Asian Film Award for Best Actor

The Asian Film Award for Best Actor is presented annually by the Asian Film Awards Academy, a non-profit organization founded by Busan International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival with the shared goal of celebrating excellence in Asian cinema.

History

It was first presented in 2007 during the first edition of the awards. South Korean actor Song Kang-ho was the first recipient of the award for his role as Park Gang-du in the monster film The Host. The most recent winner is Sean Lau for his work in the Honk Kong family drama Papa.