British Soap Award for Best Leading Performer


The British Soap Award for Best Leading Performer is an award presented annually by The British Soap Awards. The award was introduced to the ceremony in 2022, succeeding the categories for Best Actress and Best Actor as a gender neutral replacement. Alongside accolades including Best British Soap and Villain of the Year, the award is voted for by the public. An initial longlist is announced, and after an initial round of voting, the performers with the highest number of votes advance to the shortlist, after which voting is opened for a second time. The award is currently held by EastEnders actress Lacey Turner.

Winners and nominees

YearWinnerShortlistedLonglisted
2022Paige Sandhu
  • Charlie De Melo
  • Tina O'Brien
  • Dido Miles
  • Jan Pearson
  • Chris Walker
  • Zaraah Abrahams
  • Rebecca Sarker
  • Kéllé Bryan
  • Jamie Lomas
  • Gary Lucy
    • 2023Danielle Harold
  • Charlotte Jordan
  • Shona McGarty
  • Dominic Brunt
  • Sally Dexter
  • Paddy Bever
  • Sair Khan
  • Elle Mulvaney
  • Ryan Prescott
  • Dex Lee
  • Dido Miles
  • Adrian Lewis Morgan
  • Ashley Rice
  • Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
  • Jamie Borthwick
  • James Farrar
  • Diane Parish
  • Jeff Hordley
  • Lucy Pargeter
  • Michael Wildman
  • Niamh Blackshaw
  • Richard Blackwood
  • Anna Passey
  • Ijaz Rana
  • Owen Warner
    • 2025Lacey Turner
  • Kellie Bright
  • Beth Cordingly
  • Eden Taylor-Draper
  • Charlotte Jordan
  • Alison King
  • Jack P. Shepherd
  • Channique Sterling-Brown
  • Diane Parish
  • Angela Wynter
  • Mark Charnock
  • Danny Miller
  • Jennifer Metcalfe
  • Nadine Mulkerrin
  • Kieron Richardson
  • Isabelle Smith

    • Wins and nominations by soap