Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
	2024 recipient Jeremy Allen White
Awarded for	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First award	1954
Currently held by	Jeremy Allen White,; The Bear (2024)
Website	emmys.com

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. The award is presented to the best performance by a lead actor in a television comedy series. Beginning with the 18th Primetime Emmy Awards, leading actors in comedy have competed alone. However, these comedic performances included actors from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors. Such instances are marked below:

# – Indicates a performance in a miniseries or television film, prior to the category's creation
§ – Indicates a performance as a guest performer, prior to the category's creation

Quick Facts for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Awarded for ...

The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards are the first Emmys where there is no representation from any of the big four broadcast networks.

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Network
Best Male Star of a Regular Series
1954 (6th) ^{[note 1]}
	Donald O'Connor	Himself	The Colgate Comedy Hour	NBC
	Sid Caesar	Various characters	Your Show of Shows	NBC
	Wally Cox	Robinson Peepers	Mister Peepers	NBC
	Jackie Gleason	Various characters	The Jackie Gleason Show	CBS
	Jack Webb	Joe Friday	Dragnet	NBC
Best Actor Starring in a Regular Series
1955 (7th) ^{[note 1]}
	Danny Thomas	Danny Williams	Make Room for Daddy	ABC
	Richard Boone	Dr. Konrad Styner	Medic	NBC
	Robert Cummings	Robert Beanblossom	My Hero	NBC
	Jackie Gleason	Various characters	The Jackie Gleason Show	CBS
	Jack Webb	Joe Friday	Dragnet	NBC
Best Actor - Continuing Performance
1956 (8th) ^{[note 1]}
	Phil Silvers	MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko	The Phil Silvers Show	CBS
	Robert Cummings	Bob Collins	The Bob Cummings Show	CBS
	Jackie Gleason	Ralph Kramden	The Honeymooners
	Danny Thomas	Danny Williams	Make Room for Daddy		ABC
	Robert Young	Jim Anderson	Father Knows Best
Best Continuing Performance by a Comedian in a Series
1957 (9th)
	Sid Caesar	Various characters	Caesar's Hour	NBC
	Jack Benny	Various characters	The Jack Benny Program	CBS
	Robert Cummings	Bob Collins	The Bob Cummings Show	CBS
	Ernie Kovacs	Himself	The Ernie Kovacs Show	NBC
	Phil Silvers	MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko	The Phil Silvers Show	CBS
Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series
1958 (10th) ^{[note 1]}
	Robert Young	Jim Anderson	Father Knows Best	NBC
	James Arness	Matt Dillon	Gunsmoke	CBS
	Robert Cummings	Bob Collins	The Bob Cummings Show
	Phil Silvers	MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko	The Phil Silvers Show
	Danny Thomas	Danny Williams	The Danny Thomas Show	ABC & CBS
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series
1959 (11th)
	Jack Benny	Various characters	The Jack Benny Program	CBS
	Walter Brennan	Grandpa Amos McCoy	The Real McCoys	ABC
	Robert Cummings	Bob Collins	The Bob Cummings Show	NBC
	Phil Silvers	MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko	The Phil Silvers Show	CBS
	Danny Thomas	Danny Williams	The Danny Thomas Show	CBS
	Robert Young	Jim Anderson	Father Knows Best	CBS & NBC

