Cold Case guest stars
2,181 actors have guest-starred in Cold Case across 156 episodes and 7 seasons. The most-credited is Nicki Aycox, Christina Rush in 11 episodes. 1,376 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Nicki Aycox | Christina Rush | 11 |
| Susan Chuang | Frannie Ching | 11 |
| Jonathan LaPaglia | A.D.A. Curtis Bell | 10 |
| Josh Hopkins | ADA Jason Kite | 9 |
| Raymond J. Barry | Paul Cooper | 8 |
| Tania Raymonde | Frankie Rafferty | 8 |
| Bobby Cannavale | Eddie Saccardo | 7 |
| Daniel Baldwin | Moe Kitchener | 7 |
| Bonnie Root | A.D.A. Alexandra Thomas | 6 |
| Doug Spinuzza | Louie Amante | 6 |
| Kevin McCorkle | Detective Gil Sherman | 6 |
| Terri Hoyos | Rosa Valens | 6 |
| Ismael Carlo | Ramiro Valens | 5 |
| Keith Szarabajka | Deputy Commissioner Patrick Doherty, Patrick Hogan | 5 |
| Kenny Johnson | Joseph Shaw | 5 |
| Marisol Nichols | Elisa | 5 |
| Meredith Baxter | Ellen Rush | 5 |
| Sarah Brown | Josie Sutton | 5 |
| Sonja Sohn | Toni Halstead | 5 |
| Brennan Elliott | Ray Williams | 4 |
| James Hanlon | Detective Pierson, Detective Pierson '09 | 4 |
| Mark Rolston | Ari Gordon | 4 |
| Alex Valente | Officer Lenox, Officer Wayne | 3 |
| Anthony John Crane | Young Stillman (80), John Stillman '83 | 3 |
| Bahni Turpin | Lindsey Dunlay | 3 |
Cold Case guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 336 | Josh Hopkins, Marisol Nichols, Kevin McCorkle, Doug Spinuzza, Adam Weiner, Aimeé Teegarden, Aldis Hodge, Alec Medlock, Alicia Ziegler, Amanda Wyss, Amber Benson, Ameenah Kaplan and 324 more |
| Season 2 | 349 | Nicki Aycox, Susan Chuang, Daniel Travis, John Billingsley, Kevin McCorkle, Aaron Grady, Abigail Mavity, Adilah Barnes, Aidan Hart, Akiko Morison, Alan Pietruszewski, Albie Selznick and 337 more |
| Season 3 | 310 | Sarah Brown, Bahni Turpin, Susan Chuang, Veena Bidasha, Adam Pascal, Aisha Jamila Francis, Al Pugliese, Alana Austin, Alex Fernandez, Alice Lo, Alicia Ziegler, Alissa Dean and 298 more |
| Season 4 | 300 | Bonnie Root, Kenny Johnson, Meredith Baxter, Sonja Sohn, Brennan Elliott, Néstor Carbonell, Oren Williams, Susan Chuang, Allen Alvarado, Camillia Sanes, John Diehl, Lorenzo James Henrie and 288 more |
| Season 5 | 256 | Mark Rolston, Bobby Cannavale, Bonnie Root, Dondre T. Whitfield, Doug Spinuzza, Patricia Bethune, Adria Tennor, Aisha Hinds, Alex Feldman, Alexis Krause, Alexis Wolfe, Andrew James Allen and 244 more |
| Season 6 | 336 | Tania Raymonde, Raymond J. Barry, Jonathan LaPaglia, Bobby Cannavale, Brant Cotton, Daniel Baldwin, Dennis Hill, Jake McLaughlin, Jason Thomas, Jesse Plemons, Jessica Tuck, Joe Penny and 324 more |
| Season 7 | 338 | Terri Hoyos, Daniel Baldwin, Ismael Carlo, Jonathan LaPaglia, James Hanlon, Bobby Cannavale, Johnny Messner, Keith Szarabajka, Susanna Thompson, Alex Valente, Brett Davern, George Finn and 326 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 Cold Case | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Raphael Sbarge | Henry Raymes | 54 |
| Tom Virtue | Matthew (1968) | 48 |
| Robert Curtis Brown | Jered Wyatt (1988, 2005) | 45 |
| Michael Reilly Burke | Eric Whitley | 44 |
| John Kapelos | John Butler | 40 |
| John Rubinstein | Rafe Gray | 40 |
| Patrick Fischler | Monty Moran '53 | 40 |
| Spencer Garrett | Ben Kern (1983) | 40 |
| John Billingsley | George (2005) | 38 |
| Sam Anderson | Ted Robinson | 38 |
| Don McManus | Josh Freely | 37 |
| Glenn Morshower | Ray Crawford | 37 |
| Michael B. Silver | Rick | 37 |
| Scott Michael Campbell | Tom "Z" Zimmerman (1981) | 37 |
| Christopher Cousins | Ned Burton (2005) | 36 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Szarabajka | Deputy Commissioner Patrick Doherty, Patrick Hogan | 5 |
| James Hanlon | Detective Pierson, Detective Pierson '09 | 4 |
| Alex Valente | Officer Lenox, Officer Wayne | 3 |
| Anthony John Crane | Young Stillman (80), John Stillman '83 | 3 |
| Brant Cotton | Paul Cooper '76, Young Paul Cooper | 3 |
| Alicia Ziegler | Andi Simmons, Coed #1 | 2 |
| Ed Bernard | Donald Williams (2005), Leon 'Moody' Brown (2005) | 2 |
| Jordan Moser | Boy #6, Devon (1978) | 2 |
| Madeline Carroll | Gwen Dreamer (1983), Hillary Rhodes '63 | 2 |
| Megan Helin | Lilly Rush 8 years old, Rush '80 | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Cold Case and ER — 592 shared actors
- Cold Case and NCIS — 575 shared actors
- Cold Case and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 546 shared actors
- Cold Case and Criminal Minds — 517 shared actors
- Cold Case and CSI: Miami — 402 shared actors
- Cold Case and Grey's Anatomy — 377 shared actors
- Cold Case and Bones — 372 shared actors
- Cold Case and Castle — 330 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.