Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Drama
# Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Drama

The following is a list of Teen Choice Award winners and nominees for the Choice TV Actor – Drama award, which was formerly known as the Choice TV Actor – Action/Drama award.

## Winners and nominees

### 1990s

| Year | Winner | Nominees | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | Joshua Jackson – Dawson's Creek | Scott Wolf – Party of Five Barry Watson – 7th Heaven David Boreanaz – Buffy the Vampire Slayer James Van Der Beek – Dawson's Creek Joseph Gordon-Levitt – 3rd Rock from the Sun Noah Wyle – ER Scott Foley – Felicity | |

### 2000s

| Year | Winner | Nominees |
| - | - | - |
| 2000 | Joshua Jackson – Dawson's Creek | Frankie Muniz – Malcolm in the Middle Jason Behr – Roswell David Boreanaz – Buffy the Vampire Slayer Seth Green – Buffy the Vampire Slayer Topher Grace – That '70s Show Scott Speedman – Felicity Scott Foley – Felicity |
| 2001 | Joshua Jackson – Dawson's Creek | Michael Weatherly – Dark Angel Barry Watson – 7th Heaven Frankie Muniz – Malcolm in the Middle Jason Behr – Roswell Ashton Kutcher – That '70s Show Eric McCormack – Will & Grace Topher Grace – That '70s Show |
| 2002 | Barry Watson – 7th Heaven | Scott Foley – Felicity Joshua Jackson – Dawson's Creek James Marsters – Buffy the Vampire Slayer Jared Padalecki – Gilmore Girls Scott Speedman – Felicity Tom Welling – Smallville Shane West – Once and Again |
| 2003 | David Gallagher – 7th Heaven | Bill Bellamy – Fastlane Joshua Jackson – Dawson's Creek James Marsters – Buffy the Vampire Slayer Gregory Smith – Everwood Kiefer Sutherland – 24 Michael Vartan – Alias Tom Welling – Smallville |
| 2004 | Adam Brody – The O.C. | Josh Duhamel – Las Vegas David Gallagher – 7th Heaven Ben McKenzie – The O.C. Chad Michael Murray – One Tree Hill Mekhi Phifer – ER Gregory Smith – Everwood Tom Welling – Smallville |
| 2005 | Adam Brody – The O.C. | Matthew Fox – Lost Tyler Hoechlin – 7th Heaven Jesse McCartney – Summerland Ben McKenzie – The O.C. Chad Michael Murray – One Tree Hill Gregory Smith – Everwood Tom Welling – Smallville |
| 2006 | Adam Brody – The O.C. | Patrick Dempsey – Grey's Anatomy Matthew Fox – Lost Chad Michael Murray – One Tree Hill Kiefer Sutherland – 24 Tom Welling – Smallville |
| 2007 | Hugh Laurie – House | Matthew Fox – Lost Wentworth Miller – Prison Break Jared Padalecki – Supernatural Milo Ventimiglia – Heroes |
| 2008 | Chad Michael Murray – One Tree Hill | Penn Badgley – Gossip Girl Chace Crawford – Gossip Girl Patrick Dempsey – Grey's Anatomy Taylor Kitsch – Friday Night Lights |
| 2009 | Chace Crawford – Gossip Girl | Penn Badgley – Gossip Girl Ken Baumann – The Secret Life of the American Teenager Joshua Jackson – Fringe Dustin Milligan – 90210 |

### 2010s

| Year | Winner | Nominees |
| - | - | - |
| 2010 | Chace Crawford – Gossip Girl | Penn Badgley – Gossip Girl Ken Baumann – The Secret Life of the American Teenager Daren Kagasoff – The Secret Life of the American Teenager Tristan Wilds – 90210 |
| 2011 | Chace Crawford – Gossip Girl | Penn Badgley – Gossip Girl David Boreanaz – Bones Daren Kagasoff – The Secret Life of the American Teenager Hugh Laurie – House |
| 2012 | Ian Harding – Pretty Little Liars | Penn Badgley – Gossip Girl David Boreanaz – Bones Kiefer Sutherland – Touch Ed Westwick – Gossip Girl |
| 2013 | Ian Harding – Pretty Little Liars | Penn Badgley – Gossip Girl Josh Bowman – Revenge Lucas Grabeel – Switched at Birth Nick Wechsler – Revenge |
| 2014 | Ian Harding – Pretty Little Liars | Keegan Allen – Pretty Little Liars Jake T. Austin – The Fosters Lucas Grabeel – Switched at Birth Avan Jogia – Twisted |
| 2015 | Ian Harding – Pretty Little Liars | Keegan Allen – Pretty Little Liars Jake T. Austin – The Fosters Nathan Fillon – Castle Terence Howard – Empire Jussie Smollett – Empire |
| 2016 | Ian Harding – Pretty Little Liars | Keegan Allen – Pretty Little Liars Tyler Blackburn – Pretty Little Liars Terence Howard – Empire Ben McKenzie – Gotham Jussie Smollett – Empire |
| 2017 | Cole Sprouse – Riverdale | Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us Ian Harding – Pretty Little Liars Jussie Smollett – Empire Milo Ventimiglia – This Is Us Jesse Williams – Grey's Anatomy |
| 2018 | Cole Sprouse – Riverdale | KJ Apa – Riverdale Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us Freddie Highmore – The Good Doctor Jussie Smollett – Empire Jesse Williams – Grey's Anatomy |
| 2019 | Cole Sprouse – Riverdale | KJ Apa – Riverdale Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us Justin Hartley – This Is Us Adam Huber – Dynasty Oliver Stark – 9-1-1 |
