A Western-genre television hero, typically laconic, loyal and most at home on horseback — an archetype the Readers’ Choice Poll honours with its own category. Luke Grimes took the 2026 title through Marshals, continuing his Yellowstone-era run. The TV Cowboy category endures because the fantasy does: competence, restraint and a wide-open landscape remain a potent combination for voters. Grimes embodies that tradition with an ease voters clearly recognised and rewarded in 2026.
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