| Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actor – Television | |
|---|---|
.png) 2025 recipient:Ju Ji-hoon | |
| Awarded for | Best performance by an actor in a leading role in aSouth Korean series |
| Country | South Korea |
| Presented by | Baeksang Arts Awards |
| Most recent winner | Ju Ji-hoon The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call (2025) |
| Website | baeksangartsawards |
TheBaeksang Arts Award for Best Actor – Television (Korean: 백상예술대상 TV부문 남자 최우수 연기상;RR: Baeksang Yesul Daesang TV Bumun Namja Choeusu Yeongisang) is an award presented annually at theBaeksang Arts Awards ceremony organised byIlgan Sports and JTBC Plus, affiliates ofJoongAng Ilbo, usually in the second quarter of each year inSeoul.[1]
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
| Year | Winner | Television series | Original title | Role(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 (10th) | Choi Bool-am ‡ | Century | 한백년 | MBC | |
| 1975 (11th) | Moon Oh-jang ‡ | Jochungnyeon | 조총련 | KBS | |
| 1976 (12th) | Shin Goo ‡ | Another Home | 타향 | ||
| Kim Mu-saeng ‡ | Tenacity | 집념 | Heo Jun | MBC | |
| 1977 (13th) | Han Jin-hee ‡ | Daughter-in-Law | 맏며느리 | TBC | |
| Kim Jin-hae ‡ | The Dance of Lord Cheoyong | 처용무 | KBS | ||
| 1978 (14th) | Choi Bool-am ‡ | You | 당신 | MBC | |
| Lee Nak-hoon ‡ | The Celestial Nymph | 천녀화 | TBC | ||
| 1979 (15th) | Lee Jung-gil ‡ | Hot Hand | 뜨거운 손 | Han Ji-il | MBC |
| Year | Winner | Television series | Original title | Role(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 (16th) | Shin Goo ‡ | Spring Blessing | 입춘대길 | KBS | |
| 1981 (17th) | Shin Goo ‡ | Back in the Day | 옛날 나 어릴 적에 | KBS1 | |
| Jeon Woon ‡ | The Last Stop | 종점 | MBC | ||
| 1982 (18th) | Lee Jung-gil ‡ | Nocturne | 야상곡 | ||
| Song Jae-ho ‡ | The New Bride | 새댁 | KBS1 | ||
| 1983 (19th) | Lee Young-hoo ‡ | The Great Rich: Lee Yongik | 거부실록: 이용익 | MBC | |
| 1984 (20th) | Im Dong-jin ‡ | Foundation of the Kingdom | 개국 | King Taejo | KBS1 |
| 1985 (21st) | Kim In-moon ‡ | Looking for the Truth | 진실을 찾아서 | ||
| 1986 (22nd) | Seo In-seok ‡ | Lights and Shadows | 빛과 그림자 | Sung-gu | KBS2 |
| 1987 (23rd) | Yu In-chon ‡ | Phoenix | 불새 | Young-hoo | MBC |
| 1988 (24th) | Lee Young-hoo ‡ | Nature | 산하 | Lee Jong-moon | |
| 1989 (25th) | Kim Yeong-cheol ‡ | Two Sunsets | 두 석양 | KBS2 |
| Year | Winner | Television series | Original title | Role(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 (26th) | Im Hyun-sik ‡ | Three Families Under One Roof | 한지붕 세가족 | Choi Kyung-ho | MBC |
| 1991 (27th) | Yu In-chon ‡ | Ambitious Times | 야망의 세월 | Park Hyeong-seop | KBS2 |
| 1992 (28th) | Choi Jae-sung ‡ | Eyes of Dawn | 여명의 눈동자 | Choi Dae-chi | MBC |
| Lee Nak-hoon ‡ | Yesterday's Green Grass | 옛날의 금잔디 | Yoo In-seop | KBS1 | |
| 1993 (29th) | Choi Min-soo ‡ | Walking Up to Heaven | 걸어서 하늘까지 | Jung Jong-ho | MBC |
| Yu In-chon | Sunrise Peak | 일출봉 | Up san-yi | MBC | |
| Choi Soo-jong | Jealousy | 질투 | Lee Young-ho | ||
| 1994 (30th) | Shin Goo ‡ | Wild Chrysanthemum | 들국화 | KBS1 | |
| Park Joong-hoon | The Faraway River | 머나먼 쏭바강 | Hwang Il-cheon | SBS | |
| Choi Soo-jong | Pilot | 파일럿 | Kang Min-ki | MBC | |
| Dokgo Young-jae | My Mother's Sea | 엄마의 바다 | Choi Seung-joo | ||
| 1995 (31st) | Choi Min-soo ‡ | Sandglass | 모래시계 | Park Tae-soo | SBS |
| Park Sang-won | Sandglass | 모래시계 | Kang Woo-suk | SBS | |
| Han Suk-kyu | The Moon of Seoul | 서울의 달 | Kim Hong-sik | MBC | |
| Lee Jae-ryong | General Hospital | 종합병원 | Kim Do-hun | ||
| 1996 (32nd) | Lee Byung-hun ‡ | Sons of the Wind | 바람의 아들 | Jang Hong-pyo | KBS |
| Lee Chang-hoon | Love and War | 전쟁과 사랑 | Kim Nam-cheon | MBC | |
| Han Jin-hee | Even if the Wind Blows | 바람은 불어도 | Hwang Jung-tak | KBS1 | |
| Lee Jong-won | Our Sunny Days of Youth | 젊은이의 양지 | Park Yin-beom | KBS2 | |
| 1997 (33rd) | Yoo Dong-geun ‡ | Lovers | 애인 | Jung Woon-oh | MBC |
| Park Geun-hyung | The Brothers' River | 형제의 강 | Seo Bok-man | SBS | |
| Choi Soo-jong | First Love | 첫사랑 | Sung Chang-hyeok | KBS2 | |
| Kim Min-jong | A Faraway Country | 머나먼 나라 | Kim Han-soo | ||
| 1998 (34th) | Yoo Dong-geun ‡ | Tears of the Dragon | 용의 눈물 | Yi Bang-won | KBS1 |
| Kim Moo-saeng | Tears of the Dragon | 용의 눈물 | King Taejo | KBS1 | |
| Choi Bool-am | You and I | 그대 그리고 나 | Park Jae-chul | MBC | |
| Lee Soon-jae | Palace of Dreams | 꿈의 궁전 | Ji Won-ho | SBS | |
| Seo In-seok | Because of Love | 정때문에 | Hong Wu-pyo | KBS1 | |
| 1999 (35th) | Choi Soo-jong ‡ | Legendary Ambition | 야망의 전설 | Lee Jung-tae | KBS |
| Ahn Jae-wook | Sunflower | 해바라기 | Dr. Jang Hyun-woo | MBC | |
| Im Dong-jin | The King and the Queen | 왕과 비 | Grand Prince Suyang, later King Sejo | KBS1 | |
| Kim Min-jong | Mister Q | 미스터 큐 | Lee Kang-to | SBS |
The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards:
| Wins | Actor |
|---|---|
4 | Lee Byung-hun |
| Shin Goo | |
3 | Yoo Dong-geun |
2 | Choi Bool-am |
| Choi Min-soo | |
| Kim Myung-min | |
| Lee Sung-min |
The following individuals received four or more Best Actor nominations:
| Nominations | Actor |
|---|---|
7 | Lee Byung-hun |
5 | Cho Jae-hyun |
4 | Choi Soo-jong |
| Han Suk-kyu | |
| Hyun Bin | |
| Kim Soo-hyun | |
| Namkoong Min | |
| Shin Goo |