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Network
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead or Support)
1960 (12th) ^{[note 1]}
	Robert Stack	Eliot Ness	The Untouchables	ABC
	Richard Boone	Paladin	Have Gun – Will Travel	CBS
	Raymond Burr	Perry Mason	Perry Mason	CBS
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)
1961 (13th) ^{[note 1]}
	Raymond Burr	Perry Mason	Perry Mason	CBS
	Jackie Cooper	Chick Hennesey	Hennesey	CBS
	Robert Stack	Eliot Ness	The Untouchables	ABC
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)
1962 (14th) ^{[note 1]}
	E. G. Marshall	Lawrence Preston	The Defenders	CBS
	Paul Burke	Det. Adam Flint	Naked City	ABC
	Jackie Cooper	Chick Hennesey	Hennesey	CBS
	Vince Edwards	Ben Casey	Ben Casey	ABC
	George Maharis	Buz Murdock	Route 66	CBS
1963 (15th) ^{[note 1]}
	E. G. Marshall	Lawrence Preston	The Defenders	CBS
	Ernest Borgnine	Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale	McHale's Navy	ABC
	Paul Burke	Det. Adam Flint	Naked City
	Vic Morrow	Sgt. Sanders	Combat!
	Dick Van Dyke	Rob Petrie	The Dick Van Dyke Show	CBS
1964 (16th) ^{[note 1]}
	Dick Van Dyke	Rob Petrie	The Dick Van Dyke Show	CBS
	Richard Boone	Host	The Richard Boone Show	NBC
	Dean Jagger	Principal Albert Vane	Mr. Novak	NBC
	David Janssen	Dr. Richard Kimble	The Fugitive	ABC
	George C. Scott	Neil Brock	East Side/West Side	CBS
Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Actors and Performers
1965 (17th) ^{[note 1]}
	Leonard Bernstein	Conductor	New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with Leonard Bernstein	CBS
	Lynn Fontanne	Fanny Bowditch Holmes	Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Magnificent Yankee"	NBC
	Alfred Lunt	Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.	Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Magnificent Yankee"	NBC
	Barbra Streisand	Herself	My Name Is Barbra	CBS
	Dick Van Dyke	Rob Petrie	The Dick Van Dyke Show	CBS
	Julie Andrews	Herself	The Andy Williams Show: "November 30, 1964"	NBC
	Johnny Carson	Host	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
	Gladys Cooper	Margaret St. Clair	The Rogues
	Robert Coote	Timmy St. Clair	The Rogues
	Richard Crenna	James Slattery	Slattery's People	CBS
	Julie Harris	Florence Nightingale	Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Holy Terror"	NBC
	Bob Hope	Himself	Chrysler Presents A Bob Hope Comedy Special
	Dean Jagger	Principal Albert Vane	Mr. Novak
	Danny Kaye	Host	The Danny Kaye Show	CBS
	David McCallum	Illya Kuryakin	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.	NBC
	Red Skelton	Himself	The Red Skelton Hour	CBS
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series
1966 (18th)
	Dick Van Dyke	Rob Petrie	The Dick Van Dyke Show	CBS
	Don Adams	Maxwell Smart	Get Smart	NBC
	Bob Crane	Colonel Robert E. Hogan	Hogan's Heroes	CBS
1967 (19th)
	Don Adams	Maxwell Smart	Get Smart	NBC
	Bob Crane	Colonel Robert E. Hogan	Hogan's Heroes	CBS
	Brian Keith	Bill Davis	Family Affair	CBS
	Larry Storch	Corporal Randolph Agarn	F Troop	ABC
1968 (20th)
	Don Adams	Maxwell Smart	Get Smart	NBC
	Richard Benjamin	Dick Hollister	He & She	CBS
	Sebastian Cabot	Giles French	Family Affair
	Brian Keith	Bill Davis	Family Affair
	Dick York	Darrin Stephens	Bewitched	ABC
1969 (21st)
	Don Adams	Maxwell Smart	Get Smart	NBC
	Brian Keith	Bill Davis	Family Affair	CBS
	Edward Mulhare	Captain Daniel Gregg	The Ghost and Mrs. Muir	NBC
	Lloyd Nolan	Dr. Morton Chegley	Julia	NBC

