Jacob Anderson (as Louis de Pointe du Lac) | Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire
This is Anderson’s second career Bolt TV nomination and second consecutive nomination in this category for his portrayal of Louis de Pointe du Lac. He was previously nominated in 2023 for the same role.

Sterling K. Brown (as Xavier Collins) | Paradise
This is Brown’s ninth career Bolt TV nomination and his first nomination in this category. He previously earned three Bolt wins for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for This Is Us.

Michael Cooper Jr. (as Justin Edwards) | Forever
This is Cooper Jr.’s first nomination in this category and his first career Bolt TV nomination.

Emayatzy Corinealdi (as Jacqueline “Jax” Stewart) | Reasonable Doubt
This is Corinealdi’s first nomination in this category and her second career Bolt TV nomination. She earned her first nomination in 2017 for Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series for The Red Line.

Aldis Hodge (as Alex Cross) | Cross
This is Hodge’s first nomination in this category. In addition to his nomination this year for Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series for Leverage: Redemption, this marks his third career Bolt TV nomination. He received his first nomination in 2017 for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for Underground.

Lashana Lynch (as Bianca Pullman) | The Day of the Jackal
This is Lynch’s first nomination in this category and her first career Bolt TV nomination.

Patina Miller (as Raquel "Raq" Thomas) | Power Book III: Raising Kanan
This is Miller’s second nomination in this category and third career Bolt TV nomination. She earned her first nomination in 2022 for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series, also for Power Book III: Raising Kanan.

Harold Perrineau (as Boyd Stevens) | From
This is Perrineau’s second nomination in this category and his fourth career Bolt TV nomination. He earned his first nomination in 2018 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Claws.

Zoe Saldana (as Joe McNamara) | Lioness
This is Saldana’s second nomination in this category and her third career Bolt TV nomination. She received her first nomination in 2023 for Outstanding Lead Performance in a TV Movie or Limited Series for From Scratch.

Lovie Simone (as Keisha Clark) | Forever
This is Simone’s first nomination in this category and her first career Bolt TV nomination.