Fringe guest stars
1,132 actors have guest-starred in Fringe across 100 episodes and 5 seasons. The most-credited is Michael Cerveris, September, Mr. Gemini (Noir) in 88 episodes. 446 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Cerveris | September, Mr. Gemini (Noir) | 88 |
| Ryan McDonald | Brandon Fayette (Alt Universe), Brandon Fayette, Brandon Fayette (Noir) | 20 |
| Leonard Nimoy | Dr. William Bell | 11 |
| Lily Pilblad | Ella Blake | 11 |
| Michael Kopsa | Captain Windmark | 11 |
| Ari Graynor | Rachel Dunham, Kelsie (Noir) | 10 |
| Eugene Lipinski | December | 9 |
| Jared Harris | David Robert Jones | 9 |
| Kevin Corrigan | Sam Weiss | 7 |
| Shaun Smyth | Anil | 7 |
| Georgina Haig | Henrietta "Etta" Bishop | 6 |
| Jarod Joseph | FBI Agent Tim | 6 |
| Rowan Longworth | Michael | 6 |
| Sebastian Roché | Thomas Jerome Newton | 6 |
| Abagayle Hardwick | Young Henrietta "Etta" Bishop | 5 |
| Chance Kelly | Mitchell Loeb | 5 |
| Clark Middleton | Edward Markham | 5 |
| Darby Totten | Agent Simmons | 5 |
| Michael Rogers | Mueller | 5 |
| Orla Brady | Elizabeth Bishop (Alt Universe), Elizabeth Bishop | 5 |
| Anna Van Hooft | Nina's Assistant | 4 |
| Chris Shields | Special Agent Fisher, Special Agent Fisher (Alt Universe) | 4 |
| Gerard Plunkett | Senator James Van Horn | 4 |
| Heather Doerksen | Major Warner | 4 |
| Jordan Schartner | ND Observer | 4 |
Fringe guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 248 | Michael Cerveris, Ari Graynor, Lily Pilblad, Chance Kelly, Darby Totten, Jared Harris, Michael Gaston, Ash Roeca, Chad Gittens, Anthony Mazza, Brian Slaten, Chinasa Ogbuagu and 236 more |
| Season 2 | 278 | Michael Cerveris, Ryan McDonald, Leonard Nimoy, Kevin Corrigan, Sebastian Roché, Ari Graynor, Lily Pilblad, Orla Brady, Stefan Arngrim, Alison Wandzura, Anna Van Hooft, Chris Eastman and 266 more |
| Season 3 | 303 | Michael Cerveris, Ryan McDonald, Amy Madigan, Andre Royo, Kevin Corrigan, Philip Winchester, Chris Bradford, D. Harlan Cutshall, Duncan Spencer, Eugene Lipinski, Gerard Plunkett, Heather Doerksen and 291 more |
| Season 4 | 251 | Michael Cerveris, Jared Harris, Jarod Joseph, Eugene Lipinski, Leonard Nimoy, Michelle Krusiec, Brady Schlecker, David Call, John Pyper-Ferguson, Monte Markham, Orla Brady, Paula Giroday and 239 more |
| Season 5 | 132 | Michael Kopsa, Shaun Smyth, Rowan Longworth, Abagayle Hardwick, Georgina Haig, Michael Cerveris, Michael Rogers, Jordan Schartner, Ian Butcher, Charles Zuckermann, Edward Foy, Eugene Lipinski and 120 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 Fringe | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Tigar | Warden Johann Lennox | 41 |
| Al Sapienza | Conrad Moreau | 41 |
| Romy Rosemont | Kate Green | 36 |
| Tim Guinee | Rick Pearce | 35 |
| John Prosky | Captive Observer | 34 |
| Michael O'Neill | Sheriff Paul Velchik | 34 |
| Michael Gaston | Sanford Harris | 32 |
| Currie Graham | Jim Mallum | 32 |
| Arye Gross | Malcolm Truss | 27 |
| Eric Lange | Gael Manfretti | 27 |
| Nestor Serrano | Colonel Henry Jacobson | 27 |
| Stephen Root | Raymond Green | 27 |
| April Grace | NYPD Detective | 25 |
| John Pyper-Ferguson | John McClennan, John McClennan (Alt Universe) | 25 |
| Jimmy Palumbo | Mike | 24 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan McDonald | Brandon Fayette (Alt Universe), Brandon Fayette, Brandon Fayette (Noir) | 20 |
| Michael Cerveris | September, Mr. Gemini (Noir) | 88 |
| Ari Graynor | Rachel Dunham, Kelsie (Noir) | 10 |
| Orla Brady | Elizabeth Bishop (Alt Universe), Elizabeth Bishop | 5 |
| Chris Shields | Special Agent Fisher, Special Agent Fisher (Alt Universe) | 4 |
| Karen Holness | Diane Broyles (Alt Universe), Diane Broyles | 4 |
| Chad Gittens | ND FBI Tech, CDC Agent | 3 |
| David Call | Nick Lane, Nick Lane (Alt Universe) | 3 |
| Diana Pavlovska | Nurse, Jane Hall | 3 |
| Achara Kirk | Fringe Agent #1, ND Agent #2 | 2 |
Shares a cast with
- Fringe and Supernatural — 439 shared actors
- Fringe and Psych — 252 shared actors
- Fringe and Arrow — 225 shared actors
- Fringe and Smallville — 187 shared actors
- Fringe and Stargate SG·1 — 186 shared actors
- Fringe and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — 158 shared actors
- Fringe and Once Upon a Time — 143 shared actors
- Fringe and The X-Files — 141 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.