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Here are the NBP staff predictions for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series. For an overview of all awards predictions, visit our Emmy Predictions page.

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Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series – NBP Staff

	Matt Neglia
1	Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (MAX)
2	Adam Scott, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3	Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)
4	Pedro Pascal, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5	Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)

	Alyssa Christian
1	Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (MAX)
2	Adam Scott, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3	Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)
4	Pedro Pascal, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5	Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)

	Nadia Dalimonte
1	Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (MAX)
2	Adam Scott, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3	Pedro Pascal, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
4	Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
5	Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)

	Daniel Howat
1	Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (MAX)
2	Adam Scott, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3	Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
4	Pedro Pascal, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5	Diego Luna, "Andor" (Disney Plus)

	Megan Lachinski
1	Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (MAX)
2	Adam Scott, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3	Pedro Pascal, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
4	Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
5	Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)

	Giovanni Lago
1	Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (MAX)
2	Adam Scott, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3	Pedro Pascal, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
4	Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
5	Diego Luna, "Andor" (Disney Plus)

	Will Mavity
1	Adam Scott, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
2	Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (MAX)
3	Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
4	Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)
5	Eddie Redmayne, "The Day Of The Jackal" (Peacock)

	Joselyn Safadi
1	Adam Scott, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
2	Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (MAX)
3	Pedro Pascal, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
4	Eddie Redmayne, "The Day Of The Jackal" (Peacock)
5	Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)

	Tom O'Brien
1	Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (MAX)
2	Adam Scott, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3	Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
4	Pedro Pascal, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)
5	Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)

	Ema Sasic
1	Noah Wyle, "The Pitt" (MAX)
2	Adam Scott, "Severance" (Apple TV+)
3	Gary Oldman, "Slow Horses" (Apple TV+)
4	Sterling K. Brown, "Paradise" (Hulu)
5	Pedro Pascal, "The Last Of Us" (HBO)

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