Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

The Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play was an award presented annually at the Lucille Lortel Awards to honor an actor for excellence in a featured role in an Off-Broadway production since 2001. The categories were split into Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical in 2014. The acting categories were made gender-neutral in 2021.

Francis Jue holds the record for the most wins, winning twice from two nominations. Several musical performers won or received nominations in this category before it was split in 2014. Dan Fogler is the only musical winner in the category in 2005 for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, while musical nominees include Tyler Maynard (2005 nominee for Altar Boyz), and Aaron Tveit (2008 nominee for Next to Normal).

Award winners

Key

2000s

Year

Actress

Play

Role

2001

Justin Kirk

Ten Unknowns

Judd Sturgess

Alec Mapa

Dogeaters

Steve Jacobs / Perlita Alacran

Dion Graham

Lobby Hero

William

Tate Donovan

Bill

Howard Witt

Boy Gets Girl

Les Kennkat

2002

David Aaron Baker

Hobson's Choice

Willie Mosso

Andrew Weems

Cymbeline

Cloten

Frederick Weller

The Shape of Things

Phillip

Keith Nobbs

Four

June

Isiah Whitlock, Jr.

Joe

2003

Denis O'Hare

Take Me Out

Mason Marzac

Mos Def

Fucking A

"Boy" Smith

Justin Theroux

Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme

Kenneth Pyper

Ron Cephas Jones

Our Lady of 121st Street

Rooftop

Walter Bobbie

Polish Joke

Various

2004

Will McCormack

The Long Christmas Ride Home

Stephen

Rob Campbell

Small Tragedy

Nathaniel

Daniel Eric Gold

Christmas

Mark Rosenthal

The Moonlight Room

Adam

2005

Dan Fogler

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

William Barfée

Kevin Cahoon

The Foreigner

Ellard Simms

Josh Hamilton

Hurlyburly

Mickey

Logan Marshall-Green

The Distance From Here

Tim

Tyler Maynard

Altar Boyz

Mark

2006

Charles Durning

Third

Jack Jameson

Darren Goldstein

Abigail's Party

Tony

Domhnall Gleeson

The Lieutenant of Inishmore

Davey

David Pittu

The Room / Celebration

Waiter / Mr. Sands

Logan Marshall-Green

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead

Beethoven

2007

Arthur French

Two Trains Running

Holloway

Ron Cephas Jones

Two Trains Running

Wolf

Robert Sella

Stuff Happens

Dominique de Villepin / Angry Journalist

Harris Yulin

Frank's Home

Louis Sullivan

David Greenspan

Some Men

Marty / Camus / Archie / Scoop

2008

Francis Jue

Yellow Face

HYH and others

Brian Murray

Gaslight

Role not listed

Lorenzo Pisoni

Election Day

Clark

Aaron Tveit

Next to Normal

Gabe

David Margulies

The Accomplices

Rabbi Wise

2009

Aaron Monaghan

The Cripple of Inishmaan

Cripple Billy

Utkarsh Ambudkar

Animals Out of Paper

Suresh

Francois Battiste

The Good Negro

Pelzie Sullivan

John McMartin

Saturn Returns

Gustin at 88

Thomas Sadoski

Becky Shaw

Andrew Porter

2010s

Year

Actress

Play

Role

2010

Adam James

The Pride

The Doctor / Peter / The Man

Keith Carradine

A Lie of the Mind

Baylor

David Pittu

Equivocation

Role not listed

Jeremy Shamos

Clybourne Park

Role not listed

C. J. Wilson

Happy Now?

Michael

2011

Thomas Sadoski

Other Desert Cities

Trip Wyeth

Noah Galvin

The Burnt Part Boys

Dusty

Michael Chernus

In the Wake

Danny

David Patrick Kelly

When I Come to Die

James (Roach) Teagle

David Margulies

After the Revolution

Morty

2012

Adam Driver

Look Back in Anger

Cliff Lewis

Alvin Epstein

The Cherry Orchard

Fiers

Peter Francis James

Edward Albee's The Lady from Dubuque

Oscar

Jeff Perry

Tribes

Christopher

David Wilson Barnes

The Big Meal

Sam in his 30's

2013

Chuck Cooper

The Piano Lesson

Wining Boy

Mark Nelson

My Name Is Asher Lev

Man

David Wilson Barnes

Don't Go Gentle

Ben

Zach Grenier

Storefront Church

Reed Van Druyten

Jake Gyllenhaal

If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet

Terry

2014

Jeremy Shamos

Dinner with Friends

Gabe

Philip Ettinger

Bad Jews

Jonah

Carson Elrod

The Explorers Club

Luigi

Russell Jones

The Call

Alemu

Frederick Weller

Reasons to Be Happy

Kent

2015

Jacob Ming-Trent

Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2, & 3)

Fourth / Runaway / Odyssey Dog

Victor Almanzar

Between Riverside and Crazy

Oswaldo

Jesse Pennington

Bootycandy

Role not listed

Will Pullen

Punk Rock

Bennett Francis

Scott Shepherd

The Village Bike

Oliver

2016

Matt McGrath

The Legend of Georgia McBride

Miss Tracy Mills

Sanjit de Silva

Dry Powder

Jeff

Jonathan Hogan

Hold On to Me Darling

Mitch

C. J. Wilson

Duke

Paul Sparks

Buried Child

Tilden

2017

Michael Aronov

Oslo

Uri Savir

Justice Smith

Yen

Bobbie

Charlie Cox

Incognito

Various

Matthew Maher

Othello

Roderigo

Paco Tolson

Vietgone

Various

2018

Gregg Mozgala

Cost of Living

John

Marc Bovino

Miles for Mary

Ken

Edi Gathegi

Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train

Lucius Jenkins

Paul Sparks

Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo

Jerry in The Zoo Story

John Tufts

Pride and Prejudice

Mr. Charles Bingley / Mary Bennet

2019

Gabriel Ebert

Pass Over

Mister / Ossifer

Ato Blankson-Wood

Slave Play

Gary

Marchánt Davis

Ain't No Mo'

Passenger 2

John Procaccino

Downstairs

Gerry

Matt Walker

The Play That Goes Wrong

Max

2020s

Year

Actress

Play

Role

2020

Francis Jue

Cambodian Rock Band

Duch

Christopher Borg

The Confession Of Lily Dare

Various

Marc Bovino

Mrs. Murray's Menagerie

Performer

Garcia

Continuity

PA

Ken Narasaki

Greater Clements

Billy

Multiple wins and nominations

2 wins
  • Francis Jue
2 nominations
  • David Pittu
  • Frederick Weller
  • David Margulies
  • Ron Cephas Jones
  • Logan Marshall-Green
  • Francis Jue
  • Marc Bovino
  • Paul Sparks
  • C. J. Wilson
  • Thomas Sadoski
  • Jeremy Shamos
  • David Wilson Barnes