Emerson plays Harold Finch, a reclusive private billionaire and software genius trying to prevent murders before they happen. This is his first time eligible at the Emmys for this role. He has two previous wins in five overall nominations.
Harmon plays Leroy Jethro Gibbs. He has two previous Emmy nominations in his career.
Mount plays Cullen Bohannan, a former Confederate soldier in the 1860s. This is his first time eligible at the Emmys for this role.
Bonneville plays Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham. He has no previous Emmy Award nominations.
Wyle plays Tom Mason, a former history professor who becomes the leader of a group of fighting civilians. This is his first time eligible at the Emmys for this role. He has five previous nominations in his career.
Macy plays Frank Gallagher, the alcoholic single father of six who has a hard time taking care of his family. He has no previous Emmy nominations for this role. He has two previous wins in nine overall nominations.
Selleck plays Frank Reagan, the New York City Police Commissioner, who leads a family filled with other police officers and law enforcement officials. He has no previous Emmy nominations for this role. He has one previous win in seven overall nominations.
Olyphant plays U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, a no-nonsense officer who is transferred from his job in Florida to his home area in the backwoods of Kentucky. He has one Emmy nomination for this role.
Buscemi plays Enoch “Nucky” Thompson, the corrupt treasurer of Atlantic County, New Jersey, set in the Prohibition era. He has one Emmy nomination for this role and four career nominations.
Moyer plays Bill Compton, a compassionate vampire in Louisiana. He has no previous Emmy nominations for this role.
Baker plays Patrick Jane, an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation. He uses psychic skills to help solve crimes, even though he does not believe in psychic abilities. He has one Emmy nomination for this role.
Krause plays Adam Braverman, the father of two teenagers and co-owner of a recording studio. He has no previous Emmy nominations for this role. He has three previous nominations in his career.
Adams plays Mike Ross, a brilliant college dropout posing as a Harvard graduate at a New York law firm. This is his first time eligible at the Emmys for this role.
Fillion plays Richard Castle, a famous mystery novelist working with a New York detective. He has no previous Emmy nominations for this role.
Hall plays Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who is also a serial killer looking for murderers who have not been caught. He has four Emmy nominations for this role and six career nominations.
Sutherland plays Martin Bohm, a former journalist and father of an autistic child. This is his first time eligible at the Emmys for this role. He has two previous wins in 11 career nominations.
Grammer plays Tom Kane, the hard-nosed mayor of Chicago who is hiding the fact that he has been recently diagnosed with a degenerative neurological disorder. This is his first time eligible at the Emmys for this role. He has five previous wins in 17 career nominations.
Hamm plays Don Draper, the creative partner in a 1960s advertising agency in New York. He has four Emmy nominations for this role and six career nominations.
Caviezel plays John Reese, a former Green Beret and CIA field officer who is presumed dead but now helps stop crimes from taking place. This is his first time eligible at the Emmys for this role.
Irons plays Rodrigo Borgia/Pope Alexander VI, an ambitious and shrewd clergyman who is devoted to his family and to beautiful women. He has no previous Emmy nominations for this role. He has two previous wins in three overall nominations.
Donovan plays Michael Westen, a former covert-operations agent looking for the people who burned him. He has no previous Emmy nominations for this role.
Morgan plays Ike Evans, a hotel owner in 1960s Miami fighting for his hotel and his family. This is his first time eligible at the Emmys for this role.
Isaacs plays Michael Britten, a police detective living in two realities. This is his first time eligible at the Emmys for this role.
Laurie plays Dr. Gregory House, an unconventional and cantankerous physician at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. He has five Emmy nominations for this role and six career nominations.
Macht plays Harvey Specter, senior partner at a major New York law firm. This is his first time eligible at the Emmys for this role.
Hoffman plays Ace Bernstein, a former member of organized crime and recently released from federal prison. This is his first time eligible at the Emmys for this role. He has one previous win in two career nominations.
Leary plays Tommy Gavin, a veteran New York firefighter dealing with his troubled family and alcoholism. He has two Emmy nominations for this role and four career nominations.
Lewis plays Nicholas Brody, a U.S. Marine Sergeant who was rescued after being a prisoner-of-war for eight years and is now possibly a turned double agent. This is his first time eligible at the Emmys for this role.
Hunnam plays Jax Teller, the president of a California motorcyle club. He has no previous Emmy nominations for this role.
Cranston plays Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with terminal cancer who decides to start manufacturing crystal meth to raise money for his family. He has won this Emmy category three times and has six career nominations.
Lincoln plays Rick Grimes, a former sheriff’s deputy in Georgia who is leading a group of survivors against a world of zombies. He has no previous Emmy nominations for this role.
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