Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television

The Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television is presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, honoring the work of actors in science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction on television.

Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television
Awarded forBest performance of the year by a male in a supporting role in a genre television series
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
First awarded1999
Currently held byJonathan Frakes for Star Trek: Picard (2022/2023)
Websitewww.saturnawards.org
Aaron Paul (right) has won the award three times, more than any other actor.

As of the 47th Saturn Awards in 2022, the award is known as Best Supporting Actor in a Network or Cable Television Series and features a sister category: Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Television Series.

(NOTE: Year refers to year of eligibility, the actual ceremonies are held the following year.)

The winners are listed in bold.

Winners and nominees

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1990s

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YearActorTelevision programNetworkCharacter
1999
(26th)
Dennis HaysbertNow and AgainCBSDr. Theodore Morris
Nicholas BrendonBuffy the Vampire SlayerThe WBXander Harris
Colm FeoreStorm of the CenturyABCAndre Linoge
Jeremy LondonJourney to the Center of the EarthUSA NetworkJonas Lytton
James MarstersBuffy the Vampire SlayerThe WBSpike
Robert PicardoStar Trek: VoyagerUPNThe Doctor

2000s

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YearActorTelevision programNetworkCharacter
2000
(27th)
James MarstersBuffy the Vampire SlayerThe WBSpike
Alexis DenisofAngelThe WBWesley Wyndam-Pryce
Brendan FehrRoswellMichael Guerin
Anthony HeadBuffy the Vampire SlayerRupert Giles
Michael ShanksStargate SG-1ShowtimeDr. Daniel Jackson
Michael WeatherlyDark AngelFoxLogan Cale
2001
(28th)
Michael RosenbaumSmallvilleThe WBLex Luthor
Christopher JudgeStargate SG-1ShowtimeTeal'c
James MarstersBuffy the Vampire SlayerThe WBSpike
Anthony SimcoeFarscapeSci-FiKa D'Argo
Connor TrinneerEnterpriseUPNCommander Charles "Trip" Tucker III
Michael WeatherlyDark AngelFoxLogan Cale
2002
(29th)
Victor GarberAliasABCJack Bristow
Alexis DenisofAngelThe WBWesley Wyndam-Pryce
John GloverSmallvilleLionel Luthor
James MarstersBuffy the Vampire SlayerUPNSpike
Michael RosenbaumSmallvilleThe WBLex Luthor
Connor TrinneerEnterpriseUPNCommander Charles "Trip" Tucker III
2003
(30th)
James MarstersBuffy the Vampire Slayer & AngelThe WB & UPNSpike
Alexis DenisofAngelThe WBWesley Wyndam-Pryce
Victor GarberAliasABCJack Bristow
John GloverSmallvilleThe WBLionel Luthor
Michael RosenbaumLex Luthor
Nick StahlCarnivàleHBOBen Hawkins
2004
(31st)
Terry O'QuinnLostABCJohn Locke
Kyle MacLachlanThe Librarian: Quest for the SpearTNTEdward Wilde
James MarstersAngelThe WBSpike
Dominic MonaghanLostABCCharlie Pace
Michael RosenbaumSmallvilleThe WBLex Luthor
Michael ShanksStargate SG-1Sci-FiDr. Daniel Jackson
2005
(32nd)
James CallisBattlestar GalacticaSci-FiDr. Gaius Baltar
Adewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeLostABCMr. Eko
Jamie BamberBattlestar GalacticaSci-FiCaptain Lee "Apollo" Adama
Sam NeillThe TriangleEric Benirall
Terry O'QuinnLostABCJohn Locke
Michael RosenbaumSmallvilleThe WBLex Luthor
2006
(33rd)
Masi OkaHeroesNBCHiro Nakamura
James CallisBattlestar GalacticaSci-FiDr. Gaius Baltar
Michael EmersonLostABCHenry Gale/Ben Linus
Greg GrunbergHeroesNBCMatt Parkman
Josh HollowayLostABCJames "Sawyer" Ford
James RemarDexterShowtimeHarry Morgan
2007
(34th)
Michael EmersonLostABCBenjamin Linus
Greg GrunbergHeroesNBCMatt Parkman
Josh HollowayLostABCJames "Sawyer" Ford
Erik KingDexterShowtimeSgt. James Doakes
Terry O'QuinnLostABCJohn Locke
Masi OkaHeroesNBCHiro Nakamura
2008
(35th)
Adrian PasdarHeroesNBCNathan Petrelli
Henry Ian CusickLostABCDesmond Hume
Thomas DekkerTerminator: The Sarah Connor ChroniclesFoxJohn Connor
Michael EmersonLostABCBenjamin Linus
Josh HollowayJames "Sawyer" Ford
Milo VentimigliaHeroesNBCPeter Petrelli
2009
(36th)
Aaron PaulBreaking BadAMCJesse Pinkman
Jeremy DaviesLostABCDaniel Faraday
Michael EmersonBenjamin Linus
Aldis HodgeLeverageTNTAlec Hardison
John NobleFringeFoxDr. Walter Bishop
Alexander SkarsgårdTrue BloodHBOEric Northman

