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Most Wins for Male Acting in a Play
This list features the male actors that have won the most Best Actor in a Drama awards in Tony Awards history.
RANK | ACTOR | NOMINATIONS | WINS | YEARS |
1 | Frank Langella | 5 | 2 | Frost/Nixon (2007), The Father (2016) |
2 | James Earl Jones | 4 | 2 | The Great White Hope (1969), Fences (1987) |
3 | Mark Rylance | 4 | 2 | Boeing-Boeing (2008), Jerusalem (2011) |
4 | Judd Hirsch | 3 | 2 | I'm Not Rappaport (1986), Conversations with My Father (1992) |
5 | Fredric March | 3 | 2 | Years Ago (1947), Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1957) |
6 | Alan Bates | 2 | 2 | Butler (1973), Fortune’s Fool (2002) |
7 | Bryan Cranston | 2 | 2 | All the Way (2014), Network (2019) |
8 | Brian Dennehy | 2 | 2 | Death of a Salesman (1999), Long Day's Journey Into Night (2003) |
9 | José Ferrer | 2 | 2 | Cyrano de Bergerac (1947), The Shrike (1952) |
References
Tony Awards. (n.d.). Facts and Trivia. Available at: https://www.tonyawards.com/history/facts-and-trivia/#:~:text=Leading%20Men,)%20and%20Gypsy%20(2008) [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia. (n.d.). Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Play [Accessed 1 December 2025].
IBDB. (n.d.). Frank Langella. Available at: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/frank-langella-6313 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
IBDB. (n.d.). James Earl Jones. Available at: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/james-earl-jones-6095 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
IBDB. (n.d.). Mark Rylance. Available at: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/mark-rylance-4789 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
IBDB. (n.d.). Judd Hirsch. Available at: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/judd-hirsch-6686 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
IBDB. (n.d.). Fredric March. Available at: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/fredric-march-7315 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
IBDB. (n.d.). Alan Bates. Available at: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/alan-bates-7631 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
IBDB. (n.d.). Bryan Cranston. Available at: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/bryan-cranston-70852 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
IBDB. (n.d.). Brian Dennehy. Available at: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/brian-dennehy-6702 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
IBDB. (n.d.). José Ferrer. Available at: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jose-ferrer-5226 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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