Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

The Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in dramatic television.

Dennis Franz holds the record for most nominations with 8. Actors who have won this award the most times are James Gandolfini playing Tony Soprano in The Sopranos and Jason Bateman playing Marty Bryde in Ozark, each having won thrice. Eight actors have won twice in this category: Steve Buscemi, Bryan Cranston, Anthony Edwards, Dennis Franz, Hugh Laurie, Martin Sheen, Kevin Spacey, and Kiefer Sutherland.