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BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2025: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Today's award is Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series!

Past Awards in This Category: 2024   2023   2022   2021   2020

This year's nominees are...









PATRICK BALL as Dr. Frank Langdon in The Pitt (Max)
GERRAN HOWELL as Dr. Dennis Whitaker in The Pitt (Max)
GABRIEL LUNA as Tommy Miller in The Last of Us (HBO)
EBON MOSS-BACHRACH as Richie Jerimovich in The Bear (FX/Hulu)
TRAMELL TILLMAN as Seth Milchick in Severance (Apple TV+)
JOHN TURTURRO as Irving Baliff in Severance (Apple TV+)
BRADLEY WHITFORD as Joseph Lawrence in The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)

And the Winner Is...
TRAMELL TILLMAN
Severance (Apple TV+)
I was very mixed on the second season of Severance but there's no denying that Tramell Tillman was definitely the best part of the season. While Tillman had some viral moments during the first season of Severance, he became a much more fully fledged character in the second season. As he took over the day to day operations of the company, the show made him a much more compelling character in that role than Patricia Arquette in the first season. Tillman played Milchick with both swagger and insecurity. If anything, I think the show could have gone even deeper in the psyche of Milchick because every time he was on screen, the second season was humming.

Thoughts on the Rest of the Nominees:
This category included last year's winner, Ebon Moss-Bachrach. He remains a brilliant performer but I just felt like he was underused in the third season. It also included Tillman's co-star John Turturro, who had a brilliant performance in the season's best episode ("Woe's Hollow"). Gabriel Luna was very compelling in The Last of Us with a bigger role in the second season. The ever reliable Bradley Whitford actually became a very important part of the final season of The Handmaid's Tale and brought his usual expertise. Rounding out the category are two of the many great ensemble members of The Pitt. Patrick Ball was close to taking this award with his layered performance as Dr. Langdon while Gerran Howell was often comic relief but he also had a heart of gold.

Tomorrow: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series!
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