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Network
1970 (22nd)
	William Windom	John Monroe	My World and Welcome to It	NBC
	Bill Cosby	Chet Kincaid	The Bill Cosby Show	NBC
	Lloyd Haynes	Pete Dixon	Room 222	ABC
1971 (23rd)
	Jack Klugman	Oscar Madison	The Odd Couple	ABC
	Ted Bessell	Donald Hollinger	That Girl	ABC
	Bill Bixby	Tom Corbett	The Courtship of Eddie's Father	ABC
	Carroll O'Connor	Archie Bunker	All in the Family	CBS
	Tony Randall	Felix Unger	The Odd Couple	ABC
1972 (24th)
	Carroll O'Connor	Archie Bunker	All in the Family	CBS
	Redd Foxx	Fred G. Sanford	Sanford and Son	NBC
	Jack Klugman	Oscar Madison	The Odd Couple	ABC
	Tony Randall	Felix Unger	The Odd Couple	ABC
1973 (25th)
	Jack Klugman	Oscar Madison	The Odd Couple	ABC
	Alan Alda	Hawkeye Pierce	MASH*	CBS
	Redd Foxx	Fred G. Sanford	Sanford and Son	NBC
	Carroll O'Connor	Archie Bunker	All in the Family	CBS
	Tony Randall	Felix Unger	The Odd Couple	ABC
1974 (26th)
	Alan Alda	Hawkeye Pierce	*MASH**	CBS
	Redd Foxx	Fred G. Sanford	Sanford and Son	NBC
	Jack Klugman	Oscar Madison	The Odd Couple	ABC
	Carroll O'Connor	Archie Bunker	All in the Family	CBS
	Tony Randall	Felix Unger	The Odd Couple	ABC
1975 (27th)
	Tony Randall	Felix Unger	The Odd Couple	ABC
	Jack Albertson	Ed Brown	Chico and the Man	NBC
	Alan Alda	Hawkeye Pierce	MASH*	CBS
	Jack Klugman	Oscar Madison	The Odd Couple	ABC
	Carroll O'Connor	Archie Bunker	All in the Family	CBS
1976 (28th)
	Jack Albertson	Ed Brown	Chico and the Man	NBC
	Alan Alda	Hawkeye Pierce	MASH*	CBS
	Hal Linden	Barney Miller	Barney Miller	ABC
	Henry Winkler	Fonzie	Happy Days	ABC
1977 (29th)
	Carroll O'Connor	Archie Bunker	All in the Family	CBS
	Jack Albertson	Ed Brown	Chico and the Man	NBC
	Alan Alda	Hawkeye Pierce	MASH*	CBS
	Hal Linden	Barney Miller	Barney Miller	ABC
	Henry Winkler	Fonzie	Happy Days	ABC
1978 (30th)
	Carroll O'Connor	Archie Bunker	All in the Family	CBS
	Alan Alda	Hawkeye Pierce	MASH*	CBS
	Hal Linden	Barney Miller	Barney Miller	ABC
	John Ritter	Jack Tripper	Three's Company
	Henry Winkler	Fonzie	Happy Days
1979 (31st)
	Carroll O'Connor	Archie Bunker	All in the Family	CBS
	Alan Alda	Hawkeye Pierce	MASH*	CBS
	Judd Hirsch	Alex Reiger	Taxi	ABC
	Hal Linden	Barney Miller	Barney Miller
	Robin Williams	Mork	Mork & Mindy

