British Soap Award for Best Actor

The British Soap Award for Best Actor was an award presented annually by the British Soap Awards from its inception in 1999 until 2019. Alongside Best Actress, the award was voted for by the public. EastEnders is the most awarded soap in this category, with ten wins. Emmerdale actor Danny Miller is the most awarded actor, with three wins. In 2022, it was announced that the category had been replaced with the award for Best Leading Performer. The final winner of the award was Hollyoaks actor Gregory Finnegan.

Winners and nominees

Year Actor Role Soap opera 1999 Ross Kemp Grant Mitchell EastEnders Kelvin Fletcher Andy Sugden Emmerdale David Neilson Roy Cropper Coronation Street Dean Sullivan Jimmy Corkhill Brookside 2000 Joe Absolom Matthew Rose EastEnders Martin Kemp Steve Owen EastEnders John Savident Fred Elliott Coronation Street 2001 Martin Kemp Steve Owen EastEnders Clive Hornby Jack Sugden Emmerdale 2002 Martin Kemp Steve Owen EastEnders Colin Wells Jake Booth Crossroads Perry Fenwick Billy Mitchell EastEnders Steve McFadden Phil Mitchell EastEnders Dean Sullivan Jimmy Corkhill Brookside 2003 Brian Capron Richard Hillman Coronation Street Perry Fenwick Billy Mitchell EastEnders Alex Ferns Trevor Morgan EastEnders Steve McFadden Phil Mitchell EastEnders 2004 Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders Ariyon Bakare Ben Kwarme Doctors Billy Hartman Terry Woods Emmerdale Christopher Timothy Mac McGuire Doctors 2005 Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders Antony Cotton Sean Tully Coronation Street Simon Gregson Steve McDonald Coronation Street Nigel Harman Dennis Rickman EastEnders 2006 Ross Kemp Grant Mitchell EastEnders Antony Cotton Sean Tully Coronation Street Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders Bradley Walsh Danny Baldwin Coronation Street 2007 Antony Cotton Sean Tully Coronation Street Chris Fountain Justin Burton Hollyoaks James Sutton John Paul McQueen Hollyoaks Bill Ward Charlie Stubbs Coronation Street 2008 Chris Fountain Justin Burton Hollyoaks Charlie Clements Bradley Branning EastEnders Jack P. Shepherd David Platt Coronation Street James Sutton John Paul McQueen Hollyoaks 2009 Robert Kazinsky Sean Slater EastEnders Simon Gregson Steve McDonald Coronation Street Jamie Lomas Warren Fox Hollyoaks Gray O'Brien Tony Gordon Coronation Street 2010 Scott Maslen Jack Branning EastEnders Nitin Ganatra Masood Ahmed EastEnders Chris Gascoyne Peter Barlow Coronation Street Danny Miller Aaron Livesy Emmerdale 2011 Danny Miller Aaron Livesy Emmerdale Chris Gascoyne Peter Barlow Coronation Street Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders Emmett J. Scanlan Brendan Brady Hollyoaks 2012 Danny Miller Aaron Livesy Emmerdale Chris Gascoyne Peter Barlow Coronation Street Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders Emmett J. Scanlan Brendan Brady Hollyoaks 2013 Alan Halsall Tyrone Dobbs Coronation Street Nitin Ganatra Masood Ahmed EastEnders Jeff Hordley Cain Dingle Emmerdale Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders Emmett J. Scanlan Brendan Brady Hollyoaks 2014 David Neilson Roy Cropper Coronation Street Danny Dyer Mick Carter EastEnders Jeff Hordley Cain Dingle Emmerdale Kieron Richardson Ste Hay Hollyoaks Jeremy Sheffield Patrick Blake Hollyoaks 2015 Adam Woodyatt Ian Beale EastEnders Danny Dyer Mick Carter EastEnders Simon Gregson Steve McDonald Coronation Street David Neilson Roy Cropper Coronation Street Michael Parr Ross Barton Emmerdale 2016 Danny Miller Aaron Livesy Emmerdale Charlie Clapham Freddie Roscoe Hollyoaks Danny Dyer Mick Carter EastEnders Jack P. Shepherd David Platt Coronation Street Kieron Richardson Ste Hay Hollyoaks 2017 John Middleton Ashley Thomas Emmerdale Gregory Finnegan James Nightingale Hollyoaks Jamie Lomas Warren Fox Hollyoaks Danny Miller Aaron Dingle Emmerdale Jack P. Shepherd David Platt Coronation Street 2018 Jack P. Shepherd David Platt Coronation Street Theo Graham Hunter McQueen Hollyoaks Ryan Hawley Robert Sugden Emmerdale Connor McIntyre Pat Phelan Coronation Street Michael Parr Ross Barton Emmerdale 2019 Gregory Finnegan James Nightingale Hollyoaks Danny Dyer Mick Carter EastEnders Jeff Hordley Cain Dingle Emmerdale Zack Morris Keegan Baker EastEnders Jack P. Shepherd David Platt Coronation Street

Achievements Actors with multiple wins Actor Role Soap opera Wins Nominations Danny Miller Aaron Livesy Emmerdale 3 2 Ross Kemp Grant Mitchell EastEnders 2 0 Martin Kemp Steve Owen EastEnders 2 1 Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders 2 4

Wins by soap Soap opera Wins Nominations EastEnders 10 19 Coronation Street 5 19 Emmerdale 4 11 Hollyoaks 2 14

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