Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Drama explained

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

2000s

Year	Winner	Nominees	Ref.
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	^[2]
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	^[3]
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	^[4]
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	^[5]
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	^[6]
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	^[7] ^[8]
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	^[9]
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	^[10]
2009	Chace Crawford – Gossip Girl	Penn Badgley – Gossip Girl Ken Baumann – The Secret Life of the American Teenager Joshua Jackson – Fringe Dustin Milligan – 90210	^[11]

2010s

Year	Winner	Nominees	Ref.
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	^[12]
2011	Chace Crawford – Gossip Girl	Penn Badgley – Gossip Girl David Boreanaz – Bones Daren Kagasoff – The Secret Life of the American Teenager Hugh Laurie – House	^[13]
2012	Ian Harding – Pretty Little Liars	Penn Badgley – Gossip Girl David Boreanaz – Bones Kiefer Sutherland – Touch Ed Westwick – Gossip Girl	^[14]
2013	Ian Harding – Pretty Little Liars	Penn Badgley – Gossip Girl Josh Bowman – Revenge Lucas Grabeel – Switched at Birth Nick Wechsler – Revenge	^[15]
2014	Ian Harding – Pretty Little Liars	Keegan Allen – Pretty Little Liars Jake T. Austin – The Fosters Lucas Grabeel – Switched at Birth Avan Jogia – Twisted	^[16]
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	^[17]
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	^[18]
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	^[19]
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	^[20]
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	^[21]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Teen Choice Awards - 1999. Awards and Winners. January 12, 2021.
2. Web site: Teen Choice Awards - 2000. Awards and Winners. January 12, 2021.
3. Web site: Teen Choice Awards - 2001. Awards and Winners. January 12, 2021.
4. Web site: Teen Choice Awards - 2002. Awards and Winners. January 12, 2021.
5. Web site: Teen Choice Awards - 2003. Awards and Winners. June 19, 2014.
6. Web site: Teen Choice Awards - 2004. Awards and Winners. June 19, 2014.
7. Web site: Breaking News - FOX Announces Nominees for "The 2005 Teen Choice Awards". The Futon Critic. Futon Media. June 1, 2005. June 19, 2014.
8. Web site: Breaking News - Winners of "The 2005 Teen Choice Awards" Announced. The Futon Critic. Futon Media. August 15, 2005. June 19, 2014.
9. Web site: 2007 Teen Choice Awards: Announcing the Winners!. PopSugar. August 26, 2007. June 19, 2014. September 29, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130929043711/http://www.buzzsugar.com/2007-Teen-Choice-Awards-Announcing-Winners-569804. dead.
10. Web site: Announcing the Winners: The 2008 Teen Choice Awards. PopSugar. August 3, 2008. June 19, 2014. February 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140221172725/http://www.buzzsugar.com/2008-Teen-Choice-Awards-Winners-1840099. dead.
11. Web site: Teen Choice Awards 2009 nominees. Los Angeles Times. Tribune Publishing. June 15, 2009. June 19, 2014.
12. Web site: Teen Choice Awards 2010: First Round Of Nominees Announced. Soll. Lindsay. Hollywood Crush. Viacom. June 14, 2010. June 19, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120606092606/http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/06/14/teen-choice-awards-2010-nominees. June 6, 2012.
13. Web site: Blake Lively Wins Choice TV Drama Actress The Teen Choice Awards! Here Are More Winners!. Hollywood Life. August 7, 2011 . June 19, 2014.
14. Web site: Teen Choice Awards 2012: ‘Hunger Games,’ ‘Twilight’ and Justin Bieber Win Big. ABC News. The Walt Disney Company. July 23, 2012. June 19, 2014.
15. Web site: Complete list of Teen Choice 2013 Awards winners. Los Angeles Times. Tribune Publishing. August 11, 2013. June 19, 2014.
16. Web site: Teen Choice 2014 Nominees: Vampire Diaries and Pretty Little Liars Lead, Catching Fire Comes in Second. Malec. Brett. E! Online. NBC Universal. June 17, 2014. June 19, 2014.
17. Web site: 2015 Teen Choice Award Winners – Full List. Variety. Penske Media Corporation. August 16, 2015. August 17, 2015.
18. Web site: Teen Choice Awards 2016 Nominations Announced: See the "First Wave" of Potential Winners. Vulpo. Mike. E! Online. NBC Universal. May 24, 2016. June 17, 2016.
19. Web site: Teen Choice Awards 2017: All the Nominees and Winners. Lupo. Marc. Us Weekly. American Media, Inc.. August 13, 2017. October 18, 2017.
20. Web site: Teen Choice Awards 2018: Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther and Riverdale Among Top Nominees. Cohen. Jess. E! News. June 13, 2018. June 16, 2018.
21. Web site: Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie Actress - Teen Choice Awards: Full List of Winners. The Hollywood Reporter. en. 2019-11-23.