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Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television

{{Infobox award

| name = Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television

| awarded_for = Best performance of the year by a male in a supporting role in a genre television series

| presenter = Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films

| country = United States

| year = 1999

| holder = Jonathan Frakes for Star Trek: Picard (2022/2023)

| website = {{URL|www.saturnawards.org}}

}}

File:Vince Gilligan and Aaron Paul cropped.jpg (right) has won the award three times, more than any other actor.]]

The Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television is presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, honoring the work of actors in science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction on television.

Introduced at the 26th Saturn Awards inaugural recipient of the award was Dennis Haysbert for his role as Dr. Theodore Morris in Now and Again. In 2019 and 2022, the award was split into two Best Supporting Actor in a Network or Cable Television Series and Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Television Series, but has since returned to one combined category. The most recent winner is Jonathan Frakes as William Riker in Star Trek: Picard. Aaron Paul has the most wins in the category, with three for his role as Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad, while Jonathan Banks, Dough Jones, and James Marsters each have two wins for Breaking Bad, Star Trek: Discovery, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer respectively. Marsters and Michael Emerson hold the record for most nominations, with six. Kit Harington and Norman Reedus have the most nominations without a win, with four.

(NOTE: Year refers to year of eligibility, the actual ceremonies are held the following year.)

The winners are listed in bold.

Winners and nominees

File:Dennis Haysbert 3 March 2015.jpg.]]

=1990s=

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width="80px"|Year

! width="200px"|Actor

! width="320px"|Television program

! Network

! Character

rowspan=6|{{center|1999
(26th)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|Dennis Haysbert

|style="background:lightyellow"|Now and Again

|style="background:lightyellow"|CBS

|style="background:lightyellow"|Dr. Theodore Morris

Nicholas Brendon

| Buffy the Vampire Slayer

| The WB

| Xander Harris

Colm Feore

| Storm of the Century

| ABC

| Andre Linoge

Jeremy London

| Journey to the Center of the Earth

| USA Network

| Jonas Lytton

James Marsters

| Buffy the Vampire Slayer

| The WB

| Spike

Robert Picardo

| Star Trek: Voyager

| UPN

| The Doctor

=2000s=

File:James Marsters (53319510570).jpg.]]

File:Victor Garber 2010.jpg.]]

File:Masi Oka by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg received the award in 2006 for his role as Hiro Nakamura in Heroes.]]

File:Aaron Paul 2013 cropped brightened.jpg won the award three times for Breaking Bad.]]

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width="80px"|Year

! width="200px"|Actor

! width="320px"|Television program

! Network

! Character

rowspan=6|{{center|2000
(27th)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|James Marsters

|style="background:lightyellow"|Buffy the Vampire Slayer

|style="background:lightyellow"|The WB

|style="background:lightyellow"|Spike

Alexis Denisof

| Angel

| rowspan="3"|The WB

| Wesley Wyndam-Pryce

Brendan Fehr

| Roswell

| Michael Guerin

Anthony Head

| Buffy the Vampire Slayer

| Rupert Giles

Michael Shanks

| Stargate SG-1

| Showtime

| Dr. Daniel Jackson

Michael Weatherly

| Dark Angel

| Fox

| Logan Cale

rowspan=6|{{center|2001
(28th)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|Michael Rosenbaum

|style="background:lightyellow"|Smallville

|style="background:lightyellow"|The WB

|style="background:lightyellow"|Lex Luthor

Christopher Judge

| Stargate SG-1

| Showtime

| Teal'c

James Marsters

| Buffy the Vampire Slayer

| The WB

| Spike

Anthony Simcoe

| Farscape

| Sci-Fi

| Ka D'Argo

Connor Trinneer

| Enterprise

| UPN

| Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker III

Michael Weatherly

| Dark Angel

| Fox

| Logan Cale

rowspan=6|{{center|2002
(29th)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|Victor Garber

|style="background:lightyellow"|Alias

|style="background:lightyellow"|ABC

|style="background:lightyellow"|Jack Bristow

Alexis Denisof

| Angel

| rowspan="2"|The WB

| Wesley Wyndam-Pryce

John Glover

| Smallville

| Lionel Luthor

James Marsters

| Buffy the Vampire Slayer

| UPN

| Spike

Michael Rosenbaum

| Smallville

| The WB

| Lex Luthor

Connor Trinneer

| Enterprise

| UPN

| Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker III

rowspan=6|{{center|2003
(30th)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|James Marsters

