The British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance was an award presented annually by the British Soap Awards. From 2016 to 2019, the award was split into gendered categories; female and male. This was dropped in 2022 in favour of reintroducing it as a gender neutral category. The award is voted for by a panel. Coronation Street is the most awarded soap in the category, with ten wins, while EastEnders actress Lacey Turner has won the most, with three wins. The final accolade was awarded to EastEnders actor Steve McFadden.
Awards and nominees Best Dramatic Performance
Year Actor Role Soap opera 1999 Kelvin Fletcher Andy Sugden Emmerdale Georgia Taylor Toyah Battersby Coronation Street Barbara Windsor Peggy Mitchell EastEnders Kerrie Taylor Lucy Benson Hollyoaks 2000 Lindsey Coulson Carol Jackson EastEnders Gary Lucy Luke Morgan Hollyoaks 2001 Georgia Taylor Toyah Battersby Coronation Street 2002 Ray Quinn Anthony Murray Brookside Sue Nicholls Audrey Roberts Coronation Street Jessie Wallace Kat Slater EastEnders Nicola Duffett Cat Matthews Family Affairs 2003 Sue Nicholls Audrey Roberts Coronation Street Natalie Cassidy Sonia Jackson EastEnders Leah Bracknell Zoe Tate Emmerdale 2004 Mark Charnock Marlon Dingle Emmerdale David Neilson Roy Cropper Coronation Street Letitia Dean Sharon Watts EastEnders Kazia Pelka Chrissy Costello Family Affairs 2005 Kazia Pelka Chrissy Costello Family Affairs David Neilson Roy Cropper Coronation Street Gary Beadle Paul Trueman EastEnders Lee Otway David "Bombhead" Burke Hollyoaks 2006 Bradley Walsh Danny Baldwin Coronation Street Stirling Gallacher George Woodson Doctors Lacey Turner Stacey Slater EastEnders Ursula Holden-Gill Alice Dingle Emmerdale 2007 Lacey Turner Stacey Slater EastEnders Kate Ford Tracy Barlow Coronation Street Bill Ward Charlie Stubbs Coronation Street James Sutton John Paul McQueen Hollyoaks 2008 Jo Joyner Tanya Branning EastEnders Jack P. Shepherd David Platt Coronation Street Charlotte Bellamy Laurel Thomas Emmerdale Emma Rigby Hannah Ashworth Hollyoaks 2009 Anita Carey Vivien March Doctors Patsy Palmer Bianca Jackson EastEnders Jenna-Louise Coleman Jasmine Thomas Emmerdale Carley Stenson Steph Cunningham Hollyoaks 2010 Lacey Turner Stacey Branning EastEnders Chris Gascoyne Peter Barlow Coronation Street Danny Miller Aaron Livesy Emmerdale Glen Wallace Malachy Fisher Hollyoaks 2011 Jane Danson Leanne Battersby Coronation Street Lindsey Coulson Carol Jackson EastEnders Danny Miller Aaron Livesy Emmerdale Claire Cooper Jacqui McQueen Hollyoaks 2012 Jo Joyner Tanya Jessop EastEnders Alison King Carla Connor Coronation Street Owen Brenman Heston Carter Doctors Jeff Hordley Cain Dingle Emmerdale 2013 Natalie Gumede Kirsty Soames Coronation Street Dido Miles Emma Reid Doctors Jo Joyner Tanya Cross EastEnders Lucy Pargeter Chas Spencer Emmerdale Claire Cooper Jacqui McQueen Hollyoaks 2014 David Neilson Roy Cropper Coronation Street Chris Walker Rob Hollins Doctors Lindsey Coulson Carol Jackson EastEnders Charley Webb Debbie Dingle Emmerdale Stephanie Davis Sinead Roscoe Hollyoaks 2015 Kellie Bright Linda Carter EastEnders Simon Gregson Steve McDonald Coronation Street Lorna Laidlaw Mrs Tembe Doctors Natalie Anderson Alicia Metcalfe Emmerdale Keith Rice Finn O'Connor Hollyoaks 2022 Mark Charnock Marlon Dingle Emmerdale Sally Carman Abi Webster Coronation Street Dex Lee Bear Sylvester Doctors Gillian Wright Jean Slater EastEnders Harvey Virdi Misbah Maalik Hollyoaks 2023 Charlotte Jordan Daisy Midgeley Coronation Street Chris Walker Rob Hollins Doctors Danielle Harold Lola Pearce-Brown EastEnders Jeff Hordley Cain Dingle Emmerdale Nikki Sanderson Maxine Minniver Hollyoaks 2025 Steve McFadden Phil Mitchell EastEnders Peter Ash Paul Foreman Coronation Street Eden Taylor-Draper Belle Dingle Emmerdale Isabelle Smith Frankie Osborne Hollyoaks
Best Female Dramatic Performance
Year Actress Role Soap opera 2016 Lacey Turner Stacey Fowler EastEnders Tina O'Brien Sarah Platt Coronation Street Sarah Moyle Valerie Pitman Doctors Charlotte Bellamy Laurel Thomas Emmerdale Zöe Lucker Reenie McQueen Hollyoaks 2017 Kym Marsh Michelle Connor Coronation Street Dido Miles Emma Reid Doctors Diane Parish Denise Fox EastEnders Charlotte Bellamy Laurel Thomas Emmerdale Nadine Mulkerrin Cleo McQueen Hollyoaks 2018 Lucy Fallon Bethany Platt Coronation Street Laura Rollins Ayesha Lee Doctors Lacey Turner Stacey Fowler EastEnders Natalie J. Robb Moira Dingle Emmerdale Nadine Mulkerrin Cleo McQueen Hollyoaks 2019 Gillian Wright Jean Slater EastEnders Katie McGlynn Sinead Tinker Coronation Street Elisabeth Dermot Walsh Zara Carmichael Doctors Lucy Pargeter Chas Dingle Emmerdale Nadine Mulkerrin Cleo McQueen Hollyoaks
Best Male Dramatic Performance
Year Actor Role Soap opera 2016 Danny Miller Aaron Livesy Emmerdale Jack P. Shepherd David Platt Coronation Street Adrian Lewis Morgan Jimmi Clay Doctors Steve McFadden Phil Mitchell EastEnders Jeremy Sheffield Patrick Blake Hollyoaks 2017 John Middleton Ashley Thomas Emmerdale Simon Gregson Steve McDonald Coronation Street Ian Midlane Al Haskey Doctors Steve McFadden Phil Mitchell EastEnders Kieron Richardson Ste Hay Hollyoaks 2018 Ross Adams Scott Drinkwell Hollyoaks Connor McIntyre Pat Phelan Coronation Street Chris Walker Rob Hollins Doctors Jake Wood Max Branning EastEnders Jeff Hordley Cain Dingle Emmerdale 2019 Adam Woodward Brody Hudson Hollyoaks Rob Mallard Daniel Osbourne Coronation Street Ian Midlane Al Haskey Doctors Zack Morris Keegan Baker EastEnders Dominic Brunt Paddy Kirk Emmerdale
Achievements Performers with multiple wins Actress Role Soap opera Wins Nominations Lacey Turner Stacey Slater EastEnders 3 1 Mark Charnock Marlon Dingle Emmerdale 2 0 Jo Joyner Tanya Branning EastEnders 2 1
Wins and nominations by soap Soap opera Wins Nominations Coronation Street 10 17 EastEnders 9 18 Emmerdale 5 19 Hollyoaks 2 20 Doctors 1 15 Brookside 1 0 Family Affairs 0 2
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