The star, who plays DCI John Luther in the BBC series, is nominated for the best actor award alongside Ben Wishaw, Mark Rylance and Stephen Graham.

Rylance's Wolf Hall co-star Claire Foy is nominated for best actress alongside Sheridan Smith, Suranne Jones and Ruth Madeley.

The nominations were announced at Bafta's London headquarters in Piccadilly by X Factor host Dermot O'Leary and last year's leading actress winner Georgina Campbell, who starred in Murdered By My Boyfriend.

It was a successful year for Wolf Hall, which received four nominations.

In addition to Rylance and Foy's best actor and actress nominations, Anton Lesser was recognised in the best supporting actor category.

The historical drama, which depicts Thomas Cromwell's rise to power through Henry VIII's royal court, was also nominated for best drama series. It will need to fend off competition from Humans, The Last Panthers and No Offence.

TV favourite The Great British Bake Off, which sees amateur bakers face off in a series of challenges, received its fifth consecutive nomination.

It is nominated in the features category, which it won in 2012 and 2013.