2010s

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YearActorTelevision programNetworkCharacter
2010
(37th)
John NobleFringeFoxWalter Bishop / Walternate
Michael EmersonLostABCBenjamin Linus
Dean NorrisBreaking BadAMCHank Schrader
Terry O'QuinnLostABCJohn Locke / Man in Black
Aaron PaulBreaking BadAMCJesse Pinkman
Lance ReddickFringeFoxPhillip Broyles
Steven YeunThe Walking DeadAMCGlenn Rhee
2011
(38th)
Aaron PaulBreaking BadAMCJesse Pinkman
Giancarlo EspositoBreaking BadAMCGustavo "Gus" Fring
Kit HaringtonGame of ThronesHBOJon Snow
Joel KinnamanThe KillingAMCStephen Holder
John NobleFringeFoxWalter Bishop / Walternate
Bill PullmanTorchwood: Miracle DayStarzOswald Danes
Norman ReedusThe Walking DeadAMCDaryl Dixon
2012
(39th)
Jonathan BanksBreaking BadAMCMike Ehrmantraut
Giancarlo EspositoRevolutionNBCTom Neville
Todd LasanceSpartacus: War of the DamnedStarzJulius Caesar
Colm MeaneyHell on WheelsAMCThomas "Doc" Durant
David MorrisseyThe Walking DeadThe Governor
John NobleFringeFoxWalter Bishop / Walternate
2013
(40th)
Aaron PaulBreaking BadAMCJesse Pinkman
Nikolaj Coster-WaldauGame of ThronesHBOJaime Lannister
Erik KnudsenContinuumSyfyAlec Sadler
David LyonsRevolutionNBCSebastian "Bass" Monroe
Dean NorrisUnder the DomeCBSJames "Big Jim" Rennie
James PurefoyThe FollowingFoxJoe Carroll
2014
(41st)
Laurence FishburneHannibalNBCJack Crawford
David BradleyThe StrainFXAbraham Setrakian
Sam HeughanOutlanderStarzJamie Fraser
Erik KnudsenContinuumSyfyAlec Sadler
Norman ReedusThe Walking DeadAMCDaryl Dixon
Richard SammelThe StrainFXThomas Eichorst
2015
(42nd)
Richard ArmitageHannibalNBCFrancis Dolarhyde
Vincent D'OnofrioDaredevilNetflixWilson Fisk / Kingpin
Kit HaringtonGame of ThronesHBOJon Snow
Toby JonesWayward PinesFoxDavid Pilcher / Dr. Jenkins
Erik KnudsenContinuumSyfyAlec Sadler
Lance ReddickBoschAmazonIrvin Irving
David TennantJessica JonesNetflixKilgrave
Patrick WilsonFargoFXLou Solverson
2016
(43rd)
Ed HarrisWestworldHBOThe Man in Black
Linden AshbyTeen WolfMTVSheriff Stilinski
Mehcad BrooksSupergirlThe CWJames Olsen
Kit HaringtonGame of ThronesHBOJon Snow
Lee MajorsAsh vs Evil DeadStarzBrock Williams
Norman ReedusThe Walking DeadAMCDaryl Dixon
Jeffrey WrightWestworldHBOBernard Lowe
2017
(44th)
Michael McKeanBetter Call SaulAMCChuck McGill
Nikolaj Coster-WaldauGame of ThronesHBOJaime Lannister
Miguel Ferrer (posthumously)Twin Peaks: The ReturnShowtimeAlbert Rosenfield
Kit HaringtonGame of ThronesHBOJon Snow
Doug JonesStar Trek: DiscoveryCBS All AccessCommander Saru
Christian KaneThe LibrariansTNTJacob Stone
Khary PaytonThe Walking DeadAMCKing Ezekiel
Evan PetersAmerican Horror Story: CultFXKai Anderson, Andy Warhol, Marshall Applewhite, David Koresh, Jim Jones, Jesus, Charles Manson
2018/2019
(45th)
Peter DinklageGame of ThronesHBOTyrion Lannister
Jonathan BanksBetter Call SaulAMCMike Ehrmantraut
Nikolaj Coster-WaldauGame of ThronesHBOJaime Lannister
David HarewoodSupergirlThe CWJ'onn J'onzz
Ed HarrisWestworldHBOThe Man in Black
Lennie JamesFear the Walking DeadAMCMorgan Jones
Khary PaytonThe Walking DeadKing Ezekiel
2019/2020
(46th)
Doug JonesStar Trek: DiscoveryCBS All AccessSaru
Jonathan BanksBetter Call SaulAMCMike Ehrmantraut
Tony DaltonLalo Salamanca
Michael EmersonEvilCBSDr. Leland Townsend
Richard RankinOutlanderStarzRoger Wakefield
Norman ReedusThe Walking DeadAMCDaryl Dixon
Luke WilsonStargirlThe CWPat Dugan / S.T.R.I.P.E.

