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Golden Globe Awards
Most Drama Lead Actor Wins
This list features the actors that have won the most acting awards at the Golden Globe Awards for Drama.
RANK | ACTOR | NOMINATIONS | WINS | YEARS |
1 | John Forsythe | 6 | 2 | Dynasty (1982) & (1983) |
2 | Hugh Laurie | 6 | 2 | House (2005) & (2006) |
3 | Jon Hamm | 6 | 2 | Mad Men (2007) & (2015) |
4 | Ed Asner | 5 | 2 | Lou Grant (1977) & (1979) |
5 | Telly Savalas | 4 | 2 | Kojak (1974) & (1975) |
6 | Richard Chamberlain | 2 | 2 | Dr. Kildare (1962) Shōgun (1980) |
7 | Peter Falk | 7 | 1 | Columbo (1972) |
8 | Tom Selleck | 7 | 1 | Magnum, P.I. (1984) |
9 | Mike Connors | 6 | 1 | Mannix (1969) |
10 | Martin Sheen | 6 | 1 | The West Wing (2000) |
11 | Robert Young | 5 | 1 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (1971) |
12 | Daniel J. Travanti | 5 | 1 | Hill Street Blues (1981) |
13 | Kiefer Sutherland | 5 | 1 | 24 (2001) |
14 | Michael C. Hall | 5 | 1 | Dexter (2009) |
15 | David Duchovny | 4 | 1 | The X-Files (1996) |
16 | Anthony Edwards | 4 | 1 | ER (1997) |
17 | James Gandolfini | 4 | 1 | The Sopranos (1999) |
18 | Bryan Cranston | 4 | 1 | Breaking Bad (2013) |
19 | Peter Graves | 3 | 1 | Mission: Impossible (1970) |
20 | Scott Bakula | 3 | 1 | Quantum Leap (1991) |
21 | Sam Waterston | 3 | 1 | I’ll Fly Away (1992) |
22 | Jimmy Smits | 3 | 1 | NYPD Blue (1995) |
23 | Dylan McDermott | 3 | 1 | The Practice (1998) |
24 | Michael Chiklis | 3 | 1 | The Shield (2002) |
25 | Brian Cox | 3 | 1 | Succession (2019) |
26 | Michael Moriarty | 2 | 1 | Holocaust (1978) |
27 | Don Johnson | 2 | 1 | Miami Vice (1985) |
28 | Edward Woodward | 2 | 1 | The Equalizer (1986) |
29 | Ken Wahl | 2 | 1 | Wiseguy (1989) |
30 | Damian Lewis | 2 | 1 | Homeland (2012) |
31 | Kevin Spacey | 2 | 1 | House of Cards (2014) |
32 | Jeremy Strong | 2 | 1 | Succession (2021) |
33 | Billy Bob Thornton | 2 | 1 | Goliath (2016) |
34 | Sterling K. Brown | 2 | 1 | This Is Us (2017) |
35 | Mickey Rooney | 1 | 1 | Mickey (1963) |
36 | Gene Barry | 1 | 1 | Burke’s Law (1964) |
37 | David Janssen | 1 | 1 | The Fugitive (1965) |
38 | Dean Martin | 1 | 1 | The Dean Martin Show (1966) |
39 | Martin Landau | 1 | 1 | Mission: Impossible (1967) |
40 | Carl Betz | 1 | 1 | Judd, for the Defense (1968) |
41 | James Stewart | 1 | 1 | Hawkins (1973) |
42 | Robert Blake | 1 | 1 | Baretta (1975) |
43 | Richard Jordan | 1 | 1 | Captain and the Kings (1976) |
44 | Richard Kiley | 1 | 1 | A Year in the Life (1987) |
45 | Ron Perlman | 1 | 1 | Beauty and the Beast (1988) |
46 | Kyle MacLachlan | 1 | 1 | Twin Peaks (1990) |
47 | David Caruso | 1 | 1 | NYPD Blue (1993) |
48 | Dennis Franz | 1 | 1 | NYPD Blue (1994) |
49 | Anthony LaPaglia | 1 | 1 | Without a Trace (2002) |
50 | Ian McShane | 1 | 1 | Deadwood (2004) |
51 | Gabriel Bryne | 1 | 1 | In Treatment (2008) |
52 | Steve Buscemi | 1 | 1 | Boardwalk Empire (2010) |
53 | Kelsey Grammer | 1 | 1 | Boss (2011) |
54 | Richard Madden | 1 | 1 | Bodyguard (2018) |
55 | Josh O’Connor | 1 | 1 | The Crown (2020) |
56 | Kevin Costner | 1 | 1 | Yellowstone (2022) |
57 | Kieran Culkin | 1 | 1 | Succession (2023) |
58 | Hiroyuki Sanada | 1 | 1 | Shōgun (2024) |
59 | Noah Wyle | 1 | 1 | The Pitt (2025) |
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