The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, to a
2026 Recipient: John Lithgow
José Ferrer won twice for Cyrano de Bergerac (1947) and The Shrike (1952)
Fredric March won twice for Years Ago (1947) and in Long Day's Journey into Night (1957)
Henry Fonda won for Mister Roberts (1948)
Andrew Garfield
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Andrew Russell Garfield is an English and American actor. He is known for his work across a variety of genres, from biographical dramas to action films, spanning both independent and blockbuster produ
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
…August Wilson's Fences 1987 – James Earl Jones 2010 – Denzel Washington Prior Walter in Tony Kushner's Angels in America 1994 – Stephen Spinella 2018 – Andrew Garfield Spinella won this category in 1994 for playing Prior Walter in Angels in America: Perestroika one year after winning the award for Best Featured Actor…
Garfield in 2025
Garfield attending the premiere of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
Garfield at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con
Garfield during a photo-call for The Amazing Spiderman 2 in Sydney, Australia, 2014