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Episode Submissions	Network
1980 (32nd)
	Richard Mulligan	Burt Campbell	Soap	"Episode 51"	ABC
	Alan Alda	Hawkeye Pierce	MASH*	—	CBS
	Robert Guillaume	Benson DuBois	Benson	—	ABC
	Judd Hirsch	Alex Reiger	Taxi	—
	Hal Linden	Barney Miller	Barney Miller	—
1981 (33rd)
	Judd Hirsch	Alex Reiger	Taxi	"Elaine's Strange Triangle"	ABC
	Alan Alda	Hawkeye Pierce	MASH*	—	CBS
	Hal Linden	Barney Miller	Barney Miller	—	ABC
	Richard Mulligan	Burt Campbell	Soap	—
	John Ritter	Jack Tripper	Three's Company	—
1982 (34th)
	Alan Alda	Hawkeye Pierce	*MASH**	"Where There's a Will, There's a War"	CBS
	Robert Guillaume	Benson DuBois	Benson	—	ABC
	Judd Hirsch	Alex Reiger	Taxi	—
	Hal Linden	Barney Miller	Barney Miller	—
	Leslie Nielsen	Frank Drebin	Police Squad!	—
1983 (35th)
	Judd Hirsch	Alex Reiger	Taxi	"Alex's Old Buddy"	NBC
	Alan Alda	Hawkeye Pierce	MASH*	—	CBS
	Dabney Coleman	Bill Bittinger	Buffalo Bill	—	NBC
	Ted Danson	Sam Malone	Cheers	—	NBC
	Robert Guillaume	Benson DuBois	Benson	—	ABC
1984 (36th)
	John Ritter	Jack Tripper	Three's Company	"Cupid Works Overtime"	ABC
	Dabney Coleman	Bill Bittinger	Buffalo Bill	—	NBC
	Ted Danson	Sam Malone	Cheers	—	NBC
	Robert Guillaume	Benson DuBois	Benson	—	ABC
	Sherman Hemsley	George Jefferson	The Jeffersons	—	CBS
1985 (37th)
	Robert Guillaume	Benson DuBois	Benson	—	ABC
	Harry Anderson	Judge Harry Stone	Night Court	—	NBC
	Ted Danson	Sam Malone	Cheers	—	NBC
	Bob Newhart	Dick Loudon	Newhart	—	CBS
	Jack Warden	Harry Fox	Crazy Like a Fox	—	CBS
1986 (38th)
	Michael J. Fox	Alex P. Keaton	Family Ties	"The Real Thing"	NBC
	Harry Anderson	Judge Harry Stone	Night Court	—	NBC
	Ted Danson	Sam Malone	Cheers	—	NBC
	Bob Newhart	Dick Loudon	Newhart	—	CBS
	Jack Warden	Harry Fox	Crazy Like a Fox	—	CBS
1987 (39th)
	Michael J. Fox	Alex P. Keaton	Family Ties	"A, My Name Is Alex"	NBC
	Harry Anderson	Judge Harry Stone	Night Court	—	NBC
	Ted Danson	Sam Malone	Cheers	"Diamond Sam"	NBC
	Bob Newhart	Dick Loudon	Newhart	"Co-Hostess Twinkie"	CBS
	Bronson Pinchot	Balki Bartokomous	Perfect Strangers	—	ABC
1988 (40th)
	Michael J. Fox	Alex P. Keaton	Family Ties	"The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists"	NBC
	Dabney Coleman	Slap Maxwell	The Slap Maxwell Story	"Episode 2"	ABC
	Ted Danson	Sam Malone	Cheers	—	NBC
	Tim Reid	Frank Parrish	Frank's Place	"The Bridge"	CBS
	John Ritter	Det. Harry Hooperman	Hooperman	"Pilot"	ABC
1989 (41st)
	Richard Mulligan	Dr. Harry Weston	Empty Nest	"Pilot"	NBC
	Ted Danson	Sam Malone	Cheers	"Swear to God"	NBC
	Michael J. Fox	Alex P. Keaton	Family Ties	"Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore"	NBC
	John Goodman	Dan Conner	Roseanne	"Dan's Birthday Bash"	ABC
	Fred Savage	Kevin Arnold	The Wonder Years	"Birthday Boy"	ABC

