Il Golden Globe per il miglior attore in una serie drammatica (Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama) viene assegnato al miglior attore di una serie televisiva drammatica dall'Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
È stato assegnato per la prima volta nel 1970.
Vincitori e candidati L'elenco mostra il vincitore di ogni anno, seguito dagli attori che hanno ricevuto una candidatura. Per ogni attore viene indicata la serie televisiva che gli ha valso la nomination (titolo italiano e titolo originale tra parentesi).
1970 1970 Mike Connors - Mannix Peter Graves - Missione impossibile (Mission: Impossible) Lloyd Haynes - Room 222 Robert Wagner - Operazione ladro (It Takes a Thief) Robert Young - Marcus Welby (Marcus Welby, M.D.) 1971 Peter Graves - Missione impossibile (Mission: Impossible) Mike Connors - Mannix Chad Everett - Medical Center Burt Reynolds - Dan August Robert Young - Marcus Welby (Marcus Welby, M.D.) 1972 Robert Young - Marcus Welby (Marcus Welby, M.D.) Raymond Burr - Ironside Mike Connors - Mannix William Conrad - Cannon Peter Falk - Colombo (Columbo) 1973 Peter Falk - Colombo (Columbo) Mike Connors - Mannix William Conrad - Cannon Chad Everett - Medical Center David Hartman - I nuovi medici (The Bold Ones: The New Doctors) Robert Young - Marcus Welby (Marcus Welby, M.D.) 1974 James Stewart - Hawkins David Carradine - Kung Fu Mike Connors - Mannix Peter Falk - Colombo (Columbo) Richard Thomas - Una famiglia americana (The Waltons) Robert Young - Marcus Welby (Marcus Welby, M.D.) 1975 Telly Savalas - Kojak Mike Connors - Mannix Michael Douglas - Le strade di San Francisco (The Streets of San Francisco) Peter Falk - Colombo (Columbo) Richard Thomas - Una famiglia americana (The Waltons) 1976 Robert Blake - Baretta Telly Savalas - Kojak Peter Falk - Colombo (Columbo) Karl Malden - Le strade di San Francisco (The Streets of San Francisco) Barry Newman - Petrocelli 1977 Richard Jordan - Capitani e Re (Captains and the Kings) Lee Majors - L'uomo da sei milioni di dollari (The Six Million Dollar Man) Nick Nolte - Il ricco e il povero (Rich Man, Poor Man) Telly Savalas - Kojak Peter Strauss - Il ricco e il povero (Rich Man, Poor Man) 1978 Edward Asner - Lou Grant Robert Conrad - La squadriglia delle pecore nere (Baa Baa Black Sheep) Peter Falk - Colombo (Columbo) James Garner - Agenzia Rockford (The Rockford Files) Telly Savalas - Kojak 1979 Michael Moriarty - Olocausto (Holocaust) Edward Asner - Lou Grant James Garner - Agenzia Rockford (The Rockford Files) Richard Hatch - Galactica (Battlestar Galactica) John Houseman - The Paper Chase Michael Landon - La casa nella prateria (Little House on the Prairie)
1980 1980 Edward Asner - Lou Grant Richard Chamberlain - Colorado (Centennial) Erik Estrada - CHiPs James Garner - Agenzia Rockford (The Rockford Files) John Houseman - The Paper Chase Martin Sheen - Watergate (Blind Ambition) Robert Urich - Vega$ Robert Wagner - Cuore e batticuore (Hart to Hart) 1981 Richard Chamberlain - Shōgun (Shogun) Edward Asner - Lou Grant Larry Hagman - Dallas Robert Urich - Vega$ Robert Wagner - Cuore e batticuore (Hart to Hart) 1982 Daniel J. Travanti - Hill Street giorno e notte (Hill Street Blues) Edward Asner - Lou Grant John Forsythe - Dynasty Larry Hagman - Dallas Tom Selleck - Magnum, P.I. 1983 John Forsythe - Dynasty Larry Hagman - Dallas Tom Selleck - Magnum, P.I. Daniel J. Travanti - Hill Street giorno e notte (Hill Street Blues) Robert Wagner - Cuore e batticuore (Hart to Hart) 1984 John Forsythe - Dynasty James Brolin - Hotel Tom Selleck - Magnum, P.I. Daniel J. Travanti - Hill Street giorno e notte (Hill Street Blues) Robert Wagner - Cuore e batticuore (Hart to Hart) 1985 Tom Selleck - Magnum, P.I. James Brolin - Hotel John Forsythe - Dynasty Larry Hagman - Dallas Stacy Keach - Mike Hammer Daniel J. Travanti - Hill Street giorno e notte (Hill Street Blues) 1986 Don Johnson - Miami Vice John Forsythe - Dynasty Tom Selleck - Magnum, P.I. Philip Michael Thomas - Miami Vice Daniel J. Travanti - Hill Street giorno e notte (Hill Street Blues) 1987 Edward Woodward - Un giustiziere a New York (The Equalizer) William Devane - California (Knots Landing) John Forsythe - Dynasty Don Johnson - Miami Vice Tom Selleck - Magnum, P.I. 1988 Richard Kiley - Un anno nella vita (A Year in the Life) Harry Hamlin - L.A. Law - Avvocati a Los Angeles (L.A. Law) Tom Selleck - Magnum, P.I. Michael Tucker - L.A. Law - Avvocati a Los Angeles (L.A. Law) Edward Woodward - Un giustiziere a New York (The Equalizer) 1989 Ron Perlman - La bella e la bestia (Beauty and the Beast) Corbin Bernsen - L.A. Law - Avvocati a Los Angeles (L.A. Law) Harry Hamlin - L.A. Law - Avvocati a Los Angeles (L.A. Law) Carroll O'Connor - L'ispettore Tibbs (In the Heat of the Night) Ken Wahl - Oltre la legge - L'informatore (Wiseguy)
1990 1990 Ken Wahl - Oltre la legge - L'informatore (Wiseguy) Corbin Bernsen - L.A. Law - Avvocati a Los Angeles (L.A. Law) Harry Hamlin - L.A. Law - Avvocati a Los Angeles (L.A. Law) Carroll O'Connor - L'ispettore Tibbs (In the Heat of the Night) Ken Olin - Thirtysomething 1991 Kyle MacLachlan - I segreti di Twin Peaks (Twin Peaks) Scott Bakula - In viaggio nel tempo (Quantum Leap) Peter Falk - Colombo (Columbo) James Earl Jones - La legge di Bird (Gabriel's Fire) Carroll O'Connor - L'ispettore Tibbs (In the Heat of the Night) 1992 Scott Bakula - In viaggio nel tempo (Quantum Leap) Mark Harmon - Ragionevoli dubbi (Reasonable Doubts) James Earl Jones - Pros and Cons Rob Morrow - Un medico tra gli orsi (Northern Exposure) Carroll O'Connor - L'ispettore Tibbs (In the Heat of the Night) Sam Waterston - Io volerò via (I'll Fly Away) 1993 Sam Waterston - Io volerò via (I'll Fly Away) Scott Bakula - In viaggio nel tempo (Quantum Leap) Rob Morrow - Un medico tra gli orsi (Northern Exposure) Mark Harmon - Ragionevoli dubbi (Reasonable Doubts) Jason Priestley - Beverly Hills 90210 (Beverly Hills, 90210) 1994 David Caruso - NYPD - New York Police Department (NYPD Blue) Michael Moriarty - Law & Order - I due volti della giustizia (Law & Order) Rob Morrow - Un medico tra gli orsi (Northern Exposure) Carroll O'Connor - L'ispettore Tibbs (In the Heat of the Night) Tom Skerritt - La famiglia Brock (Picket Fences) 1995 Dennis Franz - NYPD - New York Police Department (NYPD Blue) Mandy Patinkin - Chicago Hope Jason Priestley - Beverly Hills 90210 (Beverly Hills, 90210) Tom Skerritt - La famiglia Brock (Picket Fences) Sam Waterston - Law & Order - I due volti della giustizia (Law & Order) 1996 Jimmy Smits - NYPD - New York Police Department (NYPD Blue) Daniel Benzali - Murder One George Clooney - E.R. - Medici in prima linea (ER) David Duchovny - X-Files (The X-Files) Anthony Edwards - E.R. - Medici in prima linea (ER) 1997 David Duchovny - X-Files (The X-Files) George Clooney - E.R. - Medici in prima linea (ER) Anthony Edwards - E.R. - Medici in prima linea (ER) Lance Henriksen - Millennium Jimmy Smits - NYPD - New York Police Department (NYPD Blue) 1998 Anthony Edwards - E.R. - Medici in prima linea (ER) Kevin Anderson - Nothing Sacred George Clooney - E.R. - Medici in prima linea (ER) David Duchovny - X-Files (The X-Files) Lance Henriksen - Millennium 1999 Dylan McDermott - The Practice - Professione avvocati (The Practice) David Duchovny - X-Files (The X-Files) Anthony Edwards - E.R. - Medici in prima linea (ER) Lance Henriksen - Millennium Jimmy Smits - NYPD - New York Police Department (NYPD Blue)
2000 2000 James Gandolfini - I Soprano (The Sopranos) Billy Campbell - Ancora una volta (Once and Again) Rob Lowe - West Wing - Tutti gli uomini del Presidente (The West Wing) Dylan McDermott - The Practice - Professione avvocati (The Practice) Martin Sheen - West Wing - Tutti gli uomini del Presidente (The West Wing) 2001 Martin Sheen - West Wing - Tutti gli uomini del Presidente (The West Wing) Andre Braugher - Boston Hospital (Gideon's Crossing) James Gandolfini - I Soprano (The Sopranos) Rob Lowe - West Wing - Tutti gli uomini del Presidente (The West Wing) Dylan McDermott - The Practice - Professione