Adolescence won Stephen Graham the 2026 Critics Choice Award for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television.
Adolescence is a British limited series centered on a teenage boy arrested after the killing of a classmate and the impact of the case on his family and investigators. Stephen Graham plays the boy’s father, placing the character at the emotional center of the family story.
The program’s limited-series format means it tells a self-contained story rather than continuing indefinitely across regular seasons. That format is why the award category combines limited series with movies made for television.
Adolescence received several acting honors at the ceremony. Owen Cooper won Best Supporting Actor and Erin Doherty won Best Supporting Actress for the same production, while the series also won Best Limited Series. Those prizes are separate from Graham’s lead-actor award.