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Episode Submissions	Network
1990 (42nd)
	Ted Danson	Sam Malone	Cheers	"Cry Harder, Part II"	NBC
	Craig T. Nelson	Hayden Fox	Coach	"If Keith Jackson Calls, I'll Be At My Therapist's"	ABC
	John Goodman	Dan Conner	Roseanne	"Born to Be Wild"
	Fred Savage	Kevin Arnold	The Wonder Years	"Good-bye"
	Richard Mulligan	Dr. Harry Weston	Empty Nest	"Still Growing After All These Years"	NBC
1991 (43rd)
	Burt Reynolds	Wood Newton	Evening Shade	"A Day in the Life of Wood Newton"	CBS
	Ted Danson	Sam Malone	Cheers	"Bad Neighbor Sam"	NBC
	John Goodman	Dan Conner	Roseanne	"Her Boyfriends Back"	ABC
	Richard Mulligan	Dr. Harry Weston	Empty Nest	"The Mentor"	NBC
	Craig T. Nelson	Hayden Fox	Coach	"The Break-Up"	ABC
1992 (44th)
	Craig T. Nelson	Hayden Fox	Coach	"A Real Guy's Guy"	ABC
	Ted Danson	Sam Malone	Cheers	"Go Make"	NBC
	John Goodman	Dan Conner	Roseanne	"The Back Story"	ABC
	Kelsey Grammer §	Frasier Crane	Wings	"Planes, Trains, and Visiting Cranes"	NBC
	Burt Reynolds	Wood Newton	Evening Shade	"Callous Hearts of Rage"	CBS
	Jerry Seinfeld	Jerry Seinfeld	Seinfeld	"The Boyfriend"	NBC
1993 (45th)
	Ted Danson	Sam Malone	Cheers	"The Guy Can't Help It"	NBC
	Tim Allen	Tim Taylor	Home Improvement	"Where There's a Will, There's a Way"	ABC
	John Goodman	Dan Conner	Roseanne	"Terms of Estrangement, Part 2"	ABC
	Jerry Seinfeld	Jerry Seinfeld	Seinfeld	"The Opera"	NBC
	Garry Shandling	Larry Sanders	The Larry Sanders Show	"What Have You Done for Me Lately?"	HBO
1994 (46th)
	Kelsey Grammer	Frasier Crane	Frasier	"The Good Son"	NBC
	John Goodman	Dan Conner	Roseanne	"Guilt By Imagination"	ABC
	John Larroquette	John Hemingway	The John Larroquette Show	"Pilot"	NBC
	Paul Reiser	Paul Buchman	Mad About You	"Virtual Reality"
	Jerry Seinfeld	Jerry Seinfeld	Seinfeld	"The Puffy Shirt"
1995 (47th)
	Kelsey Grammer	Frasier Crane	Frasier	"Adventures in Paradise, Part 2"	NBC
	John Goodman	Dan Conner	Roseanne	"The Blaming of the Shrew"	ABC
	Paul Reiser	Paul Buchman	Mad About You	"Cake Fear"	NBC
	Jerry Seinfeld	Jerry Seinfeld	Seinfeld	"The Diplomat's Club"	NBC
	Garry Shandling	Larry Sanders	The Larry Sanders Show	"The Mr. Sharon Stone Show"	HBO
1996 (48th)
	John Lithgow	Dick Solomon	3rd Rock from the Sun	"Dick, Smoker"	NBC
	Kelsey Grammer	Frasier Crane	Frasier	"You Can Go Home Again"	NBC
	Paul Reiser	Paul Buchman	Mad About You	"Dream Weaver"
	Jerry Seinfeld	Jerry Seinfeld	Seinfeld	"The Gum"
	Garry Shandling	Larry Sanders	The Larry Sanders Show	—	HBO
1997 (49th)
	John Lithgow	Dick Solomon	3rd Rock from the Sun	"See Dick Continue to Run"	NBC
	Michael J. Fox	Mike Flaherty	Spin City	"Prototype"	ABC
	Kelsey Grammer	Frasier Crane	Frasier	"Ham Radio"	NBC
	Paul Reiser	Paul Buchman	Mad About You	"The Birth"	NBC
	Garry Shandling	Larry Sanders	The Larry Sanders Show	"Everybody Loves Larry"	HBO
1998 (50th)
	Kelsey Grammer	Frasier Crane	Frasier	"Frasier's Imaginary Friend"	NBC
	Michael J. Fox	Mike Flaherty	Spin City	"The Goodbye Girl"	ABC
	John Lithgow	Dick Solomon	3rd Rock from the Sun	"Stuck with Dick"	NBC
	Paul Reiser	Paul Buchman	Mad About You	"The Conversation"	NBC
	Garry Shandling	Larry Sanders	The Larry Sanders Show	"Flip"	HBO
1999 (51st)
	John Lithgow	Dick Solomon	3rd Rock from the Sun	"What's Love Got to Do, Got to Do with Dick?"	NBC
	Michael J. Fox	Mike Flaherty	Spin City	"Gone with the Wind"	ABC
	Kelsey Grammer	Frasier Crane	Frasier	"Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz"	NBC
	Paul Reiser	Paul Buchman	Mad About You	"The Final Frontier"	NBC
	Ray Romano	Raymond Barone	Everybody Loves Raymond	"How They Met"	CBS

