NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series. The award was first given in 1972. Not to be confused with the Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. Currently, LL Cool J holds the record for most wins in the category with four.

Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Wins

 * 4 wins
 * LL Cool J


 * 3 wins
 * Hill Harper
 * Eriq La Salle
 * Blair Underwood
 * Malik Yoba
 * Omari Hardwick


 * 2 wins
 * Sterling K. Brown
 * Isaiah Washington
 * Howard Rollins

Nominations

 * 9 nominations
 * Hill Harper


 * 8 nominations
 * André Braugher


 * 7 nominations
 * Eriq La Salle
 * LL Cool J
 * Jesse L. Martin


 * 6 nominations
 * Sterling K. Brown
 * Steve Harris
 * Omari Hardwick


 * 5 nominations
 * Dennis Haysbert
 * Kofi Siriboe
 * Blair Underwood


 * 4 nominations
 * Anthony Anderson
 * Taye Diggs
 * Yaphet Kotto
 * Wendell Pierce


 * 3 nominations
 * Omar Epps
 * Terrence Howard
 * Malik Yoba


 * 2 nominations
 * Michael Beach
 * Avery Brooks
 * Mike Colter
 * Keith David
 * Gary Dourdan
 * Laurence Fishburne
 * Shemar Moore
 * Billy Porter
 * Isaiah Washington
 * Forest Whitaker