Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role

The Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role is an annual Canadian television award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best leading performance by an actor in a Canadian television series. Previously presented as part of the Gemini Awards, since 2013 it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards.

1980s[]

Year	Actor	Series	Ref
1986 1st Gemini Awards
	Robert Clothier	The Beachcombers	^[1]
	Scott Hylands	Night Heat	^[2]
	Malcolm Stoddard	The Campbells
	Jeff Wincott	Night Heat
1987 2nd Gemini Awards
	Eric Peterson	Street Legal	^[3]
	Winston Rekert	Adderly	^[3]
	Scott Hylands	Night Heat	^[4]
	Pat Mastroianni	Degrassi Junior High
	Allan Royal	Night Heat
1988 3rd Gemini Awards
	Pat Mastroianni	Degrassi Junior High	^[5]
	Patrick Bauchau	Mount Royal	^[6]
	Scott Hylands	Night Heat
	Winston Rekert	Adderly
	Donnelly Rhodes	Danger Bay
1989 4th Gemini Awards
	Eric Peterson	Street Legal	^[7]
	Stefan Brogren	Degrassi Junior High	^[8]
	Robert Clothier	The Beachcombers
	Derek McGrath	My Secret Identity
	Robert Wisden	9B

1990s[]

Year	Nominee	Series
1990 5th Gemini Awards
	Art Hindle	E.N.G.
	Bruno Gerussi	The Beachcombers
	C. David Johnson	Street Legal
	Pat Mastroianni	Degrassi High
	Duncan Waugh	Degrassi High
1991 6th Gemini Awards
	Eric Peterson	Street Legal
	C. David Johnson	Street Legal
	Simon MacCorkindale	Counterstrike
	Christopher Plummer	Counterstrike
	Mickey Rooney	The Adventures of the Black Stallion
1992 7th Gemini Awards
	Cedric Smith	Road to Avonlea
	Zachary Bennett	Road to Avonlea
	Geraint Wyn Davies	Forever Knight
	Art Hindle	E.N.G.
	C. David Johnson	Street Legal
	Eric Peterson	Street Legal
1993 8th Gemini Awards
		Counterstrike
	C. David Johnson	Street Legal
	John Oliver	North of 60
	Eric Peterson	Street Legal
	Winston Rekert	Neon Rider
1994 9th Gemini Awards
	Paul Gross	Due South
	Tom Jackson	North of 60
	David Marciano	Due South
	Eric Peterson	Street Legal
	Cedric Smith	Road to Avonlea
1995 10th Gemini Awards
	Paul Gross	Due South
	Geraint Wyn Davies	Forever Knight
	Tom Jackson	North of 60
	David Marciano	Due South
	Albert Schultz	Side Effects
	Eric Peterson	Street Legal
1996 11th Gemini Awards
	David Cubitt	Traders
	Robert Bockstael	North of 60
	Chris William Martin	Madison
	Cedric Smith	Road to Avonlea
	Peter Stebbings	Madison
1997 12th Gemini Awards
	Bruce Gray	Traders
	Robert Bockstael	North of 60
	Tom Jackson	North of 60
	David Meyer	Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle
	Peter Stebbings	Madison
1998 13th Gemini Awards
	Patrick McKenna	Traders
	Ryan Rajendra Black	The Rez
	Geraint Wyn Davies	Black Harbour
	Paul Gross	Due South
	Stephen McHattie	Emily of New Moon
1999 14th Gemini Awards
	Michael Riley	Power Play
	Michael Easton	Total Recall 2070
	Paul Gross	Due South
	John Neville	Emily of New Moon
	Callum Keith Rennie	Due South
	Donnelly Rhodes	Da Vinci's Inquest

2000s[]