|style="background:lightyellow"|Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel

|style="background:lightyellow"|The WB & UPN

|style="background:lightyellow"|Spike

Alexis Denisof

| Angel

| The WB

| Wesley Wyndam-Pryce

Victor Garber

| Alias

| ABC

| Jack Bristow

John Glover

| rowspan="2"|Smallville

| rowspan="2"|The WB

| Lionel Luthor

Michael Rosenbaum

| Lex Luthor

Nick Stahl

| Carnivàle

| HBO

| Ben Hawkins

rowspan=6|{{center|2004
(31st)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|Terry O'Quinn

|style="background:lightyellow"|Lost

|style="background:lightyellow"|ABC

|style="background:lightyellow"|John Locke

Kyle MacLachlan

| The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

| TNT

| Edward Wilde

James Marsters

| Angel

| The WB

| Spike

Dominic Monaghan

| Lost

| ABC

| Charlie Pace

Michael Rosenbaum

| Smallville

| The WB

| Lex Luthor

Michael Shanks

| Stargate SG-1

| Sci-Fi

| Dr. Daniel Jackson

rowspan=6|{{center|2005
(32nd)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|James Callis

|style="background:lightyellow"|Battlestar Galactica

|style="background:lightyellow"|Sci-Fi

|style="background:lightyellow"|Dr. Gaius Baltar

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

| Lost

| ABC

| Mr. Eko

Jamie Bamber

| Battlestar Galactica

| rowspan="2"|Sci-Fi

| Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama

Sam Neill

| The Triangle

| Eric Benirall

Terry O'Quinn

| Lost

| ABC

| John Locke

Michael Rosenbaum

| Smallville

| The WB

| Lex Luthor

rowspan=6|{{center|2006
(33rd)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|Masi Oka

|style="background:lightyellow"|Heroes

|style="background:lightyellow"|NBC

|style="background:lightyellow"|Hiro Nakamura

James Callis

| Battlestar Galactica

| Sci-Fi

| Dr. Gaius Baltar

Michael Emerson

| Lost

| ABC

| Henry Gale/Ben Linus

Greg Grunberg

| Heroes

| NBC

| Matt Parkman

Josh Holloway

| Lost

| ABC

| James "Sawyer" Ford

James Remar

| Dexter

| Showtime

| Harry Morgan

rowspan=6|{{center|2007
(34th)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|Michael Emerson

|style="background:lightyellow"|Lost

|style="background:lightyellow"|ABC

|style="background:lightyellow"|Benjamin Linus

Greg Grunberg

| Heroes

| NBC

| Matt Parkman

Josh Holloway

| Lost

| ABC

| James "Sawyer" Ford

Erik King

| Dexter

| Showtime

| Sgt. James Doakes

Terry O'Quinn

| Lost

| ABC

| John Locke

Masi Oka

| Heroes

| NBC

| Hiro Nakamura

rowspan=6|{{center|2008
(35th)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|Adrian Pasdar

|style="background:lightyellow"|Heroes

|style="background:lightyellow"|NBC

|style="background:lightyellow"|Nathan Petrelli

Henry Ian Cusick

| Lost

| ABC

| Desmond Hume

Thomas Dekker

| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

| Fox

| John Connor

Michael Emerson

| rowspan="2"|Lost

| rowspan="2"|ABC

| Benjamin Linus

Josh Holloway

| James "Sawyer" Ford

Milo Ventimiglia

| Heroes

| NBC

| Peter Petrelli

rowspan=6|{{center|2009
(36th)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|Aaron Paul

|style="background:lightyellow"|Breaking Bad

|style="background:lightyellow"|AMC

|style="background:lightyellow"|Jesse Pinkman

Jeremy Davies

| rowspan="2"|Lost

| rowspan="2"|ABC

| Daniel Faraday

Michael Emerson

| Benjamin Linus

Aldis Hodge

| Leverage

| TNT

| Alec Hardison

John Noble

| Fringe

| Fox

| Dr. Walter Bishop

Alexander Skarsgård

| True Blood

| HBO

| Eric Northman

=2010s=

File:Jonathan Banks 2012 2.jpg.]]