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Winners and nominations

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1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Programs with multiple awards

Performers with multiple wins

Programs with multiple nominations

Performers with multiple nominations

Superlatives

Total awards by network

See also

Notes

References

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Year	Actor	Role	Program	Episode Submissions	Network
2000 (52nd)
	Michael J. Fox	Mike Flaherty	Spin City	"Goodbye"	ABC
	Kelsey Grammer	Frasier Crane	Frasier	"Radio Wars"	NBC
	John Lithgow	Dick Solomon	3rd Rock from the Sun	"Frankie Goes to Rutherford"
	Eric McCormack	Will Truman	Will & Grace	"Oh Dad, Poor Dad, He's Kept Me in the Closet and I'm So Sad"
	Ray Romano	Raymond Barone	Everybody Loves Raymond	"Bad Moon Rising"	CBS
2001 (53rd)
	Eric McCormack	Will Truman	Will & Grace	"Lows in the Mid-Eighties"	NBC
	Kelsey Grammer	Frasier Crane	Frasier	"Frasier's Edge"	NBC
	John Lithgow	Dick Solomon	3rd Rock from the Sun	"Red, White, and Dick"	NBC
	Frankie Muniz	Malcolm	Malcolm in the Middle	"Bowling"	Fox
	Ray Romano	Raymond Barone	Everybody Loves Raymond	"Ray's Journal"	CBS
2002 (54th)
	Ray Romano	Raymond Barone	Everybody Loves Raymond	"The Breakup Tape"	CBS
	Kelsey Grammer	Frasier Crane	Frasier	"The Love You Fake"	NBC
	Matt LeBlanc	Joey Tribbiani	Friends	"The One Where Joey Tells Rachel"	NBC
	Bernie Mac	Bernie McCullough	The Bernie Mac Show	"Saving Bernie Mac"	Fox
	Matthew Perry	Chandler Bing	Friends	"The One Where Chandler Takes a Bath"	NBC
2003 (55th)
	Tony Shalhoub	Adrian Monk	Monk	"Mr. Monk and the Airplane"	USA
	Larry David	Larry David	Curb Your Enthusiasm	"The Special Section"	HBO
	Matt LeBlanc	Joey Tribbiani	Friends	"The One in Barbados"	NBC
	Bernie Mac	Bernie McCullough	The Bernie Mac Show	"The Incredible Bulk"	Fox
	Eric McCormack	Will Truman	Will & Grace	"The Kid Stays Out of the Picture"	NBC
	Ray Romano	Raymond Barone	Everybody Loves Raymond	"Counseling"	CBS
2004 (56th)
	Kelsey Grammer	Frasier Crane	Frasier	"The Doctor is Out"	NBC
	Larry David	Larry David	Curb Your Enthusiasm	"Opening Night"	HBO
	Matt LeBlanc	Joey Tribbiani	Friends	"The One Where the Stripper Cries"	NBC
	John Ritter (posthumously)	Paul Hennessy	8 Simple Rules	"Premiere"	ABC
	Tony Shalhoub	Adrian Monk	Monk	"Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater"	USA
2005 (57th)
	Tony Shalhoub	Adrian Monk	Monk	"Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine"	USA
	Jason Bateman	Michael Bluth	Arrested Development	"Good Grief"	Fox
	Zach Braff	J.D.	Scrubs	"My Last Chance"	NBC
	Eric McCormack	Will Truman	Will & Grace	"Queens for a Day"	NBC
	Ray Romano	Raymond Barone	Everybody Loves Raymond	"The Power of No"	CBS
2006 (58th)
	Tony Shalhoub	Adrian Monk	Monk	"Mr. Monk Bumps His Head"	USA
	Steve Carell	Michael Scott	The Office	"The Injury"	NBC

