and nominees
In the following table, the years are listed as per BAFTA convention, and generally correspond to the year of game release in the United Kingdom. + Table keyIndicates the winner YearPerformerGameRole(s)2019 (16th)Martti SuosaloControlAhti the Janitor Jolene Andersen Life Is Strange 2 Karen Reynolds Sarah Bartholomew Cassidy (Lucy Rose Jones) Troy Baker Death Stranding Higgs Léa Seydoux Fragile Ayisha Issa The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan Fliss2020 (17th)Logan CunninghamHadesHades, Achilles, Poseidon, Asterius, Charon, and the Storyteller Troy Baker The Last of Us Part II Joel Jeffrey Pierce Tommy Shannon Woodward Dina Patrick Gallagher Ghost of Tsushima Khotun Khan Carla Tassara Cyberpunk 2077 Judy Alvarez2021 (18th) Kimberly Brooks Psychonauts 2 Hollis Forsythe Laura Bailey Call of Duty: Vanguard Polina Petrova Jason Cavalier Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Drax the Destroyer Alex Weiner Rocket Raccoon Maggie Robertson Resident Evil Village Lady Dimitrescu Han Soto Life Is Strange: True Colors Gabe Chen2022 (19th) Laya Deleon Hayes God of War Ragnarök Angrboða Adam J. Harrington God of War Ragnarök Sindri Danielle Bisutti Freya Ryan Hurst Thor Alison Jaye Horizon Forbidden West Alva Charlotta Mohlin Immortality The One2023 (20th) Andrew Wincott Baldur's Gate 3 Raphael Debra Wilson Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Cere Junda Ralph Ineson Final Fantasy XVI Cidolfus Telamon Sam Lake Alan Wake 2 Alex Casey Tony Todd Spider-Man 2 Venom Tracy Wiles Baldur's Gate 3 Jaheira2024 (21st) Karen Dunbar Still Wakes the Deep Finlay Abbi Greenland & Helen GoalenSenua's Saga: Hellblade II The Furies Aldís Amah Hamilton Ástríðr Jon BlythThank Goodness You're Here! Big Ron Matt Berry Herbert the Gardner Michael Abubakar Still Wakes the Deep Brodie2025 (22nd) Jeffrey Wright Dispatch Chase Alix Wilton Regan Lies of P: Overture Lea Florence Monad Charlie Cox Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Gustave Kirsty Rider Lune Jane Perry Dead Take Lia Cain Troy Baker Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Higgs
Multiple wins and nominations
Performers Performer Nominations Wins Troy Baker 3 0
Series Series / game Nominations Wins God of War Ragnarök 4 1 The Last of Us Part II 3 0 Life Is Strange Death Stranding 2 Senua's Saga: Hellblade II Life Is Strange 2 Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Still Wakes the Deep Thank Goodness You're Here!
References
External links British Academy Video Games Awards official website