File:National Memorial Day Concert 2017 (34117818524) (cropped).jpg.]]

File:Ed Harris by Gage Skidmore.jpg received the award in 2016.]]

File:Peter Dinklage by Gage Skidmore.jpg won for playing Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones.]]

File:Doug Jones by Gage Skidmore 4.jpg received the award twice for his role as Saru on Star Trek: Discovery.]]

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width="80px"|Year

! width="200px"|Actor

! width="320px"|Television program

! Network

! Character

rowspan=7|{{center|2010
(37th)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|John Noble

|style="background:lightyellow"|Fringe

|style="background:lightyellow"|Fox

|style="background:lightyellow"|Walter Bishop / Walternate

Michael Emerson

| Lost

| ABC

| Benjamin Linus

Dean Norris

| Breaking Bad

| AMC

| Hank Schrader

Terry O'Quinn

| Lost

| ABC

| John Locke / Man in Black

Aaron Paul

| Breaking Bad

| AMC

| Jesse Pinkman

Lance Reddick

| Fringe

| Fox

| Phillip Broyles

Steven Yeun

| The Walking Dead

| AMC

| Glenn Rhee

rowspan=7|{{center|2011
(38th)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|Aaron Paul

|style="background:lightyellow"|Breaking Bad

|style="background:lightyellow"|AMC

|style="background:lightyellow"|Jesse Pinkman

Giancarlo Esposito

| Breaking Bad

| AMC

| Gustavo "Gus" Fring

Kit Harington

| Game of Thrones

| HBO

| Jon Snow

Joel Kinnaman

| The Killing

| AMC

| Stephen Holder

John Noble

| Fringe

| Fox

| Walter Bishop / Walternate

Bill Pullman

| Torchwood: Miracle Day

| Starz

| Oswald Danes

Norman Reedus

| The Walking Dead

| AMC

| Daryl Dixon

rowspan=6|{{center|2012
(39th)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|Jonathan Banks

|style="background:lightyellow"|Breaking Bad

|style="background:lightyellow"|AMC

|style="background:lightyellow"|Mike Ehrmantraut

Giancarlo Esposito

| Revolution

| NBC

| Tom Neville

Todd Lasance

| Spartacus: War of the Damned

| Starz

| Julius Caesar

Colm Meaney

| Hell on Wheels

| rowspan="2"|AMC

| Thomas "Doc" Durant

David Morrissey

| The Walking Dead

| The Governor

John Noble

| Fringe

| Fox

| Walter Bishop / Walternate

rowspan=6|{{center|2013
(40th)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|Aaron Paul

|style="background:lightyellow"|Breaking Bad

|style="background:lightyellow"|AMC

|style="background:lightyellow"|Jesse Pinkman

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

| Game of Thrones

| HBO

| Jaime Lannister

Erik Knudsen

| Continuum

| Syfy

| Alec Sadler

David Lyons

| Revolution

| NBC

| Sebastian "Bass" Monroe

Dean Norris

| Under the Dome

| CBS

| James "Big Jim" Rennie

James Purefoy

| The Following

| Fox

| Joe Carroll

rowspan=6|{{center|2014
(41st)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|Laurence Fishburne

|style="background:lightyellow"|Hannibal

|style="background:lightyellow"|NBC

|style="background:lightyellow"|Jack Crawford

David Bradley

| The Strain

| FX

| Abraham Setrakian

Sam Heughan

| Outlander

| Starz

| Jamie Fraser

Erik Knudsen

| Continuum

| Syfy

| Alec Sadler

Norman Reedus

| The Walking Dead

| AMC

| Daryl Dixon

Richard Sammel

| The Strain

| FX

| Thomas Eichorst

rowspan=8|{{center|2015
(42nd)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|Richard Armitage

|style="background:lightyellow"|Hannibal

|style="background:lightyellow"|NBC

|style="background:lightyellow"|Francis Dolarhyde

Vincent D'Onofrio

| Daredevil

| Netflix

| Wilson Fisk / Kingpin

Kit Harington

| Game of Thrones

| HBO

| Jon Snow

Toby Jones

| Wayward Pines

| Fox

| David Pilcher / Dr. Jenkins

Erik Knudsen

| Continuum

| Syfy

| Alec Sadler

Lance Reddick

| Bosch

| Amazon

| Irvin Irving

David Tennant

| Jessica Jones

| Netflix

| Kilgrave

Patrick Wilson

| Fargo

| FX

| Lou Solverson

rowspan=7|{{center|2016
(43rd)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|Ed Harris