Year	Actor	Series
2000 15th Gemini Awards
	Michael Riley	Power Play
	Ted Atherton	Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy
	Nicholas Campbell	Da Vinci's Inquest
	Donnelly Rhodes	Da Vinci's Inquest
	Ian Tracey	Da Vinci's Inquest
2001 16th Gemini Awards
	Nicholas Campbell	Da Vinci's Inquest
	Demore Barnes	The Associates
	Gabriel Hogan	The Associates
	Jeremy Ratchford	Blue Murder
	Mark Taylor	Drop the Beat
2002 17th Gemini Awards
	Donnelly Rhodes	Da Vinci's Inquest
	Demore Barnes	The Associates
	Martin Cummins	Dice
	John Shea	Mutant X
	Maurice Dean Wint	Blue Murder
2003 18th Gemini Awards
	Jeff Seymour	The Eleventh Hour
	Matthew Bennett	Cold Squad
	Nicholas Campbell	Da Vinci's Inquest
	Michael Ironside	The Last Chapter II: The War Continues
	Jeremy Ratchford	Blue Murder
2004 19th Gemini Awards
	Paul Gross	Slings & Arrows
	Nicholas Campbell	Da Vinci's Inquest
	Shawn Doyle	The Eleventh Hour
	Michael Riley	This is Wonderland
	Jeff Seymour	The Eleventh Hour
2005 20th Gemini Awards
	Michael Riley	This is Wonderland
	Ben Bass	The Eleventh Hour
	Nicholas Campbell	Da Vinci's Inquest
	Peter Outerbridge	ReGenesis
	Jeff Seymour	The Eleventh Hour
2006 21st Gemini Awards
	Mark McKinney	Slings and Arrows
	Gil Bellows	Terminal City
	Nigel Bennett	At the Hotel
	Nicholas Campbell	Da Vinci's City Hall
	Peter Outerbridge	ReGenesis
2007 22nd Gemini Awards
	Paul Gross	Slings and Arrows
	John Cassini	Intelligence
	William Hutt	Slings and Arrows
	Peter Outerbridge	ReGenesis
	Ian Tracey	Intelligence
2008 23rd Gemini Awards
	Louis Ferreira	Durham County
	Hugh Dillon	Durham County
	James McGowan	The Border
	Peter Outerbridge	ReGenesis
	Ian Tracey	Intelligence
2009 24th Gemini Awards
	Enrico Colantoni	Flashpoint
	Hugh Dillon	Flashpoint
	Robin Dunne	Sanctuary
	Daniel Kash	The Line
	Ron White	The Line

2010s[]

Year	Actor	Series	Ref
2010 25th Gemini Awards
	Robert Carlyle	Stargate Universe
	Louis Ferreira	Stargate Universe
	Allan Hawco	Republic of Doyle
	Luke Kirby	Cra$h & Burn
	Michael Riley	Being Erica
2011 26th Gemini Awards
	Callum Keith Rennie	Shattered	^[9]
	Enrico Colantoni	Flashpoint	^[10]
	Hugh Dillon	Durham County
	Michael Riley	Being Erica
	Samuel Witwer	Being Human
2012 1st Canadian Screen Awards
	Enrico Colantoni	Flashpoint	^[11]
	Andra Fuller	The L.A. Complex
	Elias Koteas	Combat Hospital
	Luke Mably	Combat Hospital
	Steven Cree Molison	Blackstone
2013 2nd Canadian Screen Awards
	Hugh Dillon	Flashpoint
	François Arnaud	The Borgias
	Ben Bass	Rookie Blue
	Sam Huntington	Being Human
	David Sutcliffe	Cracked
2014 3rd Canadian Screen Awards
	Jared Keeso	19-2
	Adam Beach	Arctic Air
	Dillon Casey	Remedy
	Mike McLeod	Forgive Me
	David Sutcliffe	Cracked
2015 4th Canadian Screen Awards
	Ari Millen	Orphan Black
	Ben Bass	Rookie Blue
	Adrian Holmes	19-2
	Jared Keeso	19-2
	Aaron Poole	Strange Empire
2016 5th Canadian Screen Awards
	Adrian Holmes	19-2
	Louis Ferreira	Motive
	Landon Liboiron	Frontier
	Jason Momoa	Frontier
	Eric Schweig	Blackstone
2017 6th Canadian Screen Awards
	Alexander Ludwig	Vikings
	Shawn Doyle	Bellevue
	Christopher Heyerdahl	Van Helsing
	Brian Markinson	The Romeo Section
	Richard Short	Mary Kills People
2018 7th Canadian Screen Awards
	Kim Coates	Bad Blood
	Aaron Ashmore	Killjoys
	Yannick Bisson	Murdoch Mysteries
	Eric McCormack	Travelers
	Jerry O'Connell	Carter
2019 8th Canadian Screen Awards
	Billy Campbell	Cardinal
	Roger Cross	Coroner
	Shawn Doyle	Unspeakable
	Peter Mooney	Burden of Truth
	Jerry O'Connell	Carter

2020s[]

Year	Actor	Series	Ref
2020 9th Canadian Screen Awards
	Hamza Haq	Transplant	^[12]
	Billy Campbell	Cardinal: Until the Night	^[13]
	Roger Cross	Coroner
	Peter Mooney	Burden of Truth
	Joel Oulette	Trickster
2021 10th Canadian Screen Awards
	Yannick Bisson	Murdoch Mysteries	^[14]
	Roger Cross	Coroner
	Victor Garber	Family Law
	Hamza Haq	Transplant
	Peter Mooney	Burden of Truth

References[]

