6 Former Soap Stars Score 2026 Primetime Emmy Nominations

Brittany Allen, who played Marissa Tasker on AMC from 2009-11, is nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for the role of Roxie Hamler, a patient with terminal cancer, in the second season of HBO Max’s The Pitt. She earned an Outstanding Younger Actress Daytime Emmy Award in 2011 for her portrayal of Marissa.

David Harbour, who played the recurring role of Officer Shanks on ATWT from 1999-2001, is nominated in two Emmy Award categories for HBO's DTF St. Louis: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie for playing Floyd Smernitch and Outstanding Limited Series for being one of the show’s producers. Harbour previously received Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Emmy nominations in 2017 and 2018 for his work as Jim Hopper on Netflix’s Stranger Things.

Allison Janney, who began her TV career as Ginger (one of the Spaulding family maids) from 1993-95, is up for for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work as President Grace Hagen on Netflix’s The Diplomat. Janney has racked up numerous Primetime Emmy nominations over the years, taking home four Supporting Actress in a Drama Series trophies for The West Wing, one Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Masters of Sex, and both a Supporting and Lead Actress in a Comedy Series award for Mom.

Jeff Kober, who played Cyrus Renault on GH, is up for his first Primetime Emmy with a nomination in the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series category for his portrayal of Duke Ekins on The Pitt. Kober has already won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2022 for his work during his 2020-25 run on GH.

Tom Pelphrey, who previously played Jonathan Randall on GL from 2003-09 and Mick Dante on As the World Turns from 2009-10, is nominated this year for the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Emmy Award for his work as Robbie Pendergrast in the HBO Max series Task.  Pelphrey was previously nominated in the same category in 2021 for his role as Ben Davis on Netflix’s Ozark and took home two Daytime Emmy trophies for Outstanding Supporting Actor during his time on GL.

Cherry Jones started out playing Frankie on Loving from 1991-92, and is nominated in 2026 for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Kelly Kilpatrick in an episode of Hacks. Cherry has received multiple Primetime Emmy Awards over the years. She took home the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series trophy in 2009 for playing Allison Taylor on 24, Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2019 for her performance as June’s mother, Holly, on The Handmaid’s Tale, and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2020 for playing Nan Pierce in Succession.