|style="background:lightyellow"|Westworld

|style="background:lightyellow"|HBO

|style="background:lightyellow"|The Man in Black

Linden Ashby

| Teen Wolf

| MTV

| Sheriff Stilinski

Mehcad Brooks

| Supergirl

| The CW

| James Olsen

Kit Harington

| Game of Thrones

| HBO

| Jon Snow

Lee Majors

| Ash vs Evil Dead

| Starz

| Brock Williams

Norman Reedus

| The Walking Dead

| AMC

| Daryl Dixon

Jeffrey Wright

| Westworld

| HBO

| Bernard Lowe

rowspan=8|{{center|2017
(44th)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|Michael McKean

|style="background:lightyellow"|Better Call Saul

|style="background:lightyellow"| AMC

|style="background:lightyellow"|Chuck McGill

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

| Game of Thrones

| HBO

| Jaime Lannister

Miguel Ferrer (posthumously)

| Twin Peaks: The Return

| Showtime

| Albert Rosenfield

Kit Harington

| Game of Thrones

| HBO

| Jon Snow

Doug Jones

| Star Trek: Discovery

| CBS All Access

| Commander Saru

Christian Kane

| The Librarians

| TNT

| Jacob Stone

Khary Payton

| The Walking Dead

| AMC

| King Ezekiel

Evan Peters

| American Horror Story: Cult

| FX

| Kai Anderson, Andy Warhol, Marshall Applewhite, David Koresh, Jim Jones, Jesus, Charles Manson

rowspan=16|{{center|2018/2019
(45th)}}

! colspan="4"|Network/Cable

style="background:lightyellow"|Peter Dinklage

|style="background:lightyellow"|Game of Thrones

|style="background:lightyellow"| HBO

|style="background:lightyellow"|Tyrion Lannister

Jonathan Banks

| Better Call Saul

| AMC

| Mike Ehrmantraut

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

| Game of Thrones

| HBO

| Jaime Lannister

David Harewood

| Supergirl

| The CW

| J'onn J'onzz

Ed Harris

| Westworld

| HBO

| The Man in Black

Lennie James

| Fear the Walking Dead

| rowspan="2"|AMC

| Morgan Jones

Khary Payton

| The Walking Dead

| King Ezekiel

colspan="4"|Streaming
style="background:lightyellow"|Doug Jones

|style="background:lightyellow"|Star Trek: Discovery

|style="background:lightyellow"| CBS All Access

|style="background:lightyellow"|Saru

Wilson Cruz

| Star Trek: Discovery

| CBS All Access

| Hugh Culber

Michiel Huisman

| rowspan=2|The Haunting of Hill House

| rowspan=3|Netflix

| Steven Crain

Timothy Hutton

| Hugh Crain

Maxwell Jenkins

| Lost in Space

| Will Robinson

Ethan Peck

| Star Trek: Discovery

| CBS All Access

| Spock

Michael Sheen

| Good Omens

| Prime Video

| Aziraphale

rowspan=7|{{center|2019/2020
(46th)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|Doug Jones

|style="background:lightyellow"|Star Trek: Discovery

|style="background:lightyellow"|CBS All Access

|style="background:lightyellow"|Saru

Jonathan Banks

| rowspan="2"|Better Call Saul

| rowspan="2"|AMC

| Mike Ehrmantraut

Tony Dalton

| Lalo Salamanca

Michael Emerson

| Evil

| CBS

| Dr. Leland Townsend

Richard Rankin

| Outlander

| Starz

| Roger Wakefield

Norman Reedus

| The Walking Dead

| AMC

| Daryl Dixon

Luke Wilson

| Stargirl

| The CW

| Pat Dugan / S.T.R.I.P.E.

=2020s=

File:Elliot Page 8126099 (cropped).jpg.]]

File:Jonathan Frakes (53161131992).jpg received the award for his role as William Riker, a character he has played since 1987.]]