avvocati (The Practice) 2002 Kiefer Sutherland - 24 Simon Baker - The Guardian James Gandolfini - I Soprano (The Sopranos) Peter Krause - Six Feet Under Martin Sheen - West Wing - Tutti gli uomini del Presidente (The West Wing) 2003 Michael Chiklis - The Shield James Gandolfini - I Soprano (The Sopranos) Peter Krause - Six Feet Under Martin Sheen - West Wing - Tutti gli uomini del Presidente (The West Wing) Kiefer Sutherland - 24 2004 Anthony LaPaglia - Senza traccia (Without a Trace) Michael Chiklis - The Shield William Petersen - CSI - Scena del crimine (C. S. I.: Crime Scene Investigation) Martin Sheen - West Wing - Tutti gli uomini del Presidente (The West Wing) Kiefer Sutherland - 24 2005 Ian McShane - Deadwood Michael Chiklis - The Shield Denis Leary - Rescue Me Julian McMahon - Nip/Tuck James Spader - Boston Legal 2006 Hugh Laurie - Dr. House - Medical Division (House, M. D.) Patrick Dempsey - Grey's Anatomy Matthew Fox - Lost Wentworth Miller - Prison Break Kiefer Sutherland - 24 2007 Hugh Laurie - Dr. House - Medical Division (House M.D.) Patrick Dempsey - Grey's Anatomy Michael C. Hall - Dexter Bill Paxton - Big Love Kiefer Sutherland - 24 2008 Jon Hamm - Mad Men Michael C. Hall - Dexter Hugh Laurie - Dr. House - Medical Division (House M.D.) Bill Paxton - Big Love Jonathan Rhys Meyers - I Tudors (The Tudors) 2009 Gabriel Byrne - In Treatment Michael C. Hall - Dexter Jon Hamm - Mad Men Hugh Laurie - Dr. House - Medical Division (House, M.D.) Jonathan Rhys Meyers - I Tudors (The Tudors)
2010 2010 Michael C. Hall - Dexter Simon Baker - The Mentalist Jon Hamm - Mad Men Hugh Laurie - Dr. House - Medical Division (House, M.D.) Bill Paxton - Big Love 2011 Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire - L'impero del crimine (Boardwalk Empire) Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad Michael C. Hall - Dexter Hugh Laurie - Dr. House - Medical Division (House, M.D.) Jon Hamm - Mad Men 2012 Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire - L'impero del crimine (Boardwalk Empire) Kelsey Grammer - Boss Jeremy Irons - I Borgia (The Borgias) Damian Lewis - Homeland - Caccia alla spia (Homeland) 2013 Damian Lewis - Homeland - Caccia alla spia (Homeland) Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire - L'impero del crimine (Boardwalk Empire) Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad Jeff Daniels - The Newsroom Jon Hamm - Mad Men 2014 Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan Michael Sheen - Masters of Sex Kevin Spacey - House of Cards James Spader - The Blacklist 2015 Kevin Spacey - House of Cards - Gli intrighi del potere (House of Cards) Clive Owen - The Knick Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan James Spader - The Blacklist Dominic West - The Affair 2016 Jon Hamm - Mad Men Rami Malek - Mr. Robot Wagner Moura - Narcos Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan 2017 Billy Bob Thornton - Golia (Goliath) Rami Malek - Mr. Robot Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul Matthew Rhys - The Americans Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan 2018 Sterling K. Brown - This Is Us Jason Bateman - Ozark Freddie Highmore - The Good Doctor Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan 2019 Richard Madden - Bodyguard Jason Bateman - Ozark Stephan James - Homecoming Billy Porter - Pose Matthew Rhys - The Americans
2020 2020 Brian Cox - Succession Kit Harington - Il Trono di Spade (Game of Thrones) Rami Malek - Mr. Robot Tobias Menzies - The Crown Billy Porter - Pose 2021 Josh O'Connor - The Crown Jason Bateman - Ozark Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul Al Pacino - Hunters Matthew Rhys - Perry Mason 2022 Jeremy Strong - Succession Brian Cox - Succession Lee Jung-jae - Squid Game Billy Porter - Pose Omar Sy - Lupin 2023 Kevin Costner - Yellowstone Jeff Bridges - The Old Man Diego Luna - Andor Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul Adam Scott - Scissione (Severance) 2024 Kieran Culkin – Succession Brian Cox – Succession