Keir Gilchrist, "Marshall Gregson," United States of Tara
Nick Offerman, "Ron Swanson," Parks and Recreation
Chris Pratt, "Andy Dwyer," Parks and Recreation
Danny Pudi, "Abed Nadir," Community
Eric Stonestreet, "Cameron Tucker," Modern Family
The year of the ensemble comedy explosion turned this category into a series of tough choices. It's like Ivy League admissions - I could have constructed entirely another deserving group of six from the eligible performers. Burrell and Stonestreet are both scene-stealers on their show, but do so consistently without making their characters feel too cartoonish. Gilchrist (who formed a sort of "teenage boy dealing with his sexuality" triumvirate with Mark Indelicato and Chris Colfer this past season) did wonderfully quiet, subtle work as Marshall confronted the way others see him and claimed a sense of agency in shaping his own identity. I don't quite know if I can put into words the sheer excellence that is Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson. I'll just say that the last time I got a pedicure, I couldn't stop thinking about Ron moaning while he got a shoeshine and it took all the willpower I had to keep from bursting into hysterical laughter and likely weirding out the person giving me said pedicure. Pratt is an actor fully committed to his character's idiocy in a way that frees Parks and Rec to be as crazy as it needs to be. Pudi not only totally inhabits Abed's oddball personality, but makes the task of pointing out the hyper-referentiality of Community's universe seem endearing rather than heavy-handed.
Honorable Mentions: Donald Glover, Community; Josh Hopkins, Cougar Town; Chris Colfer, Glee; Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Rico Rodriguez, Modern Family; Peter Facinelli, Haaz Sleiman, Nurse Jackie; Ed Helms, John Krasinski, The Office; Aziz Ansari, Parks and Recreation; Ken Marino, Party Down; Mark Indelicato, Michael Urie, Ugly Betty; John Corbett, United States of Tara
I wouldn't be surprised to see: Jack McBrayer, Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock; Kevin Dillon, Jeremy Piven, Entourage; Cory Monteith, Glee; Ed O'Neill, Modern Family; Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men; any SNL cast member
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