| Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | |
| Awarded For: | Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series: Actor |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 1979 |
| Holder: | Robert Gossett, General Hospital (2024) |
| Website: | theemmys.tv/daytime/ |
| Most Awards: | Justin Deas, (4) |
| Most Nominations: | Justin Deas, (7) Jerry verDorn, (7) |
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It is given to honor an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the daytime drama industry.
At the 6th Daytime Emmy Awards held in 1979, Peter Hansen was the first winner of this award for his portrayal of Lee Baldwin on General Hospital.[1] [2] The awards ceremony was not televised in 1983 and 1984, having been criticized for voting integrity.[3] [4] Following the introduction of a new category in 1985, Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series, the criteria for this category was altered, requiring all actors to be aged 26 or above.[5]
Since its inception, the award has been given to 34 actors. General Hospital is the show with the most awarded actors, with a total of twelve wins. In 1983, Darnell Williams became the first African-American to have garnered the award, winning for his role as Jesse Hubbard on All My Children. Since 1994, Justin Deas holds the most wins with a total of four awards for his work on As the World Turns, Santa Barbara and Guiding Light. With seven each, Jerry Ver Dorn had been tied with Deas for the most nominations since 2005. In 2009, Jeff Branson and Vincent Irizarry tied for the award, which was the first tie in this category. As of the 2024 ceremony, Robert Gossett is the most recent winner in this category for his role as Marshall Ashford on General Hospital.
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.
| Indicates the winner |
| Year | Actor | Program | Role | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 (6th) | |||||
| General Hospital | Lee Baldwin | ||||
| Lewis Arlt | Search for Tomorrow | David Sutton | |||
| Bernard Barrow | Ryan's Hope | Johnny Ryan | |||
| Ron Hale | Roger Coleridge | ||||
| Joseph Gallison | Days of Our Lives | Neil Curtis | |||
| Mandel Kramer | The Edge of Night | Bill Marceau |
The following individuals received two or more wins in this category:
| Wins | Actor |
|---|---|
| 4 | Justin Deas |
| 2 | Steve Burton |
| Max Gail | |
| Robert Gossett | |
| Jerry verDorn | |
| Rick Hearst | |
| Jonathan Jackson | |
| Billy Miller |
| Nominations | Actor |
|---|---|
| 7 | Justin Deas |
| Jerry verDorn | |
| Rick Hearst | |
| Kristoff St. John | |
| Greg Rikaart | |
| 5 | Bradford Anderson |
| Steve Burton | |
| Ian Buchanan | |
| Bryton James | |
| David Lewis | |
| 4 | Bernard Barrow |
| Greg Rikaart | |
| 3 | Jeff Branson |
| Thom Christopher | |
| Scott Clifton | |
| Chad Duell | |
| Trent Dawson | |
| Josh Duhamel | |
| Louis Edmonds | |
| Al Freeman Jr. | |
| Benjamin Hendrickson | |
| Jonathan Jackson | |
| Brian Kerwin | |
| Michael E. Knight | |
| Christian LeBlanc | |
| Billy Miller | |
| Kin Shriner | |
| James Patrick Stuart | |
| Jacob Young | |
| Dominic Zamprogna | |
| 2 | Grant Aleksander |
| Sean Blakemore | |
| Tyler Christopher | |
| Stuart Damon | |
| David Forsyth | |
| Max Gail | |
| Larry Gates | |
| Ron Hale | |
| Charles Keating | |
| Jeff Kober | |
| Wally Kurth | |
| Gregg Marx | |
| Cameron Mathison | |
| Chandler Massey | |
| Eric Martsolf | |
| Ron Raines | |
| Quinn Redeker | |
| Scott Reeves | |
| James Reynolds | |
| Jason Thompson | |
| Darnell Williams |
| Wins | Series |
|---|---|
| General Hospital | |
| The Young and the Restless | |
| Guiding Light | |
| All My Children | |
| As the World Turns | |
| Santa Barbara | |
| The Bold and the Beautiful | |
| Days of our Lives | |
| Loving | |
| One Life to Live | |
| Search for Tomorrow |