Periodically this summer I'll be sharing my picks for the primetime Emmy awards, which will take place this September. Up this week, Best Supporting Actor in a drama. Click the links below each description for videos of the actors in their roles. Of course, there are SPOILERS in the descriptions and the videos, so please don't read or watch if you haven't caught up on the shows.
1. Max Minghella (The Handmaid's Tale): Chauffeur Nick has it pretty easy on this dystopian drama, at least compared to the women. He befriended and then seemed to fall in love with handmaid June (aka Offred), fathering a child with her that neither of them will be allowed to raise. Minghella has a quiet intensity onscreen, expressing more with his eyes than many other actors can with words. This season he's been given his own storyline, forced to take a child bride while still pining for June. I couldn't imagine this show without him.
2. Devin Druid (13 Reasons Why): Season 2 of this teen drama was deeply flawed, but still it gave a chance for Druid, as nerdy photographer Tyler, to shine. After befriending another loner and being viciously bullied by many of his classmates, Tyler went down a dark path that led him to almost carry out a horrible act in the season finale. The plot was a bit hokey and after-school special-ish, but Druid believably took viewers on a journey throughout the season, showing them what could lead someone to become so angry at the world around him. He effectively expressed rage mixed with sadness, which made me interested to keep watching the season rather than throw in the towel throughout some other far more boring plots.
3. Jack Falahee (How to Get Away with Murder): I've always thought that Falahee was the most underrated actor on this show, which has turned pretty melodramatic and repetitive in its last couple of seasons. As Connor, a gay law student embroiled in one mess after another with his law professor and classmates, Falahee gives everything to every scene that he's in. He never makes the character a stereotype, and you can feel his emotions through the screen, both good (when he's expressing his love for boyfriend Oliver) and bad (the other 90% of the time).
4. Jeff Perry (Scandal): This show got REALLY ridiculous in its final season. The writers seemingly decided to turn Perry's character Cyrus into an irredeemable villain, but Perry went with it and did his best to still portray his character as a multi-faceted, but deeply flawed, man who stopped at nothing to gain power. In one of his final scenes, he committed a horrible act to silence an enemy. Viewers could see on Perry's deeply expressive face that Cyrus was regretting the act and feeling guilty even in the midst of carrying it out. It was a horrifying thing to watch, but a worthy showcase for Perry's enormous talent.
5. Shawn Hatosy (Animal Kingdom): Admittedly, I gave up on this show after the first 2 episodes of the current season, but the first two summer seasons of the family crime drama were must-see. As Pope, the creepy member of a band of 4 brothers who commit burglaries and heists together, Hatosy is without question the strongest male actor on the show. He's creepy and intense, but also vulnerable and emotional at times. Somehow viewers feel for him and like his sweet relationship with his young niece, even though he himself murdered the poor girl's mom.
Pope and Baz
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