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width="80px"|Year

! width="170px"|Actor

! width="300px"|Television Program

! Network

! width="250px"|Character

rowspan=17|{{center|2021/2022
(50th)}}
colspan="4"|Network/Cable
style="background:lightyellow"| Jonathan Banks

|style="background:lightyellow"| Better Call Saul

|style="background:lightyellow"| AMC

|style="background:lightyellow"| Mike Ehrmantraut

Tony Dalton

| rowspan=2| Better Call Saul

| rowspan=2| AMC

| Lalo Salamanca

Patrick Fabian

| Howard Hamlin

Harvey Guillén

| What We Do in the Shadows

| FX

| Guillermo de la Cruz

Brandon Scott Jones

| Ghosts

| CBS

| Captain Isaac Higgintoot

Michael Mando

| Better Call Saul

| AMC

| Nacho Varga

Michael James Shaw

| The Walking Dead

| AMC

| Michael Mercer

colspan="4"|Streaming
style="background:lightyellow"| Elliot Page

|style="background:lightyellow"| The Umbrella Academy

|style="background:lightyellow"| Netflix

|style="background:lightyellow"| Viktor Hargreeves

Zach Cherry

| Severance

| Apple TV+

| Dylan

Ethan Hawke

| Moon Knight

| Disney+

| Arthur Harrow

Joel Kinnaman

| For All Mankind

| Apple TV+

| Ed Baldwin

Ethan Peck

| Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

| Paramount+

| Spock

Joseph Quinn

| Stranger Things

| Netflix

| Eddie Munson

John Turturro

| Severance

| Apple TV+

| Irving

rowspan=7|{{center|2022/2023
(51st)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"|Jonathan Frakes

|style="background:lightyellow"| Star Trek: Picard

|style="background:lightyellow"| Paramount+

|style="background:lightyellow"| Captain William Riker

Harvey Guillén

| What We Do in the Shadows

| FX / Hulu

| Guillermo de la Cruz

Ernie Hudson

| Quantum Leap

| NBC

| Herbert "Magic" Williams

Ethan Peck

| Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

| Paramount+

| Spock

Matt Smith

| House of the Dragon

| HBO / Max

| Prince Daemon Targaryen

Ed Speleers

| rowspan=2| Star Trek: Picard

| rowspan=2| Paramount+

| Jack Crusher

Todd Stashwick

| Captain Liam Shaw

rowspan="7" |{{center|2023/2024
(52nd)}}

|style="background:lightyellow"| Antony Starr

|style="background:lightyellow"|The Boys

|style="background:lightyellow"|Prime Video

|style="background:lightyellow"|Homelander

Matt Berry

| What We Do in the Shadows

| FX

| Leslie "Laszlo" Cravensworth

Brandon Scott Jones

| Ghosts

| CBS

| Captain Isaac Higgintoot

Lamorne Morris

| Fargo

| FX

| Deputy Whitley "Witt" Farr

Aaron Moten

| Fallout

| Prime Video

| Maximus

Matt Smith

| House of the Dragon

| HBO

| Daemon Targaryen

Henry Thomas

| The Fall of the House of Usher

| Netflix

| Frederick Usher

Multiple nominations

;6 nominations

  • Michael Emerson
  • James Marsters

;5 nominations

  • Michael Rosenbaum

;4 nominations

  • Jonathan Banks
  • Kit Harington
  • John Noble
  • Terry O'Quinn
  • Aaron Paul
  • Norman Reedus

;3 nominations

  • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
  • Alexis Denisof
  • Josh Holloway
  • Doug Jones
  • Erik Knudsen
  • Ethan Peck

;2 nominations

  • James Callis
  • Tony Dalton
  • Giancarlo Esposito
  • Victor Garber
  • John Glover
  • Greg Grunberg
  • Ed Harris
  • Brandon Scott Jones
  • Dean Norris
  • Masi Oka
  • Khary Payton
  • Lance Reddick
  • Michael Shanks
  • Matt Smith
  • Connor Trinneer
  • Michael Weatherly

Multiple wins

;3 wins

;2 wins

External links

  • {{Official website|www.saturnawards.org}}
  • [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/2000 26th], [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/2001 27th], [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/2002 28th], [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/2003 29th], [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/2004 30th], [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/2005 31st], [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/2006 32nd], [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/2007 33rd], [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/2008 34th], [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/2009 35th], [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/2010 36th], [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/2011 37th], [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/2012 38th], [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/2013 39th], [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/2014 40th], [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/2015 41st], [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000004/2016 42nd]

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