BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2023: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited/Anthology Series

Today's award is Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited/Anthology Series!

Past Awards in This Category: 2022 2021 2020

This year's nominees are...

PAUL WALTER HAUSER as Larry Hall in Black Bird (Apple TV+)

THEO JAMES as Cameron Sullivan in The White Lotus (HBO)

RICHARD JENKINS as Lionel Dahmer in Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)

YOUNG MAZINO as Paul Cho in Beef (Netflix)

TOM PELPHREY as Don Crowder in Love & Death (HBO Max)

WILL SHARPE as Ethan Spiller in The White Lotus (HBO)

And the Winner Is...

RICHARD JENKINS

Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix)

I was very mixed overall on the Dahmer series that was one of the buzziest shows of the fall. But I thought the strongest element in general was the acting. Perhaps the strongest actor in the bunch was Richard Jenkins, playing the father of the monster who was Jeffrey Dahmer. As Lionel Dahmer, Jenkins played his role in a very interesting way. There's a lot of focus on the terrible parents of serial killers in true crime specials and shows like this, but what about the ones who aren't directly responsible for their psychotic children? Jenkins played a sympathetic character and really shined in the scene where he was brought in after his son was arrested. He gave a character more humanity than the show probably deserved.

Thoughts on the Rest of the Nominees:

This isn't one of the strongest categories but there are still strong performances. The two guys from The White Lotus - Theo James and Will Sharpe may have been overshadowed by their female companions, but they were still really interesting characters and James especially was close to winning the award for his performance. Paul Walter Hauser was easily the best part of Black Bird with a really interesting and terrifying performance. Young Mazino provided a lot of comic relief in Beef but also had more depth than it first appeared with his character. Finally, Tom Pelphrey was a strong force in the second half of the Love & Death season and had strong scenes with Elizabeth Olsen.

Tomorrow: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series!

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