Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performer

The Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program is an award which honors performances in both television series and made-for-television/streaming films. The category was established at the 1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards in 2022, and is open to performers of all genders. The current holder of the award is Joe Locke, who won at the 4th Children's and Family Emmy Awards for his role as Charlie Spring in Netflix series Heartstopper.