Alec Baldwin - "Jack Donaghy", 30 Rock
Louis C.K. - "Louie", Louie
Zachary Levi - "Chuck Bartowski", Chuck
Joel McHale - "Jeff Winger", Community
Adam Scott - "Ben Wyatt", Parks and Recreation
David Walton - "Pete", Bent
I don't love 30 Rock as much as I used to, but Jack's attempts to cope in the face of Avery's kidnapping still showcased Baldwin's strengths. Louis C.K.'s performance freely communicates the scope of his ambitions as a writer/director - at his best, it feels like his imagination has no limits. Levi is sort of a sentimental favorite for Chuck's final season, but his performance was really key to the show wrapping up its five-season arc in demonstrating Chuck's growth and maturity. McHale remains Community's chief straight man, but also lets us see Jeff giving himself over more and more to his friends' whims. Scott wore many different hats this season on Parks and Rec - romantic lead, unemployed sadsack, capable campaign manager - and proved to be a valuable part of the show's ensemble in all of them. It's a shame that NBC didn't want to give Bent a chance to grow an audience. It didn't get the opportunity to work all its kinks out, but always showed Walton off at his most charismatic.
Honorable Mentions: Will Arnett, Up All Night; Garret Dillahunt, Raising Hope; Rob Lowe, Parks and Recreation
I wouldn't be surprised to see: Tim Allen, Last Man Standing; Don Cheadle, House of Lies; Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men; Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm; Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory; Ed Helms, The Office; Ashton Kutcher, Two and a Half Men; Danny McBride, Eastbound and Down; Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory; Elijah Wood, Wilfred
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