^ "Green Gables big Gemini awards winner". Windsor Star, December 5, 1986.
^ Sid Adilman, "Anne leads field in Geminis race". Toronto Star, October 16, 1986.
^ Bill Anderson, "Seeing Things shines in Gemini spotlight". Ottawa Citizen, December 10, 1987.
^ John Haslett Cuff, "Seeing Things, Night Heat top Gemini nomination list". The Globe and Mail, October 22, 1987.
^ "Gemini awards ceremony reveals surprising winners". Windsor Star, December 1, 1988.
^ Henry Mietkiewicz, "Nominated for Canadian TV's best: The Gemini Awards". Toronto Star, October 13, 1988.
^ "Glory enough for all at CBC as docudrama wins 9 Geminis". Montreal Gazette, December 6, 1989.
^ "Banting series tops Gemini nominees". Edmonton Journal, October 26, 1989.
^ Raju Mudhar, "Fitz nabs most Geminis: Top drama and comedy prizes go to The Borgias and Rick Mercer Report". Toronto Star, September 8, 2011.
^ Mishki Vaccaro, "Gemini nominations announced: Flashpoint leads, once again, and controversial Kennedys miniseries gets some nods". Toronto Life, August 4, 2011.
^ Linda Barnard, "A first night to remember: 'Amazing ride' for Rebelle at inaugural Canadian Screen Awards". Toronto Star, March 4, 2013.
^ Naman Ramachandran, "‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Blood Quantum’ Triumph at Canadian Screen Awards". Variety, May 21, 2021.
^ Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.
^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Green Gables big Gemini awards winner". Windsor Star, December 5, 1986.

[2] Sid Adilman, "Anne leads field in Geminis race". Toronto Star, October 16, 1986.

[3] Bill Anderson, "Seeing Things shines in Gemini spotlight". Ottawa Citizen, December 10, 1987.

[4] John Haslett Cuff, "Seeing Things, Night Heat top Gemini nomination list". The Globe and Mail, October 22, 1987.

[5] "Gemini awards ceremony reveals surprising winners". Windsor Star, December 1, 1988.

[6] Henry Mietkiewicz, "Nominated for Canadian TV's best: The Gemini Awards". Toronto Star, October 13, 1988.

[7] "Glory enough for all at CBC as docudrama wins 9 Geminis". Montreal Gazette, December 6, 1989.

[8] "Banting series tops Gemini nominees". Edmonton Journal, October 26, 1989.

[9] Raju Mudhar, "Fitz nabs most Geminis: Top drama and comedy prizes go to The Borgias and Rick Mercer Report". Toronto Star, September 8, 2011.

[vaccaro-10] Mishki Vaccaro, "Gemini nominations announced: Flashpoint leads, once again, and controversial Kennedys miniseries gets some nods". Toronto Life, August 4, 2011.

[11] Linda Barnard, "A first night to remember: 'Amazing ride' for Rebelle at inaugural Canadian Screen Awards". Toronto Star, March 4, 2013.

[12] Naman Ramachandran, "‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Blood Quantum’ Triumph at Canadian Screen Awards". Variety, May 21, 2021.

[13] Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.

[14] Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.

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Film awards by category	Motion Picture Actor Actress Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Director Animated Short Art Direction and Production Design Casting Cinematography Cinematography in a Documentary Costume Design Editing Editing in a Documentary Feature Length Documentary Hair Live Action Short Makeup Original Score Original Song Screenplay (Original and Adapted) Short Documentary Sound Editing Sound Mixing Stunt Coordination Visual Effects Golden Screen John Dunning Best First Feature Award
Television awards by category	Comedy Series Drama Series TV Movie Children's or Youth Fiction Series Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Series Pre-School Series Reality/Competition Series Lead Actor, Comedy Lead Actor, Drama Lead Actress, Comedy Lead Actress, Drama Supporting Actor, Comedy Supporting Actor, Drama Supporting Actress, Comedy Supporting Actress, Drama Direction, Children's or Youth Performance, Children's or Youth Writing, Children's or Youth Casting Academy Achievement Award Donald Brittain Award Earle Grey Award Gordon Sinclair Award Margaret Collier Award Rob Stewart Award
Discontinued awards	Bijou Awards (1981) Best Actor - Non-Feature (1969–81) Best Actress - Non-Feature (1969–81) Foreign Actor (1980–83) Foreign Actress (1980–83) Theatrical Short (1949–96) Children's or Youth Program (1986-2002) Host, Children's or Youth Program (2008-2016) Special Achievement Wendy Michener Award (1969-1978) Diversity Award (1992-2016)
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Note: Awards by year articles are listed here by the year of eligibility for nomination; due to variable scheduling of the ceremonies, this is not always the same year in which the awards were presented.