2020s

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YearActorTelevision ProgramNetworkCharacter
2021/2022
(50th)
Network/Cable
Jonathan BanksBetter Call SaulAMCMike Ehrmantraut
Tony DaltonBetter Call SaulAMCLalo Salamanca
Patrick FabianHoward Hamlin
Harvey GuillénWhat We Do in the ShadowsFXGuillermo de la Cruz
Brandon Scott JonesGhostsCBSCaptain Isaac Higgintoot
Michael MandoBetter Call SaulAMCNacho Varga
Michael James ShawThe Walking DeadAMCMichael Mercer
Streaming
Elliot PageThe Umbrella AcademyNetflixViktor Hargreeves
Zach CherrySeveranceApple TV+Dylan
Ethan HawkeMoon KnightDisney+Arthur Harrow
Joel KinnamanFor All MankindApple TV+Ed Baldwin
Ethan PeckStar Trek: Strange New WorldsParamount+Spock
Joseph QuinnStranger ThingsNetflixEddie Munson
John TurturroSeveranceApple TV+Irving
2022/2023
(51st)
Jonathan FrakesStar Trek: PicardParamount+Captain William Riker
Harvey GuillénWhat We Do in the ShadowsFX / HuluGuillermo de la Cruz
Ernie HudsonQuantum LeapNBCHerbert "Magic" Williams
Ethan PeckStar Trek: Strange New WorldsParamount+Spock
Matt SmithHouse of the DragonHBO / MaxPrince Daemon Targaryen
Ed SpeleersStar Trek: PicardParamount+Jack Crusher
Todd StashwickCaptain Liam Shaw

Multiple nominations

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6 nominations
  • Michael Emerson
  • James Marsters
5 nominations
  • Michael Rosenbaum
4 nominations
  • Jonathan Banks
  • Kit Harington
  • John Noble
  • Terry O'Quinn
  • Aaron Paul
  • Norman Reedus
3 nominations
  • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
  • Alexis Denisof
  • Josh Holloway
  • Erik Knudsen
2 nominations
  • James Callis
  • Tony Dalton
  • Giancarlo Esposito
  • Victor Garber
  • John Glover
  • Greg Grunberg
  • Ed Harris
  • Doug Jones
  • Dean Norris
  • Masi Oka
  • Khary Payton
  • Lance Reddick
  • Michael Shanks
  • Connor Trinneer
  • Michael Weatherly

Multiple wins

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3 wins
  • Aaron Paul
2 wins
  • Jonathan Banks
  • James Marsters

See also

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