Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Leading Actor (General Theatre)

The Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role - Play is an annual award celebrating achievements in live Canadian theatre.

The award was discontinued after 2018, and merged with the award for Best Leading Actress (General Theatre) into a single gender-neutral award for Best Leading Performer (General Theatre).

Awards and nominations

Year	Winner	Nominated
1981	Brent Carver, Bent	Donald Davis, ECU Donald Davis, On Golden Pond Hardee T. Lineham, The Crackwalker
1982	John Evans, True West	Geordie Johnson, Lone Star Douglas Rain, Bodies Larry Reynolds, Rexy!
1983	R. H. Thomson, Hand to Hand	Douglas Rain, Master Builder Hugh Webster, The Kite Paul Latrelle, Un pays dont la devise est je m'oublie
1984	Douglas Rain, The Dining Room	Douglas Campbell, Homecoming Gordon Clapp, Trafford Tanzi Richard Hilger, Three Beats to the Bar Dan Lett, Delicatessen R.H. Thomson, The Jail Diary of Albee Sachs
1985	Heath Lamberts, Cyrano de Bergerac	Peter Blais, Criminals in Love Paul Gross, Romeo and Juliet David Hemblen, Uncle Vanya Errol Slue, "Master Harold"...and the Boys
1986	Stephen Ouimette, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea	Eric Peterson, The Double Bass R.H. Thomson, Hamlet Brian Torpe, As Is Jean-Guy Viau, Hosanna
1987	Stephen Ouimette, B-Movie: The Play	Graham Bailey, Master Class Stuart Hughes, Romeo and Juliet Errol Slue, Blood Knot Tom Wood, The Forest
1988	Geordie Johnson, I Am Yours	Roland Hewgill, Play Memory Stuart Hughes, Unexpected Moves Michael Riley, Nothing Sacred Angelo Rizacos, Detaining Mr. Trotsky
1989	Graham Greene, Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing	Robert Bellefeuille, The Dragons Trilogy David Clark, Under the Skin Gary Farmer, Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing Errol Slue, Driving Miss Daisy
1990	Stuart Hughes, The Collected Works of Billy the Kid	Diego Matamoros, Potestad Leon Pownall, The Father Michael Riley, The Comedy of Errors Guillermo Verdecchia, Amigo's Blue Guitar
1991	Jim Mezon, Burn This	Henry Czerny, The Arab's Mouth Randy Hughson, The Crackwalker Tom McCamus, 7 Stories Robert Morgan, The Anger in Ernest and Ernestine
1992	Rod Beattie, The Wingfield Trilogy	David Fox, Democracy Allan Gray, Whale Riding Weather Andrew Scorer, The Seaford Tapes Michael Simpson, Three Sisters
1993	Hardee T. Lineham, Richard III	Patrick Galligan, Crimes of the Heart David Qamaniq, Whale Cliff Saunders, Pinocchio Jim Warren, A Midsummer Night's Dream
1994	Tom McCamus, Abundance	Alex Fallis, Twelfth Night Patrick Galligan, Holiday John Gilbert, A Christmas Carol Tom Wood, Homeward Bound
1995	Nigel Shawn Williams, Six Degrees of Separation	Mark Burgess, Molly Wood Ben Carlson, Hay Fever George Dawson, Molly Wood Richard Partington, Molly Wood
1996	Heath Lamberts, One for the Pot	Simon Bradbury, One for the Pot Patrick Goyette, The Seven Streams of the River Ota Christopher Hunt, Two Weeks with the Queen Julian Richings, Two Weeks with the Queen
1997	John Dolan, Oliver Twist	Jonathan Crombie, Arcadia David Fox, Oliver Twist Judd Hirsch, Death of a Salesman Simon McBurney, The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol David Storch, The Glass Menagerie
1998	Eric Peterson, The Designated Mourner	Peter Hutt, Patience Ross Manson, Cherry Docs Richard McMillan, Inexpressible Island John Neville, Molly Sweeney Shaun Smyth, Trainspotting
