Yes. If the actor is engaged in high-quality work in a Broadway performance, and the nominating committee feels they are deserving of a Tony Award, they may be nominated in any year.
The 2000 Tony Award winner for Best Actor in a play was Stephen Dillane for "The Real Thing", and for Best Actor in a Musical was Brian Stokes Mitchell for "Kiss Me, Kate".
A Chorus Line has been nominated for 12 Tony Award and has won nine of them,
The 2003 Best Leading Actor in a Musical Tony went to Harvey Fierstein. He received the award for his performance as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray.
The 2003 Best Featured Actor in a Musical Tony went to Dick Latessa. He received the award for his performance as Wilbur Turnblad in Hairspray.
Charles Coles won the 1983 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical. He won it for My One and Only.
Morgan Freeman has never won a Tony Award, though he was nominated for the 1978 Best Featured Actor in a Play Tony for his performance as Zeke in The Mighty Gents.
He was in a one-man show about George Bush that was on Broadway and was nominated for a Tony Award in last years Tony's
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play was created in 1949.
Tony Award for Best Play Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play Theatre World Award Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
The shows that had actors nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 2012 were the following:Nice Work if You Can Get It; Michael McGrath (winner)Porgy and Bess; Phillip Boykin and David Alan GrierEvita; Michael CerverisJesus Christ Superstar; Josh Young
Mandira Khan did not win a Tony Award, but she was nominated in 2004 for her work as a choreographer on Bombay Dreams.
2010 Eighth Grade Bites Won the Truman Readers Award winner
It did not win any Tony Awards, though it was nominated for several.
Maya Angelou was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in the 1973 play "Look Away."
Brian Dennehy has won 4 awards. He's won two Tony Awards (1999 and 2003), the Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role (1999), and the Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for actor in a Supporting Role in a Play (2012). He was also nominated for the Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in Princapal Role in a Play in 1987 and 2010.
The 2008 Best Actor in a Play Tony went to Mark Rylance. He received the award for his performance as Robert in Boeing-Boeing.
Two actors come to mind: Ralph Bellamy played Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the stage and screen versions of "Sunrise at Campobello." He won a 1958 Tony Award for Best Actor for his stage performance. Frank Langella starred as Richard M. Nixon in the stage and movie versions of "Frost/Nixon." He won a 2007 Tony Award for Best Actor for his stage performance. He was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actor for his performance in the 2008 film.