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Episode Submissions	Network
2010 (62nd) ^[1]
	Jim Parsons	Sheldon Cooper	The Big Bang Theory	"The Pants Alternative"	CBS
	Alec Baldwin	Jack Donaghy	30 Rock	"Don Geiss, America and Hope"	NBC
	Steve Carell	Michael Scott	The Office	"The Cover-Up"	NBC
	Larry David	Larry David	Curb Your Enthusiasm	"Seinfeld"	HBO
	Matthew Morrison	Will Schuester	Glee	"Mash-Up"	Fox
	Tony Shalhoub	Adrian Monk	Monk	"Mr. Monk and the End"	USA
2011 (63rd) ^[2]
	Jim Parsons	Sheldon Cooper	The Big Bang Theory	"The Agreement Dissection"	CBS
	Alec Baldwin	Jack Donaghy	30 Rock	"Respawn"	NBC
	Louis C.K.	Louie	Louie	"Bully"	FX
	Steve Carell	Michael Scott	The Office	"Goodbye, Michael"	NBC
	Johnny Galecki	Leonard Hofstadter	The Big Bang Theory	"The Benefactor Factor"	CBS
	Matt LeBlanc	Matt LeBlanc	Episodes	"Episode Seven"	Showtime
2012 (64th) ^[3]
	Jon Cryer	Alan Harper	Two and a Half Men	"Frodo's Headshots"	CBS
	Alec Baldwin	Jack Donaghy	30 Rock	"Live from Studio 6H"	NBC
	Louis C.K.	Louie	Louie	"Duckling"	FX
	Don Cheadle	Marty Kaan	House of Lies	"The Gods of Dangerous Financial Instruments"	Showtime
	Larry David	Larry David	Curb Your Enthusiasm	"Palestinian Chicken"	HBO
	Jim Parsons	Sheldon Cooper	The Big Bang Theory	"The Werewolf Transformation"	CBS
2013 (65th) ^[4]
	Jim Parsons	Sheldon Cooper	The Big Bang Theory	"The Habitation Configuration"	CBS
	Alec Baldwin	Jack Donaghy	30 Rock	"A Goon's Deed in a Weary World"	NBC
	Jason Bateman	Michael Bluth	Arrested Development	"Flight of the Phoenix"	Netflix
	Louis C.K.	Louie	Louie	"Daddy's Girlfriend, Part 1"	FX
	Don Cheadle	Marty Kaan	House of Lies	"Hostile Takeover"	Showtime
	Matt LeBlanc	Matt LeBlanc	Episodes	"Episode Two"	Showtime
2014 (66th) ^[5]
	Jim Parsons	Sheldon Cooper	The Big Bang Theory	"The Relationship Diremption"	CBS
	Louis C.K.	Louie	Louie	"Model"	FX
	Don Cheadle	Marty Kaan	House of Lies	"Wreckage"	Showtime
	Ricky Gervais	Derek Noakes	Derek	"Episode 6"	Netflix
	Matt LeBlanc	Matt LeBlanc	Episodes	"Episode Six"	Showtime
	William H. Macy	Frank Gallagher	Shameless	"Lazarus"	Showtime
2015 (67th) ^[6]
	Jeffrey Tambor	Maura Pfefferman	Transparent	"The Letting Go"	Amazon
	Anthony Anderson	Andre Johnson	Black-ish	"Sex, Lies, and Vasectomies"	ABC
	Louis C.K.	Louie	Louie	"Bobby's House"	FX
	Don Cheadle	Marty Kaan	House of Lies	"It's a Box Inside a Box Inside a Box, Dipshit"	Showtime

