Agatha Christie Poirot guest stars
624 actors have guest-starred in Agatha Christie Poirot across 70 episodes and 13 seasons. The most-credited is David Yelland, George, Laverton West in 8 episodes. 75 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| David Yelland | George, Laverton West | 8 |
| Jona Jones | Police Constable | 3 |
| Arthur Cox | Dr. Hawker | 2 |
| Beatie Edney | Mary Cavendish, Mrs. Hemmings | 2 |
| Beth Goddard | Sister Agnieszka, Violet Wilson | 2 |
| Carol MacReady | Milly Croft, Miss Johnson | 2 |
| Danny Webb | Porter, Superintendent Bill Garroway | 2 |
| George Little | Dicker | 2 |
| Haydn Gwynne | Coco Courtney, Miss Battersby | 2 |
| Ian Hallard | Edmund Drake, Mercutio | 2 |
| John Carson | Richard Abernethie, Sir George Carrington | 2 |
| Lucy Liemann | Miss Burgess, Sonia | 2 |
| Neil Stuke | Curtiss, Peter Baker | 2 |
| Nicholas Farrell | Donald Fraser, Knighton | 2 |
| Patrick Ryecart | Charles Arundel, Sir Anthony Morgan | 2 |
| Philip Anthony | Doctor, Vicar | 2 |
| Phillip Manikum | Police Sergeant | 2 |
| Pip Torrens | Jeremy Cloade, Major Rich | 2 |
| Richard Durden | Dr. Pritchard, Pebmarsh | 2 |
| Richard Hope | Supt. Harold Spence | 2 |
| Sean Pertwee | Ronnie Oglander, Sir George Stubbs | 2 |
| Simon Shepherd | Andrew Hall, Dr. Rendell | 2 |
| Abigail Thaw | Rachel Waterhouse | 1 |
| Adam Croasdell | Adam Goodman | 1 |
| Adam De Ville | Bob Rawlinson | 1 |
Agatha Christie Poirot guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 105 | Jona Jones, George Little, Phillip Manikum, Al Fiorentini, Alan Howard, Alan Partington, Amanda Elwes, Andrew Mackintosh, Angela Down, Annie Lambert, Anthony Benson, Antony Carrick and 93 more |
| Season 2 | 47 | Adam Kotz, Alison Sterling, Alister Cameron, Amanda Garwood, Amanda Walker, Anthony Bate, Barry Woolgar, Carol MacReady, Caroline Goodall, Caroline Milmoe, Chloe Salaman, Colin Stinton and 35 more |
| Season 3 | 63 | Alastair Duncan, Alfredo Michelson, Allie Byrne, Andrew Burt, Anne Stallybrass, Anthony Calf, Antonia Pemberton, Antony Zaki, Beatie Edney, Bernard Horsfall, Caroline Langrishe, Catherine Russell and 51 more |
| Season 4 | 24 | Amanda Royle, Cathryn Bradshaw, Cathryn Harrison, Christopher Eccleston, David Firth, David McAlister, Donald Douglas, Donald Sumpter, Helen Norton, Joanna Phillips-Lane, John Carlin, Karen Gledhill and 12 more |
| Season 5 | 63 | Arthur Cox, Adie Allen, Alberto Janelli, Andrew Carr, Ann Bell, Anna Chancellor, Anna Cropper, Anna Mazzotti, Beth Goddard, Bill Bailey, Bill Wallis, David de Keyser and 51 more |
| Season 6 | 38 | Andrée Bernard, Ann Morrish, Ben Pullen, Bernard Latham, Bernard Lloyd, Bill Moody, Brian Gwaspari, Catherine Rabett, Damian Lewis, Damien Thomas, David Burke, Diane Fletcher and 26 more |
| Season 7 | 15 | Daisy Beaumont, Deborah Cornelius, Dominic Guard, Fiona Allen, Flora Montgomery, Gregor Truter, Hannah Yelland, Helen Grace, Jamie Bamber, John Castle, Malcolm Terris, Nigel Cooke and 3 more |
| Season 8 | 16 | Barbara Barnes, Carolyn Pickles, Christopher Bowen, David Mallinson, Dinah Stabb, Georgina Sowerby, Jeremy Turner-Welch, Louise Delamere, Marsha Fitzalan, Michael Higgs, Pandora Clifford, Paul Ready and 4 more |
