Firefly guest stars
107 actors have guest-starred in Firefly across 14 episodes and 1 season. The most-credited is Mark Sheppard, Badger in 3 episodes. 57 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Sheppard | Badger | 3 |
| Angie Hart | Lucy | 2 |
| Blake Robbins | Agent McGinnis | 2 |
| Christina Hendricks | Saffron | 2 |
| Dennis Cockrum | Blue-Hand Man #2 | 2 |
| Doan Ly | Emma | 2 |
| Fredric Lehne | Ranse Burgess | 2 |
| Heather Black | Helen | 2 |
| Jeff Ricketts | Blue-Hand Man #1 | 2 |
| Jim Lau | Puppet Theater Narrator | 2 |
| Kimberly McCullough | Chari | 2 |
| Melinda Clarke | Nandi | 2 |
| Michael Fairman | Adelai Niska | 2 |
| Sandy Mulvihill | Belinda | 2 |
| Tracy Ryan | Petaline | 2 |
| Adam Pilver | Vanilla Husband | 1 |
| Al Pugliese | Amnon | 1 |
| Alex Connie | Patient | 1 |
| Alex Stemkovsky | Bandit #1 | 1 |
| Andrew A. Rolfes | Marcus Grange | 1 |
| Andrew Bryniarski | Crow | 1 |
| Andy Umberger | Dortmunder Captain | 1 |
| Benito Martinez | Corbin | 1 |
| Bob Fimiani | Elder Gommen | 1 |
| Bob McCracken | Well-Dressed Man | 1 |
Firefly guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 107 | Mark Sheppard, Angie Hart, Blake Robbins, Christina Hendricks, Dennis Cockrum, Doan Ly, Fredric Lehne, Heather Black, Jeff Ricketts, Jim Lau, Kimberly McCullough, Melinda Clarke and 95 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 Firefly | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Virtue | Doctor | 48 |
| Andy Umberger | Dortmunder Captain | 36 |
| Jamie McShane | Man | 35 |
| Fredric Lehne | Ranse Burgess | 34 |
| Benito Martinez | Corbin | 34 |
| Dennis Cockrum | Blue-Hand Man #2 | 32 |
| Michael Fairman | Adelai Niska | 30 |
| Gregory Itzin | Magistrate Higgins | 29 |
| Gregg Henry | Bourne | 28 |
| Eric Lange | Fed | 27 |
| Jim Lau | Puppet Theater Narrator | 26 |
| Isabella Hofmann | Megan Tam | 26 |
| Ilia Volok | Marco | 23 |
| Steven Flynn | Captain | 23 |
| Al Pugliese | Amnon | 21 |
Shares a cast with
- NCIS — 30 shared actors
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — 28 shared actors
- ER — 26 shared actors
- Criminal Minds — 19 shared actors
- CSI: Miami — 18 shared actors
- Castle — 17 shared actors
- Charmed — 17 shared actors
- Angel — 16 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.