| Year | Recipient | Play | Production | 
        
            |  |  |  |  | 
        
            | 2023 | Darius    de Haas | As    You Like It | Shakespeare    in the Park | 
        
            | 2022 | Amber    Gray | Macbeth |  | 
        
            | 2019 | Jonathan    Hadary | Coriolanus |  | 
        
            | 2018 | Mia    Katigbak | Herny    VI | National    Asian American Theatre Company | 
        
            | 2017 | Peter    Friedman | Hamlet | Public    Theatre | 
        
            | 2016 | Louis    Cancelmi | Troilus    & Cressida | Public    Theater | Read More | 
        
            | 2015 | Andy    Grotelueschen | Two    Gentlemen Of Verona | Fiasco    Theater | Read More | 
        
            | 2014 | Amanda    Quaid | Pericles,    Prince Of Tyre | Public    Theater Mobile Shakespeare Unit | 
        
            | 2013 | Tina    Benko | A    Midsummer Night's Dream | Theatre    for a New Audience | 
        
            | 2012 | David    Furr | As    You Like It | Public    Theatre | 
        
            | 2011 | Nick    Westrate | Love's    Labor's Lost | Public    Theatre | 
        
            | 2010 | Charles    Kimbrough | The    Merchant Of Venice | Public    Theatre | 
        
            | 2009 | David    Pittu | Twelfth    Night | Public    Theatre's Shakespeare in the Park | 
        
            | 2008 | Stark    Sands | The    Tempest | Classic    Stage Company | 
        
            | 2007 | Jay    O. Sanders | A    Midsummer Night'S Dream | Public    Theatre | 
        
            | 2006 | George    Morfogen | Richard    II | Classic    Stage Company | 
        
            | 2005 | Colm    Feore | Julius    Caesar |  | 
        
            | 2004 | Carman    Lacivita | Rose    Rage: Henry VI, I, II, III | Chicago    Shakespeare Theater | 
        
            | 2003 | Dakin    Matthews | Henry    IV | Lincoln    Center's Vivian Beaumont Theatre | 
        
            | 2002 | Ray    Virta | Much    Ado About Nothing | Pearl    Theatre | 
        
            | 2001 | Andrew    Weems | Troilus    & Cressida | Theatre    for a New Audience | 
        
            | 2000 | Rachel    Botchan | Richard    III | Pearl    Theatre | 
        
            | 1999 | Max    Wright | Taming    Of The Shrew | New    York Shakespeare Festival | 
        
            | 1998 | Brian    Murray | Twelfth    Night | Lincoln    Center | 
        
            | 1997 | Jayne    Atkinson | Henry    VIII | New    York Shakespeare Festival | 
        
            | 1996 | Nicholas    Kepros | Measure    For Measure | Theatre    for a New Audience | 
        
            | 1995 | Stephen    Spinella | Troilus    & Cressida | New    York Shakespeare Festival | 
        
            | 1994 | Malcom    Gets | Two    Gentlemen Of Verona | New    York Shakespeare Festival | 
        
            | 1993 | Michael    Cumpsty | Timon    Of Athens | National    Theatre | 
        
            | 1992 | Elizabeth    McGovern | As    You Like It | New    York Shakespeare Festival | 
        
            | 1991 | Bryon    Jennings | Pericles | New    York Shakespeare Festival | 
        
            | 1990 | Dana    Ivey | Hamlet | New    York Shakespeare Festival | 
        
            | 1989 | Keith    David | Corliolanus | New    York Shakespeare Festival | 
        
            | 1988 | Bradley    Whitford | Romeo    And Juliet | New    York Shakespeare Festival | 
        
            | 1987 | No    Award |  |  | 
        
            | 1986 | Nathan    Lane | Measure    For Measure | New    York Shakespeare Festival | 
        
            | 1985 | No    Award |  |  | 
        
            | 1984 | Anthony    Heald | Henry    V | New    York Shakespeare Festival | 
        
            | 1983 | Concetta    Tomei | Richard    III | New    York Shakespeare Festival | 
        
            | 1982 | Tom    Spackman | King    Lear | New    York Shakespeare Festival | 
        
            | 1981 | Ralph    Drischell | Henry    IV | New    York Shakespeare Festival | 
        
            | 1980 | No    Award |  |  | 
        
            | 1979 | Robert    Christian | Coriolanus | New    York Shakespeare Festival | 
        
            | 1978 | Carman    De Lavallade | Othello | New    York Shakespeare Festival | 
        
            | 1977 | No    Award |  |  | 
        
            | 1976 | Carolyne    McWilliams | Measure    For Measure | New    York Shakespeare Festival | 
        
            | 1975 | John    Glover | The    Winter's Tale | New    York Shakespeare Festival | 
        
            | 1974 | Randy    Kim | The    Tempest | New    York Shakespeare Festival | 
        
            | 1973 | Barnard    Hughes | Much    Ado About Nothing | New    York Shakespeare Festival |