| Season 9 | 48 | Aidan Gillen, Aimee Mullins, Alastair Mackenzie, Annette Badland, Barbara Flynn, Caroline Martin, Claire Price, Daisy Donovan, Daniel Lapaine, David Soul, Diana Quick, Edward Fox and 36 more |
| Season 10 | 53 | Alex Jennings, Alexander Siddig, Alice Eve, Amanda Douge, Anna Calder-Marshall, Annabel Scholey, Bronagh Gallagher, Celia Imrie, Claire Hackett, Cordelia Bugeja, David Yelland, Dominic Jephcott and 41 more |
| Season 11 | 48 | David Yelland, Adam Croasdell, Adam De Ville, Amanda Abbington, Amara Karan, Beth Goddard, Billy Geraghty, Carol MacReady, Caroline O'Neill, Cheryl Campbell, Christian McKay, Christina Cole and 36 more |
| Season 12 | 50 | David Yelland, Abigail Thaw, Amelia Bullmore, Anastasia Hille, Andrew Havill, Anna Carteret, Anna Massey, Anna Skellern, Art Malik, Barbara Hershey, Beatie Edney, Brian J. Smith and 38 more |
| Season 13 | 75 | David Yelland, Adrian Lukis, Aidan McArdle, Alex Palmer, Alexandra Dowling, Alice Orr-Ewing, Anna Madeley, Annabel Mullion, Anne Reid, Barbara Kirby, Caroline Blakiston, Claire Cox and 63 more |
Guest stars you know from somewhere else
The hardest-working character actors in this show's guest cast, ranked by how many other shows in this catalogue they have also guest-starred in. Not the most famous names, the most prolific ones.
| Actor | In Agatha Christie Poirot | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Alastair Duncan | Capt. Black | 12 |
| Pip Torrens | Jeremy Cloade, Major Rich | 11 |
| Richard Dillane | Major Summerhayes | 10 |
| Christina Cole | Sarah | 9 |
| Nicholas Farrell | Donald Fraser, Knighton | 8 |
| Adrian Lukis | Gen. Alistair Ravenscroft | 8 |
| Emma Cunniffe | Carol Boynton | 8 |
| Harriet Walter | Miss Bulstrode | 8 |
| Jamie Bamber | Ralph Paton | 8 |
| Jonathan Coy | Bunny Saunders | 8 |
| Patrick Baladi | Rowley Cloade | 8 |
| Robert Pugh | Col. Hughes | 8 |
| Danny Webb | Porter, Superintendent Bill Garroway | 7 |
| Haydn Gwynne | Coco Courtney, Miss Battersby | 7 |
| Neil Stuke | Curtiss, Peter Baker | 7 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| David Yelland | George, Laverton West | 8 |
| Beatie Edney | Mary Cavendish, Mrs. Hemmings | 2 |
| Beth Goddard | Sister Agnieszka, Violet Wilson | 2 |
| Carol MacReady | Milly Croft, Miss Johnson | 2 |
| Danny Webb | Porter, Superintendent Bill Garroway | 2 |
| Haydn Gwynne | Coco Courtney, Miss Battersby | 2 |
| Ian Hallard | Edmund Drake, Mercutio | 2 |
| John Carson | Richard Abernethie, Sir George Carrington | 2 |
| Lucy Liemann | Miss Burgess, Sonia | 2 |
| Neil Stuke | Curtiss, Peter Baker | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Agatha Christie Poirot and Midsomer Murders — 238 shared actors
- Agatha Christie Poirot and Lewis — 88 shared actors
- Agatha Christie Poirot and Inspector Morse — 76 shared actors
- Agatha Christie Poirot and Death in Paradise — 66 shared actors
- Agatha Christie Poirot and Doctor Who — 65 shared actors
- Agatha Christie Poirot and Father Brown — 65 shared actors
- Agatha Christie Poirot and Silent Witness — 58 shared actors
- Agatha Christie Poirot and The Crown — 53 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.