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Episode Submission	Network
2020 (72nd)
	Eugene Levy	Johnny Rose	Schitt's Creek	"The Pitch"	Pop TV
	Anthony Anderson	Andre Johnson	Black-ish	"Love, Boat"	ABC
	Don Cheadle	Maurice Monroe	Black Monday	"Who Are You Supposed to Be?"	Showtime
	Ted Danson	Michael	The Good Place	"Whenever You're Ready"	NBC
	Michael Douglas	Sandy Kominsky	The Kominsky Method	"Chapter 12: A Libido Sits in the Fridge"	Netflix
	Ramy Youssef	Ramy Hassan	Ramy	"You Are Naked in Front of Your Sheikh"	Hulu
2021 (73rd)
	Jason Sudeikis	Ted Lasso	Ted Lasso	"Pilot"	Apple TV+
	Anthony Anderson	Andre Johnson	Black-ish	"What About Gary?"	ABC
	Michael Douglas	Sandy Kominsky	The Kominsky Method	"Chapter 20. The round toes, of the high shoes"	Netflix
	William H. Macy	Frank Gallagher	Shameless	"Father Frank, Full of Grace"	Showtime
	Kenan Thompson	Kenan Williams	Kenan	"Flirting"	NBC
2022 (74th)
	Jason Sudeikis	Ted Lasso	Ted Lasso	"No Weddings and a Funeral"	Apple TV+
	Donald Glover	Earn Marks	Atlanta	"Sinterklaas is Coming to Town"	FX
	Bill Hader	Barry Berkman / Barry Block	Barry	"starting now"	HBO
	Nicholas Hoult	Peter III / Yemelyan Pugachev	The Great	"Wedding"	Hulu
	Steve Martin	Charles-Haden Savage	Only Murders in the Building	"Open and Shut"
	Martin Short	Oliver Putnam	Only Murders in the Building	"How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?"
2023 (75th)
	Jeremy Allen White	Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto	The Bear	"Braciole"	FX
	Bill Hader	Barry Berkman / Barry Block	Barry	"you're charming"	HBO
	Jason Segel	Jimmy Laird	Shrinking	"Imposter Syndrome"	Apple TV+
	Martin Short	Oliver Putnam	Only Murders in the Building	"The Tell"	Hulu
	Jason Sudeikis	Ted Lasso	Ted Lasso	"So Long, Farewell"	Apple TV+
2024 (76th)
	Jeremy Allen White	Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto	The Bear	"The Bear"	FX
	Matt Berry	Leslie "Laszlo" Cravensworth	What We Do in the Shadows	"Pride Parade"	FX
	Larry David	Larry David	Curb Your Enthusiasm	"Vertical Drop, Horizontal Tug"	HBO
	Steve Martin	Charles-Haden Savage	Only Murders in the Building	"Sitzprobe"	Hulu
	Martin Short	Oliver Putnam	Only Murders in the Building	"Ah, Love!"	Hulu
	D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai	Bear Smallhill	Reservation Dogs	"Maximus"	FX

Superlative	Performer	Program	Year	Age
Oldest Winner	Eugene Levy	Schitt's Creek	2020 (72nd)	73
Oldest Nominee	Steve Martin	Only Murders in the Building	2024 (76th)	78
Youngest Winner	Michael J. Fox	Family Ties	1986 (38th)	25
Youngest Nominee	Fred Savage	The Wonder Years	1989 (41st)	13