Boardwalk Empire guest stars
780 actors have guest-starred in Boardwalk Empire across 56 episodes and 5 seasons. The most-credited is Anatol Yusef, Meyer Lansky in 31 episodes. 206 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Anatol Yusef | Meyer Lansky | 31 |
| Brady Noon | Tommy Darmody | 29 |
| Connor Noon | Tommy Darmody | 29 |
| Josie Gallina | Emily Schroeder | 29 |
| Lucy Gallina | Emily Schroeder | 29 |
| Declan McTigue | Teddy Schroeder | 28 |
| Rory McTigue | Teddy Schroeder | 28 |
| Kevin O'Rourke | Mayor Edward Bader | 21 |
| Victor Verhaeghe | Damien Fleming | 20 |
| Greg Antonacci | Johnny Torrio | 19 |
| Robert Clohessy | Alderman Jim Neary | 17 |
| Nisi Sturgis | June Thompson | 16 |
| Chris Caldovino | Tonino Sandrelli | 15 |
| Eric LaRay Harvey | Dunn Purnsley | 15 |
| Christiane Seidel | Sigrid Mueller | 14 |
| Adam Mucci | Deputy Halloran | 13 |
| Edward McGinty | Alderman Al Boyd | 13 |
| Heather Lind | Katy | 13 |
| William Hill | Alderman George O'Neill | 13 |
| Brandon Zumsteg | Brian Thompson | 12 |
| Domenick Lombardozzi | Ralph Capone | 12 |
| Dominic Chianese | Leander Cephas Whitlock | 12 |
| Jacqueline Pennewill | Lillian | 12 |
| Ivo Nandi | Joe Masseria | 11 |
| Julianne Nicholson | Esther Randolph | 11 |
Boardwalk Empire guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 220 | Brady Noon, Connor Noon, Declan McTigue, Josie Gallina, Lucy Gallina, Rory McTigue, William Hill, Adam Mucci, Erik Weiner, Robert Clohessy, Victor Verhaeghe, Greg Antonacci and 208 more |
| Season 2 | 196 | Anatol Yusef, Heather Lind, Josie Gallina, Lucy Gallina, Declan McTigue, Rory McTigue, Brady Noon, Connor Noon, Jacqueline Pennewill, Kevin O'Rourke, Robert Clohessy, Dominic Chianese and 184 more |
| Season 3 | 219 | Chris Caldovino, Anatol Yusef, Declan McTigue, Josie Gallina, Lucy Gallina, Meg Steedle, Patrick Kennedy, Rory McTigue, Brady Noon, Connor Noon, Stephen Root, Emily Dorsch and 207 more |
| Season 4 | 164 | Brian Geraghty, Margot Bingham, Domenick Lombardozzi, Eric LaRay Harvey, Nisi Sturgis, Patricia Arquette, Christina Jackson, Emma Holzer, Eric Ladin, Brady Noon, Brandon Zumsteg, Connor Noon and 152 more |
| Season 5 | 168 | John Ellison Conlee, Paul Calderón, Boris McGiver, Louis Cancelmi, Travis Tope, Anatol Yusef, Domenick Lombardozzi, Michael Countryman, Michael Zegen, Nolan Lyons, Erin Dilly, Giampiero Judica and 156 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 Boardwalk Empire | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Tigar | Dentist | 41 |
| Fredric Lehne | Owney Madden | 34 |
| Stephen Root | Gaston Means | 27 |
| Eric Ladin | J. Edgar Hoover | 26 |
| Chris Mulkey | Boss Frank Hague | 25 |
| Jimmy Palumbo | Hotelier #2 | 24 |
| Wayne Duvall | Governor Edward I. Edwards | 24 |
| Ivo Nandi | Joe Masseria | 22 |
| David Aaron Baker | Bill Fallon | 22 |
| Tracy Middendorf | Babette | 21 |
| Geoff Pierson | Senator Walter Edge | 21 |
| James Cromwell | Andrew William Mellon | 21 |
| Kerry O'Malley | Edwina Shearer | 21 |
| Paul Fitzgerald | Charles Gabler | 20 |
| Marceline Hugot | Sister Bernice | 20 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| John Keating | Ernie Moran, Celt #4 | 5 |
| Jordan Lage | Young Leander Whitlock, King Neptune | 4 |
| Bob Sorenson | Dale, John Ferry | 3 |
| Chris Cenatiempo | Bouncer, Scozione | 3 |
| Dieter Riesle | Babette's Dancer, Eddie's Friend | 3 |
| Joseph Huffman | Boardwalk Walker, tbd | 2 |
| Mark Havlis | Cab Driver, Handyman | 2 |
| Shane Tunney | Local, Princeton Student | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Boardwalk Empire and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — 223 shared actors
- Boardwalk Empire and Blue Bloods — 161 shared actors
- Boardwalk Empire and The Blacklist — 147 shared actors
- Boardwalk Empire and Elementary — 111 shared actors
- Boardwalk Empire and The Good Wife — 97 shared actors
- Boardwalk Empire and Person of Interest — 80 shared actors
- Boardwalk Empire and Bull — 66 shared actors
- Boardwalk Empire and Unforgettable — 60 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.