Dawson's Creek guest stars
240 actors have guest-starred in Dawson's Creek across 128 episodes and 6 seasons. The most-credited is Dylan Neal, Doug Witter in 20 episodes. 91 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Neal | Doug Witter | 20 |
| Sasha Alexander | Gretchen Witter | 20 |
| Mark Matkevich | Drue Valentine | 17 |
| Oliver Hudson | Eddie Doling | 16 |
| Michael Pitt | Henry Parker | 15 |
| Monica Keena | Abby Morgan | 15 |
| Chad Michael Murray | Charlie Todd | 12 |
| Hal Ozsan | Todd Carr | 12 |
| Jensen Ackles | C.J. | 12 |
| Megan Gray | Emma Jones | 11 |
| Ken Marino | Professor David Wilder | 10 |
| Obi Ndefo | Bodie Wells | 10 |
| Dana Ashbrook | Rich Rinaldi | 9 |
| Harve Presnell | Arthur Brooks | 9 |
| Ian Kahn | Danny Brecher | 9 |
| Leann Hunley | Tamara Jacobs | 9 |
| Roger Howarth | Professor Greg Hetson | 9 |
| Bianca Kajlich | Natasha Kelly | 8 |
| Obba Babatundé | Principal Howard Green | 8 |
| Carolyn Hennesy | Mrs. Valentine | 7 |
| David Dukes | Joseph McPhee | 7 |
| David Monahan | Tobey Barret | 7 |
| Gareth Williams | Mike Potter | 7 |
| Greg Rikaart | David | 7 |
| Jordan Bridges | Oliver Chirchick | 7 |
Dawson's Creek guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 53 | Leann Hunley, Mitchell Laurance, Scott Foley, Ed Grady, Dylan Neal, Helen Baldwin, Nicole Nieth, Obi Ndefo, Chris Blackwelder, Christopher Berry, Eion Bailey, Monica Keena and 41 more |
| Season 2 | 67 | Monica Keena, Jason Behr, Gareth Williams, Eddie Mills, Edmund J. Kearney, Richard K. Olsen, Leann Hunley, Mädchen Amick, Rachael Leigh Cook, Ali Larter, Caroline Kava, Colin Fickes and 55 more |
| Season 3 | 61 | Michael Pitt, Obba Babatundé, Dylan Neal, Adam Kaufman, Aubrey Dollar, Bianca Lawson, Brittany Daniel, Kelly Cheston, Niklaus Lange, Obi Ndefo, Robin Dunne, David Dukes and 49 more |
| Season 4 | 23 | Sasha Alexander, Mark Matkevich, Harve Presnell, Carolyn Hennesy, David Monahan, Dylan Neal, Rob Nagle, Bridgett Newton, Carly Schroeder, David Dukes, Harry Shearer, Obi Ndefo and 11 more |
| Season 5 | 21 | Chad Michael Murray, Ken Marino, Ian Kahn, Jordan Bridges, Lourdes Benedicto, Ryan Bittle, Sherilyn Fenn, Hal Ozsan, Jennifer Morrison, Meredith Salenger, Pauley Perrette, Brenda Strong and 9 more |
| Season 6 | 39 | Oliver Hudson, Jensen Ackles, Megan Gray, Hal Ozsan, Dana Ashbrook, Roger Howarth, Bianca Kajlich, Greg Rikaart, Mika Boorem, Dylan Neal, Sebastian Spence, Nicole Bilderback and 27 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 Dawson's Creek | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Don McManus | Theo Lindley | 37 |
| Ray Wise | Roger Stepavich | 33 |
| Dan Martin | Megan Whoopie | 30 |
| K Callan | Constance Freckling | 28 |
| Alicia Coppola | Toni Stark | 27 |
| Gareth Williams | Mike Potter | 26 |
| Jane Lynch | Mrs. Witter | 26 |
| Mike Pniewski | Mr. Pickering | 25 |
| John Finn | Sheriff John Witter | 24 |
| Brenda Strong | Kay Liddell | 24 |
| Paul Gleason | Larry Newman | 20 |
| David Andrews | Gus Weiner | 20 |
| Hal Ozsan | Todd Carr | 19 |
| Nicole Bilderback | Heather Tracy | 19 |
| Geoffrey Lewis | Uncle Bill Paxton | 19 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Blackwelder | Roger, Jeff Buris | 3 |
| Melissa McBride | Melanie, Nina | 3 |
| Corey Jackson | Bully, Busboy | 2 |
| Melissa Claire Egan | Ilyse Todd, Waitress | 2 |
| Patt Noday | Reporter, WKWB Weather Anchor | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Matlock — 38 shared actors
- CSI: Miami — 30 shared actors
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 29 shared actors
- NCIS — 25 shared actors
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — 24 shared actors
- Cold Case — 23 shared actors
- ER — 21 shared actors
- Drop Dead Diva — 20 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.