Battlestar Galactica guest stars
242 actors have guest-starred in Battlestar Galactica across 73 episodes and 4 seasons. The most-credited is Donnelly Rhodes, Dr. Cottle in 36 episodes. 100 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Donnelly Rhodes | Dr. Cottle | 36 |
| Nicki Clyne | Callandra "Cally" Henderson | 36 |
| Leah Cairns | Lt. Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson | 33 |
| Bodie Olmos | Lt. Brenden "Hotdog" Constanza | 30 |
| Paul Campbell | Billy Keikeya | 25 |
| Richard Hatch | Tom Zarek | 22 |
| Jennifer Halley | Ensign Diana "Hardball" Seelix | 21 |
| Brad Dryborough | Lt. Louis Hoshi | 19 |
| Luciana Carro | Captain Louanne "Kat" Katraine | 17 |
| Lucy Lawless | Number Three, D'Anna Biers | 16 |
| Colin Lawrence | Ensign Hamish "Skulls" McCall | 13 |
| Colin Corrigan | Marine Allan Nowart | 12 |
| Sam Witwer | Crashdown | 11 |
| Christina Schild | Playa Palacios | 10 |
| Dominic Zamprogna | James "Jammer" Lyman | 10 |
| Don Thompson | Specialist 3rd Class Anthony Figurski | 10 |
| Kerry Norton | Paramedic Layne Ishay | 10 |
| Lara Gilchrist | Paulla Schaffer | 10 |
| Keegan Connor Tracy | Jeanne | 9 |
| Sebastian Spence | Narcho, Pegasus Viper Pilot | 9 |
| Tiffany Lyndall-Knight | Hybrid | 9 |
| Alisen Down | Jean Barolay | 8 |
| Alonso Oyarzun | Specialist Socinus | 8 |
| Biski Gugushe | Sekou Hamilton | 8 |
| Lorena Gale | Elosha | 8 |
Battlestar Galactica guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 42 | Paul Campbell, Nicki Clyne, Sam Witwer, Alonso Oyarzun, Biski Gugushe, Christina Schild, Donnelly Rhodes, Lorena Gale, Cailin Stadnyk, Colby Johannson, Jill Teed, Richard Hatch and 30 more |
| Season 2 | 92 | Nicki Clyne, Paul Campbell, Donnelly Rhodes, Leah Cairns, Richard Hatch, Bodie Olmos, Luciana Carro, Chris Shields, Graham Beckel, Jennifer Halley, Kerry Norton, Alisen Down and 80 more |
| Season 3 | 72 | Nicki Clyne, Leah Cairns, Lucy Lawless, Bodie Olmos, Donnelly Rhodes, Luciana Carro, Brad Dryborough, Colin Lawrence, Dominic Zamprogna, Jennifer Halley, Don Thompson, Eileen Pedde and 60 more |
| Season 4 | 116 | Bodie Olmos, Donnelly Rhodes, Jennifer Halley, Lara Gilchrist, Brad Dryborough, Leah Cairns, Colin Corrigan, Andrew McIlroy, Judith Maxie, Keegan Connor Tracy, Alexandra Thomas, Colin Lawrence and 104 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 Battlestar Galactica | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Davison | Dr. Micah Robert | 31 |
| John Pyper-Ferguson | Captain Cole "Stinger" Taylor | 25 |
| James Remar | Meier | 22 |
| Graham Beckel | Colonel Jack Fisk | 18 |
| Paul Perri | Royan Jahee | 18 |
| Mark Sheppard | Romo Lampkin | 17 |
| Carl Lumbly | Lt. Daniel "Bulldog" Novacek | 17 |
| Nana Visitor | Emily Kowalski | 17 |
| Patrick Gallagher | Leon Grimes | 17 |
| Tom Bower | Joe | 17 |
| Sam Witwer | Crashdown | 15 |
| Donnelly Rhodes | Dr. Cottle | 14 |
| Fulvio Cecere | Lt. Alastair Thorne | 14 |
| John Heard | Commander Barry Garner | 14 |
| Michelle Forbes | Admiral Helena Cain | 13 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Heather Doerksen | Marine 2, Marine with a sandwich, Sgt. Brandy Harder | 4 |
| Lucy Lawless | Number Three, D'Anna Biers | 16 |
| Sebastian Spence | Narcho, Pegasus Viper Pilot | 9 |
| Ryan McDonell | Lt. Eammon "Gonzo" Pike, Pilot #3 | 5 |
| Mike Dopud | Specialist Gage, Gage | 3 |
| William Samples | Judge #2, Captain Greene | 3 |
| Brad Loree | Bonnington, Helo Stunt Double | 2 |
| Carolyn Field | Racetrack Stunt Double, Stunt Thug | 2 |
| Chris Boyd | Cheadle, Marine Cheadle | 2 |
| Eric Breker | Chu, Gemenon Captain | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Battlestar Galactica and Supernatural — 119 shared actors
- Battlestar Galactica and Stargate SG·1 — 91 shared actors
- Battlestar Galactica and Smallville — 89 shared actors
- Battlestar Galactica and Fringe — 59 shared actors
- Battlestar Galactica and The Outer Limits — 59 shared actors
- Battlestar Galactica and Psych — 58 shared actors
- Arrow — 46 shared actors
- The X-Files — 42 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.