1999	David Fox, The Drawer Boy	Paul Braunstein, Kilt Peter Donat, Don Carlos Jim Mezon, How I Learned to Drive Eric Peterson, Billy Bishop Goes to War
2000	Diego Matamoros, Endgame	Oliver Becker, The Beauty Queen of Leenane Ronnie Burkett, Street of Blood Diego Matamoros, The Play's the Thing Donald Sutherland, Enigma Variations
2001	Conleth Hill, Stones in His Pockets	Ronnie Burkett, Happy Sean Campion, Stones in His Pockets Randy Hughson, Earshot Luke Kirby, Geometry in Venice Joseph Ziegler, The School for Wives
2002	Tony Nardi, The Lesson	Oliver Dennis, Gynty Peter Donaldson, Plan B John Kani, The Island Diego Matamoros, Uncle Vanya Alon Nashman, Picasso at the Lapin Agile
2003	Richard McMillan, Through the Eyes	Ari Cohen, Sunday Father Ted Dykstra, A Chorus of Disapproval John Jarvis, The Girl in the Goldfish Bowl Stephen Ouimette, The Beard of Avon
2004	William Hutt, No Man's Land	David Ferry, Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad Jim Mezon, Copenhagen Dennis O'Connor, Le Visiteur Rick Roberts, Hotel Loopy
2005	Rick Miller, Bigger Than Jesus	Stuart Hughes, The Dumb Waiter / The Zoo Story Daniel MacIvor, Cul-de-sac Eric Peterson, Half Life Paul Soles, Trying
2006	Shawn Doyle, A Number	Ronnie Burkett, 10 Days on Earth Sergio Di Zio, Léo Jeff Lillico, Our Town Tom McCamus, Mathilde Albert Schultz, Our Town
2007	Daniel MacIvor, Here Lies Henry	Tom McCamus, Thom Pain (based on nothing) Rick Roberts, John and Beatrice Kenneth Welsh, Leaving Home Ashley Wright, Of Mice and Men
2008	Joseph Ziegler, The Time of Your Life	Brent Carver, The Elephant Man Brian Dooley, The December Man John Jarvis, The Drawer Boy Julian Richings, The Palace of the End
2009	Waawaate Fobister, Agokwe	Hrant Alianak, House of Many Tongues Kevin Hanchard, Miss Julie: Freedom Summer Diego Matamoros, Travesties Philip Riccio, Festen
2010	Diego Matamoros, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?	Oliver Dennis, Parfumerie Paul Sun Hyung Lee, The Monster Under the Bed Eric Peterson, Billy Bishop Goes to War Pierre Simpson, Les Médecins de Molière
2011	Joseph Ziegler, Death of a Salesman	David Ferry, Blasted Sterling Jarvis, Ruined Ash Knight, Brothel #9 Diego Matamoros, Oleanna
2012	Nigel Shawn Williams, Topdog/Underdog	Kevin Hanchard, Topdog/Underdog Michael Healey, Clybourne Park Paul Sun Hyung Lee, Kim's Convenience Jim Mezon, RED
2013	Tom Rooney, Someone Else	Michael Dufays, Arigato, Tokyo Sterling Jarvis, The Whipping Man Tawiah M'carthy, Obaaberima Nigel Shawn Williams, Race
2014	Bruce Dow, Pig	Damien Atkins, Angels in America: Perestroika Oliver Dennis, The Norman Conquests Brendan Gall, Lungs Gregory Prest, Of Human Bondage
2015	Kawa Ada, Accidental Death of an Anarchist	Joe Cobden, An Enemy of the People Kevin Hanchard, The Mountaintop Jeff Irving, Tom at the Farm Jeff Lillico, Tom at the Farm
2016	Anand Rajaram, Mustard	Greg Gale, The Crackwalker Danny Ghantous, A Line in the Sand Sina Gilani, The 20th of November R. H. Thomson, You Will Remember Me
2017	André Sills, "Master Harold"...and the Boys	James Daly, "Master Harold"...and the Boys Daren Herbert, Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts I, II, III) Sugith Varughese, Little Pretty and the Exceptional Joseph Ziegler, The Last Wife
2018	Kim Coates, Jerusalem	Richard Clarkin, Confederation & Riel Oliver Dennis, A Delicate Balance David Storch, The Boy in the Moon Richard Zeppieri, Bang Bang

External links

• Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts - Doras